Realgate

Name

Realgate

Legal name

株式会社リアルゲイト

Website

https://realgate.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Realgate is a Tokyo-based real estate regeneration company founded in 2009 that converts aging central Tokyo buildings into creative offices, hotels, and mixed-use spaces under multiple sub-brands including SHIFT HOTEL, PORTAL POINT, and FACET, serving property owners, creative-tenant SMBs, and large developer partners such as Hulic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Regeneration & Property Development Services

NAICS

Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120), Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

Real Estate (6500), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Sale / Move-In Whole-Home Refresh & Modernization (HSAPAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Senior Living Property Management (BPAJAGAI)

Keywords

• Real estate regeneration
• Building renovation services
• Creative office leasing
• Property development consulting
• Mixed-use property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Management, Brokerage, and Leasing: The company manages, brokers, and leases regenerated properties. Revenue is generated through master leases (taking over building leases and subleasing to tenants) and property management fees.
2. Construction and Renovation Contracting: Realgate serves as a general contractor for renovation projects, generating revenue through construction fees on regeneration projects.
3. Real Estate Sales and Trading: Buying and selling regenerated properties or co-owning them with partners (such as the HistoRy joint venture with Higurikku) to generate capital gains and ongoing rental income.
4. Hotel Operations (SHIFT HOTEL): Hotel operations through the SHIFT HOTEL brand, developed in partnership with SQUEEZE. The company regenerates properties into hotels and co-manages or operates them for revenue from lodging.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Realgate regenerates aging and vintage buildings in central Tokyo into creative offices, hotels, retail spaces, and mixed-use complexes, providing end-to-end services from business consultation and planning through design, construction management, leasing, and ongoing property management. The company owns and operates a portfolio of more than 100 branded properties across office, hospitality, flexible-workspace, and community-destination categories, and supplements direct property operations with an online office search portal (ORDER MADE TOKYO) and a 50/50 joint venture (HistoRy with Hulic) for larger-scale acquisitions.

Product overview

Realgate is a real estate regeneration company that converts vintage and aging buildings into creative workspaces, hotels, and retail spaces across Tokyo. The company operates multiple branded product lines: creative office brands including PORTAL POINT network, THE WORKS series, FACET complexes, and THESTEPS; hospitality brand SHIFT HOTEL for building conversion hotels; flexible workspace ANYZ; and community-focused facilities like SHARE GREEN MINAMI AOYAMA and B TRACK. The portfolio spans over 100 properties, with recent expansion into hotel operations and a strategic 100-Year City initiative promoting building longevity over demolition. The company also operates ORDER MADE TOKYO as an office search platform and has partnerships for AI-powered hotel operations with SQUEEZE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SHIFT HOTEL: Hotel brand regenerating older buildings for mid-to-long-term stays with kitchens and laundry facilities, targeting families and groups with a Brooklyn culture theme.
• ANYZ (エニーズ)
• SHARE GREEN MINAMI AOYAMA

Products and services

• 100-Year City & Architecture Project (100年都市・建築プロジェクト) Sustainable building regeneration service that uses seismic reinforcement and planning expertise to extend the usable life of existing buildings to 100+ years, with reported CO2 reduction of approximately 79% versus new construction and the ability to achieve high rents on vintage buildings. Offered to property owners and partners as a flagship regeneration methodology.
• NAKAME GALLERY STREET (中目黒高架下) Creative office and shop complex under the elevated railway tracks at Nakameguro Station. Features ceiling heights exceeding 4 meters, steel skeleton structure, and free-design layouts targeted at designers, stylists, artists, and photographers seeking distinctive studio-style workspace.
• SHARE GREEN MINAMI AOYAMA Conversion-type commercial facility on approximately 1 hectare of land owned by NTT Urban Development in Minami-Aoyama, opened in 2018. Features a green plaza, cafes, shops, and offices, with total direction and operational management provided by Realgate and ongoing community events (NEIGHBORS' GARDEN PARTY series).
• PORTAL POINT (Network) Network of creative office brands across multiple Tokyo locations (Ebisu, Shibuya, Harajuku, Aoyama, Koenji). Offers a mix of private offices, shared workspaces, showrooms, and event spaces for creative and small-business tenants.
• FACET71 / FACET72 Dual-building complex in Daikanyama combining shop, office, and SOHO spaces. Features open, showroom-like spaces with natural light. Described as Realgate's largest-scale project to date.
• ANYZ (エニーズ) Flexible workspace in ONARIMON YUSEN BLDG featuring seismic isolation and ZEB Ready certification. Offers 500m2+ of shared areas including 3 distinct lounge spaces, supporting diverse working styles for startups and small businesses.
• LOCUL Share-type retail facility on the 5th floor of Tokyu Plaza Omotesando. Aims to cultivate street culture beyond conventional commercial facilities, creating a 'new local shopping district' with a lo-fi atmosphere for independent retailers.
• THESTEPS Mixed-use complex in Hatagaya, Shibuya, featuring a cafe (Sedai Coffee), wine shop/bar (hebeerryk!), and share offices across 7 floors. Renovated from a 52-year-old building and co-located with the adjacent SHIFT HOTEL property.
• JINNAN VALLEY Multifunctional complex in Shibuya's Jinnan district, transforming a 50-year-old building (completed 1976) into offices, shops, and the SHIFT HOTEL brand. Features 8 office sections ranging from 16 to 89 square meters.
• SHIFT HOTEL SHIBUYA HATAGAYA First SHIFT HOTEL property, opened in Hatagaya, Shibuya. Hybrid conversion hotel regenerating a vintage building into accommodation with kitchen and laundry amenities for medium-to-long stays targeting families and groups; operated in partnership with SQUEEZE using AI for smart hospitality.
• SHIFT HOTEL SHIBUYA JINNAN Second SHIFT HOTEL location, opened within JINNAN VALLEY in Shibuya's Jinnan district. Brooklyn 1970s-80s themed interior design by LINE-INC.; hotel operates in partnership with SQUEEZE using AI for smart hospitality.
• B TRACK Culture-creation base in Sendagaya combining a cafe (MAME Tokyo specialty coffee roastery) with creative offices across 27 office/SOHO units. Features a sound-designed common lounge with custom tube amplifiers by Komatsu Onkyo Kenkyusho and curated music by Jazzy Sport.
• HistoRy Joint Venture (ヒストリ 合同会社) Strategic 50/50 joint venture with Hulic Co., Ltd. established in February 2026 to acquire and regenerate mid-to-large vintage properties in central Tokyo. Combines Realgate's regeneration planning, design, construction management and property management with Hulic's capital and investment expertise, targeting over 100 billion yen in cumulative investment balance.
• ORDER MADE TOKYO Media-style office search portal operated by Realgate that lets prospective tenants browse and inquire about available office, retail and SOHO spaces across the company's managed portfolio, connecting small businesses and startups with regenerated properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions from construction reduced by approximately 79% compared to new construction when existing building structures are retained
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hulic Co., Ltd. (ヒューリック株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2026Realgate and Hulic established a strategic business partnership and joint venture 'HistoRy合同会社' (HistoRy) in February 2026. The JV focuses on co-acquiring and regenerating mid-to-large vintage properties in central Tokyo. Realgate contributes regeneration planning, design, construction management, and property management services. Hulic provides capital and investment expertise. The JV aims to build an investment balance exceeding 100 billion yen, with both companies jointly holding acquired properties (Realgate holding less than 50%).
• SQUEEZE Inc. (株式会社SQUEEZE)coreTechnology or Integration · 20 January 2026SQUEEZE, a hotel and hospitality DX company headquartered in Hokkaido (founded 2014, CEO: Tatebayashi Shinichi), provides AI-powered hotel management technology and operational expertise for Realgate's SHIFT HOTEL brand. The partnership combines Realgate's property regeneration expertise with SQUEEZE's suitebook platform and AX operations to create smart, next-generation urban hotel experiences. The first SHIFT HOTEL opened in Hatagaya in January 2026, with three more locations planned by 2027.
• NTT Urban Development Corporation (NTT都市開発株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTT Urban Development owns the approximately 1-hectare Minami-Aoyama site where SHARE GREEN MINAMI AOYAMA is located (opened 2018). Realgate provides total direction and operational management for the facility and its community events. The partnership is ongoing and has produced three editions of the NEIGHBORS' GARDEN PARTY community event, which attracted a cumulative 15,000+ attendees. NTT Urban Development is NTT Group's sole comprehensive real estate company.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hulic Co., Ltd. Hulic is a major Tokyo-focused real estate developer and Realgate's strategic JV partner in HistoRy LLC for mid-to-large vintage property regeneration. Both firms operate in central Tokyo commercial real estate, with Hulic contributing capital and Realgate providing regeneration expertise — making them directly aligned in business activity despite the size differential.
• NTT Urban Development Corporation: NTT Urban Development is Realgate's operating partner at SHARE GREEN MINAMI AOYAMA and a major Tokyo real estate owner/developer. Both firms collaborate on community-driven regeneration projects in central Tokyo, making them directly comparable in business model.

Broad incumbents

• Mori Building Co., Ltd. Mori Building is a leading Tokyo real estate developer known for large-scale mixed-use developments such as Roppongi Hills and Toranomon Hills. While Mori focuses on new flagship developments rather than vintage regeneration, both target the same central Tokyo premium office and lifestyle tenant base.
• Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Estate is one of Japan's largest real estate developers, with major Marunouchi-area office holdings and a portfolio spanning offices, retail, and hotels in Tokyo. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Tokyo commercial real estate, though it focuses on new development rather than vintage regeneration.
• Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation: Tokyu Fudosan is a diversified Tokyo-area real estate developer with significant office, retail, and hotel assets. It operates in the same central Tokyo geography and serves similar tenant segments, though at significantly larger scale and through ground-up development.
• Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. Tokyo Tatemono is a long-established Tokyo commercial real estate company specializing in office buildings in central business districts. Its core focus on Tokyo office leasing and redevelopment overlaps with Realgate's target market, even though its portfolio is primarily newer construction.
• Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Realty is a major Japanese real estate developer with significant Tokyo office and residential holdings. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar tenant demographics in Tokyo, though with a primarily new-construction focus.
• Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Daiwa House is one of Japan's largest real estate and construction conglomerates with commercial and mixed-use developments across major cities including Tokyo. It shares overlap with Realgate's office and hotel development activities but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• WeWork Japan: WeWork operates flexible workspace locations across Japan including Tokyo, serving startups and creative companies — overlapping with Realgate's startup/creative tenant base. Both target flexible workspace demand in central Tokyo but WeWork delivers standardized formats while Realgate offers bespoke regenerated spaces.

Others

• Taisei Corporation: Taisei is one of Japan's largest general contractors. As Realgate operates a first-class architectural office and manages construction on regeneration projects, Taisei and similar majors represent potential construction partners or competitors for large-scale regeneration contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/share_green_minamiaoyama
• Xx.com/realgate_office

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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