Concepts take shape in Golden Triangle
Following the issue of titles, Northgate is now ready to offer a design-buildlease facility in the Golden Triangle with concept plans for high-spec warehouses ranging from 3000sq m to 20,000sq m.
Next to Te Rapa and moments from Hamilton, just over an hour’s drive from Auckland and Tauranga, the site provides an opportunity to diversify supply chains in a prime location.
While stages 1 and 2 of Northgate largely accommodate established manufacturing businesses (including Waikato Milking Systems in a designbuild 9000sq m facility), stage 3 encompasses 20 sites across nearly 34ha and is designed for logistics and distribution businesses.
Strategically located in the heart of the Golden Triangle of Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga, Northgate presents several opportunities for occupiers, including those looking to expand their distribution network with a dedicated site for Waikato or those looking for a centralised distribution centre in the Upper North Island.
With a childcare provider already secured and nature tracks, bike trails and hospitality providers coming soon, the park will be a logical and convenient place for employees to work.
Supply of labour will be attractive with several residential subdivisions being developed near Northgate, including River Terraces and Te Awa Lakes less than5km away.
With supply chain disruptions causing delays at ports and on the roads, central government has reinvigorated investment into KiwiRail, putting the spotlight on intermodal freight accessibility.
Northgate was built with this connectivity and sustainability in mind and will offer access to a rail connection to the North Island Main Trunk Line, linking the park to the rest of the country and allowing for a more sustainable freight solution in and out of the Waikato. Ports of Auckland’s new Waikato Freight Hub at Northgate is expected to further enable freight in this fast-expanding area.
The site’s connection to the hub gives tenants easier access to container freight to or from either Auckland, Tauranga, or Napier. Road transport access is a breeze as the business park is just off the Waikato Expressway on SH1 and 2km from the Hamilton Bypass northern interchange.
JLL industrial brokers Rory Donovan, Jolyon Thomson and Richard McNaught have been appointed to market sites in the new business park.