For Immediate Release

Mori Building Begins Redeveloping Tokyo’s Shinbashi District
Will upgrade Shintora-Dori Avenue linking envisioned Olympic Village and Olympic Stadium

Tokyo, July 12, 2016 – Mori Building Co., Ltd. and Obayashi-Shinseiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. held today agroundbreaking ceremony to launch their redevelopment of Tokyo’s Shinbashi 4-chome area, centering on theShinbashi No.29 Mori Building, by August 2018. The redevelopment borders Shintora-Dori Avenue, which willconnect the Olympic Village and Olympic Stadium planned for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The undertaking will serve as a model project for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s plan to develop the area
where Loop Road No.2’ passes through the Shinbashi/Toranomon district.
The multiuse new building will be located on the cornerof Shintora-Dori Avenue and Hibiya Avenue crossing. It
will have 15 stories and a floor space of 17,500 square
meters. The 3rd to 14th floors will be leased offices(10,000 sq.m. total) built to the latest specifications.
The 3rd floor, however, will be reserved for incubation
offices to attract energizing innovation into theredeveloped area. Retail facilities on the 1st and 2ndfloors will provide shopping conveniences and increaseinteraction among people in area.
Going forward, Mori expects its modern multiusebuilding to contribute to the growing magnetism of theShinbashi and Toranomon districts, and help transform
Shintora-Dori Avenue into one of Tokyo’s most iconicstreets.

Above: Rendering of view from Shintora-Dori Avenue
Left: Rendering of new building up close

Inquiries:
Public Relations, Mori Building Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Tel (03) 6406-6606
Fax (03) 6406-9306
koho@mori.co.jp

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Project to Redevelop Shinbashi 4-chome
Combine small city blocks and develop cityscape suited to iconic street
The project to redevelop the Shinbashi 4-chome area will focus on the site where the Shinbashi No.29 Mori
Building was completed in 1975. The entire project will cover two city blocks that face each other from opposite
sides of the road. By combining small properties on these city blocks, the project will create visual unity andstimulate dynamic cultural interaction along Shintora-Dori Avenue. As Tokyo’s first project to unify and reconstructcity blocks, it will serve as a model for the establishment of Shintora-Dori Avenue as an iconic new street in Japan’scapitol.
Before Development

After Development

Renovation aimed at enhancing Tokyo’s cityscape
The area above Loop Road No.2’s underground route through the Shinbashi district is the target of this model
project. The project will implement a newly revised bylaw to enhance Tokyo’s cityscape, including by creating aniconic new street, Shintora-Dori Avenue, which runs above the loop road.
The revised bylaw establishes more flexibility in urban development in the case where city blocks are divided intotiny lots. Specifically, it will help address the following problems: Structures crowded onto small lots
 Disaster risks, as 60% of the buildings are based on old earthquake-resistance standards
 Old buildings not facing big streets
The goal is to transform Shintora-Dori Avenue into an iconic street for future generations by renewing oldbuildings on the street and combining tiny lots. The new cityscape will achieve greater visual unity and culturalinteraction by enhancing the redeveloped area’s attractiveness and power to catalyze international
competitiveness, culture, human interaction and urban housing.
Event space facing the avenue
The first floor of the building will be an event space where people will meetfor diverse activities, including community management in the area paralleling
Shintora-Dori Avenue.
An open-air café with terrace seating facing Shintora-Dori Avenue will further
enhance the theme of create unity with the surrounding community.

Advanced building specifications
Each floor’s total space of 858 square meters will allow flexible layouts. Ceilings will be 2.8 meters high and thefree-access underfloor will have a 100 mm clearance. Full-height window frames extending from floor to ceilingwill create a feeling of bright, open spaciousness. Auto-dim LED lights will be practical and eco-friendly.
Other features will include well-lit refreshment areas in common-use spaces, ladies’ rooms with powder spaces
and charm boxes and many other comfort-enhancements for resident office workers. A rooftop garden will be
openly accessible to tenants. The space will be usable both relaxation and as an alternative workspace for office
workers.
Incubation offices on the 3rd floor will provide small spaces of between 60 and 180 square meters for business
innovation.

Top-standard safety measures for BCP
The building with be designed with dual vibration control systems for viscous and brake damping. The frame will
be designed to withstand earthquakes as strong as the Great Hanshin and Great East Japan earthquakes, meaningthat tenants can have confidence in their business continuity planning.
In the event of a disruption in the electricity supply from Tokyo Electric Power for any reason, the building will beequipped with its own independent diesel power-generation system capable of supplying electric power for up to72 hours. Efforts will be made to accommodate the specific BCP measures of individual companies, including theprovision of space for tenants to install their own power generators.
Seismically advanced structure

ViscousDampers

Steel
MaterialDampers

Independent electricity supply with 72-hour capacity

Project Outline
Location:
Shinbashi 4-1-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Site area:
1,500 square meters
Building area:
17,000 square meters
Total leasable space: 10,022 square meters
Usable area on typical floor: 858 square meters
Intended uses:
offices, retail stores and parkingStructure:
Steel frame, with steel-frame reinforced concrete insome parts
Height:75 meters; 15 stories (including penthouse) and one
basement
Construction:
Mori Building Co., Ltd. and Obayashi-Shinseiwa Real
Estate Co., Ltd.
Architect:
Obayashi Corporation
Builder:
Obayashi Corporation
Construction start: mid-July 2016
Completion:late-September 2018

Shinbashi 4-chome Project(tentative)