230m high Shibuya's tallest building to open next month

230m high Shibuya's tallest building to open on the 1st of next month October 24 17:02

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In Shibuya, Tokyo, where redevelopment, which is said to occur once every 100 years, has been completed, the tallest large-scale complex building in this area has been completed and opened to the press before it opened.

Opening next month is the east building of “Shibuya Scramble Square” built by Tokyu and others on the east side of JR Shibuya Station.
It is 7 stories underground and 47 stories above ground, with a height of 230 meters, making it the tallest building around Shibuya Station.

From the 2nd basement to the 14th floor will be a commercial facility with over 200 stores including restaurants and apparel, as well as NHK Plus Cross SHIBUYA, where you can experience open digital content and radio recordings.

From the 17th floor to the 45th floor will be offices, and 9 companies will be occupying mainly IT companies such as “Cyber ​​Agent” and “Mixie”.
From the 45th floor to the rooftop, a viewing facility named “SHIBUYA SKY” has been created, overlooking the scrambled intersection and the city center that are popular with foreign tourists.

On the other hand, stockpiling warehouses are set up on many floors in preparation for the earthquake directly under the Tokyo Metropolitan area, and food and drinking water that can be spent for 3 days by about 2000 people who have difficulty returning home are stockpiled.

Noriaki Takahide, president of the operating company, said, “Shibuya has the image of a youthful city, but it is a diverse city that is visited by a variety of people, including those who work in the office and those who go shopping and sightseeing. I hope that this diversity will further develop into a city that shines. "

“Shibuya Scramble Square” is scheduled to be completed in 2027, eight years later, with the central and west buildings directly above and adjacent to JR Shibuya Station.

“Re-development once every 100 years”

Shibuya is currently undergoing redevelopment once every 100 years, and the area around Shibuya Station is undergoing major changes.
The Tokyu Group is proceeding with nine redevelopment plans around the station, including Shibuya Hikarie, which opened seven years ago.

(Figure: Tokyu Corporation Tokyu Land HP)
Of these, the 35-story “Shibuya Stream” opened last September at the site of Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. In addition to IT giant Google, there are hotels and commercial facilities.

In December, “Tokyu Plaza Shibuya” will be reopened as “Shibuya Fuclas”, an 18-story building on the theme of health and beauty.

Furthermore, in fiscal 2023, a 39-story building with offices and commercial facilities will be completed in Sakuragaoka-cho on the south side of the station. In fiscal 2027, eight years later, the central and west buildings of Shibuya Scramble Square Is scheduled to be completed directly above and adjacent to JR Shibuya Station.

`` Shibuya PARCO '', which has been popular as a commercial facility that symbolizes the youth town of Shibuya, will be reopened as a high-rise building on the 19th floor above ground in late next month, and in the area including the former site of the former Don Quijote Shibuya store A 120-metre high-rise building is scheduled to be completed in 2022.

With redevelopment, rail access will change.
On the Tokyu Toyoko Line, Shibuya Station was moved to the basement six years ago, and direct operation with the Tokyo Metro / Fukutoshin Line began.

In addition to moving the JR Saikyo Line platform next to the Yamanote Line away from other lines, the Tokyo Metro / Ginza Line platform has been moved to a location just above the Fukutoshin Line. Convenience is expected to improve greatly.

From youth town to business district

Shibuya has gathered a lot of young people and has become a place to send out trends, but it was once known as a cluster of IT venture companies.

At one time, Google, the Japanese subsidiary of Amazon, and the company that became the predecessor of the live door led by Takafumi Horie set up an office in Shibuya. However, because there were few large buildings and there was a shortage of offices, many companies moved to Roppongi and other locations when the size of the company increased.

In recent years, the amount of office supply has increased due to large-scale redevelopment, and IT companies have begun to set up offices in Shibuya again.
“Shibuya Stream”, which opened last September, will include Google's Japanese subsidiary, and “Shibuya Scramble Square”, which will open next month, will include IT companies such as cyber agents and mixi.

According to the rental building brokerage company “Miki Shoji”, the rent of the office in Shibuya-ku in September was 24,607 yen per tsubo, the highest in Tokyo over Chiyoda-ku and Minato-ku.
Tokyu, which is responsible for redevelopment of the reason, analyzes that many consumers are sensitive to fashion, and that it is easy to feel the latest trends, and that new ideas are likely to be born due to the close proximity to work and playgrounds.

Shibuya is about to be reborn from a city that symbolizes youth culture to a vibrant city as a business base.