Merge In Takapuna
Information
The building is to 'merge' a wide number of uses, including a high-rise residential tower of approximately 30 stories containing around 110 apartments, a lower office section with four very large levels providing 360 degree city and harbour views, which sits atop a multi-level public car park for 750 cars, which the developer planned to build for the North Shore City Council. The ground level of the building planned to contain shops, restaurants and four levels of basement car park.
The public car park, a central element of the council's plan for the future parking strategy for Takapuna, planned to cost around NZ$30 million, offset partly by the NZ$12.5 million that the developer would have paid for the site (previously the 'Gasometer') at the corner of Auburn Street and Huron Street The whole development was estimated to cost approximately $200 million.
After being stalled for some years by the Global Financial Crisis, the project proceeded to recourse consent stage in mid-2010. In late 2010, consent was granted. The developers expressed hope that construction could start in 2011, though skeptics consider the current financial/development market as unfavorable.
References
- ^ Merge in Takapuna (official building website from Location Group. Accessed 2008-02-23.)
- ^ "30-storey tower will be 'catalyst for change'". The New Zealand Herald. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Car park for Takapuna a major step closer Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - North Shore City Council press release, Thursday 19 April 2007.
- ^ New complex e-Merges - North Shore City Council press release, Thursday 20 September 2007.
- ^ "Merge tower gets go-ahead". North Shore Times via 'Stuff.co.nz'. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ Cadacio, Jodeal (10 August 2010). "Tower plans unfold". North Shore Times. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
External links
- Merge in Takapuna (lease information)