Developer plans to start construction on $40M Kakaako condo in January

California developer MJF Development Corp. plans to start construction on its $40 million Kakaako condominium mid-rise project in January 2016, to be completed in March 2017, according to public documents recently filed. The developer said, in the 803 Waimanu St. draft environmental assessment, that it will finance the project by applying for a dwelling unit […]

Developer hopes to start construction on 2 Honolulu condo projects by end of 2015

MJF Development Corp., which plans to develop a couple of residential condominium projects in Honolulu, is hoping to start construction on these projects by the middle to the end of 2015, a spokesman for the California-based developer told PBN. “Ohana Hale” is a 21-story, 180-unit affordable and workforce condo project on a 14,400-square-foot parcel located […]

Hawaii agency denies appeals of development permits for two Kakaako condominiums

The Hawaii Community Development Authority, the state agency in charge of overseeing the redevelopment of Kakaako, on Wednesday denied an appeal for a development permit that was issued for the 803 Waimanu St. condominium, essentially moving the project forward. Giovanni Mola, a spokesman for MJF Development Corp. and son of California developer Franco Mola, told […]

Hawaii agency approves 803 Waimanu condo project in Kaka’ako

Jan 8, 2014, 3:57pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Hawaii agency in charge of overseeing the redevelopment of Kakaako on Wednesday approved another condominium project — 803 Waimanu St. — for Oahu’s so called Third City. The Hawaii Community Development Authority unanimously approved the scaled-down project that’s being developed by California developer […]

HCDA staff recommends new condo be denied permit

The Hawaii Community Development Authority decided today to take a final vote August 7 on whether to allow a new condominium project to rise significantly above the height limit for the site and stand closer to the adjacent Imperial Plaza building than rules permit. Today the HCDA voted 6-0 to adopt a staff finding that […]

Moderate-priced units proposed for Kakaako

Honolulu is accustomed to housing booms — especially for luxury condominiums in the urban core. But a workforce housing boom may now be forming. A developer has proposed a 217-unit workforce, or moderate-priced, condo tower in Kakaako on a roughly half-acre site now occupied by single-story industrial buildings. MJF Development Corp., led by Franco Mola, […]