I have owned at the Town House for nearly five years now and absolutely love the building. I'm military and no longer live in Hawaii at the moment (though I hope to return next year!), but have been able to charge a significantly higher than average rent for the area due to both the building location/amenities as well as my specific unit design/improvements.
Pros:
1) Great building that is secured with a security team and has daily grounds upkeep/cleaning. You would never guess that the building was built when it was as the board has taken care of both the exterior and interior of the building. The building insulation is wonderful between units and I have NEVER heard my neighbors, regardless of the time of day, and my unit is adjacent to units whose owners have young children.
2) Great location. Only a few blocks from the Blaisdale Center and the trendy Kaka'ako neighborhood, about a mile from the beach and Ward Center, a two minute drive to the new Whole Foods in town, adjacent to Chinatown, 15 minute drive from the airport, and right on the freeway for easy access to start your commute for the day. You really close to all that city-living has to offer by living at the Town House.
3) Great amenities and views. Adding somewhat to number 1, the building amenities include water, sewage, basic cable, and 24/7 security (all are included in the monthly HOA fees); wonderful rooftop pool and recreation area; wonderful views to include the city, ocean, diamond head and mountains that you can take advantage of with the floor to ceiling windows in every unit; etc.
Cons:
As much as I'd like to give any building that I own in a 5 star rating, I will not mislead the public as it is not honest and ultimately would be a disservice to owners and renters alike. That said, there are some cons to living at the Town House.
1) Parking. Parking absolutely sucks in this neighborhood once the evening rush starts. Considering that there are only 5-6 guest parking spots and that each unit generally comes with one assigned parking (though there are some gems with two and some with one spot large enough to fit two smaller cars, the lack of neighborhood parking can be a pain if you have two cars or are having guests over.
2) City noise pollution. Living in the city will never be truly "quiet." While I have never had a problem with noise issues from my neighbors, the building does sit over the freeway, so that can be an issue if you want to have your lanai doors open (with the doors closed, the freeway noise isn't really a problem for me and I'm even used to the freeway noise with the lanai doors open, but it's really up to the individual). Granted, I think this will be more of a problem the higher up in the building you are, as the lower floors benefit from being closer to ground level sound barriers enclosing the freeway.
All in all, I'm very happy to own at the Town House and look forward to living there again soon. read more