More Oahu luxury Condos - 1010 Wilder

It's easy to confuse 1010 Wilder with the condos mentioned in the last post at 1001 Wilder. But the buildings are very different, and in different neighborhoods. 1010 wilder is located in Makiki, a few blocks away from Punchbowl, and it offers great views of the city, with a little bit of ocean view on the horizon if you get up high enough in the building.

There are only 48 units in this building, and 4 units per floor, which is a very low number when you consider that Koolani has hundreds of units, and a dozen or so on each floor.

It was built in 1974, which is pretty old but the building has been taken care quite nicely. The units in 1010 Wilder can be quite large, at 2100sqft for a 3bedroom unit, and priced about $1.5-$2million. With a current monthly fee of about $1000, you get a heated pool, BBQ area, a recreation area to host friends, and a resident manager at your beck and call.

As you would expect you get 2 car parking, and laundry inside the unit. In the luxury condo market, every unit should have a laundry inside. If you have public or community laundry, you're probably not in the Hawaii luxury condo market yet.

Some of the units in this building have been remodeled and upgraded with granite kitchens and marble baths, and even hardwood flooring. In fact, once you're inside some of these units, you won't be able to tell that the building is 35 years old.

If you can find a condo that is in original condition from 1974, you're going to get a great deal on it, and if you're going to remodel any of it, you might as well remodel all of it, so look for something either perfect, or terrible, but no in between.