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Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate is a comprehensive real estate developer that handles a wide range of real estate development, operations, and management activities, primarily in urban areas. The company operates three core business divisions: real estate leasing, real estate sales, and fee-based services, providing diverse real estate solutions spanning office buildings, residential properties, and logistics facilities. Leveraging networks from the Mizuho Financial Group and Japan Steel Group, the company has particular strength in real estate development in prime urban locations.

The company's primary customers include corporate tenants occupying office buildings, residents of luxury rental housing, condominium purchasers, and institutional investors. Revenue is generated through three main streams: stable rental income from leasing operations, sales revenue from condominiums and office buildings, and fee income from real estate brokerage and management services. The company has built a stable revenue base particularly through high-quality properties in prime central business districts.

In real estate leasing, the company operates large-scale office buildings under the "InterCity" brand and mid-size premium offices under "BIZCORE" in central Tokyo's Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, and Shibuya wards. In the residential sector, the company manages luxury condominiums for foreign residents under "Hormat," premium urban rental residences under "Livio Residence," logistics facilities under "LOGIFRONT," and hotels under the "&Here" brand. The real estate sales division focuses on condominium sales under the "LIVIO" brand while also handling urban redevelopment projects and condominium renovations. The fee-based business operates management and operations services through subsidiaries, along with real estate brokerage, appraisal, and consulting services.

Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate has outlined a clear growth strategy under its Third Medium-Term Management Plan, titled "Connect to the Future 2021-2025," targeting consolidated ordinary profit of 32.3 billion yen by fiscal year 2025. Under the vision of becoming "a developer chosen across all eras," the company is responding flexibly to changing social and customer needs, with the entire group working to strengthen existing businesses and expand into new domains. The company maintains financial discipline through specific targets: equity ratio of 20% or higher and net debt-to-equity ratio of 3.0x or lower, balancing sustainable growth with financial soundness.

Priority investment areas include rental office buildings and condominium sales, with logistics facilities as a third pillar. The LOGIFRONT logistics facility series saw the completion of "MFLP・LOGIFRONT Tokyo Itabashi" in September 2024, the largest in Tokyo with over 250,000 square meters of floor space, with 13 projects currently operational. In the condominium business, the company has rebranded its "LIVIO" line and opened "Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Akasaka Salon" in prime central Tokyo areas, advancing differentiation strategies in the luxury market segment.

For new market development, the company is actively expanding into high-end rental residences and premium condominiums targeting affluent and upper-middle-income segments, while strengthening its residential hotel business "&Here" in anticipation of recovering inbound tourism demand. In international operations, the company has designated North America, Australia, and Southeast Asia as priority regions, with particular focus on residential development in Melbourne, Australia, driven by rising housing demand from population growth, marking the full-scale launch of overseas expansion.

Regarding technological innovation, the company has positioned "Digital Transformation (DX)" as a key strategic pillar. Additionally, the company established the unlisted open-end real estate investment corporation "Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Private Investment Corporation" in August 2023, creating a new business model that achieves both business scale expansion and maintained financial discipline through strategic asset rotation centered on logistics assets. Through these initiatives, the company aims for sustainable growth while adapting to changing market conditions.