R&D facilityMaterials & chemicals

Mitsui Fudosan completes Toyocho 1 lab and starts development of Toyocho 2

Mitsui FudosanKoto, TokyoPublished Aug 15, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhaseCompleted

Start—

CompletionJul 2026

Mitsui Fudosan completed Mitsui Link Lab Toyocho 1 on July 31, 2026, a leasable wet-lab and office facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward with BSL2-capable specifications and hazardous-material storage. The company also began development of the planned Mitsui Link Lab Toyocho 2, expanding its Kanto-area life-science lab network to 10 sites including planned properties.

Project facts

Owner: Mitsui Fudosan
Listing: 8801 Tokyo
Facility: R&D facility
Sector: Materials & chemicals
Location: Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: Up to approximately 4,500 sqm per floor; flexible units from 131 sqm
Completion: Jul 2026
Announced: Jul 31, 2026

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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