GRESB

GRESB (formerly known as “Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark”) is an industry-driven organization that assesses the ESG performance of real assets and infrastructure globally. The GRESB Assessments collect information regarding the sustainability performance of companies, funds and assets, including information on performance indicators, such as energy, GHG emissions, water and waste. The Assessments are guided by what investors and the industry consider to be material issues in the sustainability performance of real asset investments. For more details about GRESB, please click on the GRESB’s official website.

DBJ has been involved with GRESB since October 2014, when it became the first Japanese investor member, and since September 2016 been appointed to the first Japanese member of the GRESB Advisory Board.

(As of 30 September 2017)

Number of assets 50
(Including assets that are also rated 3, 4 or 5 stars under the DBJ Green Building Certification Program)
Certification Vintage 2016

Case Study No.1

Client Kenedix Office Investment Corporation
GRESB Real Estate Assessment 2016* Green Star
Assessment Vintage* September 2016
Currency JPY
URL Release
Policy
  1. *
    The latest rating when the disbursement was made.

Example of Portfolio Properties

Property Characteristics

  1. (1)
    The Toranomon area where the property is located is close to several subway stations and has matured as one of the renowned office districts among the areas in central Tokyo closely located to the central government office quarter. In addition, the area is booming due to the opening of Toranomon Hills, partial opening of Loop Road No. 2 (so-called "Shintora-dori") which connects central Tokyo and the Tokyo Bay area, etc. Furthermore, many urban development projects are also being planned including establishment of a new station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and several redevelopment projects, leading to expectations that the Toranomon area will further develop as an international business exchange hub.
  2. (2)
    The property is an environmentally conscious office building and has obtained “GRESB Real Estate Assessment”, “LEED CS (Core&Shell) Gold Certification” and “CASBEE S Rank Certification” as certifications from third parties. Furthermore, the property is equipped with LED lighting for the entire building, rooftop photovoltaic solar panels and mist spraying facilities for external facilities.

Property Profile

KDX Toranomon 1chome Building
Name of Property KDX Toranomon 1chome Building
Location Minato-ku, Tokyo
Site Area 1,564.12m²
Floor Area 11,212.05m²
Number of Stories 11 stories above ground,
1 story underground
Construction Completion October 2013
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Case Study No.2

Client Daiwa Office Investment Corporation
GRESB Real Estate Assessment 2016 Green Star
Assessment Vintage* September 2016
Currency JPY
URL Policy
  1. *
    The latest rating when the disbursement was made.

Example of Portfolio Properties

Property Characteristics

(Transcribed from the client’s website. The relevant link is shown below)

  1. (1)
    The property is located within about a 1-minute walk from the Kamiooka Station on Keikyu Line and Yokohama Municipal Subway. Kamiooka area is the area where public service, stores, businesses and culture centers gather as the center in Konan-ku which is located in the Southern part of Yokohama City.
  2. (2)
    The area around the Kamiooka Station is designated as the subcenter of Yokohama City. “Super limited express train” and “limited express train” make stops at the Keikyu Line “Kamiooka Station” and is convenient to go to terminal areas such as 9 minutes to Yokohama Station and 26minutes to Shinagawa Station. The bus terminal adjacent to Kamiooka Station is large in size within the Southern part of Yokohama City and has good access to transportation.

Property Profile

B-704 Daiwa Kamiooka
Name of Property B-704 Daiwa Kamiooka
Location Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Site Area 689.12m²
Floor Area 3,755.36m²
Number of Stories 7 stories above ground,
3 stories underground
Construction Completion May 2011
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