New name ties retail to Ward redevelopment
The Howard Hughes Corp is changing the name of Ward Centers to Ward Village Shops to better capitalize on and unify its 60-acre master redevelopment, which will initially include three new residential towers. The Howard Hughes Corp. will make the name transition, including signage changes, this fall, said Katie Kaanapu, director of community and retail […]
Exclusive: First look at Howard Hughes Corp.’s Whole Foods project
The Howard Hughes Corp. is going before the Hawaii Community Development Authority Wednesday and Thursday in public hearings as it seeks variances for its plans to develop a Whole Foods Market-anchored mixed-use project for the former Nordstrom Rack location, known as Block M, as part of its Ward Village master plan. PBN met Tuesday night […]
Building a village – How a big Texas corporation is remaking the face of Kakaako
For David Striph and Nick Vanderboom, transforming a major part of Honolulu into a mixed-use community has become personal. The top Howard Hughes Corp. executives in Hawaii plan to call Ward Village home. And they want the 60-acre development in Kakaako to be a place where people want to live, work and play. To that […]
Howard Hughes Corp. to replace Marukai Market at Ward Village with mixed-use project
The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to submit plans to the Hawaii Community Development Authority early next year outlining plans for a mixed-use project with significant commercial space that would replace the existing Marukai Wholesale Market near the Ward Entertainment Center, the head of the state agency overseeing the redevelopment of the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako […]
Howard Hughes Corp. withdraws petition for reserved units at Kakaako residential project
The Howard Hughes Corp. is temporarily withdrawing its petition dealing with reserved housing units on its 424-unit residential tower planned for 988 Halekauwila in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood as part of the first phase of its Ward Village master plan. The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) said that 375 of the total number of units will […]
Five new tenants prepare to open at Honolulu’s Ward Centers
Five new tenants prepare to open at Honolulu’s Ward Centers Jenna Blakely Reporter – Pacific Business News Five new tenants are preparing to open their doors at Ward Centers in Honolulu, adding a mix of eateries and clothing retailers to the shopping center that is being transformed into the master-planned community called Ward Village. Three […]
New Whole Foods Market in Kakaako will be part of larger commercial and residential development
May 7, 2014, 6:30am HST UPDATED: May 7, 2014, 1:07pm HST New Whole Foods Market in Kakaako will be part of larger commercial and residential development Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The flagship Whole Foods Market planned for Ward Village in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood will be part of a new mixed-use development by […]
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 […]
Ward Village vision in Kakaako going on display
Ward Village vision in Kakaako going on display By Star-Advertiser staff Howard Hughes Corp., the developer of an envisioned 60-acre community in Kakaako called Ward Village with 22 condominium towers and retail, is showcasing that vision with a new sales and information center in the historic IBM Building. The info center is slated to open […]
Master Planned Community is the First LEED Neighborhood Development Platinum Certified Project in Hawai‘i
The Howard Hughes Corporation® Master Planned Community is the First LEED Neighborhood Development Platinum Certified Project in Hawai‘i HONOLULU–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 27, 2013– The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) announced today that Ward Village has received LEED® Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) Platinum certification, making the Honolulu project the nation’s largest LEED-ND Platinum certified project and the only LEED-ND Platinum certified project in the state of Hawai‘i. The LEED rating system, […]