Investment & Business-Use Real Estate
If you are looking for investment or business-use real estate in Bunkyo, we begin not from the property itself but from the purpose of your business, and organize the requirements from there. Whether it is a property for a group home, company housing and corporate leasing, or an income property, the right choice changes depending on whether it fits the intended use. Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd. handles the investigation, proposal, and brokerage of the property, while the preparation of application documents for service-provider designation and other permits and licenses is undertaken under a separate contract by the affiliated 四葉行政書士事務所 (Yotsuba Gyoseishoshi Office).
Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd. handles real estate for investment and business use. Our focus is threefold: properties usable for group homes (disability-welfare facilities), company housing & corporate leasing, and income properties. What they have in common is that we select by working backward from the purpose of the business—not from the property itself. A property that does not fit its intended use is an expensive purchase, however cheap it may be. Yotsuba Real Estate sorts things out in the order of purpose, requirements, and income and expenses before making a proposal.
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What kinds of investment and business-use real estate do you handle?
- Properties for group homes and disability-welfare facilities—property selection with the designation standards in view → Finding a property for a group home
- Company housing & corporate leasing—housing arrangements for international employees, supported in multiple languages → Company Housing & Corporate Lease Support
- Income properties (condominium units & whole buildings)—both units and whole buildings, within Tokyo. Price range: please ask
- Service area—brokerage in Bunkyo City and the surrounding area; investment and income properties throughout Tokyo
What should you check first about a property, by type of business?
The condition that bites first differs by the type of business. Some are settled by the use district, some by floor area and structural-equipment standards, some by the road frontage or by fire safety. Finding out after the interior work is done that the standards are not met means doing it over. We have set out, by type of business, what can be checked before you sign.
- Group homes & disability-welfare facilities—property selection with the designation standards in view → Read more
- After-school day services—use district, ground floor, floor area, daylighting → Read more
- After-school children’s clubs (gakudo)—use district, floor area and evacuation routes → Read more
- Small-scale childcare—use district and floor area → Read more
- Housing with services for the elderly—25 m2 per unit and the barrier-free registration standards → Read more
- Clinics—use district, change of use, and the order of the opening notification → Read more
- Acupuncture & judo-therapy clinics—a 6.6 m2 treatment room, a 3.3 m2 waiting room, and the notification → Read more
- Dispensing pharmacies—floor area, dispensing room, clean zone → Read more
- Hair & barber salons—the structural-equipment standards set by the public health center → Read more
- Grooming & pet shops—housing facilities under a Class 1 animal-handling business → Read more
- Trucking—the business office, the garage, and the road frontage → Read more
- Restaurants in a second-hand fit-out—go to the public health center before you sign → Read more
- Company formation & offices—office requirements and how they relate to permits → Read more
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Investigating and brokering the property, and the sale or lease contract, are undertaken by 四葉不動産株式会社 (Real Estate Broker License, Governor of Tokyo (1) No. 113304). The preparation of documents submitted to public offices is undertaken by 四葉行政書士事務所. The two are independent business entities and are engaged under separate contracts. Neither receives or pays referral fees. Final confirmation is made at the counter of the competent administrative agency, public health center, or fire department.
Why consult Yotsuba Real Estate?
The reason is right next door. Opening a group home requires, in addition to the property, an application for service-provider designation; accepting international employees requires residence status. Yotsuba Real Estate's affiliated businesses include 四葉行政書士事務所 (Yotsuba Gyoseishoshi Office), which handles both—so you can consult with the whole path in view, from securing the property to the procedures that follow. The property is handled by Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd. and the designation application by Yotsuba Gyoseishoshi Office, each engaged under a separate contract. Your first inquiry can start in one place.
About fees
Brokerage commissions for sales and leasing are within the range prescribed by the Real Estate Brokerage Act (宅地建物取引業法) (general information). For details, see Access & Fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you find a property for company housing?
Yes. Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd. handles company-housing arrangements and corporate leasing for businesses and facilities. We ask about your budget, area, and move-in timing, and support you, including advice on the type of contract.
Can I also consult about permits and licenses for business-use properties (restaurants, secondhand goods, etc.)?
Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd. takes care of finding the property. The preparation and submission of application documents to public offices, such as business permits, is undertaken under a separate contract by the affiliated 四葉行政書士事務所 (Yotsuba Gyoseishoshi Office) (an independent business entity; no referral fees are exchanged). Because a property's conditions can affect permits and licenses, we recommend consulting us early.
How should I look for a property for a group home?
Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd. supports the search for properties used for group homes (communal-living support) and the like. Unlike an ordinary home search, it must proceed alongside checks tied to the designation standards—use, location, fire safety, and so on—so it goes more smoothly if you consult us from the business-planning stage. We proceed while confirming matters with specialists such as a Gyoseishoshi (Administrative Scrivener).
How are the roles for finding a property and for the designation application divided?
Finding and brokering the property is undertaken by Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd., a licensed real estate broker, and the preparation and submission of documents for the designation application by the affiliated 四葉行政書士事務所 (Yotsuba Gyoseishoshi Office)—each under a separate contract. The two are independent business entities, with separate contracts and separate fees. With the division of roles made clear, we coordinate on the checks that are needed.
What our company cannot handle: representation and negotiation in contested inheritance disputes (we will connect you with an attorney); filing real estate registration on your behalf (we will connect you with a Judicial Scrivener (司法書士)); and inheritance tax filing (we will connect you with a Tax Accountant (税理士)). Licensed social insurance and labor consultant (社会保険労務士) services are undertaken by the affiliated office under a separate contract. Each specialist is engaged under a separate, individual contract, and our company does not receive any referral fee.