Queen Emma Gardens
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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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Queen Emma Gardens
Building Overview
Queen Emma Gardens in Downtown-Chinatown, a 1963 concrete building with pool and ocean/mountain views.
About Queen Emma Gardens
Queen Emma Gardens is located in the Downtown-Chinatown neighborhood. According to available records, the building was built in 1963 and is constructed of concrete with two elevators.
Based on MLS data, amenities include a pool, BBQ area, resident manager, and security guard. Units have window air conditioning and the property offers ocean, mountain, and sunset views.
Parking is available, covered, assigned, and includes guest parking. Pets and short-term rentals are not allowed. Management company is listed as unknown in the MLS. This information is based on MLS data; buyers should verify details with the listing agent or property 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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Searched remarks for explicit percentages and phrases indicating owner-occupancy (e.g., '80% owner occupied', 'majority owner occupied', 'highly owner occupied') and found none. No numeric value is available in public remarks, so owner_occupancy remains unknown.
Multiple listings explicitly mention that each tower has two elevators (e.g., 'Each tower offers ... two elevators'), confirming the current value of 2 with high confidence.
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.
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At least 4–5 listings across different towers say cable TV is included in the monthly maintenance (e.g., fees that “include cable TV” or a fixed cable charge billed via AOAO). MLS data (5/20 with CABTV) plus these explicit remarks indicate that building-arranged cable service is commonly bundled into the HOA charges, though one listing suggests some owners may opt out.
Strong evidence across multiple listings that common-area electricity is included: MLS checkbox data shows 17/20 listings with OTCOEX and numerous remarks state "Maintenance fees include electricity" or reference common area expenses and sub-metering. Mentions appear across many agent remarks (multiple towers/years), indicating consistent building-level practice rather than an isolated copy/paste error.
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Multiple independent listings clearly say hot water is included in the maintenance fee, and MLS records show HOTWAT selected in most units. There is no evidence of unit-specific water heaters, so hot water is very likely a building‑supplied utility covered by HOA dues.
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Multiple listings (MLS: 16/20) and numerous public remarks explicitly note that sewer is included in the maintenance fee—phrases include "sewer included" and "maintenance fee includes water, sewer and cable"—showing consistent, building-wide inclusion rather than an isolated agent entry.
Clear, strong evidence that water is included: MLS data reports 18/20 listings with WATER checked and many public remarks state "maintenance fee includes water" or "includes water, hot water, sewer and cable," consistent across agents and listing years.
Extensive evidence across nearly all listings: about 18–20 remarks explicitly mention BBQ areas or grills (phrases include '8 BBQ areas', 'BBQ/picnic area', 'BBQ alcove areas w/ separate charcoal grills'). Multiple agents independently describe shared barbecue facilities, indicating a strong, building-level amenity.
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No explicit mentions of a 'clubhouse' across the remarks: multiple agents list tea houses, conference/meeting rooms, and recreation areas, but none call out a clubhouse/community center. Evidence suggests agents are describing available gathering spaces rather than a dedicated clubhouse.
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Limited but repeated evidence: about 2–5 listings explicitly note 'dog walking with dog waste bins' or 'dog-friendly community'—indicating the property supports dog walking and pet amenities. However, there's not consistent language describing a fenced/dedicated dog park, so confidence is moderate.
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Multiple independent listings state that residents have access to conference or meeting rooms, including a 'Conference Room/Cards Social Room' and 'meeting room and mini-library'. Other remarks note that tea houses and meeting rooms can be reserved for functions, confirming that formal meeting/community rooms are a building amenity.
Dozens of listings (approximately 45) explicitly mention a lanai, balcony, covered lanai, or private balcony — key phrases include "private lanai", "enclosed lanai", "covered lanai", and "balcony off the kitchen." Although only 5 of 20 MLS checkbox entries mark PATDEC/COVPAT, the consistent, multi-agent remarks across many listings indicate the building offers patios/decks/lanai to units; evidence is strong and widespread rather than isolated copy/paste.
Very strong evidence across listings: nearly all remarks reference 'walking path', 'jogging/walking path', or similar phrasing (e.g., 'jogging/walking path', '1/3 mile jogging path'), confirming on-site walking/jogging paths as a shared amenity.
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Strong multi-agent support: roughly 12–14 listings mention a recreation area or large amenity deck (e.g., 'large recreation area', 'recreation area with a full kitchen', 'amenity deck'), plus tea houses and playgrounds used for gatherings, supporting that a building-level recreation area exists.
Several listings highlight interior social/rec spaces such as a 'Conference Room/Cards Social Room', 'conference and social rooms', and a room paired with a mini‑library available to residents. These spaces match the definition of a recreation room or multipurpose room even when not labeled 'rec room' explicitly. With over half of MLS entries checking RECROO and consistent remark evidence, the building is very likely to have at least one shared recreation room.
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Multiple listings explicitly mention building storage: phrases include "storage lockers available for rent", "three additional storage areas", "extra storage closet", and "storage units for rent". These references appear in at least 6 separate public remarks across different agent listings, which along with some MLS checkbox entries indicates the building offers storage/lockers (evidence strong and repeated across multiple agents, not merely a single copy/paste).
I searched the remarks for 'surfboard storage', 'board storage', and similar terms and found none. While storage lockers/units are sometimes mentioned, there is no statement indicating dedicated surfboard storage facilities.
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Sufficient corroboration: several listings mention tower laundry rooms and at least one explicitly states 'trash chute' per tower. Combined with historical high confidence and multiple agents referencing tower service facilities, there is high confidence a trash/garbage chute system exists.
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Strong, consistent evidence that the building has shared swimming facilities: 20/20 current listings include pool in amenities and numerous remarks state "two pools", "swimming and wading pools", and "kiddy/keiki pool." The language appears frequently across many agent remarks (likely some copy-paste), but the consistency and volume across all listings provide high confidence the building offers pools.
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Listings repeatedly mention pools and a kiddie pool but contain no language indicating the pools are saltwater. I searched for 'salt water pool', 'saltwater', and related phrases and found none.
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Strong evidence this building has shared laundry facilities: 16/20 current listings have the COMLAU amenity checked and at least 15 separate public-remarks entries explicitly mention "community laundry", "community laundry rooms", "laundry room in each tower" or similar. Mentions appear across multiple agents and listings (e.g., "community laundry", "community laundry rooms", "laundry room in each tower"), so the feature is well-supported and consistent across the MLS remarks.
Remarks repeatedly reference community laundry facilities but contain no indication that laundry is paid (coin or card). I searched for terms like 'coin laundry', 'quarters', 'card operated', and 'paid laundry' and found none.
Listings consistently reference community laundry rooms (e.g., 'Community laundry area in each Tower'). There is no language indicating laundry machines are located on every floor ('laundry on each floor' or similar). Based on the remarks, laundry is provided by tower, not floor-by-floor.
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Strong evidence the building offers assigned parking: 16/20 MLS records show ASSIGN and numerous remarks explicitly state 'assigned parking', 'assigned covered parking stall (#162)', 'reserved parking stall', or 'assigned tandem parking'. Mentions appear across multiple agent remarks (not a single isolated ad) indicating this is a standard feature rather than a one-off.
Clear, consistent evidence for covered parking: 17/20 MLS records indicate covered parking and many public remarks explicitly note 'covered parking' or 'garage/covered stall' (examples: '1 covered parking stall', 'two covered parking stalls', 'covered, assigned parking stall'). Multiple listings and agents confirm covered parking is available in the garage structure.
Parking is repeatedly described as assigned/covered stalls included with the unit, but there is no mention of parking being deeded. I searched for terms like "deeded parking" or "owned parking" and found none.
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No evidence of an additional monthly parking charge in the remarks. Searched for phrases like "parking fee", "monthly parking", or "parking rental" and found none; most listings state assigned or covered parking is included.
Strong evidence guest parking is available: 16/20 MLS records list GUEST and many remarks state 'ample guest parking' or 'plenty of guest parking' across numerous listings. The language appears across different agent write-ups, indicating guest parking is a building-level amenity rather than an isolated claim.
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Several listings clearly indicate tandem parking, mentioning “Bonus 2 parking (tandem) stall,” “assigned covered tandem parking stall,” “King Tower with tandem parking stalls,” and that the garage has “single and tandem parking spaces.” Even though not all units have tandem, these remarks confirm that tandem-style stalls are an available parking option within the building.
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Remarks repeatedly reference ample guest parking and assigned stalls but do not mention any waitlist system. I searched for "waitlist", "waiting list", and similar phrases and found none.
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Public remarks explicitly state fob/card access and fob-secured elevators, indicating an electronic card/fob access system is in use throughout the property.
Historical MLS checkbox data indicated security guard service in 19/20 listings, and current public remarks confirm this building-level feature across the portfolio. Over 20 separate listing remarks explicitly reference security (phrases include "24-hour security", "24-hr security", "24/7 security", "security patrol", "security office staffed 24/7", and "fob secured elevators"), showing strong, consistent reporting by multiple agents rather than a one-off copy/paste error.
Multiple listings explicitly reference 24-hour security and security patrols ('24-hour security patrols the grounds'), supporting that roving or on-site patrol security services operate on the property.
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Current MLS checkbox data lists ACWIUN in 9/20 recent listings and multiple public remarks explicitly mention window air conditioning (quotes include 'two bedrooms with window A/C units', 'newer window AC', and 'window AC'). Evidence is consistent across several agent remarks and the MLS inclusions, so the building should be marked as offering window AC units for some units.
MLS construction_materials overwhelmingly indicate concrete (18 of 20 current listings checked CONCRE). None of the public remarks explicitly state 'concrete' but multiple listings reference robust, long-standing tower construction and architect Minoru Yamasaki designs; evidence across agents is consistent with prior high-confidence MLS data, so include construction_concrete.
Only 5 of 20 MLS listings currently check double-wall construction, and zero public remarks reference 'double wall' or similar phrasing. Given the absence of corroborating remarks and low/absent historical confidence, the DOUWAL checks appear inconsistent and the building is unlikely to have double-wall construction (agent copy/paste likely).
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All listings describe Queen Emma Gardens as a multi-tower high-rise with underground parking and 8+ acres of above-ground gardens, pools, tea houses, and residential units, confirming that the habitable structures are built above ground. Two current MLS entries explicitly check an above-ground construction flag, and the building’s design and setting make above-ground construction effectively certain despite limited checkbox usage.
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There is no explicit allowance for short-term rentals in the remarks. I searched for terms indicating STR permission or hotel/managed rentals and found none; absence of any STR language leads to a default 'not allowed' assessment with moderate-low confidence.
There is no indication the building participates in a hotel rental pool. All remarks describe resident amenities and on-site management but do not mention hotel-managed rental programs; since STR is not indicated, this is set false.
No evidence that any hotel/rental pool participation would be mandatory. Listings highlight owner-occupant and investor uses without language like "mandatory" or "required to participate," so mandatory participation is false.
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No leasehold expiration year found. Several remarks explicitly state the property is fee simple, so land lease expiry is not applicable.
Listings directly advertise the building as VA approved. Multiple remarks state "VA Approved Bldg.", indicating VA financing is accepted.
Numerous listings repeatedly advertise '100% Hurricane Insurance Covered' or similar phrasing, clearly indicating the HOA provides full (walls-in) hurricane insurance coverage; recorded as true with high confidence.
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Searched public remarks for terms like 'fire life safety evaluation', 'FLSE', 'fire safety certified', and 'passed fire inspection' and found no references. With no evidence in remarks, this is recorded as false with medium confidence (absence of mention does not prove failure).
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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Strong evidence across the remarks: multiple listings (many units/towers) explicitly cite mountain or mauka views—quotes include "city and mountain views" and "views of the mountains". This is consistent with prior high-confidence historical data and is reported by different agents in many separate listings rather than a single copy/paste instance.
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Many listings explicitly mention city or downtown views—examples include "great city views", "cityscape", and "city skyline from the 7th floor". Multiple agents across numerous listings reference city views, corroborating the historical high-confidence assessment.
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20+ listings describe garden, courtyard, or landscaped views, often noting 'park-like grounds', '8-acre private park', 'quiet garden view', or 'tree top views of the West and green tropical landscapes'. Many units specifically say they overlook koi ponds, landscaped courtyards, or the expansive garden courtyard with pool. These consistent descriptions across all three towers confirm that garden views are a defining feature of Queen Emma Gardens.
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Some units are advertised as being on the 'preferred east-facing side of the [King] Tower', which is the classic orientation for morning sun and sunrise-type exposure. Although agents focus more on breezes and views than explicitly saying 'sunrise', this orientation indicates that sunrise views are available from at least part of the building. Given this directional detail, it's reasonable to include sunrise/eastern exposure as an available view type, though with slightly lower confidence than city/mountain/garden views.
Sunset views are explicitly noted in several listings—quoted phrases include "mountain, sunset, and city views" and "mountains, ocean, sunset, and Aloha Tower"—matching prior mentions. Evidence appears across different listings (not just one), so the building should be listed as offering sunset views.
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Multiple listings explicitly state residents can view the Hilton Hotel Friday fireworks from units (e.g., 'Hilton Hotel fireworks every Friday!'). This confirms a fireworks view from the building.
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Strong, consistent evidence that Queen Emma Gardens has an on-site resident manager: at least a dozen listings explicitly mention "resident manager" or "on-site Resident Mgr." (examples: "on-site resident manager", "Resident Manager in King Tower", "on-site Resident and Asst. Resident managers"). Listings appear to share some copy-paste language, but the frequency and specificity across many agents supports high confidence this building provides resident manager services.
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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.