Taiyo Life Shinagawa Building, High-rise office building in Shinagawa district, Japan.
Taiyo Life Shinagawa Building is a modern high-rise office tower in the Shinagawa business district of Tokyo. The structure houses office spaces for multiple corporations and stands as part of a larger commercial complex in the heart of the city.
The building was completed in March 2003 on land bought from the Japanese National Railways Settlement Corporation. It was designed by Obayashi Gumi Corporation and Mitsubishi Estate Co. and rose as part of the Shinagawa Grand Commons redevelopment area in Konan 2-chome, Minato.
The building's name comes from Taiyo Life Insurance, its main tenant, and the tower also houses the Tokyo headquarters of Maxell and Yamazen, Tokyo Yakugyo's head office and the Shinagawa branch of Chiba Bank. Its address is 2-chome Konan, Minato, in the Shinagawa Grand Commons redevelopment zone.
The building sits near multiple train stations and is easily accessible by public transportation. Visitors can explore the public areas of the complex and take advantage of nearby shops and restaurants in the surrounding district.
The site was bought from the Japanese National Railways Settlement Corporation before construction, and the tower was finished in March 2003. Its 33 floors comprise 30 above ground and 3 below, with 57,300 m² of floor area and a structural height of 150 m. It was designed by Obayashi Gumi Corporation and Mitsubishi Estate Co.
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