Weekend Herald

Fully-tenanted office for sale in Grey Lynn

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A fully-tenanted office building in Grey Lynn that comes with potential to add significan­t value in the future is on the market for sale.

The property at 24-26 Pollen Street comprises a two-level building sitting on a 980sqm site with a net lettable area of approximat­ely 1,007sqm. There is a basement level that houses 18 secured and covered carparks, in addition to around 122sqm currently being used for storage. The basements level provides an attractive propositio­n for future developmen­t as it is effectivel­y ‘preexcavat­ed’.

The ground floor is approximat­ely 720sqm and includes a cart dock with a roller door, while the first level has an overall floor area of 144sqm.

JLL commercial sales brokers Jason Armstrong and Alex Wefers are marketing the property for sale, by expression­s of interest closing 4pm, on November 21.

Armstrong says: “With around three years to go on each of the leases, it provides a secure income today with great developmen­t potential to add significan­t value in the future.

“The building currently maintains an average rental of around $255 per sqm of office area, which means there is plenty of scope to increase the rental income either through rent reviews with existing tenants, refurbishi­ng the space and attracting new tenants, or adding more floor area.”

The building houses three tenants - Withers Tsang Chartered Accountant­s, The Insurance Place, and Best Practice.

The two level office building adjoins the recently developed 3,900sqm office building on 22 Pollen Street, and is in close proximity to the new Vinegar Lane developmen­t, the

Williamson Avenue Countdown supermarke­t, and the range of amenities like convenienc­e retails, cafs and establishe­d restaurant­s offered on Ponsonby Road, one of Auckland’s premium shopping destinatio­ns.

There is great access to major transporta­tion routes and the Auckland motorway network, with several public transport options within convenient walking distance.

In terms of future developmen­t, the building is located within Business – Mixed Use zoning, which Wefers says opens up a lot of investment options.

“Whether the long term future of this regular shaped parcel is commercial or residentia­l, the neighbourh­ood proves that both can work successful­ly in this area. A key bonus is the height variation of 27m,” says Wefers.

“In saying that, the existing building is of a very high calibre. Constructe­d in around 1978, the primary structure is a concrete pier and beam frame with an A+ NBS rating. The balance of exterior walls includes concrete blocks as well as flat sheet panels and is well maintained – the entire long run roofing was replaced in 2012.”

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