Looking Forward February – Block M Approved
Ward Village received approval February 5, 2014 from the Hawai‘i Community Development Authority for its fifth mixed-use project, the second residential and commercial development in Phase Two of the Ward Village Master Plan. Located at the ‘ewa-makai corner of Queen Street and Kamake‘e Street, the building will include a highly-anticipated grocery store, new retail space […]
Honolulu’s Kewalo Basin Harbor revamp could include fresh fish restaurant, developer says
The Howard Hughes Corp.’s redevelopment of Honolulu’s Kewalo Basin Harbor could include a restaurant that serves fresh fish caught from the commercial boats based at the harbor, an executive from the Texas-based developer told PBN. Other ideas presented at a community meeting last week included developing an oceanfront community center on the makai, or ocean, […]
Alexander & Baldwin plans no changes to newly acquired Kakaako warehouse
Alexander & Baldwin Inc., which this week closed on the purchase of a seven-story warehouse and office building in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako for $39 million, plans to operate the property as industrial space for the foreseeable future. “The investment in Kakaako Commerce Center expands our commercial portfolio focus on Hawaii,” Suzy Hollinger, spokeswoman […]
Honolulu Seawater A/C could be cooling Kakaako high-rise condos
The Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning project, which expects to start construction this fall on the system to cool Downtown Honolulu office buildings and condominium towers with cold water from the ocean, may be expanding to cool the scores of high-rise condos being built nearby in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, the project’s CEO told […]
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 […]
Stanford Carr’s $50M Honolulu affordable rental project approved
Hawaii developer Stanford Carr’s plan to develop a $50 million, 128-unit affordable rental project near Ala Moana Center in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako received the approval of Hawaii regulators on Wednesday. The Hawaii Community Development Authority, which oversees the redevelopment of Kakaako, voted 8-0 to approve the assignment of reserved housing for Alexander & […]
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 […]
$40M waterfront restaurant, retail venue at Kewalo Basin to start construction in September
A Japanese partnership is planning to start construction in September on a $40 million multi-use facility at Kewalo Basin in Honolulu that would include waterfront retail, restaurants and a live entertainment venue. Kewalo Waterfront Partners Inc., which was formed by Japan-based Good Luck International Corp., and fellow Japan firm Hinamari Hawaii Inc., said in a […]
Sales of luxury condominiums at Park Lane Ala Moana Begin
Sales begin Saturday for 107 owner-occupied units at the Park Ala Moana, a luxury condominium complex being built in front of Honolulu’s Ala Moana Center, with prices starting at $1.2 million for a one-bedroom unit up to $28 million for a five-bedroom penthouse. The developer of the project, AMX Partners — which is comprised of […]
Stanford Carr prepares to launch newest project
Stanford Carr Development is slated to start construction on its Keauhou Lane project in Kakaako in late March or early April of 2015. The project includes 388 residential units in a 400-foot high-rise tower and 35 townhouse units in a 42-foot mid-rise tower. Alakea Design Group and Richard Matsunaga & Associates are the architects and […]