Large Waikato sites for lease
Two large-scale landholdings in Hamilton’s Northgate Business Park are available for lease, offering considerable flexibility for prospective occupiers.
7 Kohia Drive, Horotiu, is a 17.84ha site of bare land that can be leased as a single offering or in parcels. There is also a contiguous 19,403sq m sealed site, previously used as a container storage yard.
The location is in a central position in the Golden Triangle of Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga and offers easy access to SH1. Hamilton CBD is only 14km away.
Colliers Hamilton director Alan Pracy is leasing both sites and colleague Blair Hutcheson is also leasing the 17.84ha site.
Northgate is a sprawling 100ha industrial estate on the northern edge of Hamilton. Tauranga and Auckland ports are both approximately 110km away, meaning the sites effectively sit at the midway point of these key maritime transport hubs. Port of Auckland’s inland port at Northgate offers further logistical advantages.
The 17.84ha landholding represents a major development opportunity and Pracy says the landlord is keen to work collaboratively to develop to tenant requirements with buildings ranging from 1000sq m to 50,000sq m.
“Northgate Business Park sets a new benchmark in environmental standards, providing protection to the waterways that presently flow through the development areas. All stormwater runoffs will be directed into ponds where it will then be treated for quality before being attenuated out to the existing streams,” Pracy says. “Streams will have extensive planting along their banks, which has been approved in consultation with both the local iwi and Environment Waikato.
“Intermittent pedestrian access to the stormwater ponds enables employees in the Northgate Business Park to enjoy the peaceful setting in a recreational environment that is removed from the office yet easily accessible for a lunchtime walk or run.”
Hutcheson says Infometrics data notes positive growth signs in Hamilton during the past few years, outpacing national averages.
“Strong contributions to local GDP from the likes of manufacturing and wholesale trade industries will add to further demand for industrial floorspace and the mega site at 7 Kohia Drive represents the chance for firms to secure a significant site of scale for their future premises,” Hutcheson says.
“Hamilton’s population continues to grow steadily, and this will only contribute to further consumer demand in the future.
“The number of business units in Hamilton has also grown at a rate that is faster than or equal to national figures during the past eight years, indicating it is a sought-after location to operate in.”