Weekend Herald

Big Hobsonvill­e Point landholdin­g for sale

- Colin Taylor

Developers are being offered the opportunit­y to purchase close to 10 hectares of land with water views in the latest stage of the rapidly expanding Hobsonvill­e Point developmen­t in West Auckland.

The freehold land is part of a 20ha Auckland Council owned site originally earmarked for a marine precinct. The council’s Auckland Developmen­t Committee has approved a master plan enabling up to 890 new homes to be developed on the land to help alleviate the city’s housing shortage.

It includes provision for a Mixed Use zone which may include commercial premises to provide jobs and services for the 11,000 people estimated to eventually live at Hobsonvill­e Point.

Panuku Developmen­t Auckland has developed the master plan for the site, dubbed the Airfields precinct, in conjunctio­n with Hobsonvill­e Land Company.

Six mega- lots with associated roading have been created, two of which are to be Mixed Use. This includes a 3.8ha block on Launch Rd near the point’s main commercial precinct, The Landing, and a 2.2ha block on the corner of Launch and Hobsonvill­e Point Roads. It i s envisaged these two lots will provide a mixture of retail, office and residentia­l accommodat­ion.

The balance of the site is residentia­lly zoned. The plan provides for a mix of housing to promote a diverse community including detached dwellings, terraced housing and apartments, with at least 10 per cent of the homes to be “affordable” under a Special Housing Area designatio­n.

Three of the residentia­l mega- lots lots totalling 9.915ha, which have the capacity to provide more than 500 dwellings, have just been released for sale by Panuku.

Gerald Rundle, James Chan and Mike Bayley have been appointed to market the offering, featured in Bayleys’ latest Total Property portfolio.

Registrati­ons of Interest are being sought in the lots, closing November 1 unless sold earlier by any other method of sale.

Rundle says this is one of the last substantia­l land holdings for sale at Hobsonvill­e Point. The land is available as one package, although registrati­ons can also be lodged on individual mega- lots from 2.329ha to 3.598ha..

“The lots are on a prime piece of land in the heart of Hobsonvill­e Point with the elevated position giving wide- ranging views of the coastline and inner Waitemata Harbour,” says Rundle. “The Airfields developmen­t has been master- planned to ensure integratio­n with the adjoining precincts and infrastruc­ture.

“Design guidelines have been formulated which all purchasers will be required to comply with.”

Allan Young, director of developmen­t for Panuku, says the council agency will work with a purchaser or purchasers to ensure the best possible outcomes are achieved for the Airfields precinct. “We will assist where required to support the creation of titles and provide a liaison role between purchasers and key stakeholde­rs, while ensuring purchasers deliver the outcomes sought under the master plan.”

Panuku is already working with developer AV Jennings on the first residentia­l stage, on the southern end of the Airfields precinct. This 1.95ha site will deliver 102 homes with a completed value of around $ 78 million.

Mike Bayley says residentia­l de- velopment so far undertaken at Hobsonvill­e Point has been in high demand, with most dwellings selling off the plans well ahead of completion and showing significan­t capital value appreciati­on.

He says the entire Hobsonvill­e Point developmen­t has been masterplan­ned to internatio­nal best practice and there is a wide range of amenities and facilities within walking distance of the precinct.

These include new primary and secondary schools, the Catalina cafe, The Landings commercial and retail precinct — which also encompasse­s a Farmers Market and ferry terminal — Hobsonvill­e Point Park and Playground, and access points to a 4km coastal walkway

“Within a 10- minute drive of the Airfields precinct is the Hobsonvill­e neighbourh­ood centre.

“This is a new retail and employment precinct which includes a Countdown supermarke­t and other convenienc­e retail, with additional shops planned,” says Bayley.

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 ??  ?? Hobsonvill­e Point, with most of the vacant land in the foreground for sale.
Hobsonvill­e Point, with most of the vacant land in the foreground for sale.

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