Italian eatery proposed for vacant Kewalo building in Kakaako
Italian eatery proposed for vacant Kewalo building in Kakaako. by Andrew Gomes Honolulu Star Advertiser………………..…. A vacant building owned by the state and once used for charter boat operations at Kewalo Basin is being eyed for conversion to an Italian restaurant. A Japanese-based company is seeking to negotiate a lease for the 3,000-square-foot building with […]
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 & […]
NEWS RELEASE – SYMPHONY HONOLULU ANNOUNCES STRONG OPENING WEEKEND SALES
SALES REACH 194 AND CLIMBING DURING FIRST TWO DAYS (Honolulu, Hawaii) — The developer of the newest residential project in Kaka‘ako to launch sales says the public response and sales have been strong. Symphony Honolulu is to be built at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard, with the address 888 Kapiolani Boulevard. “The […]
Hawaii lawmakers to discuss Kakaako condo plans with area residents
May 28, 2013, 7:11am HST Staff Pacific Business News Residents of Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood concerned about the plans to add high-rises that exceed the current height limit will meet with Hawaii lawmakers Thursday at the state Capitol. KITV reports Rep. Scott Saiki, D-McCully-Downtown, who lives in Kakaako, is one of the coordinators of the meeting, […]
Howard Hughes Corp.’s first Kakaako project a 415-unit condo tower on Ward Avenue
May 20, 2013, 10:02am HST Updated: May 20, 2013, 4:41pm HST Duane Shimogawa | Reporter- Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to build a mostly affordable 415-unit residential high-rise in Kakaako across from Sports Authority, which would include a total of 525,535-square-feet of floor area with commercial space and parking, as well as […]
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, […]
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 […]