Weave Living, Asia-Pacific’s pre-eminent living sector specialist, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the establishment of a strategic partnership (“Weave Living Japan Residential Venture I”) in Japan.
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This collaborative effort is an active management-led multi-family residential program that aims to build a portfolio of over 3,000 residential units in Japan, investing in both newly built assets and existing assets with an initial focus on Tokyo and the potential of expanding to Osaka.
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This strategic partnership builds on KKR and Weave Living’s urban living collaboration in South Korea, announced in March of this year, and will leverage Weave Living’s vertically integrated management capabilities and digital-first approach to bring innovation, customer centricity and differentiation to Japan’s rental housing ecosystem.
The strategic partnership has been seeded with 11 brand-new residential properties in Tokyo, comprising 439 units that Weave Living acquired and stabilized over the last 12 months since it announced its debut acquisitions in Japan in 2023. These assets are operating at close to full occupancy with a mix of traditional and fixed-term leases.
David Cheong, Managing Director and Co-Head of Acquisitions on KKR’s Asia Real Estate team, said, “We are pleased to extend our relationship with Weave Living beyond our successful strategic partnership in Korea and into Japan, which is a key market for KKR’s real estate strategy in Asia Pacific and globally. We look forward to working even more closely with Sachin and his talented team to bring our collective expertise and their differentiated approach to the multi-family residential sector in Japan.”
Sachin Doshi, Founder and Group CEO of Weave Living, said: “We are excited to be working with KKR again following the success of our collaboration in South Korea. Having their endorsement for a second programmatic strategic partnership is a strong vote of confidence for what we have built at Weave Living, and the innovation we continue to bring to the rental housing sector in the region. We are thrilled to deepen our relationship with KKR and are aligned in our expectations for the development of the multi-family sector in Japan and throughout the Asia Pacific region. We welcome their support for our latest initiative and intend to grow this strategic partnership quickly.” He added, “Weave Living Japan Residential Venture I is the first in a series of Japan-focused vehicles that Weave Living intends to launch with our institutional capital partners as the country becomes our most prolific market by AUM in the coming years.”
KKR is making its investment from Asia Real Estate Partners. The transaction marks KKR’s latest real estate investment in the Asia Pacific region and Japan. This investment adds to KKR’s continued activity and momentum in Japan’s real estate sector across different real estate investment strategies, including KJR Management, a leading Japanese real estate manager that oversees two Japanese REITs; Hyatt Regency Tokyo, a full-service hotel in Shinjuku; the launch of a new midscale hospitality brand Four Points Flex by Sheraton in Japan alongside Marriott International; a portfolio of multifamily properties in Tokyo; and office assets across Japan.
About Weave Living
Founded in 2017 by Sachin Doshi as a response to a large gap in the market for beautifully designed and professionally managed living options, Weave Living currently owns and operates c. 3,000 rental accommodation units across the Asia Pacific region under its four consumer brands — WEAVE STUDIOS, WEAVE PLACE, WEAVE SUITES and WEAVE RESIDENCES — catering to a broad and diverse demographic of urbanites and professionals in key gateway cities. The company operates out of four offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul and Singapore with over 160 professionals.
About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
