- CEO
- Kei Takeuchi
- Full Time Employees
- 19,326
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate development
- Address
- 2-16-1, Konan Tokyo TY Japan 108-8211
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1989
- Business
- Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (1878.T) engages primarily in the design, construction, and management of rental housing and other structures in Japan. The company operates through three main segments: Construction, which includes planning, design, and construction of apartments, condominiums, rental office buildings, factories, warehouses, and ironworks; Real Estate, encompassing brokerage, leasing, tenant recruitment, building maintenance, renovation, property management, guarantor services for rental housing tenants, and development/sale of investment-type apartment properties; and Finance, along with ancillary services such as liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas) supply, advertising, short-term insurance, energy services, day care, in-home care, nursery schools, and facility reservation portal site management. Daito Trust Construction proposes rental building businesses to landowners, constructs the properties, recruits tenants, and provides ongoing operational support through its proprietary Lease Management Trust System.
Founded on June 20, 1974, and headquartered at 2-16-1, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8211, Japan, the company employs approximately 8,172 people (as of March 2024) and lists on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Premier Market of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. It maintains a network of 18 group companies specializing in construction, real estate, gas supply, insurance, and hotels, with primary operations concentrated in Japan and emerging international initiatives in human resource recruitment and training in Uzbekistan and Indonesia.
In recent developments, Daito Trust Construction executed a JPY 140 billion syndicated loan agreement in September 2025, arranged by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation with MUFG Bank and Mizuho Bank as co-arrangers, to refinance existing debt and fund rental housing and real estate expansion, including projects utilizing cross-laminated timber (CLT) and domestic wood such as the ROOFLAG showroom and cocoDaTe With wood-frame rentals. The company completed a tender offer for Ascot Corp. (3264.T) in March 2025, resulting in a change to its subsidiary structure, and executed a share exchange agreement in October 2024 to make HOUSECOM CORPORATION a wholly owned subsidiary. Additional strategic moves include a February 2025 basic agreement with Sumitomo Forestry for a wide-ranging alliance on Japanese timber utilization; plans announced in November 2024 to launch purchase, renovation, and resale operations in the United States; the introduction of full-fledged internal carbon pricing across the Daito Group in November 2024; and partnerships for training construction engineers with the University of Singaperbangsa Karawang in Indonesia and recruitment efforts in Uzbekistan.