Umeda Square Building, Modern skyscraper complex in Kita-ku, Japan
The Umeda Square Building is a high-rise at 1-12-17 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, just south of the Hanshin Department Store. Its main facade is a grid of glass panels in metal frames, with horizontal bands of angled supports above the ground floor and below the upper section. A rounded, light grey vertical edge runs down the right side, and a dark, vertically ridged wall with narrow windows stands to the left. A street sign at the base reads "大阪駅前南" and "Osaka Sta. S.".
The building was formerly known as Umeda Dai-ichi Seimei Building and later Umeda Square Building; it took its current name, JRE Umeda Square Building, on 1 February 2022. Japan Real Estate Investment Corporation bought it on 1 April 2015 for about 15.5 billion yen from Hayabusa GK, which had acquired it from a Morgan Stanley special-purpose company in August 2012.
The building's address, Umeda 1-12-17, is registered as the head office of 24 companies as of February 2024, so the lobby sees a steady flow of office workers. Okasan Securities' Umeda branch occupies the 7th floor. The name changed from Umeda Square Building to JRE Umeda Square Building on 1 February 2022.
The building stands at 1-12-17 Umeda, Kita-ku, just south of the Hanshin Department Store. It is a two-minute walk from JR Osaka Station, one minute from Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station and one minute from Nishi-Umeda Station on the Yotsubashi Line. Okasan Securities' Umeda branch occupies the 7th floor.
The building's address, Osaka 1-12-17, is registered as the head office of 24 companies as of February 2024, so a single address here stands for dozens of firms. The street sign at its base reads "大阪駅前南" and "Osaka Sta. S.", marking the south side of Osaka Station.
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