Hawaii Community Development Authority approves two Kakaako residential projects
Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News
The Hawaii Community Development Authority has approved two Kakaako residential projects being developed by Hawaii developer Stanford Carr and Oregon-based developer Gerding Edlen on the same block totaling 632 units.
Keauhou Lane’s portion of the project at 500 South St. includes a mix of 388 residential units, which will have one-, two- and three-bedroom units in a 400-foot high-rise building, along with a mix of 35 townhouse units that will have two- and three-bedroom units in a 42-foot mid-rise tower, as well as 2,854 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, 1,038 square feet of vehicle stalls in a 72-foot parking structure, about 13,000 square feet of open space and 31,400 square feet of recreation space.
The Gerding Edlen project at 500 Keawe St., which is being developed on behalf of landowner Kamehameha Schools, includes a mix of 209 residential units that will have studio, one- and two-bedroom units in a 65-foot mid-rise building, 39,145 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, four loading stalls, about 13,600 square feet of open space and 11,500 square feet of recreation space.
The request was for a joint development permit for two separate mixed-use residential, commercial/retail development projects being built at the same time by Carr and Gerding Edlen.
Keauhou Lane requested a modification from the mauka area rules to increase the podium’s height to about 72 feet and cause a partial obstruction of the South Street view corridor, while Gerding Edlen asked for a modification from the same rules to increase the podium’s height to about 65 feet.
Meantime, also at Wednesday’s meeting, the HCDA, which oversees the redevelopment of Kakaako, held an initial public hearing for Castle & Cooke and Kamehameha Schools’ 183 rental and for-sale workforce housing units located on the block bounded by Auahi, Keawe and Pohukaina streets.
Seven members of the public testified in support of the project and one person testified in opposition, said HCDA spokeswoman Lindsey Doi.
The project’s second public hearing will be held on June 10 with a decision-making hearing scheduled for July 9.
The two private developers are requesting a joint development permit for their two separate mixed-use, residential, commercial/retail projects.
The projects will be built simultaneously, with construction starting later this year and completion targeted in 2016.
Castle & Cooke and Kamehameha Schools are asking for a modification to increase the area’s building height restriction from 45 feet to 65 feet.