Hey Bub, it's Logan here, the Wolverine. Well, it's another Halloween and we're going to talk about some great property listed by Harcourts Island Real Estate in Hawaii. I'm starting to miss that warm weather. It's been about 7 years since I've been back in the islands.
Beachside Home in Kailua
The first property we're going to talk about is a 5 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom home listed in Beachside, Kailua for $5 million. This has got an incredible salt water swimming pool, diving board, a slide and a gas powered hot tub and all the bells and whistles you can think of. This is a single level home just a few blocks from the beach with deeded beach access.
Oceanfront Land on the North Shore
Next up, we have 2 acres on the ocean on the North Shore of Oahu in Kahuku near Turtle Bay where it was recently announced that Ritz Carlton is taking over the management of the hotel. These are 2 secluded acres at the very end of Marconi Road in Kahuku. This is going to be an awesome buy for someone. At the current asking price of $2.5 million, that is less than what the 3 bedroom condos go for at the Ocean Villas at Turtle Bay.
Waialae Nui Ridge Home
Next up, we have a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home on Waialae Nui Ridge in Honolulu for $2,380,000. This is the first time this has been offered in 50 years. It really shows the pride of ownership and you've got incredible views towards Diamond Head and Black Point.
Pats at Punaluu Penthouse
Next up, we have a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 story penthouse condo at Pats at Punaluu. This is overlooking the ocean in Punaluu on the water. It comes with 1 parking stall and this is going to be a great buy for someone to live on the ocean at this price and have this square footage This is priced at $1.2 Million.
Waipuna Condo in Waikiki
The final offering we're going to have today is a condo in Waikiki at The Waipuna. That is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo at the Waipuna priced at $900,000. Once again, this is going to be a nice opportunity for someone to get into a nice 3 bedroom condo in Waikiki under $1 million bucks.
Contact Harcourts for Hawaii Real Estate
To find out more about any of these properties that Harcourts Island Real Estate has listed, feel free to give us a call at 808-371-3509 and Happy Halloween 🎃
Aloha, this is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to cover another episode of We Need Inventory. This is a segment we do on segments of the market where there's little to no inventory for sale. Today's feature is the Ocean Villas at Turtle Bay. About 2 years ago in October of 2022, I did an article about how it's the one outlier in our marketplace here on Oahu. We saw an appreciation rate of 32% at the time. Believe it or not, prices have gone up since then. Here's a chart of what's been happening since COVID:
Average Sales Price at Ocean Villas Since 2021
There were zero sales in the year 2020. As you take a look here, you'll see that prices have steadily crept up and the reason why is it's one of the few places you can do legal vacation rentals on the North Shore of Oahu. It was just recently announced this past summer that the Ritz Carlton bough the hotel next door at Turtle Bay from Blackstone for roughly $700 million. There's a lot of money being pumped into the area. This is a great project. There's a reason why not many people do want to sell. If you know someone that owns a place at the Ocean Villas at Turtle Bay and are thinking about selling, now can be a great time. If so, feel free to contact us at 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
Aloha! This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and I'm here at the beach access at Hunakai in Kahala.
4607 Kahala Avenue
What's really exciting is this past week 4607 Kahalla Ave. just came back on the market for $15 million. This is just over 1.3 acres on the ocean here in Kahala. If you could imagine living on this white sandy beach. The seller paid $17.7 million for this 9 years ago in 2015. So, this is a screaming deal. Prior to this, it was listed in March of '21 for $25 million. Then, they kind of chased the pricing down and it went down to $17 million before they pulled it off the market in 2023.
For a little bit of history, this parcel was bought from Alexander and Baldwin. Prior to that, it was owned by Genshiro Kawamoto, who knocked down the original home. There's a whole backstory history on this.
Pacific Business Article Quoting David After A&B Acquisition of Kawamoto Portfolio
I did a spreadsheet of when Alexander and Baldwin took over the Genshiro Kawamoto portfolio awhile back.
Spreadsheet Portion of Kawamoto Kahala Portfolio
In any event, they tried to sell 4607 Kahala Ave as a development (call Kahala by the Sea) which encompassed 6 high end homes that were marketed around $9 million each. Well, we've gotten through COVID and all that heat in the market.
Why a Fire Sale?
My guess as to why they're pricing this at $15 million now is because the entity that owns it has ties to Japan and what's happened right now is the Japanese Yen is really weak compared to the US Dollar. Even though on paper it appears they'd be taking a loss, they might actually be coming out ahead. Here's a graph of the Yen vs. Dollar:
Yen vs. Dollar Since 2014
If you're into some vacant land here on the ocean in Kahala, 4607 Kahala Ave. is back on the market at a phenomenal price. Here's some recent comps for vacant land in Kahala:
4607 Kahala Ave. is Listed for $257.70/sq. ft.
4744 Kahala Ave. Sold for $219.77/sq. ft. (mountain side of the street)
4465 Kahala Ave. Sold for $318.85/sq. ft. (oceanfront)
If you're interested in finding out more about 4607 Kahala Ave. or are interested in any other real estate here in the Kahala area, feel free to reach out and give us a shout at 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
Aloha, this is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to talk about the local market update for September of 2024. First off, we're going to talk about home sales and Kailua - Waimanalo saw the largest increase year over year which was actually up 85%. A year ago in September of '23 there were 13 home sales in Kailua and this past month we saw 24 sales. Of the 21 major neighborhoods that the Honolulu Board of Realtors tracks, sales were up in only 5 of those neighborhoods, they were flat in 6 and down in 10.
Meanwhile, Aina Haina - Kuliouou saw the largest increase in median sales price year over year and that was going from $1,525,000 to $2,010,000, which was up 32% increase year over year.
Local Update for Condos
Kapahulu - Diamond Head saw the largest increase in condo sales year over year. That was going from 1 sale a year ago to 7 sales this past month. That's a 700% increase year over year. Of all the major neighborhoods that the Honolulu Board of Realtor tracks, there were 11 neighborhoods that were actually up in value, flat in 1 and down in 9 neighborhoods. That's a change in the sign of the times in that we're starting to see a little more strength in condo sales compared to single family homes.
Meanwhile The North Shore saw the largest increase year over year in median condo price. That went from $440,000 to $1,122,500, which was up 155% year over year.
As we talk about every month, every market is different. Whether it be a specific condo project or neighborhood here on Oahu, everything is dynamic and shifting constantly. To learn more about what's going on in your neighborhood, feel free to contact us for more information. Mahalo!
Can you believe the that median sales price for a single family home on Oahu was up 6% from a year ago? This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to report on the market stats for September of 2024.
Single Family Home Stats
First off, we're going to dive into the single family homes and as I mentioned that median sales price for a home on Oahu was up 6% from a year ago. A year ago on Oahu, that median sales price was $1,050,000 and this past month it was at $1,112,722. So, that's a 6% increase in median sales price year over year. Meanwhile the number of sales on Oahu dropped year over year. There's less deals taking place. It was down 6.5%. A year ago, there were 232 homes that sold on Oahu in September and this past month we were at 217.
The good news is the median days on market was down slightly. It went from 20 to 19 days. Keep in mind, that's island wide in all price points. Last, but not least when we're talking about the single family homes, we're going to talk about inventory. So, inventory has been increasing. Active inventory is up 27.5% from where it was a year ago. There's a lot more to choose from for buyers that are in the marketplace. Stay tuned as we're going to dive into the condo stats next.
Condo Stats
The condo market wasn't as strong as the single family homes and you'll see why. First off, we're going to talk about that median sales price and that was down year over year. It was at $532,500 a year ago and this past month we were at $517,500. That's a 2.8% drop in median sales price. Condo sales were also down, but in the single digits, which is actually a "good thing" compared to what we were talking about the last several months. So, the number of condo sales were down by 10 deals. There were 376 condos that sold a year ago. This past month we saw 366 and that's a 2.7% decrease in condo sales.
Meanwhile, median days on market have increased for condos. A year ago it was at 21 days and now we're at 31 days, which is a 47.6% increase. That's quite a jump. So, it's taking another 10 days to sell a condo than it was a year ago. Keep in mind, once again this is island wide across the board. The next category we're going to talk about is active inventory. Similar to single family homes, active inventory is up for condos. It was actually up quite a bit more. It was up 58%. A year ago, there were 1,194 condos for sale on Oahu and this past month we saw 1,867. So, that's a huge increase in condo inventory year over year.
Summary
As we talk about, every market is different. Once again, this is island wide. Every neighborhood on the island of Oahu that the Honolulu Board of Realtors reports on. If you want something specific to your neighborhood or your condo project here on Oahu, feel free to reach out and give us a shout at 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
Aloha! This is David Buck and today I'm on the corner of South Street and Queen Street in Kakaako and the reason I'm here is I want to point something out to you. So often in my business (in real estate) you get asked "is it necessary to do a termite inspection on a high rise condo?" There's 2 stories I'm going to share with you today. The first of which is why you want to get a termite inspection on a high rise for resale or possibly even new construction. The second reason is I'm going to cover real life stories of ground termites and drywood termites.
Drywood Termites in Condos
Directly behind me and the reason I came down to Kakaako is the building behind me is called Keola Lai. This building was built and developed by Alexander and Baldwin in 2008, right near the peak of the market. It's a beautiful building that has views out towards Honolulu Harbor.
What happened was, as they were building this building, all the cabinets were stored in a warehouse and in that warehouse there were termites. By the time all the new homeowners were moving into this building, they were finding termites in their units in a high rise concrete building. So, that's story #1 and those were drywood termites by the way. Next, we're going to cover another building closer to Ala Moana and I'm going to share with you a first hand experience with ground termites here in a high rise concrete building here on Oahu.
Ground Termites in Condos
Another reason why you want to consider doing a termite inspection on a concrete or high rise building is several years back we sold a penthouse unit up above at 1624 Kanunu St. (Kapiolani Townhouse) over near Ala Moana and Holiday Mart. There were ground termites in the unit. This is a concrete building and there were ground termites that climbed up between the CMU tile and got into the furniture and cabinets. Thats the first time that I've ever seen this.
This is the 2nd reason why you might want to consider doing a termite inspection for a high rise condo here in Honolulu (even if it's concrete construction). Now, keep in mind, that unit we sold through Harcourts Auctions. It needed a ton of work, we got it sold and we disclosed everything.
Summary
People always ask me why would you want to do a termite inspection on a concrete building. Well, there are several reasons why in which we pointed out today. If you have questions about real estate here in Hawaii or buying a condo on Oahu, feel free to give us a call at 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
Aloha, this is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today I'm going to show you the latest listing that I have at 2608 Halekoa Drive at the top of Waialae Nui Ridge. This home is a beauty and a must see. This is the first time it's been on the market in 50 years. This is the epitome of pride of ownership and let me take you through this place.
Exterior Curb Appeal
Curb Appeal
Here we are at the street on Halekoa Drive, which wraps around like a circle (at the top of the hill). You have a newer glass garage door on the front. This home has been remodeled twice during the course of ownership. There's a lemon tree in the front that was grafted and brought here from Greece. They're incredible lemons.
View Toward Black Point and Diamond Head
As you come up the front stairs, you've got this terrace off the side here. You've got a great sitting area with views toward Diamond Head and Black Point. From here, the yard wraps around and you've got another sitting area here. What I love about this ridge is all the utilities are buried under ground. You don't see overhead power lines.
Entry
As you enter the front door, you'll immediately notice the central air conditioning and take note of the high vaulted ceilings. It's a split level entrance. The main level, which we're going to hit first is going to be up the set of stairs on the left.
Great Room and Outdoor Lanai
Great Room
Lanai
As you come into the great room, you'll really appreciate these high ceilings. Off to the left, you've got this lanai that's covered and it's a perfect place to sip your morning coffee and take advantage of these views. As we come back into the main living area, you really appreciate the attention to detail here. All of these windows here have plantation shutters. Then, all of these lower shutters here are all custom made. There's an Australian contractor based here in Hawaii and is his showroom, the story my client told me is they blasted these things with a hose and no water came through. They're air tight. They've got gaskets on them, so when you're running the central air, it's very energy efficient. What we love about this place is the attention to detail with the lighting, the artwork and how soft the lighting is on the natural wood and the transom lighting we have throughout. Once again, you won't see any wires anywhere. Then, you have a formal dining area here off the left.
Gourmet Kitchen
Gourmet Kitchen
You have an open bar concept here with granite countertops. As we go into the gourmet kitchen, you do have gas cooking. There's a propane tank out back. Then, you've got a downdraft vent that pops up out of the island here. You'll notice the nice area out the back when you're doing your dishes. Then, you've got stainless steel appliances and tons of storage all throughout. Then, you have a breakfast table if you don't want to sit at the formal dining here. You've got a built in workspace here and you've got another home office I'll show you later. Once again, pay attention to all the detail here with the built in cabinets and plantation shutters. There's no detail that's gone unnoticed. You've also got a pantry with some nice storage.
Guest Bathroom
Guest Bathroom
This is like nothing I've ever seen here in Honolulu. The attention to detail is incredible. You've got Heath tile imported from Sausalito, tile imported from Spain here on the left, Greek marble on the countertops. These are all Studio Becker cabinets and we've got high end Kohler toilets and natural lighting in the bathroom with a skylight here. The attention to detail is incredible for this Waialae Nui Ridge home.
Primary Suite
Platform Bed
Closet Built Ins
As you enter the primary suite, you'll notice this platform bed. It's a great use of space. Take a look at these high ceilings. Like I said, this is all central air and all the closets in here have built-ins, which is just incredible for those of you that want to have your wardrobe organized to its finest.
Primary Bathroom
As we step around into the primary bathroom here, you have a flatscreen tv on the wall, limestone flooring, frosted glass partitions and once again you've got the Greek countertops, Studio Becker cabinets and once again Heath tile and a skylight for natural lighting. This is unlike anything else I've seen here in a long time.
Bedroom #2
This bedroom here has got a nice view on the ocean off Kahala. Then, all of these closets are going to have built in storage. Once again, there's central air conditioning.
Bedroom #3
You'll notice more of the plantation shutters and another ocean view. This closet also features built ins.
Craftsmanship and Finishes
Front Door
As we walk back down to the front door, please take notice of the hardwoods and high end features throughout the home. What I forgot to point out are the door handles, which you'll see throughout the home. They are Valli door handles imported from Italy. Not only are they hard to come by, they are a fortune. If you could feel how solid these are, you'd really appreciate the craftsmanship in this house. There's also oak hardwood flooring throughout.
Downstairs Entertainment Room
Downstairs Room w/ High Ceilings
What I love about the downstairs is you still have really high ceilings. It's probably 9' or more. I haven't measured it, but that's what I love. You've got 2 levels and on both levels you have really high ceilings. You've got great storage underneath the stairs that wrap around.
TV Room with Split AC
This is where my clients do their entertainment and watching the "tele" or television as we call it. Once again, you'll notice the plantation shutters. Although upstairs was all central air conditioning, we've got a split system downstairs. Once again, keep in mind, upstairs we've got 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.
Downstairs Half Bathroom
Here we've got a half bathroom with Valli door handles from Italy. You'll really appreciate how solid they are. Here we've got a half bathroom with Valli door handles from Italy. You'll really appreciate how solid they are.
Downstairs Office & Laundry
Office and Laundry Area
We've got another home office in addition to the one off the kitchen. Once again, you won't see wires throughout. Everything is really highly thought out of. Even the computers and printers are all tucked away and pull out on drawers. The attention to detail is an understatement here. Once again, you have granite countertops and the washer/dryer and laundry sink. You've also got a solar hot water heater, which really helps save on the electricity bill. Then, you've got access to the garage.
Garage
Garage and Storage
You've got access to the garage here, taking another look at the high end garage door. You've got tons of storage up above and tons of storage cabinets on the side (recycled from the previous kitchen upstairs). You've also got a workshop and a solid self closing door to the interior.
Waialae Ridgeline Estates Association
Before we wrap up on this beautiful home I have listed at 2608 Halekoa Drive, is I want to shoot down the hill and point out the recreation center, which is one of the bonuses of living up here on Waialae Nui Ridge. As we drive down the hill and pull in the driveway, we're now at Waialae Ridgeline Estates, which is a community association on Waialae Nui Ridge for residents here at the top of the hill.
Ossipoff Designed Recreation Center
What I love about this recreation center is that it's got some of the coolest architecture on the island in that it's designed by Vladimir Ossipoff, who designed a number of the homes up here on the ridge. Not all of the homes, however there's been a lot of mid century modern style homes up here on Waialae Nui Ridge. There's a basketball hoop and you can reserve the interior space if you're one of the homeowners up here.
As we walk up the grass towards the front, you see a view of Koko Head out towards the east. There's also an incredible lawn with a view of Diamond Head out the back.
Playground and Pools
As we walk around the back, there's a nice playground that's a bonus for the kids. There's a tetherball pole, jungle gym and a fun space ship. There's also a slide and a teeter totter. What I didn't mention earlier when we were at the home is it's literally 5 degrees cooler up here at this elevation than it is down at sea level. There's also beautiful pine trees that don't grow well down at sea level. You also have a full sized pool up above and a smaller (shallow) kid pool down below.
Summary
That's going to be a wrap of our tour of 2608 Halekoa Drive as well as a tour of Waialae Ridgeline Association. If you have questions about this listing that I have at the top of Waialae Nui Ridge, as well as any homes here on Waialae Nui Ridge, feel free to reach out and give us a shout at 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
Well, a question you might have today if you're in the real estate market is "Does a Seller have to pay a Buyer's Brokerage?" This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and I've now been licensed since 2001. I'm dating myself with 24 years in the business. A lot has changed in our industry. Especially since August 17th of this year, 2024, with the National Association of Realtors class action settlement.
Settlement Term - Mandatory Buyer's Representation Agreement
Part of that settlement is that us as Realtors, as of August 17th, we have to have a Buyer's Representation Agreement signed with a Buyer prior to showing property. Now, this has not been something that has been a standard of practice throughout our industry (in the past). Some agents have decided to do that. For myself, I always thought of a 2 way trust factor, so I didn't always make my clients sign one of these. However, I just want to tell you a first hand story. As recently as today, I had several showings set up for a buyer in Kakaako as well as Waikiki and we were going to see a handful of relatively newer condos. They were all good with signing it as of yesterday. Today, they wanted to cancel because they don't feel that this is right. Well, unfortunately, going forward, any Buyer that wants to see a property and wants to work with a Realtor needs to sign one of these Buyer Rep Agreements prior to looking at property. So, I just wanted to put that out there and those are the expectations going forward.
As we started this off, "Does a Seller have to pay a Buyer's Brokerage"? No. I think that's the fear that comes out when a buyer has to sign something and worrying about a seller not wanting to pay a buyer's broker. Well, it turns out, of all the listing or sellers agents that I called when I made the cancellations for the showings, every single one of them said their seller is willing to pay a buyer's brokerage. So, even though they don't have to, the standard of practice in our industry for over 100 years has been that the seller does pay the buyer's brokerage. So, they see value in that. That's why I feel like a lot of this will continue the way it has been. Now, as far as what's being offered by the seller, that is negotiable. It could be as low as zero to what they feel comfortable paying. Over the years, it's kind of been balanced out as to what works and doesn't work. Going forward, I just want to get that out there because I know there will probably be other buyers out there in the market as well as sellers asking do I have to pay a buyer's brokerage? My recommendation would be yes. In all of the listings I currently have for sale, they are offering that compensation because they realize that value.
Buyer's Agreements = Less Dual Agency & Liability
On the other side of the coin, when you have an agent representing a buyer, it creates a separation of agency. In our our industry, 90% of the time when you have lawsuits, it has to do with dual agency, where the same brokerage represents the seller and the buyer. So, it's good to have representation on either side. That's why it's been our standard of practice. Going forward, anytime we show a property as a Realtor, we need to get a buyer's rep agreement signed.
I just want to share that with you because we're just over a month after that started. I've already got my first deal closing where I got a buyer's rep agreement signed. They signed (at escrow) today and we're closing next week. So, that's the standard of practice in our industry moving forward. I just want to get that out there. If you have any questions about buying or selling real estate here on Oahu, feel free to give us a call at 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
Aloha! This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to talk about the local market update for August of 2024.
Local Update for Homes
First off, we're going to dive into single family home sales and there we saw Makiki-Moiliili with the largest increase in sales year over year, which was up 333%. That was going from 3 transaction in August of 2023 to 13 transactions this past month. Meanwhile, across the board of the 21 major neighborhoods that the Honolulu Board of Realtors tracks, eight of those neighborhoods were actually up in sales, 6 were flat and 7 were slumped or down in sales.
Now, we're going to talk about he increase in median sales price here on Oahu. Aina Haina-Kuliouou saw the largest increase year over year, which was up 136%. A year ago in August of 2023, that median sales price was at $1,410,000. Then, this past month, it was at $3,330,000, which is a significant gain. Now, I've got my suspicions on that. Whenever we cover this neighborhood taking the cake for appreciation, it's typically because we're seeing more transactions take place in Hawaii Loa Ridge, which is between Aina Haina and Niu Valley. Typically, when you see a huge jump, it's because more deals are taking place on Hawaii Loa Ridge.
Local Update for Condos
Now, as we did into the condo sales, Waialae-Kahala saw the largest increase year over year, which was up 100%. That was going from 3 transactions a year ago to 6 transactions this past month. Meanwhile, we talked about earlier in the month, the overall condo market was slow. Across the board of the 21 major neighborhoods that the Honolulu Board of Realtors tracks, only 4 of those 21 were up, 4 were flat and the remaining 13 of them saw a decrease in condo sales.
Now, for our final category, which is condo appreciation on Oahu, Kapahulu-Diamond Head saw the largest increase year over year. That was up 35%. A year, ago the median sales price in this neighborhood was $601,000 and this past month it was at $810,000. Once again, that's a 35% increase year over year. It is difficult to find a condo on the Gold Coast of Diamond Head in this price range. That's why this encompasses Kapahulu as well, which is going to be just kind of inland and further towards Waikiki. However, with that said, once in a blue moon you can find one fee simple on the Gold Coast. It's probably going to be a studio or it'll be something leasehold, say at Diamond Head Beach Hotel or like we talked about earlier in this year, Sans Souci. That might be another option for something in that price range. However, in general on the Gold Coast prices are going to be higher
Contact a Local Expert
To find out what's happening in your specific neighborhood, because all of these neighborhoods are dynamic and constantly changing, feel free to reach out to us at Harcourts Island Real Estate and give us a shout. Mahalo!
Aloha! This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to take a tour of our new listing at Waipuna in Waikiki. This is a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, with 2 parking stalls.
Entry of Waipuna #1412
What's nice about this #12 stack here is it's a 3 bedroom, 3 bath. Most of the units here are going to be 2 bedroom, 2 bath. They also have a 3 bedroom, 2 bath product. Once again, unit #1412 on the front door. You get this bonus space as you come through and it's got an open walkway, which is awesome for fire protection. In theory, fires should not spread in the hallway because you have this open ventilation on the backside of the building. This is great for trade-winds.
For a perspective in Waikiki, you have this beautiful building next door at the Allure (which go for quite a bit more money). So, those are your neighbors. As you come in the entry, it's got a beautiful filed floor.
Bedroom #1
It's got vinyl plank flooring, so it's really easy to maintain. Once again, you have some high end condos out the back with the Allure, Waikiki Landmark and the Koolau Mountains and Manoa Valley straight down the middle there. This is the 3rd bedroom, which has an en suite full bathroom. What's great about these is they have split AC units (Mitsubishi Mr. Slim) and there's also a really cool view out the back here towards the Ala Wai Canal. That's the Royal Aloha condominiums with the Wyland mural there on the side.
You'll also get some sunrise in the morning off Kaimuki out in the distance, which is the back side of Diamond Head. You can see the tippy top of Diamond Head here as you wake up in the morning and Fort DeRussy Park, which is awesome. This is going to be a full bathroom. Once again, we're right here at the entry. This is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath, which is kind of rare for condos in Waikiki. A lot of the product here is going to be 2 bedrooms and smaller.
Bedrroom #2
As you come down the hallway corridor, to the right you'll come to bedroom #2, which also has a split air conditioning unit, a generous sized bed and a full closet. Across the hall, you have another full bath, which can also function as the guest bathroom. Last, but not least, this is where your washer/dryer is going to be too. It's conveniently located off of the 2nd or guest bathroom.
Main Living Area and Kitchen
As you come into the main living area, you've got a dining area here with views of Fort DeRussy and a bit of Diamond Head. You'll also have that similar view we saw earlier of the Ala Wai Canal. Then, you have a kitchen that can close off with these louvered doors. There's a stainless steel refrigerator with a built in oven, cooktop and microwave. You have newer cabinet faces. You have louvered windows to get good cross ventilation as you're cooking and doing the dishes. It's not a bad view to look at towards Fort DeRussy.
As we come back into the main living area, you'll see there's lots of storage. You have a 150 sq. ft. lanai with an ocean view between the Hilton Hawaiian Village, which is a multi-billion dollar resort. Then, you've got some more ocean off Fort DeRussy. Once again, you have a 150 sq. ft. lanai, which is generous sized. There's the air handler for the split system AC units. Then, we'll head into the primary suite and you'll see another Mitsubishi Mr. Slim unit in the living area.
(Primary) Bedroom #3
There's a generous sized bed here, where you can see more of that ocean view. There's a flat screen tv on the wall. There's a huge open area as we walking into the bathroom with double closets, a huge vanity with medicine cabinets on either side and a toto toilet. There's also a fully tiled walk in shower.
Amenities at Waipuna
What I failed to mention or haven't mentioned yet is there's all kinds of perks and amenities. I'll flash some slides up here in a bit, but there is a swimming pool, there's a pickleball court, there's a shuffleboard, there's a sauna. This is also a pet friendly building, so if you have pets, they're obviously welcome here. It's a secure building.
Compared to some of the newer buildings adjacent I'd mentioned earlier, it's a good value. I haven't gotten into it yet, but we're priced at $900,000 for this 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom unit at Waipuna. Call us if you have any questions. We're at 1,249 square feet in addition to this 150 sq. ft. lanai. When you add the two together, it's roughly 1,400 sq. ft. This is generous sized for a condominium here in Waikiki. If there's anything we can do to help with real estate here on Oahu, feel free to reach out and give us a shout @ 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
