The developer of an upscale high-rise rental apartment with health care services for seniors has begun efforts to attract future residents to the project under construction near the Hawai’i Convention Center in Pawaa.

Monthly occupancy rates for the senior-living tower called Kalakaua Gardens will range from $4,500 for independent-living arrangements to $7,500 for those who have medical needs and can receive skilled nursing and memory care on-site. Common amenities planned include a movie theater, fitness center, library, salon, spa, housekeeping, daily "farm-to-table" meals prepared by a chef, and chauffeured transportation.

Avalon Health Care Group, the company managing the project with 155 rooms and 196 beds at 1723 Kalakaua Ave., isn’t accepting applications yet. But the firm is offering a discount for anyone who makes a reservation now and moves in within 90 days of opening, which is expected early next year.

Avalon is accepting reservations from prospective residents who make a $250 deposit that the company said is fully refundable if the reservation is canceled. The company said the discount for applicants who move in within 90 days of opening include $2,500 off a one-time entry fee and a $500 moving allowance. The entry fee has not been determined.

Kalakaua Gardens is one of several senior-living rental communities on Oahu that include the nearby 153-unit Plaza at Waikiki, slated to open Oct. 1 at 1812 Kalakaua Ave. with similar services.

One difference at Kalakaua Gardens will be a restaurant open to the general public.

"Kalakaua Gardens will be more than just a place to live," Steve Nawahine, general manager of the envisioned community, said in a statement.

Avalon is a Salt Lake City-based operator of senior-living communities that include three skilled-nursing facilities in Hawaii: Avalon Care Center in Kalihi, Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Kalihi and Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo.

The developer of Kalakaua Gardens is San Mateo, Calif.-based Island Paradise Investments LP. The company initially proposed building a midpriced condominium on the site in 2008, but factors during the economic recession created some hesitancy and resulted in converting plans for the 17-story tower to senior rentals.