The Tokyo Towers

A large twin-tower high-rise residence on the Kachidoki waterfront.

Use

Residential tower

Area

Chuo City

Completed

2008

Floors

58 above ground

Height

193 m

Developer

Sumitomo Realty & Development and others

This article is undergoing fact-checking (unverified). Figures such as completion year, height and number of units will be finalized after confirmation against sources.

The Tokyo Towers is a large high-rise residence standing in the Kachidoki area of Chuo City, Tokyo. Characterized by a twin-tower composition of two towers standing side by side, it is known, together with its waterfront views toward the Sumida River and Rainbow Bridge, as a building that symbolizes the redevelopment of Kachidoki.

The context of waterfront redevelopment

The Kachidoki and Harumi area is a district where high-rise residences have clustered through the redevelopment of the bay area. The Tokyo Towers, which appeared comparatively early as a large-scale property, is often cited when discussing the area’s growing residential population and the changing face of the town.

A high-rise residence as “streetscape”

On this blog, we treat residences not as investment targets or market prices but from the perspective of streetscape and architecture. The silhouette of the two towers standing as a pair is easy to pick out even within the bayside skyline, and has become one of the “faces” of Kachidoki.

Summary

The Tokyo Towers is one of the buildings that symbolize the redevelopment of Tokyo’s bay area and the clustering of high-rise residences. Specific figures will be finalized through future fact-checking.