Howard Hughes says construction of Honolulu luxury condos to start in summer

Mar 6, 2014, 2:53pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp.’s two ultra-luxury condominium high-rises in Kakaako, which began the sales process last month, is expected to start construction this summer, the Texas-based developer said in its 2013 annual report to shareholders. Thus far, The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) […]

High-Rises’ Design Inspired by the Ocean

Two new high-rises in Ward Village look to the sea for inspiration. BY A. KAM NAPIER It’s not your imagination, Honolulu is packed with high-rises. In fact, it ranks sixth in the United States —right behind San Francisco—and 30th in the world among cities with the most skyscrapers, according to Emporis, a building-industry information clearinghouse. […]

Howard Hughes Corp. unveils Honolulu’s redeveloped IBM Building: Slideshow

Jan 24, 2014, 2:47pm HST UPDATED: Jan 27, 2014, 2:10pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. on Friday unveiled its $24.4 million redevelopment of the iconic IBM Building in Honolulu, which is now an information center and residential sales gallery for the Texas-based developer’s Ward Village master plan in […]

Penthouse at Howard Hughes’ Honolulu condo project priced at $20M

Jan 31, 2014, 2:00pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp., which has plans to build two ultra-luxury, mixed-use condominium towers as part of its Ward Village master plan in Kakaako, on Friday published owner-occupant pre-sales notices for the two projects, including a penthouse with an asking price of $20 […]

LUXURY condominium Waiea to be built at Ward Village.

The owner of Ward Centers is preparing to open a public sales gallery soon for the first two of 22 planned condominium towers envisioned to transform 60 acres of Kaka­ako into a largely residential community called Ward Village. But one big, eye-popping detail will be missing among all the marketing materials. That would be the […]

Penthouse in Howard Hughes’ Ward project in Honolulu priced at record $50M

Dec 12, 2013, 2:59pm HST UPDATED: Dec 13, 2013, 10:24am HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News A penthouse with its own swimming pool in one of The Howard Hughes Corp.’s planned luxury condominiums in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood is priced at $50 million — a record for the highest asking price ever for a […]

An Intense Influx of Housing for a Honolulu District

The flat, low-slung neighborhood of Kakaako near downtown Honolulu was once an alluvial plain dotted with fish ponds that deteriorated into a gritty area with auto repair shops and warehouses. During an era of urban revitalization in the 1970s, the state formed the Hawaii Community Development Authority to oversee neighborhood redevelopment in Kakaako, which lies […]

Howard Hughes Corp. Hawaii project gets LEED-ND Platinum rating

Nov 27, 2013, 12:45pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter | Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp.’s plan to turn 60 acres in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako into Ward Village, a 4,000-unit mixed-use community encompassing more than 1 million square feet of retail and other commercial space is now one of the nation’s largest green-building […]