Ultra-luxury condos at Hawaii’s Ala Moana Center to start construction soon

The Honolulu developers of the $300 million Park Lane Ala Moana project, a row of seven ultra-luxury, condominium towers planned for what is now a parking area at Ala Moana Center held a ground blessing on Wednesday morning and plan to start construction within a couple of months, an executive from the development team told […]

Hawaii agency denies appeals of development permits for two Kakaako condominiums

The Hawaii Community Development Authority, the state agency in charge of overseeing the redevelopment of Kakaako, on Wednesday denied an appeal for a development permit that was issued for the 803 Waimanu St. condominium, essentially moving the project forward. Giovanni Mola, a spokesman for MJF Development Corp. and son of California developer Franco Mola, told […]

Living on top of the world — Hawaii style

Amenities mean everything when money is no object In a model unit of the planned Howard Hughes Corp.’s Ward Village in Kakaako, which will soon be home to two ultra-luxury condominium buildings called Waiea and Anaha, and where a yet-to-be-built penthouse. “Wave at the toilet,” Shanefield, the project’s development manager, tells a guest. With a […]

Condominium prices in Honolulu’s Ala Moana-Kakaako area shoot up almost 60%

Prices of condominiums and single-family homes on Oahu rose across the board from March through May, with condo prices jumping almost 60 percent in Honolulu’s Ala Moana and Kakaako areas, according to a report from Prudential Locations. The Prudential Locations report looked at prices of single-family homes in 15 Oahu neighborhoods and at condos in […]

Hawaii agency approves Castle & Cooke-Kamehameha Schools condominium project

The Hawaii Community Development Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved a joint development by Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii and Kamehameha Schools that will add 183 condominium units on Keawe Street in Honolulu. Castle & Cooke’s portion of the project will include 95 condos in a 65-feet-high mid-rise building in Kakaako. Seventy-five of the units will […]

Howard Hughes Corp. breaks ground on Waiea condo tower in Honolulu

Howard Hughes Corp. President and CEO David Weinreb was joined by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell Saturday for the groundbreaking on the Waiea condominium tower at Ward Village in Kakaako Saturday morning, with the governor saying that the massive residential, commercial and retail community will be like nothing Hawaii has seen […]

OliverMcMillan puts 10 penthouses on the market at Symphony Honolulu

OliverMcMillan puts 10 penthouses on the market at Symphony Honolulu Bill Cresenzo Reporter – Pacific Business News OliverMcMillan Pacific Rim LLC has put 10 penthouses at its 388-unit 45-story Symphony Honoulu condo project on the market with prices that start at $1.56 million. The company said Wednesday that the largest the penthouses at 888 Kapiolani […]

Second condo tower on former Honolulu Advertiser site sells out

Second condo tower on former Honolulu Advertiser site sells out Bill Cresenzo Reporter – Pacific Business News The developer of the second affordable condominium tower being built on the site of the former Honolulu Advertiser building said Wednesday that all 410 units have been sold to Hawaii residents. Marshall Hung of Downtown Capital said that […]