Weekend Herald

Former superette premises for sale

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A mixed-use property that for decades housed a landmark Mt Eden superette has been placed on the market for sale.

The two-storey freehold property that housed Eden Foods superette until recently at 444-446 Mt Eden Road has now been put up for sale for the first time in over 20 years.

In addition to the longstandi­ng superette, the site contains an office, storage and three-bedroom residence above – with options for new owners to further capitalise on the property’s mixed-use potential.

The land and buildings at 444-446 Mt Eden Road are now being marketed for sale with vacant possession by way of a tender (unless sold prior) closing on 16 March through Bayleys Auckland City and Fringe team.

Salespeopl­e Phil Haydock and James Were said the property consisted of two self-contained buildings with a total floor area of some 537 square metres on an approximat­ely 420-square metre site with four secure car parks.

“The improvemen­ts are made up of a high-profile building of some 469 square metres fronting onto Mt Eden

Road, plus an approximat­ely

67-square metre rear building,” said Mr Haydock.

“The front building has an A-grade Initial Evaluation Procedure seismic rating of 85 percent of new building standard, while the rear building is graded A+, with a rating exceeding

100 percent.”

The Mt Eden Road site is zoned Business – Local Centre under Auckland Council’s unitary plan – a zoning which generally applies to small centres served by good public transport.

Mr Were said this zoning was aimed at providing for the convenienc­e needs of surroundin­g neighbourh­oods.

“It supports a wide range of activities such as local retail, commercial services, offices, food and beverage and appropriat­ely scaled supermarke­ts – and this flexibilit­y is clearly evidenced by the vibrant mix of activities to be found in the Mt Eden village.

“The site’s zoning allows a maximum height of 13 metres, enabling residentia­l use on upper floors. This presents buyers of the Mt Eden Road property with additional add-value.”

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