IBM Building, once fated for razing, to be remodeled

The structure designed by isle architect Vladimir Ossipoff will retain its punch-card facade

By Andrew Gomes

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 01, 2013

~~<p>Honolulu’s historic IBM Building is going to get a $20 million makeover, though the name and general look of the 51-year-old building in Kakaako will remain the same.</p>
<p>The building’s owner, The Howard Hughes Corp., told the Star-Advertiser on Thursday it plans to convert part of the office building into a sales and information center for its master plan to transform Ward Centers into a 60-acre urban village dotted with 22 new condominium towers, shops and restaurants over more than 15 years.</p>
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Honolulu’s historic IBM Building is going to get a $20 million makeover, though the name and general look of the 51-year-old building in Kakaako will remain the same.

The building’s owner, The Howard Hughes Corp., told the Star-Advertiser on Thursday it plans to convert part of the office building into a sales and information center for its master plan to transform Ward Centers into a 60-acre urban village dotted with 22 new condominium towers, shops and restaurants over more than 15 years. Login for more...