Kauai New Real Estate Development

Greetings to all blog watchers! Poipu Beach Estates project manager, Terry Kamen stopped by the Makai Properties office several days back. It was good to catch up with him. It was one of those moments where we had the time to shoot the breeze a bit and I jumped in his car for an impromptu tour of Poipu Beach Estates. Wow….amazing what goes on behind the dust screens. We entered what will soon be a grand entry with rock features and landscaping. The lower lots have been grassed and the sprinklers were nurturing a new carpet of green on either side of a wide boulevard. After watching this development and its many iterations on paper for so long it was exciting to see it all emerge from the mounds of rubble. They have finish grades in may street areas and according to Terry, paving will begin in October! It caught my attention as he described a planting schedule which will soon result in a wide parklike tree lined prommenade on either side of the main access. While generally pretty level, as you move north and east toward the edge of the Kiahuna Golf Course, the elevations slowly climb and the vistas open up considerably. It reflects a well thought out plan and a neighborhood I for one could get excited about residing in. Average lot sizes are 15,000 square feet, much larger than anything developed in Poipu thus far. CC&Rs will set the tone for the custom home construction that will soon follow. While additional dwelling units are to be allowed with permits, they are limited in total size so they will compliment the primary residence. My understanding is that CPR’s will not be allowed for anything under an acre so the overall low density will be preserved. My sense is that it will have the general feel of Bayview at the east end of Poipu only a bit more spread out on bigger lots. I was pleased to get a sales update and there are still a few opportunities available. They started in the high $500k range and go up from there. Contact me and I am happy to share all those details. Next time I go up, I’ll take some pictures to share….stay tuned. A hui ho