Construction of the Ke Kilohana condominium tower in Kakaako has reached its high point, 43 stories, or roughly 400 feet above ground.
The developer of the tower, Howard Hughes Corp., announced the milestone known in the construction industry as “topping off” on Monday following placement of the final steel beam for the building last week.
Ke Kilohana is the fourth of 16 planned towers to rise on the 60-acre Ward Village community master-planned by Hughes Corp. The first tower, Waiea, was finished in 2016, followed by Anaha last year. The third tower, Ae‘o, is on schedule to open sometime between January and March for residents, while a Whole Foods store in the bottom of the tower is already open.
Hughes Corp. expects to finish Ke Kilohana next summer. The tower contains mostly moderately priced condo units that satisfy a requirement by the Hawaii Community Development Authority, a state agency regulating development in Kakaako. Average prices in the first three Waiea towers ranged from about $1 million to $3.6 million.
Out of 424 homes in Ke Kilohana, 375 were reserved for local residents with incomes ranging from 100 to 140 percent of Honolulu’s median income. The maximum at the high end translated to $85,150 for a single person, $97,300 for a couple or $121,650 for a family of four when the 375 units were sold via lottery in 2016. Unit prices ranged from $323,475 to $442,246 for one- bedroom units, $473,789 to $538,612 for two-bedroom units and $521,774 to $560,774 for three-bedroom units.
Planned amenities include a common area lanai near the top of the tower, a movie theater, a music studio, a karaoke room, a fitness center, indoor and outdoor keiki play areas, a workspace with meeting areas, and a landscaped deck with barbecue grills and indoor-outdoor lounges on top of the parking garage. A 23,000-square-foot Longs Drugs store also will occupy the ground floor, and the city’s planned rail line runs next to the tower with a stop on the other side of Ward Avenue.
ON THE MOVE
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Pacific Property Group has appointed Craig Nakamura as vice president of brokerage services, responsible for investment sales, commercial leasing and consulting. Nakamura was previously principal broker of Commercial Properties of Honolulu and provided asset management services for Waterhouse Inc.’s commercial real estate portfolio. He also served as vice president of the Commercial Real Estate Division at Marcus & Associates Inc.
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