Azabudai & Roppongi is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Tokyo with average asking rent around ¥60,000/tsubo/mo · ≈ $136 PSF/yr USD.

  • Mori-stewarded mixed-use trophy.
  • Azabudai Hills opened 2023 with WELL/LEED Platinum benchmarks.
  • Heavy international tenant tilt.

Azabudai & Roppongi, Tokyo — Class A submarket

Mori Building's mixed-use trophy district. · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: ¥60,000/tsubo">tsubo/mo · ≈ $136 PSF/yr USD

TL;DR

  • Mori-stewarded mixed-use trophy.
  • Azabudai Hills opened 2023 with WELL/leed">leed-platinum">LEED Platinum benchmarks.
  • Heavy international tenant tilt.

Overview

Azabudai Hills and Roppongi Hills define the Mori Building trophy quarter. International tenants — venture capital, hedge funds, technology, embassies — concentrate here.

Tenant profile

Foreign banks, hedge funds, VC, tech, international media, embassies.

Typical specification

Largest column-free floor plates in Tokyo at Mori JP Tower (8,000+ sqm).

Transit

Roppongi Station (Hibiya / Oedo), Kamiyacho (Hibiya), Azabu-juban (Namboku / Oedo).

Strong Hibiya line connectivity to Marunouchi.

Amenities

Azabudai Hills, Roppongi Hills, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo Midtown.

Comparable buildings

  • Mori JP Tower
  • Roppongi Hills Mori Tower

Where Azabudai & Roppongi sits in Tokyo

Azabudai & Roppongi is one of 6 Class A submarkets we cover in Tokyo, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around ¥60,000/tsubo/mo · ≈ $136 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Tokyo Class A stock, Azabudai & Roppongi typically attracts Foreign banks, hedge funds, VC, tech, international media, embassies and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Azabudai & Roppongi: Marunouchi & Otemachi, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Shinagawa. The full Tokyo submarket atlas is at /cities/tokyo.

Topic deep-dives for Azabudai & Roppongi

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Azabudai & Roppongi, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

Related glossary

Terminology specific to Tokyo Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

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