Building Industry Magazine - July 2014 - (Page 90)

NEWS BEAT Hensel Phelps Selected as GC for The Grand Islander RENDERING COURTESY OF GROUP 70 INTERNATIONAL, INC. The Grand Islander will offer 418 vacation units and is expected to be completed in 2017. ABC Hawaii's New Apprentices ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.) Hawaii Chapter recently recognized 38 apprentices in carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing and roofing with their Certificates of Completion. The 2014 Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony was held on May 30 at the Queen Kapiolani hotel. Among those attending were (front row, from left) Kaleo Shimaoka, Mark Bacatat, instructor David Winrow, Kyle Michael Guieb, Denver Lanuza, (back row, from left) Shane McCracken, Thomas Stennett, Michael Dacanay, Gabriel Tamangaro, Matthew Ildefonso, Taylor Garcia and Steven Christian. Sponsors were Helix Electrical, Inc. and Quillopo Painting, Inc. 90 | BUILDING INDUSTRY HAWAII | JULY 2014 Hensel Phelps Construction Co. has been selected as the general contractor and Group 70 International, Inc. as the architect for The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations Club®. Hilton Worldwide and Blackstone launched construction of the 418-unit vacation ownership tower with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 3. The 37-story building will be constructed at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, adjacent to the Tapa Tower along Kalia Road. The tower is expected to be completed in early 2017 and create more than 1,000 jobs. A Blackstone-managed fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI is providing the capital for the high-rise. Hilton Grand Vacations will handle vacation ownership sales and marketing. The Grand Islander will have one-, two- and threebedroom suites and penthouses. Sales are expected to begin later this year. "This project combines the industry-leading sales, marketing and management expertise of Hilton Grand Vacations with the established development strength of Blackstone, and builds upon our history of strategic collaboration," says Mark Wang, executive vice president of Hilton Grand Vacations for Hilton Worldwide. Indidesign will handle interior design for The Grand Islander, Rider Levett Bucknall will provide project management services and Hilton Worldwide will act as the development manager.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - July 2014

TOP 25 CONTRACTORS
HIGH-RISES: NEW DESIGNS, OLD TRADITIONS
FRANK HAINES: MASTER ARCHITECT
WOEDA CULTIVATES WEST-SIDE SUCCESS
NEWS BEAT
Datebook
Contracts Awarded
Low Bids
Spotlight On Success: The Senior Residence at Iwilei
News Makers
New Products
Faces
Best Practices

Building Industry Magazine - July 2014