COURTESY HALEKAUWILA PARTNERS LLC The apartment slated for Halekauwila and Keawe streets.

Stanford Carr picked to build in Kakaako

Stanford Carr Development has been selected by a state housing agency to build an affordable rental project in Kakaako.

The developer expects to break ground for Halekauwila Place in the middle of next year on the site, a 1.25-acre parcel at the corner of Halekauwila and Keawe streets. The parcel is currently leased to the operator of a commercial parking lot.

The Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation chose Stanford Carr from four applicants that responded to a request for proposals the agency issued last fall.

Carr plans to build an 18-story complex with 196 units -- a mix of 32 studios, 58 one-bedrooms, 86 two-bedrooms and 20 three-bedroom townhomes. The project will also have a parking garage and possibly ground-floor retail space.

Stanford Carr, which is developing the project as Halekauwila Partners LLC, will need to obtain subdivision approval as well as a planned development permit from the state Hawaii Community Development Authority.