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.
James Ramirez, a vice president for Forest City Hawaii, told PBN that, in addition to Nordic PCL, it has chosen Honolulu-based Benjamin Woo Architects LLC as its local architecture firm for the 800-unit rental project, which will include affordable and market-rate units.
In December, the Hawaii Community Development Authority unanimously selected Forest City Hawaii to develop the project, which will be built on state land under a 65-year ground lease.
Forest City and the HCDA are in the midst of an 18-month development process, which includes an conducting an environmental assessment.
Forest City Hawaii has chosen Honoluluâs Nordic PCL Construction Inc. as the general contractor for the $500 million 690 Pohukaina mixed-use project in Kakaako.