Waikoloa Beach Resort Begins Construction of Queens' MarketPlace & Cultural Gardens; Facility Will Build On Success of Kings' Shops.WAIKOLOA, Hawaii -- Waikoloa Beach Resort this week began construction on its new Queens' MarketPlace & Cultural Gardens, a 28-acre retail and entertainment center located adjacent to the highly-successful Kings' Shops. The 135,000-square-foot Queens' MarketPlace shopping plaza shopping plaza Noun a shopping centre, usually a small group of stores built as a strip will be anchored by a 23,000-square-foot Gourmet Food & Wine Market, operated in joint partnership by Hawaii-based ABC Stores
ABC stores are retail alcoholic beverage outlets operated by the A and KTA KTA Kosovo Trust Agency KTA Kansas Turnpike Authority KTA Kill Them All (gaming clan) KTA Knitted Textile Association KTA Kentucky Telephone Association KTA Key Technical Area KTA Kepner-Tregoe Analysis Markets. It will complement the Kings' Shops at Waikoloa Beach Resort, which has among the highest gross retail sales per square foot in Hawaii. Queens' MarketPlace is owned by Queens' Market LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a partnership of Hawaii-based Waikoloa Development Co. and CoastWood Capital Group, LLC. a San Francisco-based investment firm specializing in retail shopping centers shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into . The resort in which it will be built is located on the Kohala Coast, one of Hawaii's most desirable areas for real-estate investment by out-of-state buyers. With an arts entertainment studio & museum, coronation pavilion, high-end restaurants, food court purveyors, offices, and quality local & mainland retailers, the Queens' MarketPlace will enhance Waikoloa Beach Resort's reputation as the most desired shopping destination on the Kohala Coast. A unique feature of the Queens' MarketPlace will be the Waikoloa Cultural Gardens. Its theme will honor the diverse cultures & ethnicities that make up the resident population of the Big Island of Hawaii, with special tribute to Hawaii's host culture. Incorporated within the grounds will be a Performance Garden, a 4,000-person outdoor amphitheatre that will accommodate artistic performances of all types. "Our success at Kings' Shops has demonstrated that there is an immense appetite for quality shopping and entertainment," said Waikoloa Land Company President Thos Rohr. "The Queens' MarketPlace & Cultural Gardens will become the Kohala Coast gathering place for residents and visitors alike to celebrate the unique multi-cultural heritage of the Big Island." Designed by Hawaii Architect Ted Garduque, FAIA FAIA Florida Association of Insurance Agents FAIA Food Additives and Ingredients Association (Kent, UK) FAIA Fellow, American Institute of Architects (honorary position) , of Garduque & Associates, the original architects of Kings' Shops, the Queens' MarketPlace & Cultural Gardens will focus on Hawaii's Monarchy period with emphasis on the influence of Hawaiian queens & princesses. The project is expected to be completed in early 2007 at a cost of more than $95 million. Kings' Shops has been awarded "Best Retail Shopping Center" Award of Excellence by the National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the association organizes one of the largest conventions in North America, The International Builders' Show, which draws more than ; "Project of the Year" by International Council of Shopping Centers The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is an international trade association of the shopping center industry. The organization, founded in 1957, has 65,000 members worldwide, which include shopping center owners, developers and managers, as well as other individuals, ; and "Shopping Center Ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence n. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . " by International Council of Shopping Centers. Waikoloa Beach Resort is situated on 1,350 acres on the Big Island's Kohala Coast and features the Kings' Shops dining, shopping & entertainment complex, two championship golf courses -- the Kings' Course and the Beach Course -- and two world-class hotels, the Hilton Waikoloa Village and Waikoloa Beach Marriott Hotel. For more information visit www.waikoloabeachresort.com or call 1-808-886-8811. |
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