Developer hopes to start construction on 2 Honolulu condo projects by end of 2015

MJF Development Corp., which plans to develop a couple of residential condominium projects in Honolulu, is hoping to start construction on these projects by the middle to the end of 2015, a spokesman for the California-based developer told PBN.

“Ohana Hale” is a 21-story, 180-unit affordable and workforce condo project on a 14,400-square-foot parcel located at 929 Pumehana St.

The building floor area will be about 107,999 square feet.

About 60 percent or 108 of the project’s units will be priced in the affordable range for households earning between 100 percent and 120 percent of the area median income for Honolulu.

There will be studio, one- and two-bedroom units.

The other project, 803 Waimanu St. in Kakaako, is a seven-story building with 153 market-priced residential units and includes a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units.

The original plan, which was withdrawn in July, called for 217 workforce units in a 250-foot tower.

PBN first reported that MJF Development submitted a scaled-down proposal for the 803 Waimanu St. project.

The development also will have a mechanized ground-floor parking system with 92 parking stalls.

Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News