Hankyu Railway and Hankyu Hanshin Properties to Begin Construction of the (Tentative Name) Higashi Hankyu Building Redevelopment in October 2025

Hankyu Corporation and Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. announced that they will begin construction in October 2025 on the (tentatively named) “Higashi Hankyu Building Redevelopment Project” in Osaka’s Kita Ward.

The project involves rebuilding the existing Higashi Hankyu Building, originally completed in 1966, into a new office and retail complex. The site is a four-minute walk from Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station. The new structure will rise 10 stories above ground with one basement level, offering a gross floor area of approximately 4,198 tsubo (approx. 138,700 sq. ft.). Completion is scheduled for December 2027, with Hankyu Hanshin Properties planning to occupy part of the building.

Key Facts

• Project Name: (Tentative Name) Higashi Hankyu Building Redevelopment Project

• Developers: Hankyu Corporation. / Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp.

• Location: 16, 16-9 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

• Nearest Station: Osaka-Umeda Station (Hankyu Kobe, Takarazuka, and Kyoto Lines) – 4 min walk

• Construction Start: October 2025

• Completion: December 2027

• Number of Floors: 10F / B1 / Tower 1F

• Gross Floor Area: approx. 4,198 tsubo (approx. 138,700 sq. ft.)

• Site Area: approx. 464 tsubo (approx. 15,300 sq. ft.)

• Architect / Design Supervision: Research Institute of Architecture Co., Ltd.

• General Contractor: Konoike Construction Co., Ltd.