| Native name | 森ビル株式会社 |
|---|---|
| Romanized name | Moribiru kabushiki gaisha |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founder | Taikichiro Mori |
| Location city | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo |
| Location country | Japan |
| Location | Mori Tower 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan |
| Area served | Japan, China, Indonesia |
| Key people | Shingo Tsuji (President and CEO) |
| Industry | Real estate, development |
| Services | Real estate development, Office leasing |
| Owner | Mori family (95.94%) |
| Num employees | 1,343 |
| Homepage | mori.co.jp |
Mori Building Company, Limited (森ビル株式会社, Mori Biru kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese family-owned property management firm. As of 2015, its president and CEO is Shingo Tsuji. Its headquarters are in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo.[1][2]
Mori Building has been managing office building leases since 1955. Its focus has been in Minato, Tokyo. As of 2011, it manages 107 office facilities in Japan and China, with a total of 1,160,000 m2 (12,500,000 sq ft) of space.[3]
Taikichiro Mori, the founder, quit his job as an economics professor and entered the real estate business. He became the richest man in the world in 1992 with the net worth of $13 billion U.S. dollars. At the time his net worth was double that of Bill Gates and $3 billion more than Yoshiaki Tsutsumi. Taikichiro Mori died of heart failure on January 30, 1993, at the age of 88.[4]
Mori's practice of building isolating towers over historically significant districts in Tokyo has been criticized by prominent architects.[5][6]
Completed projects
- Ark Hills (1986)
- Atago Green Hills (2001)
- Roppongi Hills (2003)
- Holland Hills (2005)
- Omotesando Hills (2006)
- Shanghai World Financial Center (2008)[7]
- Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower (2012)
- Toranomon Hills (2014)
- Jakarta Mori Tower (2022)
- Azabudai Hills (2023)
See also
References
- ^ "Company Profile."[dead link] Mori Building Company. Retrieved on December 14, 2011. "Headquarters Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6155, Japan"
- ^ "会社プロフィール."[dead link] Mori Building Company. Retrieved on December 14, 2011. "〒106-6155 東京都港区六本木6丁目10番1号 六本木ヒルズ森タワー"
- ^ "Office." Mori Building Company. Retrieved on December 14, 2011.
- ^ Lambert, Bruce. "Taikichiro Mori, Tokyo Developer Rated as Richest Man, Dies at 88." (subscription required) The New York Times. January 31, 1993. Retrieved on December 14, 2011.
- ^ Hilton, Sarah (2026-01-20). "Tokyo Becoming Colony for the Rich, Pritzker Winner Warns". Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ Harding, Robin (2022-06-22). "Radical neighborhood redevelopment model splits opinion in Toyko". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ Chong, Glenda. "China's tallest building to open to the public this weekend."[dead link] Channel NewsAsia. August 29, 2008. Retrieved on December 14, 2011.
External links
- Mori Building Company (in Japanese)
- Mori Building Company