Westin Nanea Ocean Villas construction

Pedro · Jun 11, 2015

Aloha! The construction at the new villas in Ka'anapali is going on strong. At one point yesterday I counted at least 50 people working there, and they were pouring concrete for the foundation on one of the buildings. I thought it will be nice if tuggers can post pictures throughout the year so we can see how the construction is progressing.

I'll start by posting a picture taken this morning from our lanai. I don't think they are already selling units on that property, but we signed up for an owners update later this afternoon and I'll try to find out some details.

DeniseM · Jun 11, 2015

Pedro said:
I don't think they are already selling units on that property, but we signed up for an owners update later this afternoon and I'll try to find out some details.

By law, they can't start selling until they are within a certain number of mos. before occupancy is possible. I don't recall what that timeframe is, but maybe you can find out at your torture session this afternoon.

alohakevin · Jun 14, 2015

Pedro said:
Aloha! The construction at the new villas in Ka'anapali is going on strong. At one point yesterday I counted at least 50 people working there, and they were pouring concrete for the foundation on one of the buildings. I thought it will be nice if tuggers can post pictures throughout the year so we can see how the construction is progressing.

I'll start by posting a picture taken this morning from our lanai. I don't think they are already selling units on that property, but we signed up for an owners update later this afternoon and I'll try to find out some details.

That's a great idea. Thanks for the pic

Ken555 · Jun 14, 2015

Great idea and thanks the pic.

This makes me now wonder if a north view would be better than a pirate ship view (even with the early morning squeals of children (and their parents)) vs construction noise. Hmm...perhaps even an IV (with slight ocean view, perhaps) will be the best of the reasonable options for those of us who do not have ocean front.

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zdarskyjim · Jun 15, 2015

Went to an update late last month at WKORV. Salesman said they hope to be offering units for sale in the fall.

RnU · Jun 17, 2015

Wow, I just saw this thread and the pic of construction. I can't imagine the guests at the other place will be all to happy, they seem to lose a good chunk of their view.

vistana101 · Jun 17, 2015

Just a little update from the Form 10 that was released:

"We have development plans for 1,538 future villas, which include 390 villas at The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas in Hawaii,
a 26-acre oceanfront resort. Scheduled to begin presales prior to year end of 2015, this new resort is ideally located on Ka’anapali
Beach in Maui and will feature 390 luxurious villas and a variety of world-class resort amenities, including an expansive lagoon-style
pool and a beach bar. The new resort will also pursue the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) certification for high-performance buildings."

Henry M. · Jun 17, 2015

I wonder what the exact details are of the other 1,148 units ...

Ken555 · Jun 17, 2015

emuyshondt said:
I wonder what the exact details are of the other 1,148 units ...

I think they still have another 248 more buildings (or so) to build at WDW.

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DeniseM · Jun 17, 2015

emuyshondt said:
I wonder what the exact details are of the other 1,148 units ...

Someone posted that info. in the thread about the new Starwood name.

taffy19 · Jun 17, 2015

DeniseM said:
By law, they can't start selling until they are within a certain number of mos. before occupancy is possible. I don't recall what that timeframe is, but maybe you can find out at your torture session this afternoon.

I know for a fact that we bought the Marriott almost two years before they opened up as I just looked it up on Smugmug so they may start selling in the near future.

PS. Just read the rest of the thread so it may still be two years.

LisaRex · Jun 17, 2015

RnU said:
Wow, I just saw this thread and the pic of construction. I can't imagine the guests at the other place will be all to happy, they seem to lose a good chunk of their view.

I believe there is green space (a 10 acre park) in between the two developments, which you cannot really see from the photo. Most of the North units should still be able to see the ocean from their lanai.

DeniseM · Jun 17, 2015

The green space is actually between WKORV-N, and WKORV-NN. The WKORV-NN lot is directly next to the next property, which is Honua Kai - it may block some views at Honua Kai.

Lot 1 - WKORV

Lot 2 - WKORV-N

Lot 3 - WKORV-NN

Lot 4 - Honua Kai

DeniseM · Jun 17, 2015

In this picture, you can see (from left to right) construction - green belt - WKORVN - WKORV:

DeniseM · Jun 17, 2015

This may have changed, but this is the original resort map from like 2007 - on the left, you can see proximity to Honua Kai:

LisaRex · Jun 17, 2015

DeniseM said:
The green space is actually between WKORV-N, and WKORV-NN.

Yes, I thought that the poster was referring to WKORV-N when he was talking about the guests at the "other development" getting their view blocked, because the North side is what is shown in the OP's photo. But I guess that he was referring to Honua Kai.

It does appear that the southern facing OV villas will get their view blocked. Bummer for them.

PassionForTravel · Jun 18, 2015

Our first time exchanging through II in November and are in North. Time to start meditating on how construction noise and ocean waves are similar or maybe I'll just pack the earplugs.

Ian

PamMo · Jun 18, 2015

LisaRex said:
Yes, I thought that the poster was referring to WKORV-N when he was talking about the guests at the "other development" getting their view blocked, because the North side is what is shown in the OP's photo. But I guess that he was referring to Honua Kai.

It does appear that the southern facing OV villas will get their view blocked. Bummer for them.

The photo was taken from the OP's lanai at WKORVN, looking over the green belt to Nanea, Honua Kai and beyond. Obviously, the camera lens has flattened the depth in the photo, making Nanea looked crammed right next to Honua Kai, but even so, there's no way owners on the south side of Honua Kai are going to be happy with the construction noise and blocked ocean views. The Westin build out on the lot was downplayed when we looked at Honua Kai early on. From the 2007 resort layout that Denise posted, those buildings look pretty close. How many floors will Nanea have?

LisaRex · Jun 18, 2015

PamMo said:
How many floors will Nanea have?

Acc to post 13, 6 max.

PamMo · Jun 18, 2015

LisaRex, you've got great eyes! Or mine are really, really bad! I had to put my reading glasses on and zoom in to catch that! So, that's a "low-rise" for Maui?

SmithOp · Jun 18, 2015

iconnections said:
I know for a fact that we bought the Marriott almost two years before they opened up as I just looked it up on Smugmug so they may start selling in the near future.

PS. Just read the rest of the thread so it may still be two years.

I purchased HGVC pre-construction two years before opening at Kings Land, the contract stipulated no usage for four years. It was eoy odd, the opening odd year I got points only. Purchased in 07, opened 09, first used 11.

I took several peeks at the construction zone in May. The pile of dirt is already blocking views at Honua Kai, its along the north fence and three stories tall.

The trees along the coastal zone are very thick there, the lower OF units wont have much of a view either unless they are allowed to thin them out drastically.

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Ken555 · Jun 18, 2015

Out of curiosity I checked listings for Honua Kai and found a few units with "ocean view" units on the south side of their building and no mention of the Nanea construction. I assume it will be obvious to any potential buyers, and must be disclosed. Still, this may be a good time for anyone willing to have slightly less of a view if they want to buy in there. I'm not current on the market in Maui so have no idea if prices are good or not...it does seem that Honua Kai (at least per sales history) has increased in value in the last few years.

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DeniseM · Jun 18, 2015

PassionForTravel said:
Our first time exchanging through II in November and are in North. Time to start meditating on how construction noise and ocean waves are similar or maybe I'll just pack the earplugs.

Ian

I was at WKORV when they were building WKORVN - it really wasn't intrusive, and those buildings are much closer together. I don't think it will bother you because of the green belt between WKROVN and construction.

PassionForTravel · Jun 18, 2015

Sorry I guess my humor didn't come though. We are glad for the chance to do the exchange. We're really not worried and will deal. After all we will be at a Westin for a bargain price, on Maui and steps from the water.

LisaRex · Jun 18, 2015

Ken555 said:
I assume it will be obvious to any potential buyers, and must be disclosed.

You mean that it's obvious, so it doesn't have to be disclosed, right? Not sure about the laws in Hawaii, but here in Ohio, you don't need to disclose things obvious to the naked eye, such as the fact that your house sits next to a railroad track. You do need to disclose items that would be detrimental to ownership, but aren't obvious, such as leaks, structural cracks in the foundation that you patched up and painted over, and resident poltergeists.

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