Onehunga apartment complex to include cafe
The Fabric of Onehunga’s masterplan consists of 239 apartments
abric of Onehunga, a new residential development in Onehunga, will provide homes for up to 500 people, says developer Andrew Lamont, of Lamont & Co.
The development — designed to deliver a new concept and scale to New Zealand’s apartment market — will feature an 80sq mcafe, which will be available for sale or lease, he says.
The cafe i s to be on the ground floor adjoining the main entrance to Fabric of Onehunga on Victoria St.
It will incorporate some outdoor seating, plus allocated carparking.
It has been designed to accommodate both the residents of Fabric Onehunga and the wider community.
The development’s masterplan consists of 239 apartments across five buildings on a 1.29ha site between Spring and Victoria streets — surrounded by 7000sq m of landscaped common areas and private courtyards, says Lamont.
The first stage of 82 one and twobedroom apartments is now being sold off plans, through Colliers International.
Prices start from $ 575,000 for a one- bedroom apartment, with secure basement carpark and storage unit.
The development will be released in stages and completion of the first stage is due for 2019.
Lamont says the development’s design and scale – spanning a former light industrial area between Spring and Victoria streets – is a first for the New Zealand market and integral to their delivery.
“The vision for Fabric of Onehunga i s to create a new “pocket neighbourhood” where considered apartment living meets shared green spaces.
“A pocket neighbourhood i s a planned community based around common grounds. It is designed to increase social interactions and provide shared green spaces as part of the overall masterplan.
“With Fabric of Onehunga, we’ll be doing this in one of Auckland’s oldest urban villages,” he says.
The site is more than five times the size of typical residential develop- ments in Auckland, and 60 per cent of it is made up of common green areas and private terraced courtyards.
Fellow developer Tim Lamont says the aim for the project was to create something different for Auckland.
“We have worked carefully with our architects and planners to create a true community feeling that promotes neighbourliness in urban living — without compromising on stylish exteriors and interiors.
“We see these apartments appeal- ing to a wide range of people from empty nesters to young couples and families.
“Onehunga has become a very desirable place to live– with vibrant cafes and shops, but also the creation of a new foreshore beach with parks and walkways making it ideal for kids,” Lamont says.
All apartments will flow out to balconies or large terrace gardens and share access to the pocket park at the heart of the development. Internal areas will be from 57sq m to 89sq m.
The company Lamont & Co is no stranger to urban living developments, having spearheaded the currently under construction SKHY mixed- use precinct on Khyber Pass Rd, in Newton.
Collaborating on the Fabric of Onehunga development are Ashton Mitchell architects and landscape architects Boffa Miskell.
Fabric’s architecture will reflect the site’s light industrial heritage with buildings wrapped in steel cladding, black joinery and timber detailing, says Lamont.
The apartment buildings will feature secure basement car parking and naturally ventilated glass atriums. Apartment interiors will include contemporary finishes, clever storage, spacious interiors and maximised natural light.
Fabric of Onehunga is registered with the New Zealand Green Building Council and is targeting a Homestar 6 Design and Built rating.
Colliers International’s national director of residential project marketing, Pete Evans, says Auckland is moving into an age of the apartments and master- planned communities.
“Off- the- plan apartment purchases like this development also hold a lot of appeal for Aucklanders because they are exempt from the recent changes to loan- to- value ratio ( LVR) mortgage restrictions. Investors looking to buy an existing home are now required to have 40 per cent equity.
However, new builds — like off- theplan apartment sales — generally require only a 20 per cent deposit. But for New Zealand residents, a 10 per cent deposit is all that’s needed with the balance of the purchase price payable on completion,” says Evans.
A display suite with a fully furni shed t wo bedroom apartment i s open onsite at 11 Spring St, Onehunga.