HONOLULU — Apparel company Jeans Warehouse has purchased a 16,000-square-foot industrial facility in Honolulu. The facility is located at 99-984 Iwaena St. in the Aiea neighborhood. The acquisition comes a few months after Jeans Warehouse acquired an 18,500-square-foot industrial facility at 99-910 Iwaena St. for distribution and administration. JLL’s Cullen Oesterly represented the retailer in both acquisitions, as well as the seller of the most recent facility, CTY Investors Ltd.
KAILUA, HAWAII — Watumull Properties Corp. has purchased Niumalu Marketplace, a 205,000-square-foot retail center located in Kailua on O’ahu, for $66 million. Safeway anchors the property, which is situated on 20 acres. Wendell Brooks and Kimo Greenwell of JLL will handle leasing at the center, and Big Island Colliers’ Hawaii office will provide property management services.
HILO, HAWAII — EAH Housing has broken ground on Hale Nā Koa ‘O Hanakahi, an affordable seniors housing community for veterans in Hilo, located on the east coast of the “Big Island” of Hawaii. Development costs are estimated at $58 million. In partnership with Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial Inc. (HIVM), EAH Housing will develop the residential component of the master-planned complex that will also include a community-based outpatient clinic. The property will be built on 5.5 acres owned by the County of Hawaii. The 92-unit affordable living community will be available to veterans, surviving spouses and other income-qualified seniors age 62 or older. The one-bedroom apartments will be offered at rents affordable to individuals and couples earning 30 percent to 80 percent of area median income (AMI). Funding sources for the project include $30 million in Hula Mae multifamily bond financing along with $16.9 million in Rental Housing Revolving Fund loans and approximately $2.5 million in annual state and federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the Hawai‘i Housing Finance Development Corporation (HHFDC). The investor in those credits is Enterprise Housing Credit Investments, with permanent financing from Bank of Hawai‘i. Additional funding is provided by the County of Hawaii through its …
HILO, HAWAII — EAH Housing has broken ground on Hale Nā Koa ‘O Hanakahi, an affordable seniors housing community for veterans in Hilo, located on the east coast of the “Big Island” of Hawai‘i. Development costs are estimated at $58 million. In partnership with Hawai‘i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. (HIVM), EAH Housing will develop the residential component of the master-planned complex that will also include a community-based outpatient clinic. The property will be built on 5.5 acres owned by the County of Hawai‘i. The 92-unit affordable living community will be available to veterans, surviving spouses and other income-qualified seniors age 62 years or older. The one-bedroom apartments will be offered at rents affordable to individuals and couples earning 30 percent to 80 percent of area median income (AMI). Funding sources for the project include $30 million in Hula Mae multifamily bond financing along with $16.9 million in Rental Housing Revolving Fund loans and approximately $2.5 million in annual state and federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the Hawai‘i Housing Finance Development Corporation (HHFDC). The investor in those credits is Enterprise Housing Credit Investments, with permanent financing from Bank of Hawai‘i. Additional funding is provided by the County of Hawai‘i through …
LAHAINA, HAWAII — Westlake Village, Calif.-based U.S. Realty Partners has acquired Lahaina Gateway, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Lahaina, from an institutional investment firm for $37.2 million. Located at 325-355 Keawe St., Lahaina Gateway features 135,996 square feet of retail space. The sale process started with the center 77 percent occupied with negotiated leases that will bring the occupancy to 90 percent. Tenants include Foodland Farms, Ace Hardware, Ross Dress for Less, Vitamin Shoppe, Supercuts, Local Motion and Maui Powerhouse Gym. Bryan Ley, Gleb Lvovich, Geoff Tranchina and Keenan Sue of JLL Retail Capital Markets investment sales and advisory team represented the seller in the deal.
LAHAINA, HAWAII — Ikaika ‘Ohana and Hunt Capital Partners, in collaboration with Urban Housing Communities, have opened Kaiaulu o Kupuohi, an affordable housing community in Lahaina. Located at 258 Kupouhi St., Kaiaulu o Kupuohi features 89 apartments divided into 20 one-bedroom units, 34 two-bedroom units and 35 three-bedroom units. The apartments are reserved for families earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Onsite amenities include a community center, management, tot lot, barbecue/picnic area, laundry facilities and ample parking. Goodfellows Bros. and Maryl Group Construction served as general contractors and Design Partners served as project architect. ThirtyONe50 Management operates the asset. The total cost for Kaiaulu o Kupuochi is $64.6 million. Hunt Capital Partners provided $21.9 million in federal and $8.1 million in Hawaii state Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the project. Other funding sources include the Bank of Hawaii, which provided a $27.6 million construction loan and an $8.2 million construction-to-permanent loan; the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., which provided $17.1 million in Rental Housing Revolving Funds; Maui County, which provided a $6.4 million permanent loan; and Ikaika ‘Ohana, which provided a $725,952 permanent loan.
HILO, HAWAII — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 715 Kinoole St. in Hilo. A mainland-based private investor acquired the asset from a Hawaii-based private investor for $5.5 million. Cost-U-Less, a warehouse-style retail chain store, occupies the 23,016-square-foot building, which was built in 2002. Nicholas Paulic, AJ Cordero, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller in the transaction.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Irvine, Calif.-based KZ Cos. has broken ground on Ho’omaka Marketplace, a retail development located at the corner of Kapolei Parkway and Kualakai Parkway in Kapolei. Longs Drugs, HELE Gas, Chick-fil-A and 7-Eleven will anchor the 45,737-square-foot shopping center. The property will feature units ranging from 954 square feet to 4,008 square feet, plus a 15,000-square-foot anchor pad. Ho’omaka Marketplace is designed to provide an economic future for native Hawaiians who live in Kapolei, according to KZ Cos. All money generated through the ground lease proceeds will benefit Kapolei Community Development Corp. (KCDC), a nonprofit that serves Hawaiian homestead areas. KCDC will use the proceeds to support facilities, scholarships, education, childcare, emergency services and job creation for native Hawaiian families. The marketplace is minutes away from University of Hawaii West Oahu, Ka Makana Ali’I and Ho’opili, an 11,750-residence master-planned community. The retail center is also across the street from Ka Makana Alii, a 1.4 million-square-foot regional mall. The development team includes KZ Cos., KCDC and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Architects Hawaii Limited and Wilson Okamoto are designing the project, which is slated for completion by summer 2023.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Irvine, Calif.-based KZ Companies has broken ground on Ho’omaka Marketplace, a retail development located at the corner of Kapolei Parkway and Kualakai Parkway in Kapolei. Longs Drugs, HELE Gas, Chick-fil-A and 7-Eleven will anchor the 45,737-square-foot shopping center. The property will feature units ranging from 954 square feet to 4,008 square feet, plus a 15,000-square-foot anchor pad. Ho’omaka Marketplace is designed to provide an economic future for native Hawaiians who live in Kapolei, according to KZ Companies All money generated through the ground lease proceeds will benefit Kapolei Community Development Corp. (KCDC), a nonprofit that serves Hawaiian homestead areas. KCDC will use the proceeds to support facilities, scholarships, education, childcare, emergency services and job creation for native Hawaiian families. The marketplace is minutes away from University of Hawaii West Oahu, Ka Makana Ali’I and Ho’opili, an 11,750-residence master-planned community. The retail center is also across the street from Ka Makana Alii, a 1.4 million-square-foot regional mall. The development team includes KZ Companies, KCDC and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Architects Hawaii Limited and Wilson Okamoto are designing the project, which is slated for completion by summer 2023.
HONOLULU — Gantry has secured $65 million in permanent financing to recapitalize a portfolio located on Oahu. The two financed properties are Hanua Logistics Center, a recently completed 226,850-square-foot Class A warehouse facility, and Honolulu Design Center, an 80,000-square-foot retail center. Murphy Osborne of Gantry’s San Francisco office arranged the funding on behalf of the borrower, a private investor. Bank of Hawaii provided the financing, which features a 15-year term, including a significant interest-only period transitioning to 30-year amortization.