Institutional
At whole-building scale, it's a different game.
A unit is an investment; a building is a business. Licensing, tenant mix and operating model all feed directly into asset value. We've done it ourselves — from whole-building acquisition through conversion to operation and exit. Here are the three strategies institutional buyers most often run, and how the process actually works.
Three strategies
Whole-building rental
Acquire a full residential or mixed-use building — control the entire asset and its cash flow.
Watch: tenant mix and vacancy risk — a building's occupancy is its valuation.
Renovation value-add
Reposition an acquired building through renovation to lift rents and asset value, then hold or sell with tenancy in place.
Watch: the balance between renovation cost and rent uplift — the upside is set at the acquisition price.
Hotel & ryokan operation
Convert into a hotel or minpaku for operating returns above long-term letting.
Watch: three licensing regimes (Hotel Business Act, Minpaku Law, Special Zone) cap asset value at acquisition.
The four-step process
Sourcing, due diligence and income simulation — price and licensing feasibility assessed together
Bank financing channels, Japanese company setup, tax structure
Design, construction management and licence applications, handled end to end
Letting, operations and reporting — then a structured sale when timing is right
Why us
See real closed deals →We've done it ourselves
Kami-Itabashi Share House is our own project: acquired at ¥21M, renovated and fully let, now listed for sale at ¥30M with leases in place — not theory.
Tokyo-based & licensed
A Shinjuku office and a Takken real-estate license — local oversight from acquisition and legal through operation.
One team, acquisition to operation
Sourcing, financing, incorporation, conversion, licensing, operations — no need to assemble your own team.
Have a project in mind?
Tell us your capital scale and target return — we'll show you deals we've actually done and what's feasible.