Another housing project for Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood may be in the works
The Hawaii Community Development Authority may be looking for a developer to build an affordable housing project on land it owns in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako. The Hawaii Community Development Authority, which is overseeing the redevelopment of the area between Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki that will gain thousands of new residents living in […]
Korean developer may build mostly affordable condo tower behind Ala Moana Center
A South Korean developer that once proposed to build a luxury high-rise condominium behind Ala Moana Center in Honolulu on land it bought in 2007 is deliberating on what would be the best thing to do with the site, including switching it to a mostly affordable project, the local consultant for the developer told PBN […]
Kakaako Fitness to open inside Honolulu contractor’s warehouse
Definition Personal Fitness is moving within the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako to a new location that’s almost four times the size of the gym’s current space, the owner told PBN Thursday. The personal training gym, which is owned by Michele Tokuda and will be known by a new name, “Kakaako Fitness,” currently is located in […]
How Honolulu’s rail system could change the Ala Moana area
The area around Ala Moana Center has a lot going for it, according to Nate Cherry, a California architect who, along with Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting, has created a new vision for the neighborhood through a new Transit Oriented Development plan for Honolulu’s rail system that will be presented to the public next […]
HCDA undertaking year-long effort on revitalizing Kakaako Makai parks
The Hawaii Community Development Authority, which is overseeing the redevelopment of the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, is undertaking a year-long effort to plan for future facilities for the public parks in the makai, or ocean side, part of the area. The state agency is holding a series of open houses to focus on the current […]
Ala Moana and Kakaako Market Update – JUNE 2014
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Kakaako has infrastructure for condos, mayor says
Kakaako has the necessary infrastructure to handle more than 20 new high-rise condominium towers and the retail development that will surround them, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell says. Caldwell made his assurances during a groundbreaking for the Waiea condominium tower at Ward Village last weekend. He said about $300 million has been invested in infrastructure improvements […]
Condominium prices in Honolulu’s Ala Moana-Kakaako area shoot up almost 60%
Prices of condominiums and single-family homes on Oahu rose across the board from March through May, with condo prices jumping almost 60 percent in Honolulu’s Ala Moana and Kakaako areas, according to a report from Prudential Locations. The Prudential Locations report looked at prices of single-family homes in 15 Oahu neighborhoods and at condos in […]
Fence surrounds Mother Waldron Park during repairs
An Oahu park is closed but it’s for a good reason. Mother Waldron Park in Kakaako is fenced off because it’s undergoing a big facelift. The basketball courts will be resurfaced. There will also be new playground equipment and new trees. The Hawaii Community Development Authority says the project is being taken on by local […]
Who’s buying in Kakaako? Ask Alexander & Baldwin
Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News So who’s buying in Kakaako? The answer surrounding one of the most burning questions regarding Oahu’s so called “Third City,” at least in one condominium, is mostly locals. Chris Benjamin, president and chief operating officer of Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE: ALEX), one of Hawaii’s largest private landowners, says […]