Corporate History
Established in October 1952, Kowa Real Estate began its business in areas such as real estate rentals and sales.
It ventured into the office building rental business in earnest in the 1960s, before expanding into the rental and sale of premium condominiums targeting foreign residents.
In October 2012, Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc. merged to form Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. and set out to further strengthen the company's management foundations as a general developer.
(The chronological table below shows the history of both Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc. until their merger in October 2012.
Events related to Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc. are indicated with a *.)
| October 1952 | Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. established |
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| *April 1961 | Fuji Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. established (name changed to Nittetsu Co., Ltd. in July 1970) |
| August 1964 | Completion of No. 1 Kowa Bldg. (Akasaka, Minato Ward, Tokyo) |
| February 1965 | Completion of Homat Imperial, the industry's first upscale rental housing geared specifically toward foreigners (Roppongi, Minato Ward, Tokyo) |
| *March 1965 | Yawata Real Estate Co., Ltd. established (name changed to Nittetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd. in May 1970) |
| October 1966 | Completion of the Nissho Bldg. (currently Nittetsu Nihombashi Bldg., Nihombashi, Chuo Ward, Tokyo) |
| *October 1985 | Merger of Nittetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Nittetsu Co., Ltd. to establish Nittetsu Life Corporation (name changed to Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc. in April 2001) |
| *March 1986 | Completion of Kamimeguro Ogawazaka Heights,rebuilding of public corporation condominiums(Kamimeguro, Meguro Ward, Tokyo) |
| March 1997 | Kowa Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd. established |
| November 1998 | Completion of SHINAGAWA INTERCITY (Konan, Minato Ward, Tokyo), the first of a series of development projects in the East Exit district of Shinagawa Station |
| *April 2002 | Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc. and the Urban Development Business Unit of Nippon Steel Corp. merge to newly re-establish Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc. |
| September 2004 | Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd and Kowa Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd. merge and split into newly re-established Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd.and Kei-R Real Estate Co., Ltd. |
| February 2005 | AKASAKA INTERCITY/Homat Viscount (Akasaka, Minato Ward, Tokyo) was completed by rebuilding and redevelopment |
| *September 2007 | Completion of Kasumigaseki Common Gate (Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda Ward) was completed by urban renewal project |
| September 2007 | Completed KARA BLANC (Minami-Azabu, Minato Ward, Tokyo), a luxury rental apartment near Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park |
| September 2008 | Completed NAGOYA INTERCITY |
| *September 2008 | Completed Shibaura Island (Shibaura, Minato Ward, Tokyo), a block renovation project conducted through government-citizen collaboration |
| March 2009 | Full completion of Shibaura Renasite (Shibaura, Minato Ward, Tokyo), university, office and hotel complex development project |
| March 2011 | Completed HAMARIKYU INTERCITY/Sky House Hamarikyu (Kaigan, Minato Ward, Tokyo), a combined office and residential building complex |
| October 2012 | Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate established through business merger |
| December 2012 | Completed Terrace Shibuya Mitake |
| April 2013 | Completed Grand Front Osaka |
| April 2013 | Completed The Jingumae Residence (Jingumae, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo), a large-scale condominium re-building |
| March 2015 | Completed LIVIO MAISON Nishi-Shinjuku |
| February 2016 | Completed Musashi-Urawa SKY & GARDEN |
| August 2017 | Completed AKASAKA INTERCITY AIR (Akasaka, Minato Ward, Tokyo), an office, residential, and commercial building complex that also features spacious green areas |
| November 2017 | Completed new BIZCORE Jimbocho medium-size upscale office building in the city center (Kanda, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) |
| March 2018 | Company headquarters relocated to AKASAKA INTERCITY AIR (Akasaka, Minato Ward, Tokyo) |
| March 2019 | Completed Nittetsu Nihombashi Bldg. |
| March 2019 | Completion of LOGIFRONT Koshigaya I logistics facility (Nishikata, Koshigaya) |
| April 2019 | Name changed to Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate |
| July 2019 | Completed Okura Prestige Tower (Toranomon, Minato Ward, Tokyo) |
| June 2021 | Completion of Homat Sharon, an upscale rental housing complex geared specifically toward foreign residents (Minami-Azabu, Minato Ward, Tokyo) |
| January 2022 | Acquired Luna at Fountain Hills, rental housing complex in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| July 2022 | NSKRE HOSPITALITY CO., LTD. (currently NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE HOSPITALITY Co., Ltd.) established |
| March 2023 | Established permanent condominium experience salon, LIVIO Life Design! SALON (Konan, Minato Ward, Tokyo) |
| April 2023 | NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE Private REIT, Inc. established |
| February 2024 | Completed LIVIO Residence Nishiazabu, the first property in the LIVIO Residence series of upscale rental housing for Japanese executives |
| March 2024 | Opened &Here TOKYO UENO, the first property in the "&Here" series of company-operated residential hotels |
| April 2024 | Completed YOKOHAMA SYMPHOSTAGE |
| September 2024 | Completed MFLP-LOGIFRONT Tokyo - Itabashi |
| February 2025 | Completed TORANOMON ALCEA TOWER |
| February 2025 | Completed LIVIO MAISON Ookayama |
| February 2025 | Completed LIVIO City Funabashi Kitanarashino, an apartment building reconstruction project |
| December 2025 | NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE AGRI Co., Ltd. established |