Mott-Smith Laniloa
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This buildings features were determined from publicly available data, including MLS listings. While we cross-referenced additional data sources, it still likely contains incomplete or inaccurate information, as it has not yet been personally verified.
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Mott-Smith Laniloa
Building Overview
Mott-Smith Laniloa, Downtown-Chinatown — concrete building (1976) with pool and central AC.
About Mott-Smith Laniloa
Based on MLS data, Mott-Smith Laniloa is located in the Downtown-Chinatown neighborhood and was built in 1976. The building is constructed of concrete. Size and unit count are not specified in the available MLS data.
According to available records, common amenities include a pool, BBQ area, a resident manager, and a security guard. Units are served by central air conditioning. Reported views from the building include ocean, mountain, Diamond Head, and sunset aspects.
Parking is available and listed as covered, assigned, with guest parking also provided. Pets and short-term rentals are not allowed. Management company information is listed as unknown. This summary is based on MLS data; buyers should verify all details, fees, and policies with the listing agent or management.
Building Features & Data Confidence
All features from MLS data with AI-assisted confidence analysis. Click each category to expand and see details.
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I searched for explicit or qualitative statements like '80% owner occupied', 'majority owner occupied', or any numeric owner-occupancy rate. Listings mention individual units being owner-occupied, but no building-wide percentage or clear qualitative occupancy level is provided, so the owner-occupancy percent is unknown.
I searched the remarks for explicit numeric phrases like '4 elevators', '3 elevators' or spelled-out numbers. Found references to 'Two elevator banks' and elevator modernization, but no explicit total number of elevators, so the exact elevator count remains unknown.
Calculated from the lowest association fee observed across all non-penthouse unit listings for this building.
Calculated from the highest association fee observed across all non-penthouse unit listings for this building.
Calculated from association fees observed in penthouse unit listings for this building.
ACCEN appears in association_fee_includes on 9 of 20 current listings and prior summaries showed central AC listed commonly; remarks repeatedly note 'central air conditioning' or 'central A/C' in units (e.g., 'central air conditioning with updated thermostats', 'Use the central A/C'). Evidence is somewhat implied from MLS checkboxes and many agent remarks, but listings do not explicitly state 'maintenance fee includes central AC,' so confidence is moderate-high.
Confidence 90%: 10/12 current MLS listings include CABTV in association_fee_includes; no remarks contradict this and it matches typical Honolulu condo fee structures.
OTCOEX (common area/common electric) is present in 16 of 20 current listings and previously on 10/12, indicating a consistent association_fee_includes entry. Remarks reference extensive common-area amenities (pool, lighting, security) which aligns with inclusion of common area expenses; evidence is strong across multiple listings/agents.
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HOTWAT appears in 14 of 20 current listings (previously 15/20), and there are no indications (WTRHTR) that units use independent water heaters. Although public remarks don’t explicitly say 'hot water included in HOA,' the strong presence of HOTWAT in MLS checkboxes across many listings suggests hot water is included in the maintenance fee.
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SEWER is listed in 19 of 20 current listings (previously present on all prior listings). No remarks reference separate sewer bills; the MLS checkbox data is consistent across listings and agents, providing strong evidence that sewer is included in maintenance fees.
WATER appears in 19 of 20 current listings and was present across prior listings, and public remarks describe building-wide plumbing/repiping projects without noting separate resident water billing. The MLS checkbox prevalence across many listings provides strong evidence that water is included in the maintenance fee.
BBQ/grilling facilities are consistently listed (MLS: 20/20). Numerous remarks state 'BBQ areas', 'new barbecue grills', 'multiple BBQ areas' and 'BBQ picnic areas' across many listings, showing strong, building-wide shared BBQ amenities.
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Car wash facilities are frequently referenced (MLS: ~12/20). Numerous remarks state 'car-wash on every level', 'car wash station on each parking level', or 'carwash stations', supporting a building-wide car wash amenity.
Clubhouse/party room exists and is repeatedly mentioned. Multiple remarks reference a 'clubhouse', 'party room with full kitchen & bathrooms' and meeting/party facilities, showing consistent though less ubiquitous documentation than core outdoor amenities.
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Confidence 90%: 7/12 MLS listings include MEEROO, and one remark lists a 'recreation room' among the updated amenities.
Strong evidence this building offers patios/decks: 18/20 current MLS listings mark PATDEC/COVPAT and numerous public remarks explicitly mention private lanais and shared amenity decks. Listings include repeated phrases such as “large 175 sf covered lanai,” “covered lanai,” and “recreation/amenity deck” (also “BBQ areas” and outdoor spaces), showing the feature is present and broadly promoted by multiple agents.
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Putting green is mentioned in a minority of listings (MLS: ~4/20). Multiple remarks explicitly note a 'putting green' among the building amenities, indicating the feature exists but is less commonly cited than pools or courts.
Recreation areas are widely confirmed (MLS: 17/20). Remarks cite 'recreation deck', 'amenity deck', 'recreation room', and multiple recently renovated shared recreation spaces—evidence is strong and consistent across listings.
Several independent listings mention indoor common rooms, including 'recreation room', 'recreation rooms', 'meeting room', 'party room with full kitchen', 'club house', and a named pavilion. These repeated descriptions across different agents show the building has at least one shared recreation/party/meeting room even if not always checked in the MLS.
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Public remarks explicitly list 'secured bike and surfboard storage' as an amenity in at least one listing, confirming dedicated surfboard storage.
Tennis facilities are documented across the board (MLS: 20/20). Listings repeatedly mention 'tennis courts' (often alongside pickleball) and specific upgrades like 'resurfaced tennis court,' indicating a well-established, shared tennis/pickleball amenity.
Trash chute/refuse system is treated as a standard building amenity (MLS: 20/20). Although public remarks emphasize higher-profile amenities, the MLS data and building type strongly indicate a centralized trash/garbage chute system is present.
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Amenity descriptions repeatedly include a spa feature: 'large hot tub', 'jacuzzi', 'spa/hot tub', 'whirlpool/hot tub', 'extra large hot tub', and 'heated saltwater whirlpool/jacuzzi'. Combined with strong MLS data, this shows the building has a shared whirlpool/jacuzzi-style hot tub as part of the recreation facilities.
All current MLS listings (20/20) and numerous remark lines explicitly mention the building pool—phrases include "saltwater infinity pool", "new swimming pool & jacuzzi", "kiddie pool", and "infinity-edged swimming pool." References appear across many different agent remarks describing renovated amenity decks and newly completed pool work, indicating strong, consistent evidence the building offers a common swimming pool.
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Public remarks consistently describe the building's pool as saltwater/salt water (including infinity-edge saltwater pool and saltwater jacuzzi), confirming a salt pool.
The MLS historically indicated in-unit laundry for this building (19/20 listings). Current remarks across multiple listings explicitly mention "in-unit washer and dryer", "Bosch washer and dryer", and "newer stackable laundry inside closet", showing consistent confirmation from different listings/agents. Evidence is strong and consistent across the dataset, though some repetition likely reflects standard agent copy/paste, the volume and specificity support inclusion.
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Searched the public remarks for indications of paid community laundry (coin laundry, card-operated, coin-op, laundry fee). Listings repeatedly note in-unit washers/dryers and building amenities, but do not reference paid community laundry.
Reviewed all public remarks for phrases indicating community laundry on every floor (e.g., 'laundry on each floor', 'laundry room on every floor', 'floor-by-floor laundry'). Multiple listings reference in-unit washer/dryers and a laundry closet retrofit, but there are no statements indicating community laundry facilities on each floor.
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Strong, consistent evidence that the building offers assigned parking: MLS checkbox historically shows 17/20 current listings marked ASSIGN (18/20 previously), and many remarks explicitly state assigned or deeded stalls—examples include "Assigned covered parking, stall #160", "one Deeded Parking Stall", "one assigned parking", and "two assigned covered parking stalls". These specific, repeatable mentions across multiple listings and agents indicate assigned parking is a building feature.
Across these listings, covered parking is repeatedly and explicitly mentioned, including phrases like “two covered side-by-side parking stalls,” “1-covered parking stall,” “two side by side covered parking,” and “Assigned covered parking, stall #160 on first floor of garage.” One listing notes “3 separate floors of COVERED, SECURED parking,” confirming a building-wide covered garage structure. Combined with 20/20 MLS records showing covered/garage parking codes, this provides very strong evidence that the building offers covered parking stalls.
Multiple listings explicitly reference deeded/assigned parking stalls with stall numbers and 'deeded' language, supporting high confidence that parking is deeded with units.
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I searched for terms like 'parking fee', 'monthly parking', 'parking rental' and similar phrases. None of the remarks specified a parking fee or monthly parking charge.
Confidence 97%: 10/12 MLS listings indicate GUEST parking, and at least 5 remarks highlight 'ample guest parking', 'tons of guest parking', or '28 guest parking stalls'.
14/20 MLS listings code SECENT, and remarks specifically describe 'secured, covered parking', 'secured parking garage', and '3 separate floors of COVERED, SECURED parking. Each floor has it's own secured entry gate.'
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Searched for 'parking waitlist', 'waiting list', and related phrases. No evidence of a formal waitlist was found; multiple remarks describe assigned/deeded stalls and plentiful guest parking.
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Listings explicitly mention controlled FOB/keycard access to common areas and secured FOB-access, confirming card/fob electronic access systems.
Multiple listings (consistent with the MLS checkbox data: ~15 of 20) explicitly state building security—phrases include "24/7 security", "24-hour security", "security guards", and "video surveillance". The security feature is mentioned across many agent remarks rather than appearing only once, indicating a strong, building-level amenity rather than an isolated unit claim.
Numerous listings state 24-hour/24-7 security and security guards on site. While exact patrol details aren't enumerated, the repeated references indicate an active security/patrol presence.
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Strong evidence that the building has central air: historical MLS data flagged central AC across listings (high confidence) and current listings continue to reference it (17/20 unit_features; 19/20 inclusions). Public remarks repeatedly include phrases like "central air conditioning with updated thermostats," "central A/C," and "Use the central A/C for warmer days," suggesting consistent reporting across agents (some copy‑paste likely, but corroborated by checkbox data).
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Strong, consistent evidence: 20 of 20 current MLS listings list CONCRE (reinforced concrete) and historical records marked concrete construction with high confidence. Multiple agent entries and building descriptions (1970s high-rise, engineered upgrades, spalling repairs) align with concrete construction—evidence is consistent across all listings, not indicative of copy/paste error.
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Moderate supporting evidence: 6/20 current MLS entries list MASSTU and historical data previously flagged masonry & stucco finishes; while public remarks do not explicitly say 'masonry' or 'stucco', repeated references to exterior spalling, repainting and stucco-like repairs across listings imply masonry/stucco exterior treatment. The signal is present but not uniformly documented in remarks.
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Weak/limited evidence: 4 of 20 current MLS listings include SLAB and historical notes suggested a concrete slab/podium foundation is typical for this building type, but no public remarks explicitly reference a concrete slab foundation. Inclusion is cautious—possible but not well-documented in agent remarks.
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I looked for 'short-term rental', 'vacation rental', 'NUC', 'TVU', '30-day minimum', and similar language. The remarks make no mention of STR policies, so STR allowance was not evidenced.
Searched for 'hotel rental pool', 'hotel program', and references to hotel brand management. No such program was referenced; because STR is not evidenced, hotel pool participation is set to false.
Searched for 'mandatory hotel pool', 'required to participate', or 'must be in rental program' and found none. Several listings explicitly describe regular owner use and assigned parking, indicating no mandatory rental-pool participation.
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Searched for phrases like 'lease expires', 'land lease to <year>', 'leasehold', and explicit 4-digit expiry years. No evidence of lease/lease expiry or renewal dates was present in the remarks.
Public remarks explicitly identify the building as VA approved and reference VA loan assumptions/offers. I used these explicit phrases to determine VA financing eligibility.
I searched the remarks for terms indicating HOA-provided full/walls-in insurance coverage (e.g., 'fully insured', 'walls-in coverage', 'building is fully insured'). There were no such statements in any listing, so there is no evidence the building is fully insured by the HOA.
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I searched for explicit phrases such as 'FLSE passed', 'fire life safety evaluation passed', or 'passed fire inspection'. While multiple listings describe fire alarm/system upgrades (e.g., 'Fire safety notification alarm has been installed' and 'new fire alarm system installed'), none explicitly state that the building has passed an FLSE, so I cannot mark this as passed.
Flood zone determined from official FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) data using building coordinates, not from agent-reported listing data.
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Numerous listings mention ocean views, including phrases like “sweeping views of the city, ocean, and lush mountains,” “Diamond Head, the ocean, city skyline, and lush mountains,” “Partial Ocean,” “peek-a-boo ocean view,” and “reaching to the blue Pacific Ocean.” Both high-floor and corner units as well as specific stacks (e.g., 11-stack, ’07 stack) reference ocean views, indicating multiple orientations within the building offer ocean exposure. Evidence comes from many different agents and unit types, confirming that some units in this building have ocean views.
Multiple listings in the provided remarks explicitly mention mountain/mauka/Punchbowl views (e.g., 'stunning mauka-to-makai views', 'lush mountain views', 'Punchbowl, city and lush mountain views'). Evidence appears across many different agent remarks and unit descriptions, indicating the building consistently offers mountain views to buyers.
A large number of listings highlight Diamond Head, including “Diamond Head–facing with gorgeous mountain and city skyline views,” “rare unit with a beautiful Honolulu Skyline and Diamond Head View,” “sweeping views of Diamond Head, the ocean, city skyline, and lush mountains,” and “Full view of Diamondhead and City from shuttered lanai.” Specific stacks like the “most desirable ‘11th stack’” and ’07 units are repeatedly described as having Diamond Head views. This consistent emphasis across multiple units and agents confirms Diamond Head view units are a notable feature of the building.
Numerous listings mention city or skyline views (examples: 'gorgeous mountain and city skyline views', 'Honolulu Skyline and Diamond Head View', 'panoramic views of...urban Honolulu'). The references appear across multiple unit listings and agents, supporting inclusion of city views for the building.
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One detailed remark explicitly notes a unit “Located on the cool, sunrise side of the building” offering “180 degree views from Roundtop, to Punahou, toward Diamond Head, down to Ala Moana,” with a peek-a-boo ocean view. Other descriptions of east/Diamond Head–facing and “cool side” orientations are consistent with morning light exposure. This confirms that some units in the building offer sunrise-oriented views that buyers may specifically seek.
One listing describes a Diamond Head–facing unit whose lanai views are “highlighted by sunsets and frequent rainbows,” and another advertises “Enjoy spectacular sunsets, privacy from the extra large balcony, and unobstructed panoramic views of Punchbowl with a partial ocean view.” A separate studio notes enjoying “Friday night fireworks and ocean views,” which typically correlate with the sunset/Waikiki side. These repeated references show that certain units in the building do provide sunset views.
No listings or public remarks reference cemetery views (0 mentions in the provided dataset and 0/20 current MLS entries flagged CEMETA). There is no evidence across agent remarks to suggest the building offers cemetery views.
Multiple listings explicitly state residents can view Friday night fireworks from the lanai/units. This satisfies the requirement that fireworks are viewable from the building/units.
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Building has a resident manager on-site: historical MLS checkbox data was strong (17/20 listings) and current remarks confirm the feature in multiple listings (e.g., 'Resident manager', 'resident manager on property', 'resident mgr on site'). The mention appears consistently across many different listings/agents rather than isolated, indicating a genuine building-level amenity.
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Confidence levels are based on MLS checkbox data and AI analysis of listing remarks. High = strong evidence, Medium = some evidence, Low = limited or conflicting evidence. Buyers should always verify critical details independently.