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The Howard Hughes Corporation® Receives Approval for Mixed-Use Development Featuring Whole Foods Market, New Retail and High Rise Residences

The latest development will feature a 50,000 square-foot flagship Whole Foods Market that will serve both residents of Ward Village and the entire community as the specialty grocer’s largest store in Hawai‘i. The project will also include approximately 12,000 square-feet of additional retail space, district-wide parking and a tower with approximately 466 total residences.

The approved project is designed by architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson who are internationally recognized for their portfolio of residential, civic and commercial work, including the most iconic retail store in the world, the Apple cube on 5th Avenue in New York. The project will be designed in collaboration with executive architect, Architects Hawai‘i, and a team of local consultants. The design will include indoor/outdoor seating at Whole Foods Market and be influenced by healthy, dynamic and nourishing natural elements. In addition, Halekauwila Street will become a walkable thoroughfare.

“This approval marks another important milestone as we create a thriving Ward Village neighborhood for all to enjoy,” said Nick Vanderboom, Senior Vice President of Development for The Howard Hughes Corporation. “We are pleased to introduce several new community amenities as part of Phase Two of Ward Village, including a flagship grocery store, homes targeted for local residents, and a public park centered between our recently approved Gateway Towers designed by world renowned Richard Meier & Partners Architects.”

Phase Two will further enhance the transformation of Ward Village into an environmentally sustainable, pedestrian-friendly community in the heart of Honolulu. As the nation’s largest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) Platinum-Certified project and the only neighborhood development in Hawai‘i to receive the prestigious certification, the core values of Ward Village and Whole Foods Market are well-aligned.

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