Kakaako has infrastructure for condos, mayor says

Kakaako has the necessary infrastructure to handle more than 20 new high-rise condominium towers and the retail development that will surround them, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell says. Caldwell made his assurances during a groundbreaking for the Waiea condominium tower at Ward Village last weekend. He said about $300 million has been invested in infrastructure improvements […]

Project to build tallest building in Hawaii still in limbo

A rendering of Forest City Hawaii’s 690 Pohukaina project in Honolulu. A rendering of Forest City Hawaii’s 690 Pohukaina project in Honolulu. A rendering of Forest City Hawaii’s 690 Pohukaina project in Honolulu. It’s been about a year since the developer of the 690 Pohukaina mixed-use project in Kakaako, which would be Hawaii’s tallest building […]

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union buys Kakaako property for new flagship branch

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, the second-largest credit union in the state, recently purchased the former Acme Fender & Paint Shop property in Kakaako, where it plans to build its new flagship branch not too far away from its current Honolulu location, the head of the company told PBN. Andrew Rosen, president and CEO of […]

Howard Hughes Corp. gets OK to lease Honolulu small boat harbor for 45 years

The Hawaii Community Development Authority on Friday voted to allow The Howard Hughes Corp. to lease Kewalo Basin Harbor for up to 45 years in a public-private partnership that could revitalize the small commercial boat harbor between Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki. Under the lease approved Friday, The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC), the Dallas-based developer […]

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 […]