Hawaii Community Development Authority board poised for developing Kakaako the right way
It’s been only a few months since a new board has been in place at the Hawaii Community Development Authority, the stage agency regulating developing in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako. But talk to people in the community, small-business owners in the area, state lawmakers and individuals on the new board, as I’ve done, […]
Developer plans to start construction on $40M Kakaako condo in January
California developer MJF Development Corp. plans to start construction on its $40 million Kakaako condominium mid-rise project in January 2016, to be completed in March 2017, according to public documents recently filed. The developer said, in the 803 Waimanu St. draft environmental assessment, that it will finance the project by applying for a dwelling unit […]
New York’s Bronx Pro Group chosen to develop Honolulu low-income rental project
The Hawaii agency regulating development in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, has chosen New York’s Bronx Pro Group LLC to build a low-income rental project that will include smaller, efficient units such as micro-units, a spokeswoman for the agency confirmed to PBN. The Hawaii Community Development Authority, which had issued a request for proposals for […]
Hawaii agencies could join to develop ‘Kakaako Makai Innovation Block’
Two state agencies — one promoting Hawaii’s economic diversification through venture capital investment partnerships and the other that oversees development in Kakaako — are looking to join forces to develop an economic accelerator in the growing Honolulu neighborhood, a spokeswoman for one of the agencies confirmed to PBN. The “Kakaako Makai Innovation Block,” a partnership […]
Hawaii agency board to make final decision on Howard Hughes residential project in June
The Howard Hughes Corp. is not quite sure what its next step would be after a Hawaii agency unanimously struck down its request to move ahead with its previously approved Kakaako residential project at 988 Halekauwila as a rental project, the Texas-based developer told PBN. However, a spokeswoman for the Hawaii Community Development Authority told […]
Hawaii agency chief says 35% of Kakaako’s housing units ‘affordable’
A little more than one-third of the more than 4,200 units being developed in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako are not being built for the ultra-rich, the head of the Hawaii agency overseeing the redevelopment of the area said Wednesday. With scores of high-end condominiums being built in Kakaako, much of the talk has […]
California developer acquires three Honolulu properties for Kakaako condo project
MJF Development Corp. has acquired three properties where it plans to build a seven-story condominium in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako for a total of about $5 million, a spokesman for the California-based developer confirmed to PBN this week. The 803 Waimanu St. project, which includes 153 market-priced residential units from studios to two-bedroom […]
Forest City’s plans for Kakaako’s 690 Pohukaina may include a school
Forest City’s $500 million 690 Pohukaina mixed-use project in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood, one of the first projects out of the gate at the start of the current condominium boom, could include a public elementary school, the head of the state agency overseeing the redevelopment of the area told PBN. Anthony Ching, executive director of the […]
Looking Forward February – Gateway Approved
Dreams are merely plans, blueprints, aspirations until that moment when they receive validation. Even the best-made plans can be waylaid by things large and small. But on November 25, 2014 Ward Village got the confirmation that its second-phase plans for its state-of-the-art master-planned neighborhood will become a reality. On this day, the Gateway proposal, which […]
Honolulu’s Auahi Street to unite Kamehameha Schools, Howard Hughes projects
Auahi Street, an important route through the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako that currently separates The Howard Hughes Corp.’s 60-acre Ward Village master-planned community from Kamehameha Schools’ properties, is getting connected. Anthony Ching, executive director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, the state agency regulating the redevelopment of Kakaako, said this week at its regularly […]