Kamehameha Schools to begin construction on Salt retail project in Honolulu this month
Kamehameha Schools to begin construction on Salt retail project in Honolulu this month Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News Kamehameha Schools will begin construction later this month on its 76,000-square-foot retail and restaurant project in Honolulu called Salt at Our Kakaako, Hawaii’s largest private landowner said Monday. Salt, which is located on the block […]
Former Kaneohe Ranch CEO D’Olier turns attention to Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood
Former Kaneohe Ranch CEO D’Olier turns attention to Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News Former Kaneohe Ranch CEO Mitch D’Olier has turned his attention from the Windward side of Oahu to Honolulu, with his take on the island’s so called “Third City” of Kakaako. D’Olier, who stepped down from his position […]
Building boom begins to slow down
Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News With 4,386 residential units under construction, permitted or pending approval in Kakaako, the state agency overseeing the redevelopment of Honolulu’s so-called Third City is noticing a slowdown in the current condominium boom. “You can already tell the market is slowing down,” said Hawaii Community Development Authority spokeswoman […]
Who’s buying in Kakaako? Ask Alexander & Baldwin
Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News So who’s buying in Kakaako? The answer surrounding one of the most burning questions regarding Oahu’s so called “Third City,” at least in one condominium, is mostly locals. Chris Benjamin, president and chief operating officer of Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE: ALEX), one of Hawaii’s largest private landowners, says […]
Howard Hughes says construction of Honolulu luxury condos to start in summer
Mar 6, 2014, 2:53pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp.’s two ultra-luxury condominium high-rises in Kakaako, which began the sales process last month, is expected to start construction this summer, the Texas-based developer said in its 2013 annual report to shareholders. Thus far, The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) […]
Ultra-luxe condo project at Ala Moana Center to be called Park Lane Ala Moana
Mar 5, 2014, 2:59pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The seven ultra-luxury condominium towers planned for what is now a parking area of Ala Moana Center fronting Ala Moana Boulevard now has a name, Park Lane Ala Moana, and a development cost of about $300 million, according to public records. Located at 1488 Ala […]
Fast, free WiFi coming to big piece of Kakaako
Fast, free WiFi coming to big piece of Kakaako By Andrew Gomes The evolving Our Kaka’ako neighborhood in urban Honolulu is going to have some super-fast free WiFi. Kamehameha Schools, which is adding new retail and residential rental and condominium buildings on nine blocks in Kakaako under a master plan called Our Kaka’ako, announced Tuesday […]
ONE Ala Moana luxury high-rise expects 2014 completion date
Feb 28, 2014, 10:33am HST UPDATED: Feb 28, 2014, 11:16am HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The ONE Ala Moana ultra-luxury condominium tower being built atop the Nordstrom parking garage at Ala Moana Center is expected to be completed by the end of this year with units selling for an average of $1.6 […]
High-Rises’ Design Inspired by the Ocean
Two new high-rises in Ward Village look to the sea for inspiration. BY A. KAM NAPIER It’s not your imagination, Honolulu is packed with high-rises. In fact, it ranks sixth in the United States —right behind San Francisco—and 30th in the world among cities with the most skyscrapers, according to Emporis, a building-industry information clearinghouse. […]
Stanford Carr’s Halekauwila Place affordable rentals on track for March completion
Feb 13, 2014, 2:12pm HST UPDATED: Feb 13, 2014, 3:53pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter-Pacific Business News Hawaii developer Stanford Carr’s $70 million, 204 affordable rental project in Kakaako, Halekauwila Place, is scheduled to be completed in March, the state agency overseeing the redevelopment of the Honolulu neighborhood said Thursday. The Hawaii Community Development Authority said it […]