Tetsuya Matsufuji / Tokyo
Mister Midtown
Tokyo is one of the world’s most competitive commercial property markets but the fierce competition means that projects are finished on time and it is considered vital to get every detail right. The latest offering is Midtown, developed by Mitsui Fudosan and Tetsuya Matsufuji is the man responsible for creating the ultimate retail environment.
If Tetsuya Matsufuji looks weary as he sits in his office, it is because this week is the climax of four years as project manager of Tokyo Midtown, the newest and tallest shopping, office and residential development in Tokyo. Covering 10 hectares, costing over €2.3bn, and built by a consortium led by Japan’s biggest property developer Mitsui Fudosan (Mitsui real estate), it contains hundreds of apartments, thousands of square metres of office space, Tokyo’s tallest tower, a Ritz-Carlton hotel and a museum of art.
As head of the commercial zone,…