Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. (ACK) is general contractor on The Park Ward Village, the eighth residential tower in The Howard Hughes Corp.’s 60-acre master-planned community. Construction on the 400-foot-high tower, located at the corner of Ward Avenue and Auahi Street, broke ground Oct. 20.

The tower’s 546 units were 90.6% pre-sold as of mid-2022, and offer three-, two- and one-bedroom residences as well as studios. An amenity deck will feature resort and lap pools, a spa, barbecue cabanas, lawns, walking paths, and pickleball and tennis courts. More than 30,000 square feet of retail space is planned for the tower’s base, which will also open on a newly expanded 3.5-acre Victoria Ward Park. Extensive upgrades are also planned for adjacent streets, including larger sidewalks, pedestrian pathways and bicycle connections.

The project’s designers include Solomon Cordwell Buenz, architect; Yabu Pushelberg, interior designer; and Vita Design Group, landscape architect.

The Park Ward Village groundbreaking “represents a great milestone for the heart of our neighborhood,” says Doug Johnstone, president, Hawaii, The Howard Hughes Corp. “The Park Ward Village pulls together the best of thoughtfully integrated and expanded parks, shops, restaurants and new homes.”