More affordable housing is on its way to West O‘ahu.
Developers last week broke ground on Kaleimaʻo Village – West Loch Apartments, a 127-unit affordable housing project in ʻEwa Beach.
The $78 million rental development — located at 91-1666 Renton Road, on a 3.7-acre lot owned by the City and County of Honolulu — will have 28 one-bedroom, 87 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom units; community center with a meeting space, office, laundry facilities and mailboxes; 137 vehicle and 64 bicycle stalls; and access to the Kualaka‘i and Keone‘ae Skyline rail stations, according to the city.
Kaleimaʻo Village is being developed through a public-private partnership with Komohale West Loch LLC, a joint venture between Stanford Carr Development and Standard Communities. The Honolulu City Council approved a 75-year ground lease for the site earlier this year.
The apartments will be reserved for households earning 60% or less of the area median income. That income limit, however, depends on the number of people in a home. For a household of four, 60% AMI is $82,080, but you can find all income limits here.
Construction is expected to be finished late next year, the city says.
“Kaleimaʻo Village represents the city’s commitment to using our land as a powerful tool to create more affordable homes for local families," Department of Housing and Land Management Director Designate Kevin Auger said in a statement provided to Aloha State Daily. "West Oʻahu is experiencing tremendous growth, and it’s critical that we provide housing options close to jobs, schools, and transit. As one of the first projects supported by the city’s private activity bond program — revived after a 30-year hiatus — we’re ensuring that residents will have access to affordable housing and the stability needed to live, work and thrive in their community. This project is part of our broader housing strategy to deliver thousands of new affordable units across the island as quickly as possible.”
Partnering with the development community to build housing on city-owned lands is one of the components of a strategic housing plan the city unveiled earlier this year. You can find the plan here.
Around the time the strategic plan was announced, Honolulu issued a request for qualifications for the redevelopment of four underutilized city-owned properties into affordable rental projects: 1615 Ala Wai Blvd., 436 Ena Road, 130 S. Beretania St.; and 1421 Pensacola St.
EAH Housing was recently chosen as the"preferred negotiating partner" for the redevelopment of 436 Ena Road and Centre Urban Real Estate as the "preferred negotiating partner" for the redevelopment of 1615 Ala Wai Blvd.
In March, the city also issued an RFQ for the redevelopment of the Iwilei Center, which it acquired for $51.5 million in January 2024, and in June issued another RFQ seeking a partner to redevelop under-used city-owned land in Kapolei.
Late last month, the city issued yet another RFQ, seeking a developer for a 2.25-acre site in Kalihi that includes the old Dee Lite Bakery building at 1930 Dillingham Blvd. and an adjacent parcel at 1907 Eluwene St.
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Stephanie Salmons can be reached at stephanie@alohastatedaily.com.
