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 […]
High-rise in Kakaako completed, owners set to move-in June
Some landscaping is still being installed, but construction is finished on a Kakaako high-rise that represents the latest in a wave of condominium towers coming to the area. New homeowners in the 635-unit tower called 801 South St. Building A are slated to move in starting June 1, joining a growing population of residents in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hawaii agency moves up hearings for Howard Hughes, MacNaughton-Kobayashi condo towers
The Hawaii Community Development Authority has rescheduled the decision-making public hearings for The Howard Hughes Corp.’s plan to replace Ward Warehouse and the Kobayashi Group and The MacNaughton Group’s Vida luxury condominium high-rise on a 3.5-acre site in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako. The state agency, which oversees the redevelopment of the fast-growing Honolulu neighborhood […]
Hawaii agency moves ahead with affordable housing project in Kakaako
The Hawaii Community Development Authority, the state agency overseeing the redevelopment of the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, has given its executive director unanimous approved to send out a request for proposals to developers wanting to build an affordable housing project on land owned by the agency. Lindsey Doi, spokeswoman for the HCDA, confirmed to […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Howard Hughes Corp. finalizing plans on Honolulu workforce housing tower
The Howard Hughes Corp. is finalizing plans for its 424-unit workforce housing residential tower planned for 404 Ward Ave. in Kakaako as part of its first phase of its Ward Village master plan, the Texas-based developer said this week in its second quarter earnings report. As of June 30, The Howard Hughes Corp. has spent […]