Christopher Caillavet

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US builder Hines has partnered with India’s Kanakia Group and Japanese giants Mitsubishi Estate and Sumitomo Corporation to develop a high-end office project in central Mumbai. The Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed building will span 1.5 million square feet (139,355 square metres) atop a 3 acre (1.2 hectare) site, Hines said Friday in a release.

1 week ago | mingtiandi.com | Christopher Caillavet

The Hong Kong government on Thursday announced the hiring of former Chinachem CEO Donald Choi as managing director of the Urban Renewal Authority, with the appointment coming less than nine months after he stepped down from the helm of the privately held developer. Choi will take up his new role at the URA on 15 June for a term of three years, the government said in a press release.

1 week ago | mingtiandi.com | Christopher Caillavet

Aberdeen Investments has acquired two rental residential properties in Tokyo for an undisclosed price under the Scottish asset manager’s Japan living strategy. The recently built apartment complexes are the 125-unit Worve Tokyo Kiba in Koto ward and the 71-unit Dimus Negishi in Taito ward, Aberdeen said Wednesday in a release. The Edinburgh-based firm said it seeks to leverage the increasing importance of rental growth in driving Japanese property yields, especially in Tokyo.

1 week ago | mingtiandi.com | Christopher Caillavet

Trades of income-generating real estate in Asia Pacific fell 18 percent to $32.3 billion in the first three months of 2025 compared with year-earlier volume, as investors signalled a pullback amid a wave of uncertainty triggered by US trade policy, according to MSCI.

1 week ago | mingtiandi.com | Christopher Caillavet

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT has agreed to buy the headquarters building of e-commerce player Shopee and a co-location data centre for a total of S$700.2 million ($543.6 million), as the SGX-listed trust seeks to grow its portfolio with tech-driven assets. The pair of Singapore properties are being acquired from private trusts held by Temasek-owned CapitaLand Group, according to a Wednesday stock filing.