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 […]
Another Kakaako high-rise planned – Developer, exact location of newest condo tower still unknown, but it will add hundreds of units
Another Kakaako high-rise planned – Developer, exact location of newest condo tower still unknown, but it will add hundreds of units May 10, 2013, 12:00am HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News Plans are in the works for another mixed-use high-rise condominium project in Kakaako that would include hundreds of residential units, according to […]
Walk Score for Kaka’ako
This location is a Walker’s Paradise, which means daily errands do not require a car. This location has excellent transit with 59 nearby bus routes. There are minimal bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. This location is bikeable, there is some bike infrastructure. Go to nearby coffee at Island Coffee & […]
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 […]
Forest City picks Nordic PCL to build Honolulu’s tallest building
Forest City picks Nordic PCL to build Honolulu’s tallest building May 9, 2013, 2:26pm HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News Forest City Hawaii has chosen Honolulu’s Nordic PCL Construction Inc. as the general contractor for the $500 million 690 Pohukaina mixed-use project in Kakaako, which may include Hawaii’s tallest building at 650 feet. […]
Kakaako’s Building Boom – Part Two
Howard Hughes Corp. has already spent $3.5 million renovating Ward Centre, the shopping center where a Bed Bath & Beyond store will open this fall in the space formerly occupied by Borders bookstore. HHC’s plans include a mixture of retail, residential and commercial construction projects over the next 12 years. More specifics should come in […]
Weekend lottery to decide who will buy condos at former Honolulu Advertiser site
Weekend lottery to decide who will buy condos at former Honolulu Advertiser site Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News | Mar 22, 2013, 3:36pm HST The developer of a $200 million high-rise affordable condominium tower planned for the site of the former Honolulu Advertiser building will conduct a lottery on Saturday to decide who […]
California developer Franco Mola plans to build workforce housing in Kaka’ako
Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News Apr 2, 2013, 1:54pm HST A California-based real estate developer is planning to demolish several existing single-story industrial buildings and develop a 20-story, 217-unit workforce housing condominium project with ground-floor retail space in the Kakaako neighborhood in Honolulu. The property, at 803 Waimanu St., encompasses a little more […]