Century Center Condominium

I lived in this building for a year and it was horrible. I got sick all the time and was always tired. It was very very dusty. The land lord Ira Gordon was very sketchy. He didnt give us the deposit back and lied about letting us keep our bunny. Beware if renting from this landlord. Also he didn’t disclose that there was a prostitute living in the apartment that we were living in before we moved in. There would be strange men knocking on the door at all hours. Very creepy!

The management on the 40^th floor is unorganized, unprofessional and shady. I lived there for 6 months and for 2 – 3 months the a/​c stopped working (no windows for ventilation and facing the sun setting) while my new roommate had asthma. I bought 2 fans, and never got any money for the fans, or a deduction in any months rent – just blamed for it breaking even though it was a 70s appliance and I barely touched it. It wasn’t until I wrote an email including Hawaii laws, and CCing everyone affiliated with the building, that something was done about it, but this happened after confronting the landlords numerous times only to be frustratingly told to open the 2 inch window, and scolded for «making it break». Everyone seems to already be aware of the sketchy nature of the 40^th floor owners but there are little to 0 reviews, and I along with several other people I personally know, as well as people I don’t know personally, have had a variety of negative experiences while living on this floor solely due to the management, and the huge the roach problem… which they could fix if they really cared to (the penthouse above has no roach problems). A lot of people never got deposits back, and many people have had appliance/​electrical problems blamed on them and/​or done nothin about. It’s good for just a temporary-I’m-barely-home/don’t-have-a-lot-of-things type of stay – other than that, find something else. I never experienced anything like that before, but I along with another previous tenant found a more affordable and cleaner, spacious place just right up the street.

I worked in this building for a few years–
Honestly many buildings in Hawaii have more personality than many people I know (some people are bumps on logs– little personality).
Me — I hope people don’t say I have the wrong personality– kinda like my opinion of Century.
The building is weird– you nearly all the time will ride up with a only Japanese speaking women make-​up clients going to buy some of the lobby areas beauty products. If you are in a mall and you see shoppers– you expect it. If you are in a building that looks like an office building — you may not expect as much traffic as you always see at Century.
The office I was in had beautiful hardwood floors, great ocean and coastline views about 200* view I’d say which is wonderful watching fireworks. Kitchen was well designed — but meant for 1 person at a time to work. and bath was normal. For an office it was wonderful.
Downside– leary. Some massage parlors operate in the building. I have no proof but a bad feeling and stories second hand– but going down the elevators makes me even wonder.
downside 2 — parking. Please– use the bus line or anything else– I got bumped walking only 2 times living here in Hawaii– I the Longs by UH and 1 here Century — dumb frustrated drivers — the lot is not good — don’t plan on parking at Century.

Heh, Oceanic does not service this bldg! do no DVR? Also parking is a Bear! Residents trying to enter to their parking garage with all the massage clients and Apartment3 Lounge diners. Be prepared to WAIT. Otherwise, lovely bldg. great front desk/​gen. manager.

I like this condo. The interior is lovely, and the building has variety for a condo. For one, there’s the purikura machines (japanese photobooths) on the bottom level which are fairly new, a lounge called Apartment3, and a massage therapy business (century22 massage & spa) on the bottom level. The amenities are nice as well with a bowling alley, gym, pool, sauna and tennis area. Parking seems to be a bit of a pain sometimes it seems but nothing to deter me from visiting.