Korean developer plans two 45-story condo towers near Hawaii’s Ala Moana Center
A South Korean developer is moving ahead with two mixed-use high-rise projects near Honolulu’s Ala Moana Center, a total of nearly 1,000 units consisting of both affordable and moderately-priced units, the company’s president confirmed to PBN on Thursday. “We are in the process of developing two projects on both sites,” Timothy Yi, president of SamKoo […]
Ward Village Shops retail space to expand by 60 percent
As The Howard Hughes Corp. builds high-rise condominiums and rebrands Ward Village, its retail footprint will grow by about 60 percent, according to Ward Village Shops Senior General Manager Bobbie Lau. Ward Village Shops’ five commercial neighborhoods have more than 135 shops and restaurants, and one out of seven are locally owned businesses. The developer […]
Honolulu’s Eat The Street to move to Kakaako Gateway Park
After nearly five years at its South Street spot, Hawaii’s monthly food truck tasting event Eat The Street is moving three blocks away to Kakaako Gateway Park. Stanford Carr’s Keauhou Place condominium project at the 555 South St. location will soon begin construction. Street Grindz Owner and CEO Poni Askew said the new location has […]
OurAlaMoanaPark.com
The City & County of Honolulu is embarking on a community-based master planning effort for Ala Moana Beach Park so it is a world class park for generations to come. I want to invite you to participate in determining the future of the park. Learn about the park’s rich history, provide input and share this […]
Hawaii architect Rob Iopa shares the story behind the design of Kakaako’s Waiea tower
The Waiea, The Howard Hughes Corp.’s luxury residential high-rise on Ala Moana Boulevard, will feature one of the most unique exterior designs among the high-rises in Kakaako, reflecting the area in which it is being built. Rob Iopa, president of Honolulu’s WCIT Architecture, who had a major role in designing the tower on a former […]
General Growth sells stake in Hawaii’s Ala Moana Center to Australian firm for $907M
Ala Moana Center, the largest shopping mall in Hawaii, has a new owner, as Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc., said Monday that it has sold a 25 percent stake in the Honolulu mall to AustralianSuper for about $907 million. Chicago-based General Growth (NYSE: GGP) also said that it may sell an additional 12.5 equity interest […]
Oahu luxury housing sales set a record in 2014
Oahu’s luxury housing market set a record in 2014, with a total of 842 single-family homes and condominiums sold for $1 million or more, an increase of nearly 16 percent from 2013. The previous peak for homes priced $1 million and above was in 2005 when 794 homes and condos were sold in this price […]
KewaloIs.com
On January 30, 2015, Ward Village held the second community meeting to discuss the planning for Kewalo Harbor at the Net Shed (Kupu Training Facility) at Kewalo Harbor. Like the first meeting held in November, nearly 100 community stakeholders and officials attended the presentation. However, the main focus of this meeting was on what Kewalo […]
Half of units in Howard Hughes’ luxury Honolulu towers sold to Hawaii residents
More than half of the buyers in The Howard Hughes Corp.’s first two luxury condominium towers in Honolulu are from Hawaii, with the remaining buyers from Japan, Canada, China, Korea, Australia and the Mainland, the Texas-based developer said Friday in a letter to its shareholders. The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) said that 25 percent […]
ALA MOANA AND KAKAAKO AREA MARKET UPDATE – February 2015
