Rent Life Real Estate Agency, Japan: December 2014

Monday, December 22, 2014

Griffin Yokohama Takashimacho

Exterior view of the main entrance to Griffin Yokohama Takashimacho.

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Exterior view of the main entrance to Griffin Yokohama Takashimacho.

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Interior entrance area of the apartment.

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Closet space right at the entrance next to the front door. This space is typically used for shoes, but can also be used to storing items that you will like to keep handy at the entrance of the apartment.

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Older Japanese apartments may have the space for the washing machine outside of the front door or on the balcony. Newer apartments like this one tent to have a dedicated space inside the apartment for the washing machine. The base shown above is built to catch any water leak or overflow to avoid damage.

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The rod near the ceiling of the bath is not a shower curtain rod. The ceiling in the bathroom is equipped with an exhaust fan and a heater function. Wet laundry can be hung on the rod shown in the picture. After the laundry has dried, the rod is returned to the wall mounts next to the bathroom wall as shown above.

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The toilet and vanity are in the same room. Both the toilet and the vanity are of a more modern, stylish design. The larger sink is especially for women who want the larger basis for washing one's hair.

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Interior view of the toilet/vanity space.

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Although the bedroom and kitchen are in separate space, there is no door to separate the space. The closet includes shelving space both behind and above the clothes rack.

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One of the more beautiful features of this apartment is the contrasting dark wallpaper on the one side of the wall.

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Although this is a very small apartment, the kitchen area has additional space for the refrigerator, and the kitchen is a more modern style with more than sufficient cabinet space for a single occupant.

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Unlike older apartments, tenants can control with hot water temperature using the control panel shown above that is mounted on the wall right above the kitchen sink.

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Since the kitchen and living space are not separated by a door or wall, the apartment has a larger and more spacious feeling. This type of layout also offers the tenant more possibilities in arranging furniture without have to worry about avoid the dead space required for closing/opening a kitchen door.

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Since this apartment is in a high-rise unit, occupants can use the two wall-mounted racks on the interior to hang some laundry or hang a futon to help air it out.

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View of the closet open contrasts nicely with the dark wallpaper.

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View of the closet closed also nicely contrasts with the dark, textured wallpaper.

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This door separates the kitchen from the hallway space leading the toilet/bathroom and front entrance. This door is useful in that it helps keeps the primary living space warm during winter and cool during summer when the air conditioner is being used.

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View of the shoe cabinet/storage space on the left, and the interior view of the apartment entrance door.

Rent Life Co., Ltd.
Shin-Yokohama Branch
Kaede Bldg. No. 2, 6th Floor
2-5-10 Kohoku-ku, Yokohama
Kanagawa Prefecture 222-0033
JAPAN
Tel. 045-470-3214
Email: e-yokohama@r-life.co.jp
URL: http://www.rent-yokohama.com/english/
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Champ de Fleur Kikuna Rental Apartment

New Listing: Champ de Fleur Kikuna

Exterior view

This is a one-bedroom apartment (1K layout) with a separate kitchenette. The lavatory and bath are also in separate rooms. Additionally, the apartment is on the first floor of a four-story building and has a total floorspace of 20.62 m².

1K layout

The rent is 69,000 yen plus 5,000 yen a month for the building maintenance fee. New tenants will be need to pay a security deposit (one-month's rent), renter's insurance (15,000 yen), and an agency fee (one-month's rent).

Exterior view of entrance

This unit is within walking distance of four train stations. It is a 7-minute walk to Kikuna Station on the Tokyu-Toyoko Line; a 13-minute walk to Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR Yokohama Line; a 14-minute walk to Okurayama Station on the Tokyu-Toyoko Line; and an 18-minute walk to Kita Shin-Yokohama Station on the Yokohama city subway Blue Line.

Parcel drop-off lockers

Features of this apartment include Internet hook-up capability, an integrated kitchen system, municipal gas, air conditioning for heating and cooling, a space indoors for the washing machine, built-in closet, kitchen shelve space, flooring, dimple key (for added security), video intercom, induction stovetop, toilet has a bidet.

View of kitchenette as seen from the Entrance

Induction stovetop, sink, and shelves. Space on right is for the refrigerator.

View of the main living space

Built-in closet space

View of the main living space from the view of the balcony

Lavatory

Bathtub, shower, water basin, and mirror

Air conditioner

Balcony

Contact the Rent Life English-speaking staff to make an appointment to visit this apartment for an onsite visit.

Telephone: 045-470-3214

Email: e-yokohama@r-life.co.jp

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The original Japanese version for this unit is at this link:

http://www.r-life.co.jp/detail/23012003490004.html

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan Apartment

Japanese apartments categorized as a 1DK apartment typically means that there is one room for living/sleeping space, a separate kitchen which may or may not have a door to separate it from the bedroom, and may have separate rooms for the toilet and bath, or might have a so-called unit bath where the tub, shower, basin, and toilet are in the same room.

The Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan apartment is such a 1DK one-room apartment, with separate spaces for the kitchen, the toilet, and the bathroom.

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Kitchen sink, counter, and double-burner gas range

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Front entrance door and upper & lower storage spaces with lighting

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Gas range overhead fan (left), water temperature control (center), and door to bathroom

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Heating ceiling fan above the tub for airing out the bathroom and can be used with the laundry pole to dry laundry indoors

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Shower hose and small vanity and shelving for soap, shampoo, etc., in the bathroom

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Toilet with faucet above the water tank for washing hands, and controls for heating the toilet seat, and controlling the bidet

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Vanity in the room next to the bathroom. Is also used as the changing room prior to taking a bath

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Vanity in the room next to the bathroom. Is also used as the changing room prior to taking a bath

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Stylish door separating the kitchen from the bedroom/living room. Air conditioner remote control, and a video intercom system connected to the lobby and the entranceway of the apartment.

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Room closet with clothes rack, upper storage shelf, accordion-type doors (right). Ports for connecting a telephone and for cable TV (left).

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

View of balcony from interior and the preinstalled air conditioner near the ceiling.

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

View of the night skyline from the balcony.

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

View of the night skyline from the common area near the entrance door of the apartment.

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

Mailboxes for tenant on the first floor accessible vis the lobby.

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

View of apartment building exterior.

Griffin Yokohama Sakuragicho Sanbankan

View of apartment building exterior.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

UR Bay City Honmoku Minami

View of the entrance from the living/dining room.

Hallway closet and bedroom near front entrance.

Bedroom interior near entrance.

Bedroom interior near entrance. This bedroom has a sliding door.

Closet in bedroom near entrance.

View of hallway looking towards the living/dining from the entrance.

Bathroom and vanity are in the room on the left. A small bedroom is in the room on the right.

Bathroom vanity and space (left) for the washing machine.

Washing machine space.

Bathroom entrance just left of the washing machine space.

Tub and shower.

Shower head and water faucet.

View of the vanity from the bathroom.

Fuse box above the door to the lavatory.

Toilet and upper cabinet between the kitchen the the vanity.

Sliding door hallway entrance to the kitchen.

Kitchen stovetop and rangehood.

Lower kitchen cabinets.

Door separating the hallway from the living/dining room. A Japanese-style tatami-mat room is on the right opposite of the kitchen.

Japanese-style tatami-mat room.

View of the Japanese-style tatami-mat room as seen from the combination living/dining room.

View of the Japanese-style tatami-mat room as seen from the combination living/dining room and the entranceways to the hallway and the kitchen.

View of the combination living/dining room as seen from the Japanese-style tatami-mat room.

This unit comes with one air conditioner already mounted and installed.

Left to right: Japanese-style tatami-mat room; hallway entrance door: entrance to kitchen.

Entrance to kitchen as seen from the living/dining room.

Light switches and intercom system for allowing guests into the apartment building.

Kitchen with empty space for the gas stovetop and upper/lower kitchen cabinets.

Kitchen sink and cabinets.

Small pantry space in the kitchen.

View of the corner space in the kitchen for the refrigerator.

Sliding door in the kitchen for direct access to the apartment hallway.

Sliding door accessing the hallway and small pantry opposite the kitchen sink.

Kitchen cabinets

Living/dining room interior with a pair of sliding glass doors that both access the balcony.

Balcony and air conditioner compressor.

View from the balcony.

Fuse box

Timer for blower fan in the bathroom.

Hot water temperature control panel.

Interior gas line for attaching a fan oil heater.

Outlets, telephone jacks, cable TV ports, and gas line for interior oil fan heater.

Cable TV hookups, telephone jacks, outlets.

Apartment entranceway and foyer for removing shoes.

Exterior view show the bedroom window near the entrance.

Entrance door on left (door on right is for service area of utilities).

View towards the elevators from the apartment entrance.

Elevators on upper floor.

Elevator interior.

Lobby area of building.

Intercom panel outside of main entrance.

Main entrance exterior.