Why A&B didn’t go with a Hawaiian name for The Collection
Aug 26, 2013, 2:24pm HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News There’s Keola Lai, Waihonua, One Ala Moana and The Collection, four Kakaako high-rise condominium projects either developed, or being developed, or financially backed by Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. Note that only one, The Collection, doesn’t share a Hawaiian name like the other […]
A&B plan for remains found at Kakaako condo site took more than three years
Aug 23, 2013, 2:55pm HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News Alexander & Baldwin Inc. spent more than three years addressing the discovery of ancient human remains, or iwi, at the site of its Waihonua at Kewalo condominium project in Kakaako, according to Chairman and CEO Stanley Kuriyama. Kuriyama told PBN on Thursday that […]
State approves two new condo towers near Ward Theaters
State approves two new condo towers near Ward Theaters By Andrew Gomes POSTED: 12:07 p.m. HST, Aug 21, 2013 LAST UPDATED: 12:27 p.m. HST, Aug 21, 2013 The Hawaii Community Development Authority voted 7-0 today to approve the building of a 177-unit luxury condominium tower on the parking lot makai of the Ward Theatres and […]
Buyers lining up in Honolulu to buy condos at A&B’s The Collection
Aug 16, 2013, 2:49pm HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News A&B Properties Inc.’s newest residential project in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, called “The Collection,” will begin the sales process on Saturday at its newly opened sales gallery at 680 Ala Moana Blvd. Many prospective buyers already began lining up on Friday to […]
Two Kakaako redevelopment projects approved
By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 03:39 p.m. HST, Aug 07, 2013 LAST UPDATED: 06:24 p.m. HST, Aug 07, 2013 Two pieces of a master plan for redeveloping nine blocks in Kakaako owned by Kamehameha Schools got the go-ahead Wednesday. The Hawaii Community Development Authority, a state agency governing development in Kakaako, approved two detailed project plans […]
Governor Abercrombie, Kamehameha Schools, and Stanford Carr Development announced a new mixed-use Kaka‘ako residential project today.
From the press release: Groundbreaking and construction are targeted for mid to late 2014 An estimated 40 percent of the housing units at Keauhou Lane will be reserved for middle-income workers. Renters can earn up to 100 percent of Honolulu’s median income, and fee simple buyers can earn up to 140 percent to qualify. Overall, […]
HCDA gives nod to first of three Howard Hughes high-rise towers Ala Moana, Auahi Street high-rise projects detailed
UPDATED 7:12 PM HST Jul 17, 2013 HONOLULU —The Howard Hughes Corporation envisions a 38-story tower at the old Dixie Grill location on the corner of Ward and Halekauwila streets. It will dovetail into the city’s plans for rail with a station right across the street. The Hawaii Community Development Authority has given the green […]
HCDA staff recommends new condo be denied permit
The Hawaii Community Development Authority decided today to take a final vote August 7 on whether to allow a new condominium project to rise significantly above the height limit for the site and stand closer to the adjacent Imperial Plaza building than rules permit. Today the HCDA voted 6-0 to adopt a staff finding that […]
Land owner mitigates traffic fears in Kakaako by upgrading the vehicular infrastructure.
By Andrew Gomes | POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 30, 201 http://www.staradvertiser.com The heart of Kakaako is expected to swell with new life under plans by two landowners to develop 29 condominium towers over the next decade or so. But there is much concern over whether the area can handle the traffic. Kakaako’s two biggest […]
Howard Hughes Corp. to present Ward condo plans to HCDA in July
Jun 18, 2013, 11:28am HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. is scheduled to officially present plans for a couple of residential projects to the Hawaii Community Development Authority on July 17, as part of the first phase of its Ward Village master plan in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood. The two […]