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Avalon Group LLC has created a new project sales team who is in charge of sales at its two upcoming Honolulu condominium projects – Hale Ka Lae at 7000 Hawaii Kai Drive in East Oahu and Sky Ala Moana along Kapiolani Boulevard across Ala Moana Center. The pre-registration process has begun for Hale Ka Lae, while the sales process for Sky Ala Moana is expected to start soon. Mark Berkowitz has been named Project Sales Manager, leading a newly-formed team of highly-experienced real estate professionals, including Rosalei Chinen, Marcel Chan, June Freundschuh, Laurie Oh and Jane Lee. Tim Lee, managing director of retail and international investor group at Avalon Commercial LLC, will lead the hotel and commercial sales. Lee has more than a decade of experience in real estate, having helped many foreign investors successfully navigate the state’s real estate environment. Berkowitz, comes with decades of real estate sales experience, including heading the sales team at a few ...

Move Happy, an international shipping, moving, storing, handling and distribution company for civilians and the military, broke ground on its new warehouse facility this week at Avalon Group’s Kapolei Business Park II in West Oahu at 603 Komohana St. Move Happy recently purchased its 1.78-acre property at Kapolei Business Park II, and has tapped Avalon Development Co. LLC to develop its new 35,000-square-foot facility. Construction on the project is expected to start this week with a completion date scheduled for Summer 2019. Ushijima Architects is the architect of the project, while Swinerton Builders is the general contractor. “Our goal is to provide services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of our customers,” Lior Oren, CEO of Move Happy, said. “As a result, our customers will reward us with profit and value creation, allowing our team members and the communities in which we live and work to prosper.” Move Happy parent company Guardian Moving & ...