NTT Urban Development Completes Large-Scale Mixed-Use Building in Sapporo's Chuo Ward
Urbannet Sapporo Link Tower, a large-scale mixed-use building that NTT Urban Development Corporation had been developing in Kita 1-jo Nishi 5-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, was completed on June 30, 2026.
The property consists of two buildings, North and South. The North building is 26 stories high and the South building is 7 stories high, with a combined gross floor area of approximately 18,427 tsubo (approx. 655,700 sq. ft.). Restaurant tenants are planned for the basement 1st and 2nd floors of both buildings. The North building will feature high-functionality office space with a standard floor area exceeding 500 tsubo on floors 3 through 16, and a hotel on floors 17 through 26. The hotel will be Hyatt Centric Sapporo, marking the brand's first entry into Sapporo. The South building's 2nd through 7th floors will house HooK, a startup support facility offering coworking space and a lounge, with support provided in partnership with the City of Sapporo.
The property is a six-minute walk from Odori Station on the subway and a ten-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station. Asking rents for large buildings with standard floor areas of 200 tsubo or more within a ten-minute walk of Sapporo Station are trending upward, with the per-tsubo rate rising from approximately JPY 17,600 in June 2023 to approximately JPY 18,500 currently (research by the editorial team based on estie office research).
Around Sapporo Station, a Type 1 urban redevelopment project in the Kita 5-jo Nishi 1 and Nishi 2 districts is also underway, involving a gross floor area of approximately 386,700 tsubo and a building of 43 floors above ground and 4 floors below, meaning the supply of large-scale buildings in the area is expected to continue.
Key Facts
- Property Name: Urbannet Sapporo Link Tower
- Developer: NTT Urban Development Corporation
- Location: 1-4 Kita 1-jo Nishi 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Nearest Station(s): Six-minute walk from Odori Station on the subway lines / Ten-minute walk from Sapporo Station on the JR lines
- Use: Office, hotel, retail, parking
- Number of Floors: 26F / B2 (steel-frame and steel-reinforced concrete construction, vibration control structure)
- Gross Floor Area: approx. 18,427 tsubo (approx. 655,700 sq. ft.) / Standard Floor Area: approx. 507 tsubo (approx. 18,000 sq. ft.)
- Design: KUME SEKKEI Co., Ltd.
- Construction: Taisei Corporation
- Construction Start: October 2021
- Completion: June 2026
