More towers on the rise – Three developers present the neighborhood board with proposals for a half-dozen new projects

Kakaako is in the middle of a residential tower development wave that builders see as meeting overwhelming homebuyer demand, but some area residents see as crowding their quality of life. Well, don’t look now, but another wave is on the way. Three developers have unveiled plans to seek permits later this year for six more […]
Five new tenants prepare to open at Honolulu’s Ward Centers

Five new tenants prepare to open at Honolulu’s Ward Centers Jenna Blakely Reporter – Pacific Business News Five new tenants are preparing to open their doors at Ward Centers in Honolulu, adding a mix of eateries and clothing retailers to the shopping center that is being transformed into the master-planned community called Ward Village. Three […]
The Howard Hughes Corp. reports strong sales for two ultra-luxury high-rise condominiums in Kakaako

The Howard Hughes Corp. reports strong sales for two ultra-luxury high-rise condominiums in Kakaako Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. has reached contractual agreements for about half of the 482 units in its two ultra-luxury high-rises in Kakaako — Anaha and Waiea — part of its Ward Village master-planned community, […]
New Whole Foods Market in Kakaako will be part of larger commercial and residential development

May 7, 2014, 6:30am HST UPDATED: May 7, 2014, 1:07pm HST New Whole Foods Market in Kakaako will be part of larger commercial and residential development Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The flagship Whole Foods Market planned for Ward Village in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood will be part of a new mixed-use development by […]
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) […]
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. […]
Howard Hughes Corp. to manage Honolulu’s Kewalo Basin harbor

Feb 5, 2014, 6:42pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp., which has plans to add more than 900 residential units in the first phase of its Ward Village master plan in Kakaako, has entered into exclusive negotiations with the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop and manage the nearby […]
Howard Hughes Corp. unveils Honolulu’s redeveloped IBM Building: Slideshow

Jan 24, 2014, 2:47pm HST UPDATED: Jan 27, 2014, 2:10pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. on Friday unveiled its $24.4 million redevelopment of the iconic IBM Building in Honolulu, which is now an information center and residential sales gallery for the Texas-based developer’s Ward Village master plan in […]
Penthouse at Howard Hughes’ Honolulu condo project priced at $20M

Jan 31, 2014, 2:00pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp., which has plans to build two ultra-luxury, mixed-use condominium towers as part of its Ward Village master plan in Kakaako, on Friday published owner-occupant pre-sales notices for the two projects, including a penthouse with an asking price of $20 […]