It was a general custom to return one's land once he received a new residence, but Michinobu was a strong favorite with Ieharu TOKUGAWA and received a new land in 1777 while still possessing his former residence in Takekawa-cho.
典信は徳川家治の寵愛深く、通常新たな屋敷を拝領すればそれまでの土地は返却するのが習わしであるのに、安永6年（1777年）竹川町の屋敷はそのままに木挽町に新たな土地を拝領した。