News Groundbreaking ceremony for Torch Tower (385m)

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Mori Building Co. had just completed Japan's tallest skyscraper, the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, when Mitsubishi Estate Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony today for Torch Tower (トーチタワー), a 62-story, 385-meter-high building is scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2028.

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It will surpass the Abeno Harukasu building in Osaka, which is 300 meters tall, and the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward at 330 meters, which is set to open in November. The building will become the tallest in Japan, exceeding other office and commercial facilities. In addition to offices and commercial spaces, the upper floors will house the Dorchester Collection, marking its debut as the first foreign-affiliated luxury hotel in Asia. The building will also accommodate rental housing.

Groundbreaking Ceremony held for Torch Tower, to be Japan’s Tallest Building at 385m

Mitsubishi Estate Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for Torch Tower, a skyscraper to be built near the Nihombashi exit of JR Tokyo Station.

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Torch Tower | TOKYO TORCH | 三菱地所

Torch Towerは、2028年に完成予定の日本一の高さとなる東京の新たなシンボルタワー。展望施設、ホテル、オフィス、ホールなど、複合機能を集約し、「人々の希望の灯り」となる場へ。

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