Longs Drugs to open Hawaii store in Ward Village’s 988 Halekauwila mixed-use project in Kakaako
Longs Drugs will open a new Hawaii location in Ward Village’s 988 Halekauwila mixed-use tower in Kakaako that’s scheduled to be ready for occupancy in 2019, Howard Hughes Corp. executives confirmed to PBN on Tuesday. “It’s something that has always been on our wish list for quite some time,” Katie Kaanapu, community and retail marketing […]
Hawaii agency delays decision on redevelopment of Kewalo Basin Harbor lands
The Hawaii Community Development Authority has delayed making a decision on two separate proposals from two developers on renovations to the lands surrounding Kewalo Basin Harbor in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako. At its regular meeting on Wednesday, which lasted until nearly 6 p.m., the state agency that regulates development in the area heard once […]
HCDA starts taking at look at glass issue for another Kakaako condominium
The Hawaii Community Development Authority held its first public hearing Wednesday that addressed a glass rule issue at a second Kakaako condominium, which lasted nearly an hour with no questions from the board and no public testimony. The issue deals with the window glazing at Downtown Capital LLC’s completed 801 South St. “Tower A” workforce […]
Hawaii agency board chief explains Symphony Honolulu condo glass issue decision
A Hawaii agency’s decision to let San Diego-based developer OliverMcMillan proceed with its Symphony Honolulu condominium tower without making changes to the building’s glass curtain came down to a standard it could not defend, the agency board’s chief told PBN. “It would’ve been just suits and countersuits,” John Whalen, chair of the Hawaii Community Development […]
Hawaii agency delays decision on high-rise ‘glass rule’ for OliverMcMillan’s Symphony Honolulu condo tower
The Hawaii Community Development Authority on Wednesday delayed until next week making a decision on a “glass rule” for Kakaako high-rise projects regarding an issue with OliverMcMillan’s Symphony Honolulu mixed-use condominium tower. The board of the state agency regulating development in the Honolulu neighborhood was to vote on a decision at a meeting on Wednesday, […]
Howard Hughes Corp. may ‘adjust’ prices for some units at Honolulu condo tower
SEE CORRECTION AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE The Howard Hughes Corp. says it may “adjust” the sales price of its remaining condominium units in its Aeo mixed-use residential project in Honolulu in response to the high demand and interest seen since an initial lottery began last month for the project, which will include Whole […]
Alexander & Baldwin says The Collection condo project in Honolulu is nearly sold out
Alexander & Baldwin is reporting that most of the units in The Collection residential condominium tower and mid-rise building, now being built on the site of the former CompUSA store in Honolulu, have been sold. The Honolulu-based company, in its earnings report released on Thursday, noted that about 98 percent of the project’s 451 tower […]
OliverMcMillan pays $26M for Symphony Honolulu condo project land
OliverMcMillan has purchased the little more than three-acre parcel across from the Neal S. Blaisdell Center where the San Diego-based developer is currently building the Symphony Honolulu luxury condominium tower, according to public records. OliverMcMillan, which formed Honolulu-based OliverMcMillan Pacific Rim LLC, paid JN Group Inc. and Casti Family LP $26 million for the property […]
Symphony Honolulu’s glass facade not transparent enough
HONOLULU —The Symphony Honolulu highrise at the corner of Kapiolani and Ward is on track to open next spring. 90 percent of the units already sold. Crews have installed glass up on the 35th floor with just a few stories remaining. But as it turns out, the glass doesn’t meet the proper transparency standard set […]
Hawaii agency approves Howard Hughes’ Kakaako residential project
The Hawaii Community Development Authority gave its final approval Wednesday on The Howard Hughes Corp.’s Kakaako residential project at 988 Halekauwila St. The Texas-based developer plans to start construction on the mostly affordable for-sale condominium tower across from Sports Authority by late 2016, according to its senior vice president of development, Nick Vanderboom. “We have […]