Ward Village® Welcomes World Renowned Japanese Restaurant Nobu Honolulu
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa to Open Flagship Honolulu Restaurant in 2016 Today, Ward Village announced plans to welcome world renowned restauranteur Nobu Matsuhisa to the neighborhood. In late 2016, Nobu will move from Waikiki to a dramatic new space at the base of Waiea, Ward Village’s first flagship residential building. “At Ward Village, we are curating […]
Early-morning fire reported at Howard Hughes condo project under construction in Honolulu
An early-morning fire on Wednesday was reported on a high floor of The Howard Hughes Corp.’s $403 million Waiea luxury condominium project under construction in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood. Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. David Jenkins said fire crews first received a call at 4:57 a.m. about a two-alarm structure fire at 1044 Auahi St. He […]
Luxury Honolulu condo Waiea foregoes … trash chutes?
The Howard Hughes Corp.’s Waiea luxury condominium, currently under construction in the Texas-based developer’s 60-acre Ward Village in Kakaako, was designed and is being built without trash chutes, the developer confirmed to PBN. The 36-story, 171-unit condo going up on a former parking lot across from the Ward Consolidated Theatres is one of the first […]
Hawaii architect Rob Iopa shares the story behind the design of Kakaako’s Waiea tower
The Waiea, The Howard Hughes Corp.’s luxury residential high-rise on Ala Moana Boulevard, will feature one of the most unique exterior designs among the high-rises in Kakaako, reflecting the area in which it is being built. Rob Iopa, president of Honolulu’s WCIT Architecture, who had a major role in designing the tower on a former […]
Howard Hughes Corp. says Honolulu luxury towers three-quarters sold
The Howard Hughes Corp. said Monday that 88 percent and 78 percent of the units in its two luxury condominiums in Kakaako — 171-unit Waiea and 311-unit Anaha — werre under contract as of Feb. 1, according to the Dallas-based developer’s 2014 annual report. Located on a former surface parking lot fronting Ala Moana Boulevard, […]
Building a village – How a big Texas corporation is remaking the face of Kakaako
For David Striph and Nick Vanderboom, transforming a major part of Honolulu into a mixed-use community has become personal. The top Howard Hughes Corp. executives in Hawaii plan to call Ward Village home. And they want the 60-acre development in Kakaako to be a place where people want to live, work and play. To that […]
Howard Hughes Corp. secures $600M construction loan for Hawaii condo projects
The Howard Hughes Corp. said Monday it has secured a $600 million construction loan from Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies to built the Waiea and Anaha condominium towers at its Ward Village in Honolulu. Dallas-based Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) broke ground on Waiea, across from the Ward Entertainment Center, in June, and started work […]
Howard Hughes Corp. to present plans for Honolulu high-rise, Whole Foods Market store
The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to present its plans in November for a new mixed-use condominium high-rise in Kakaako at the former spot of Hawaii’s first Nordstrom Rack store, which will include a planned Whole Foods Market as part of the project. The project, which will be located at 330 Kamakee St. and is part […]
Living on top of the world — Hawaii style
Amenities mean everything when money is no object In a model unit of the planned Howard Hughes Corp.’s Ward Village in Kakaako, which will soon be home to two ultra-luxury condominium buildings called Waiea and Anaha, and where a yet-to-be-built penthouse. “Wave at the toilet,” Shanefield, the project’s development manager, tells a guest. With a […]
Howard Hughes Corp. breaks ground on Waiea condo tower in Honolulu
Howard Hughes Corp. President and CEO David Weinreb was joined by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell Saturday for the groundbreaking on the Waiea condominium tower at Ward Village in Kakaako Saturday morning, with the governor saying that the massive residential, commercial and retail community will be like nothing Hawaii has seen […]