Hawaii agency approves second tower on former Honolulu Advertiser site

Dec 4, 2013, 2:30pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The state agency overseeing the redevelopment of the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako on Wednesday approved a second workforce housing condominium project on the site of the former Honolulu Advertiser building on a vote of 6-0 after hours of public testimony and discussions. The […]

Hawaii agency to decide on second condo tower at 801 South St.

Dec 3, 2013, 6:54am HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Hawaii Community Development Authority expects to make a decision on Wednesday regarding a Honolulu developer’s plan to build a second residential tower in Kakaako with an accompanying 10-story parking garage on the site of the former Honolulu Advertiser building, the state said […]

Howard Hughes Corp. Hawaii project gets LEED-ND Platinum rating

Nov 27, 2013, 12:45pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter | Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp.’s plan to turn 60 acres in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako into Ward Village, a 4,000-unit mixed-use community encompassing more than 1 million square feet of retail and other commercial space is now one of the nation’s largest green-building […]

OliverMcMillan breaks ground on Symphony Honolulu condominium project

Nov 20, 2013, 2:58pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter  |  Pacific Business News OliverMcMillan Pacific Rim LLC began construction Wednesday on its 388-unit, 45-story Symphony Honolulu mixed-use condominium tower at the corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and Ward Avenue, across from the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood. More than 150 people attended a groundbreaking […]

Where You Live: Kaka’ako – KITV News

Kaka’ako has always been about change HONOLULU —Kaka’ako is bounded by Ward Avenue, Punchbowl Street, King Street and the waterfront. Kaka’ako is on the verge of change, but if you look back over the centuries, it has always been about change. In the mid-1800s, salt production was a big business.  It’s a past that surprised […]

Pier 1, Nordstrom Rack to open new Honolulu stores in November

Oct 22, 2013, 7:13am HST Staff Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. said it has finished building a new two-story building at the Ward Village Shops in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood, in time for Nordstrom Rack and Pier 1 Imports to open next month. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Pier 1, which closed its old store […]

CEO says Howard Hughes Corp. still working on best mix for Honolulu development

Oct 2, 2013, 2:52pm HST Updated: Oct 2, 2013, 4:22pm HST Duane Shimogawa  |  Reporter- Pacific Business News The head of The Howard Hughes Corp., one of the bigger private developers of Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood, said Wednesday that the company is determining what the best and right mix is for its second phase of its […]

Howard Hughes Corp expects pre-sales to start soon for Honolulu condos

Nov 7, 2013, 2:50pm HST Duane Shimogawa |  Reporter- Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. said Thursday that it expects to begin pre-sales of its first three residential condominium towers in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood by the end of this year, or early next year, as it awaits Real Estate Commission’s approval of its condo […]

Symphony Honolulu condo project ready to break ground this month

Nov 5, 2013, 2:48pm HST Duane Shimogawa  |  Reporter- Pacific Business News The Symphony Honolulu condominium project in Kakaako at 888 Kapiolani Blvd. in Kakaako will break ground on Nov. 20, developer OliverMcMillan and general contractor Honolulu-based Nordic PCL Construction said Tuesday. The vacant lot at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard across […]