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Housing Japan in the New York Times
Take a look at the article from the “Great homes and destinations” section of the New York Times! The newspaper asked us if they could write an article about one of our listed properties and naturaly we obliged. There is lots … Continue reading
Breeze Meguro update
The Breeze is looking more and more like a house.
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Walls and Windows
The Breeze Meguro continues to zoom along. The frames are finished and the builders are working on the walls and windows. The view from the 3F – looks like we get a clean view over the neighbour and onto the park next door. … Continue reading
Scaffolding and Frames
The scaffolding is in place and work has finally begun on the frames.
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Plumbed and ready for walls
The building work continues on the Housing Japan house in Meguro. We are calling it BREEZE MEGURO.
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Concrete Walls Are Being Poured
The wettest rainy season on record has slowed us down but we continue to make slow progress. The foundation slab is done, now comes the concrete walls of the first floor. You can see in these recent photos the builders are constructing the wooden frames for the walls.
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Foundation Finished
The steel is in place finally and ready for the concrete to be poured.
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Summer Snow Sports at Yokohama SNOVA !
Looking for a really cool thing to do with your summer weekend? If you like skiing or boarding I highly recommend a trip to SNOVA, the indoor snow park in Yokohama. Last weekend we took a couple of riders from … Continue reading
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Building Meguro House Begins…
The builders were finally able to start in the first week of June. We purchased the land in February so it has taken about four months for the design, planning, approval and price negotiations.
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Japan Land Prices Fall
No surprises here, but land prices are down down down.
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