When it comes to my offspring, I've spawned one of each fashion type: Sprog 2, who eagerly accompanied me to
the Ala Moana Shopping Centre and Waikele Outlet Mall in Hawaii and kept begging me to buy her stylish things; and Sprog 1, who couldn't give a flying... It's great that Sprog 1 doesn't give a flying because it means I can work on a «look» for her without fear of items being rejected.
After our Waikiki paddle we went back to the apartment for leftover pizza and Playstation then struck out again for nirvana — more
Ala Moana shopping.
The Ala Moana Shopping Centre is heaven (I'm particularly fond of all the middle - aged men wheeling their dogs around in prams.)
The Ala Moana mall is usually the first «sight» I recommend seeing to most Australians visiting Hawaii.
Since last year, GGP's physical occupancy has increased substantially with the execution of new leases at significant positive rent spreads, it has refinanced and extended the maturities of higher - cost debt, and it has achieved selected anchor buyouts at
Ala Moana and other malls.
But analysts also criticized General Growth in 1999 when it acquired Honolulu's
Ala Moana Center for $ 810 million at a time when REIT stock prices were sliding.
Additional projects receiving awards were the Special Purpose Property Award to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago; the Luxury Residential Award to the Montage Residences at Kapalua Bay, Maui, HI, represented by Lisa Hatem Real Estate Company; the Residential Low - Rise Award to Ka Malanai, Kailua, HI, developed by D.R. Horton - Schuler Division; and the Residential High - Rise Award to ONE
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, developed HHMK Development LLC, a partnership comprised of Howard Hughes Corporation, The MacNaughton Group and Kobayashi Group.
GGP's
Ala Moana Center, Hawaii's premiere shopping mall and the largest open - air shopping center in the world, continues to evolve.
She also helps with feeding the homeless at
Ala Moana Park and Kakaako homeless shelter.
On top of that, we've seen an uptick in luxury condo closings in neighborhoods like
Ala Moana and Kakaako, The median days on market was just 16 days, which further fueled the Seller's Market.
The company's total lending amount of $ 5 billion supported some of the year's most notable retail projects, including
Ala Moana Center in Honolulu and Century City Mall in Los Angeles.
The leased locations are in
Ala Moana Center in Honolulu; Bellis Fair in Bellingham, Wash.; Mall of the Bluffs in Council Bluffs, Iowa; Apache Mall in Rochester, Minn. and Market Plae Shopping Center in Champaign, Ill..
1999 Major Projects:
Ala Moana Center, Honolulu, HI, Amount: $ 325,000,000; Westfield Shopping Town - Valley Fair, San Jose, CA, Amount: $ 275,000,000; Kimco Retail Portfolio, Various, Amount: $ 20,900,000; Summit Square, Warwick, RI, Amount: $ 12,300,000; Kolonaki Portfolio, San Francisco, CA, Amount: $ 7,800,000
Honolulu's
Ala Moana mall is already known as one of the most profitable shopping centers in the United States, with annual sales per square foot exceeding $ 1,000.
Non-Southern closings include Eddie Bauer stores at Simon's The Shops at Mission Viejo in Los Angeles and General Growth's
Ala Moana in Honolulu.
At
Ala Moana, where prospective tenants are placed on a waiting list, leases range anywhere from $ 5 per sq. ft. to $ 9 per sq. ft. «They hand you a contract that says: «Here's your rent.»
Nordstrom will join the center's roster in 1999, pushing
Ala Moana's GLA to more than 2 million sq. ft.
For example, according to Sofos, Neiman Marcus is scheduled to open a 160,000 sq. ft. store in 1998 at
Ala Moana Center in Honolulu.
But as an increasing influx of deep - pocketed tourists from North America and Asia flooded thecenter,
Ala Moana's owners opted to take her more upscale.
She used to sell seashells by the seashore, but after 40 years of business in Honolulu,
Ala Moana Center has moved on to Gucci swimsuits and Chanel sunshades...
* 1884 - A princely legacy Upon the death of Hawaiian Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop and in accordance with her will, a 50 - acre swamp site (the eventual site of
Ala Moana Center) is put up for sale as unproductive land.
But through the years, a sensitive management and development approach helped
Ala Moana gain good favor.
Many of them are local residents who rely on
Ala Moana's unique melange of convenience and major retail tenants, but the center also draws shoppers from two of its neighbors: the new, $ 350 million Convention Center and the tony Ala Wai Boat Harbor, where affluent jet - setters dock their yachts for a little R&R.
But when tourists return to the island of Oahu after many summers away, odds are they'll still recognize
Ala Moana.
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Ala Moana consists of several districts, each of which evolved in its own character.
This demographic diversity has made
Ala Moana a center where shoppers can visit the post office, grocery store and Cartier in one stop.
Last year, Chicago - based General Growth Properties shelled out $ 810 million to purchase
Ala Moana Center from D / E Hawaii Joint Venture, a partnership between Tokyo - based Daiei Hawaii Investment Inc. and New York - based Equitable Life Assurance.
By the time General Growth came into the picture, two Seattle - based architecture firms were already knee - deep in the project: DLR Group, the architects - of - record that designed the original
Ala Moana in 1957, and Callison Architecture, the production architect for the remodel.
«The first task was strengthening the columns on the first two stories,» says John Pettit, DLR Group's principal for
the Ala Moana renovation.
With surfing and sunbathing across the street at
the Ala Moana Beach Park, and a 2 - mile stroll to the Hawaiian capital city's nearby financial district, it's no wonder the center snags 56 million visitors per year.
* 1959 - Center completed The year Hawaii celebrates its statehood,
Ala Moana Center makes its debut.
Following is a brief summary of the events that have shaped
Ala Moana and contributed to making her the success story she is today.
So they dangle the carrot of being in a great mall like
Ala Moana Center or The Forum Shops and tell them they can have the space they want as long as they take the space in the turd buckets too.»
* 1980 - Liberty House expands Liberty House department store adds a fourth floor, increasing
Ala Moana's space to 1.5 million sq. ft.
Atlanta - based architects Diedrich / Niles Bolton Associates also landed in the Aloha State to orchestrate the creation of Neiman Marcus
Ala Moana.
The majority of the funds raised in last year's stock issuance went towards the purchase of the 1.8 million sq. ft.
Ala Moana Center in Honolulu.
GGP's portfolio contains plenty of class - A assets and the company owns such premiere properties as
the Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and One Union Square in San Francisco.
When I first saw the Band v1 at Microsoft's store in
the Ala Moana Centre in Hawaii earlier this year I was glad that I had not bought it mail order, sight unseen.
Fay S. Lincoln, Image of Noguchi's playground equipment for
Ala Moana Park, Hawaii, c. 1940; © the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This hotel is within close proximity of
Ala Moana Center and
Ala Moana Beach Park.
Ambassador Hotel Waikiki is within one mile of top attractions like the Honolulu Zoo,
Ala Moana Center, and Royal Hawaiian Center.
Visitors appreciate the convenience of being just across the street from
Ala Moana Center, Oahu's largest shopping center.
- Chabad is located adjacent to
the Ala Moana hotel, call Chabad directly for specially discounted rates there at 808-735-8161 or email them at
[email protected]
- Chabad of Honolulu is located at 410 Atkinson Drive, adjacent to
the Ala Moana Hotel.
This beach condo is within close proximity of
Ala Moana Center and
Ala Moana Beach Park.
There are
Ala Moana Center are within a 5 minutes by car.
What better place to buy souvenirs during a Hawaiian vacation than at
the Ala Moana Center, a premier dining and retail destination filled with national retailers and locally - owned boutiques stores?
This grand adventure features all the sights of Oahu, including Keehi Lagoon, historic Honolulu Harbor, Aloha Tower,
Ala Moana Beach Park, Magic Island and world - famous Waikiki Beach!
This hotel is within close proximity of
Ala Moana Beach Park and Hawaii Opera Theater.
Our Honolulu surf lessons are based out of
Ala Moana Beach Park, a perfect and secluded spot for all surfing levels away from the crowd in Waikiki.