March 6, 1966: Things Are Looking Up At Boomingest Place in Town

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In what part of town are the most buildings going up?

Waikiki? Ala Moana? Kaimuki? Downtown?

You’re wrong. It’s Makiki. More specifically, a two-block area near Wilder Ave. and Punahou St. Three of the new structures are condominium apartments, two are hospital additions and one is a retirement residence.

Here’s a rundown of the building activity:

• Punahou Garden, at 1550 Wilder Ave. and Poke and Anapuni Sts.… Cost is $1.5 million. Two buildings — a 13-story, 165-unit high rise and a four-story, 24-unit wing — have been designed to take advantage of the naturally landscaped setting, including the Makiki Stream, which cuts through the property. Contractor is Stanley T. Kobayashi Inc., and architect, Lemmon, Freeth, Haines &Jones.

• Punahala Apartments, at 1615 Wilder Ave. … Cost is $1.5 million. Forty-seven two-bedroom and seven three- bedroom apartments … are included in the eight-story structure. Developers are 1615 Associates Inc., contractor is Quality Pacific Ltd., and architect is Al Sturgis.

• Manoalani condominium, at 1629 Wilder Ave. at Spreckels St. … The 12-story building will include 32 units — 20 three-bedroom, 10 four- bedroom, and two three- bedroom penthouse apartments. Cost is $1.3 million. Johnson &Perkins is architect.

• Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital surgical wing. … Cost is $1.5 million. The four-floor wing includes a basement, with two top floors left as shells for future development. … It will house administrative offices, a 32-bed surgical ward, auditorium. Edwin L. Bauer is architect.

• Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled Children, Honolulu Wing, behind the existing facilities on Punahou St., will be completed in two phases. Cost is $2.6 million. Contractor is Nordic Construction. Architect is Lemmon, Freeth, Haines &Jones.

• Arcadia, a retirement residence, at 1434 Punahou St. … Cost is $7.4 million. The 12-story building, developed by the Central Union Church, will house citizens over 61, include a 22-bed infirmary with examination and treatment facilities. Contractor is the Hawaiian Dredging &Construction Ltd. John Graham &Co. is architect.