Developer gets waiver for Honolulu condo on Kakaako glass rule, HCDA rules

The Hawaii Community Development Authority has given the developer of a Kakaako condominium a waiver regarding a glass rule issue. The state agency regulating development in the Honolulu neighborhood on Wednesday unanimously approved Downtown Capital LLC’s petition for a waiver to the rule, and deleted a section of the developer’s development permit for its 801 […]

HCDA starts taking at look at glass issue for another Kakaako condominium

The Hawaii Community Development Authority held its first public hearing Wednesday that addressed a glass rule issue at a second Kakaako condominium, which lasted nearly an hour with no questions from the board and no public testimony. The issue deals with the window glazing at Downtown Capital LLC’s completed 801 South St. “Tower A” workforce […]

Second condo tower on former Honolulu Advertiser site sells out

Second condo tower on former Honolulu Advertiser site sells out Bill Cresenzo Reporter – Pacific Business News The developer of the second affordable condominium tower being built on the site of the former Honolulu Advertiser building said Wednesday that all 410 units have been sold to Hawaii residents. Marshall Hung of Downtown Capital said that […]

Judge halts Kakaako condo tower construction

Judge halts Kakaako condo tower construction By Andrew Gomes A state judge has halted construction of a recently sold-out planned Kakaako condominium tower after finding that two state agencies failed to follow state law protecting historic places and burials. The ruling by Circuit Court Judge Karl Sakamoto on Friday stops work on 801 South Street’s […]

Affordable condos at 801 South St. in Honolulu are selling fast, developer says

Affordable condos at 801 South St. in Honolulu are selling fast, developer says Bill Cresenzo Reporter – Pacific Business News More than 3,500 people have shown some type of interest in the affordable condominiums at the second building under construction at 801 South St. in Honolulu, according to the developer. So far, 600 prospective buyers […]

Hawaii agency approves second tower on former Honolulu Advertiser site

Dec 4, 2013, 2:30pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The state agency overseeing the redevelopment of the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako on Wednesday approved a second workforce housing condominium project on the site of the former Honolulu Advertiser building on a vote of 6-0 after hours of public testimony and discussions. The […]

Hawaii agency to decide on second condo tower at 801 South St.

Dec 3, 2013, 6:54am HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Hawaii Community Development Authority expects to make a decision on Wednesday regarding a Honolulu developer’s plan to build a second residential tower in Kakaako with an accompanying 10-story parking garage on the site of the former Honolulu Advertiser building, the state said […]

Kakaako residents want tower plan halved at the 801 South Street project

Kakaako residents want tower plan halved at the 801 South Street project. via @staradgomes Honolulu Star Advertiser………….. One tower is OK but two towers are too much. That’s the view of a group of residents in Kaka­ako’s Royal Capital Plaza condominium tower, next door to the proposed site for two 400-foot towers called 801 South […]

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, […]