Compact and Affordable Terrace House in Osaka's Sumiyoshi Ward
This property is a compact, two-story wooden terrace house located in the residential neighborhood of Minami-Sumiyoshi 1-chome, Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City. Priced at 7,000,000 yen, it presents an affordable entry point into the Osaka housing market. The house features a 3K layout with a total floor area of 33.91 square meters, built in June 1964, making it a 62-year-old structure. The land area is 30.64 square meters (based on the official registry). The property is currently vacant and available for viewing.
Key equipment and features of the house include a system kitchen, a counter kitchen, an IH cooktop, a gas cooktop, a bath with reheating function and a bathroom dryer, a washbasin with shower, and a washlet (bidet toilet seat). Interior amenities consist of a walk-in closet, storage in all rooms, a TV monitor-equipped door phone, and underfloor heating. The property is characterized as all-electric, barrier-free, south-facing, and includes parking. Other equipment includes city gas, hot water supply, and the aforementioned温水洗浄便座 (warm water washing toilet seat).
Special notes and remarks from the agent provide crucial information. The front road of this property is not treated as a road under the Building Standards Act, and it does not meet the road frontage requirement. Therefore, in principle, rebuilding is not permitted. There is an unregistered extension. Furniture and furnishings shown in the photos are not included in the sale. Additional legal and regulatory notes mention the盛土規制法 (Embankment Regulation Act),準防火 (quasi-fireproof zone),景観法 (Landscape Act), and埋蔵文化財 (南住吉遺跡) (buried cultural properties - Minami-Sumiyoshi site). The land is zoned as Category II Medium-to-High-Rise Exclusive Residential District within the urbanization promotion area. The terrain is flat, with a building-to-land ratio of 60% and a floor area ratio of 200%. The road frontage is to the west on a 3.5m private road with a frontage width of 2.6m. There is a private road burden area of 1.81㎡ with a负担割合 (burden ratio) of 1/1.