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46th-Floor Osaka Condo to Have ¥2.5 bil. Price Tag; Sets New Record for Japan’s Kansai Region

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Artistic rendering of the residential tower to be built in Osaka’s Umekita 2nd development project area

The Yomiuri Shimbun

18:08 JST, October 12, 2023

A top-floor unit in a residential tower to be built in Osaka’s redevelopment area on the north side of JR Osaka Station will be offered for sale at ¥2.5 billion, the developers including Sekisui House Ltd. announced on Thursday.

The 305-square-meter unit on the 46th floor of the tower, which is part of the Grand Green Osaka zone of the Umekita 2nd development project, will be the highest-priced residential unit in the Kansai region. The maximum height of the unit’s ceiling will be 5 meters, and the interior is designed to resemble a palace.

The Yomiuri Shimbun
Sekisui House President Hiroyoshi Nakai speaks about the new residential tower plan at a press conference on Thursday in Osaka.

The tower will have 484 units with sizes ranging from 45 square meters to 305 square meters, with prices starting from about ¥100 million. Sales are to start in February, and residents are expected to be able to move in from March 2026.