Kiewit Building Group began work in late June at Ilima at Leihano, a three-story senior living community in Kapolei, for developer Kisco Senior Living. The $30 million project is set for completion in the summer of 2015. Group 70 International designed the 84-unit, low-rise building that features plantation architecture, large common areas and outdoor gardens. Monthly...
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General contractor Swinerton Builders began construction on Hawaii Pacific Universityʻs redevelopment of Aloha Tower Marketplace at Pier 10 in mid-June. Group 70 International was selected to do the design on the project. HPUʻs mixed-use redevelopment, with completion scheduled in the fall of 2015, includes replacing some of the retail area with academic spaces. The second floor...
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This week, PBN looks at how local firm Group 70 won the bid to master plan a $3 billion Tahiti Mahana Beach Resort, commissioned by the French Polynesian government. The architect used several local contractors on the project, including Joseph Toy, president and CEO of Hospitality Advisors LLC. He assisted and provided advisory services on market...
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It’s being called the Tahiti Mahana Beach Resorts and Spa, but it’s about so much more than beachfront relaxation. For the people of Tahiti, it’s an economic shot in the arm, a 130-acre project in Punaauia, near Papeete, that includes a 500,000-square-foot shopping mall, condos, convention center, casino, office space, movie theaters, bowling alley, parks and...
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Group 70 International, one of Hawaii’s largest architectural firms, has won a contract from the French Polynesian government for a $3 billion resort development project in Tahiti, beating out nearly 80 other international companies for the contract, the chairman of the Honolulu-based firm told PBN. Of the 77 companies that submitted its plans, three finalists were...
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Charles Kaneshiro is president and chief operating officer of Group 70 International, serving a five-year term in accordance with the architectural firm’s governance structure. He has been with the firm for almost 15 years. An Iolani School graduate, Kaneshiro, 52, holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in...
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Hensel Phelps Construction Co. has been selected as the general contractor and Group 70 International, Inc. as the architect for The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations Club. Hilton Worldwide and Blackstone launched construction of the 418-unit vacation ownership tower with a groundbreaking ceremony June 3. Read full article here.
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Kisco Senior Living and general contractor Kiewit have started construction on the $30 million three-story Ilima at Leihano senior living community in Kapolei. The 84-unit assisted-living and memory-care facility is being built within the first 20 acres of an eventual 40-acre community in the City of Kapolei. It was designed by Group 70 International and will...
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Private equity giant Blackstone and a team of undisclosed financiers plan to invest $415 million to add a 350-foot time-share tower to the Hilton Hawaiian Village, which is the state’s largest single resort property. The new tower, which will be called The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations Club, will be the sixth new tower of...
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A new tower is going up at Hilton Hawaiian Village. The hotel broke ground Tuesday on a timeshare complex called the Grand Islander. The 37-story, 418-unit tower is being built adjacent to Tapa Tower at the corner of Kalia Rd. and Paoa Pl. “It’s worth saying how much this investment will help the local economy,” said...
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