Rendering Courtesy of Holualoa Waterview LLC
By Kathryn M. Miller | North Central News
With proposed residential developments popping up right and left these days, it can be challenging to keep up. Here is a rundown of some of the projects in progress in and around the North Central area.
First up is one of the largest developments along Central Avenue in the Uptown area, The Central Park. After its initial approval in 2019, the developer came back to the city this year requesting a short list of stipulation modifications, discussed at length in previous North Central News coverage. At an Oct. 18 Planning Hearing Officer meeting, the hearing officer approved for recommendation six of the seven requests. The only request he recommended for denial is to delete Stipulation 14, which would remove the requirement for ingress and egress (entrance and exit) points to align with existing street network locations.
This project will now go to the City Council, who will have the final say on the developer’s requests.
A more modest development being proposed sits on a 6.9-acre piece of land at the southeast corner of 34th Street and Thomas Road. The location currently houses the two-story Pruitt’s Furniture store, along with other single-level commercial and two single-family homes. The Pruitt’s store has been at this location since the early 1960s.
