Former Company Dormitory Repositioned as Rental Housing in Musashino, Tokyo by JR East Urban Development
JR East Urban Development completed renovation work in June 2026 on R Liet Musashisakai Craft, a rental residential property it had been working on in Sakai, Musashino City, Tokyo. Move-ins will begin on June 12. The property is a full renovation of a former JR East company dormitory completed in 1983.
The property is located a seven-minute walk from Musashisakai Station on the JR Chuo Line and Seibu Tamagawa Line, in an area with public housing complexes and parks. The three-story property has 18 units. It offers four unit types, ranging from 1LDK to 3LDK, with units of 59.7 square meters (approx. 643 sq. ft.). Asking rents start at JPY 195,000 per month. Pets are negotiable in all units, and the property includes high-speed internet and home security. The site also offers car-sharing and micromobility-sharing services.
The company has been repurposing JR East company housing assets. In 2020, it repositioned two adjacent properties as R Liet Musashisakai Building 1 and Building 2. The average asking rent for 1LDK to 3LDK rental apartments within a 10-minute walk of Musashisakai Station increased from JPY 8,847 per tsubo in April 2020 to JPY 11,698 per tsubo in April 2026, and the project appears aimed at capturing growing rental demand from families, according to research by the editorial team based on estie Residential Research.
Key Facts
- Property Name: R Liet Musashisakai Craft
- Developer: JR East Urban Development Corp.
- Location: 2-9-6 Sakai, Musashino City, Tokyo
- Nearest Station: Seven-minute walk from Musashisakai Station on the JR Chuo Line and Seibu Tamagawa Line
- Completion: October 1983 (renovation completed in June 2026)
- Move-in Start: June 12, 2026
- Number of Floors: 3F (reinforced concrete construction)
- Area: Site area of approximately 395 tsubo (approx. 14,100 sq. ft.) / Gross Floor Area of approximately 327 tsubo (approx. 11,600 sq. ft.)
- Number of Units: 18 units (nine 1LDK units, six 2LDK units and three 3LDK units)
- Parking: 16 surface parking spaces
- Bicycle Parking: 36 spaces
- Design and Construction: Haseko Reform Inc.
- Design Supervision: Open A Ltd.
- Leasing Agent: Taisei Housy Kichijoji Office