NEWS RELEASE – SYMPHONY HONOLULU ANNOUNCES STRONG OPENING WEEKEND SALES
SALES REACH 194 AND CLIMBING DURING FIRST TWO DAYS (Honolulu, Hawaii) — The developer of the newest residential project in Kaka‘ako to launch sales says the public response and sales have been strong. Symphony Honolulu is to be built at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard, with the address 888 Kapiolani Boulevard. “The […]
Sales begin on Symphony Honolulu condo units
Sales for units in a new 40-story condominium being built across from the Blaisdell Center have begun, according to the project’s developer. When completed, the Symphony Honolulu condos will have a total of 388 residential apartments in a 400-foot tower at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard. “We believe there is strong demand […]
Kaka’ako plan offers vision of a ‘livable’ community
While there are definite advantages to living away from the urban core, an agonizing morning commute generally isn’t one of them. Honolulu’s traffic consistently ranks among the worst in the nation, prompting a demand for solutions, like high-speed rail, and options, such as livable communities. But what makes one community more livable than another? You […]
Honolulu Club reopening after remodel
May 31, 2013, 2:48pm HST Updated: May 31, 2013, 6:43pm HST Mark Abramson | Reporter- Pacific Business News The Honolulu Club will reopen at 5 a.m. Saturday, after the fitness center’s owners — Hawaii developer Richard Gushman and Douglas Emmett Inc. — spent about $3 million on a remodel and new equipment. The work included […]
Little Sheep, Grand Leyenda Cantina plan Ward Centre locations
May 28, 2013, 11:20am HST Staff Pacific Business News A Mongolian hot pot chain called Little Sheep will open its first Hawaii restaurant later this year in the former E&O Trading Co. space in Ward Centre. California-based Little Sheep, which features cooked meats served in a communal pot, will join Grand Leyenda Cantina, which the […]
43-story tower will be adjacent to state rental project
HONOLULU — It’s on a parcel bounded by Ward, Halekauwila and Ilaniwai Streets that the Howard Hughes Corporation wants to build what’s being pitched as “workforce housing.” The high-rise would be directly across from Sports Authority. It will mean displacing a handful of small businesses which the landowner says will be accommodated elsewhere in the […]
Hawaii lawmakers to discuss Kakaako condo plans with area residents
May 28, 2013, 7:11am HST Staff Pacific Business News Residents of Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood concerned about the plans to add high-rises that exceed the current height limit will meet with Hawaii lawmakers Thursday at the state Capitol. KITV reports Rep. Scott Saiki, D-McCully-Downtown, who lives in Kakaako, is one of the coordinators of the meeting, […]
Howard Hughes Corp.’s first Kakaako project a 415-unit condo tower on Ward Avenue
May 20, 2013, 10:02am HST Updated: May 20, 2013, 4:41pm HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to build a mostly affordable 415-unit residential high-rise in Kakaako across from Sports Authority, which would include a total of 525,535-square-feet of floor area with commercial space and parking, as well as […]
Public invited to see Kakaako’s transit-oriented development plans
May 22, 2013, 2:36pm HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News The Hawaii Community Development Authority plans to hold four open houses to introduce the proposed Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Plan for Kakaako. The TOD Plan incorporates urban design, mobility and access, complete streets, rail transit and parking and transportation demand management principles to create […]
Moderate-priced units proposed for Kakaako
Honolulu is accustomed to housing booms — especially for luxury condominiums in the urban core. But a workforce housing boom may now be forming. A developer has proposed a 217-unit workforce, or moderate-priced, condo tower in Kakaako on a roughly half-acre site now occupied by single-story industrial buildings. MJF Development Corp., led by Franco Mola, […]