Half of units in Howard Hughes’ luxury Honolulu towers sold to Hawaii residents

More than half of the buyers in The Howard Hughes Corp.’s first two luxury condominium towers in Honolulu are from Hawaii, with the remaining buyers from Japan, Canada, China, Korea, Australia and the Mainland, the Texas-based developer said Friday in a letter to its shareholders. The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) said that 25 percent […]

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, […]

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 […]

Howard Hughes says construction of Honolulu luxury condos to start in summer

Mar 6, 2014, 2:53pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp.’s two ultra-luxury condominium high-rises in Kakaako, which began the sales process last month, is expected to start construction this summer, the Texas-based developer said in its 2013 annual report to shareholders. Thus far, The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) […]

High-Rises’ Design Inspired by the Ocean

Two new high-rises in Ward Village look to the sea for inspiration. BY A. KAM NAPIER It’s not your imagination, Honolulu is packed with high-rises. In fact, it ranks sixth in the United States —right behind San Francisco—and 30th in the world among cities with the most skyscrapers, according to Emporis, a building-industry information clearinghouse. […]

Howard Hughes Corp. unveils Honolulu’s redeveloped IBM Building: Slideshow

Jan 24, 2014, 2:47pm HST UPDATED: Jan 27, 2014, 2:10pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp. on Friday unveiled its $24.4 million redevelopment of the iconic IBM Building in Honolulu, which is now an information center and residential sales gallery for the Texas-based developer’s Ward Village master plan in […]

Penthouse at Howard Hughes’ Honolulu condo project priced at $20M

Jan 31, 2014, 2:00pm HST Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Howard Hughes Corp., which has plans to build two ultra-luxury, mixed-use condominium towers as part of its Ward Village master plan in Kakaako, on Friday published owner-occupant pre-sales notices for the two projects, including a penthouse with an asking price of $20 […]