CBD apartment plan approved
THE man behind a new apartment complex planned for Dunedin’s centre city hopes it will set an example for innercity living.
The fivestorey building at the corner of Filleul and Hanover Sts has been granted consent by the Dunedin City Council but is subject to an appeal period ending early next month.
At present the site is occupied by a pre1900s brick building used by No8 Distillery, which has a shortterm lease.
Development manager Dylan Cazemier said Dunedin was yet to see good quality apartments.
A lot of what was on offer was small and low quality, he said.
Many people wanted to live a lowcarbon lifestyle where they could walk everywhere easily, but they did not have many options.
The complex, titled Hanover Place, had 16 midtohighend apartments that would fill that niche.
He hoped it would inspire people to build other apartment buildings, he said.
The building would be across the road from Ebb Dunedin, a boutique hotel that Mr Cazemier is cofounder of which opened last year.
Sustainability was an important part of the project, as the building industry contributed significantly to global greenhouse gases.
Hanover Place would be built from timber and steel as opposed to concrete, and designed with energy and waterefficient systems.
The ground floor would hopefully be leased out to a cafe, which would allow the public into the space.
Building would begin next year and hopefully be completed by mid2024.
Sales for the apartments would open later this year, he said.
Resource consents were also issued by the Dunedin City Council in March for apartment buildings in Great King, London and Leith Sts.