A&B’s proposed Kakaako project will be subject of HCDA hearing

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Two groups that oppose the state’s granting of a development permit for The Collection, Alexander & Baldwin’s planned 43-story condominium project in Kakaako, will get to voice their opinions at a hearing on Feb. 19, according to an agenda posted to the Hawaii Community Development Authority’s website.

The hearing, which will be held at the state agency’s office at 461 Cooke St., will include the Association of Apartment Owners of One Waterfront Tower, which is located near the proposed project, and Kakaako United, a nonprofit made up of Kakaako residents, as well as the landowner, Kamehameha Schools, and the developer, A&B.

The groups claim that the HCDA, which is in charge of overseeing the redevelopment of Kakaako, isn’t following its own rules that it has set for the area.

Each participant in the hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will be allowed 30 minutes to present its position and will have an opportunity to reply to the positions presented by others.

Sales began last summer for The Collection, a $200 million, 397-unit project at 604 Ala Moana Blvd. on the former site of CompUSA. It will feature a high-rise tower, mid-rise building, town homes, and retail shops and restaurants.

Two Kakaako redevelopment projects approved

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By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 03:39 p.m. HST, Aug 07, 2013
LAST UPDATED: 06:24 p.m. HST, Aug 07, 2013

Two pieces of a master plan for redeveloping nine blocks in Kakaako owned by Kamehameha Schools got the go-ahead Wednesday.

The Hawaii Community Development Authority, a state agency governing development in Kakaako, approved two detailed project plans with 6-0 votes by its board after public hearings.

Kamehameha Schools plans to develop a six-level parking garage with 267 stalls amid an envisioned retail complex largely made up of old buildings slated for renovation in Kakaako. Shown here is a conceptual view from the corner of Auahi and Keawe streets of the project dubbed SALT.

Kamehameha Schools plans to develop a six-level parking garage with 267 stalls amid an envisioned retail complex largely made up of old buildings slated for renovation in Kakaako. Shown here is a conceptual view from the corner of Auahi and Keawe streets of the project dubbed SALT.

One project approved is called The Collection, a complex featuring 467 condo units, including 397 in a 43-story tower, 54 in a four-story building and 16 three-story townhouses. Retail and restaurant space along with a 914-space parking garage are also part of the plan for the block bordering Ala Moana Boulevard and South, Auahi and Keawe streets where CompUSA once operated a store.

Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. is developing the project on land it has arranged to buy from Kamehameha Schools.

The other piece of the Kamehameha Schools master plan approved is a retail complex dubbed SALT.

The SALT project will provide space for 35 to 50 mostly retail and restaurant tenants just Diamondhead of The Collection on the block bordered by Ala Moana Boulevard and Coral, Keawe and Auahi streets.

Kamehameha Schools envisions seven towers on nine blocks under a master plan approved by HCDA in 2009.

Other pieces of the master plan include three luxury condo towers on adjacent blocks fronting Ala Moana and a moderate-priced tower with 600 units two blocks mauka from The Collection.

Detailed plans for those four tower projects have yet to be submitted to HCDA for approval.

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