Clearly, construction of the first tower in Ward Village — billed as a “carefully crafted neighborhood” — is missing some master-planned community polish.

Developer Howard Hughes Corp. filed a lawsuit Tuesday against its Waiea tower general contractor, complaining that the more than $300 million building — where units have sold for an average $3.6 million — has many deficiencies. Nordic PCL Construction denies the allegations. Among the complaints is one tied to the tower’s distinctive wavy glass curtain wall. The artful flourish is apparently emitting sleep-shattering sounds that residents say resemble sonic booms. With plans for 15 more towers in the works, Ward Village could be in for a bumpy ride.

Pieces of Ward Warehouse will live on

A fresh piney scent is in the air at Ward Warehouse. Yuletide trimming? Nope. The retail complex’s shop and restaurant tenants are now gone, and the 42-year-old wooden structure is being dismantled to make way for a public plaza surrounded by new high-rise residential towers.

Re-Use Hawaii, a nonprofit that recycles construction materials, is scooping up loads of old-growth Douglas fir beams, and plans to save at least 8,000 linear feet to re-mill into a variety of lumber products, including flooring. Reduce, reuse, recycle.