New Housing Options For Aucklanders

Len Brown today hailed progress on two new housing projects that exemplify the approach needed to meet Auckland’s housing challenges.

The projects are a new mixed use development in Manukau and a new community housing development in Henderson.

“Auckland faces a major growth challenge over the next 30 years. We need to respond to this in a way that delivers real housing choices for Aucklanders. These projects are two examples of how we are providing real options for Aucklanders as our city grows.

“M Central will see an eight-storey, 1980s commercial office space building given a new life and new look as a mixed use complex including 114 apartments and 34 retails units, with an onsite supermarket and cafe,” says Len Brown.

“The residents of these apartments will have the MIT Manukau campus, the Manukau Train Station and transport hub, and the redeveloped Hayman Park just minutes away so it’s not surprising that 90 per cent of the apartments have been sold off the plan.”

The developer worked closely with the Auckland Council urban design team to produce a contemporary design which would complement the new MIT development.

“And then in Henderson, we have a great partnership between the VisionWest Community Trust, the third-year UNITEC architecture students and Strachan Group Architects to produce comfortable, affordable and energy efficient new rental homes for low-income families.”

“Two compact, affordable rental homes have been completed, with five more on the way, and the quality of their design and construction is a real tribute to everyone involved.”

“I have repeatedly said that the solutions to Auckland’s housing challenges lie in collaborations like these which will provide more housing options for Aucklanders. And positioning new housing close to local transport hubs and amenities is vital for the liveability of Auckland.

“New ways of doing things to produce quality housing options is also critically important. VisionWest has forged an exciting partnership which takes input from existing tenants, and encourages greater social awareness in our future architects, while giving them valuable concept to construction experience.”

“And most importantly, it gives more Auckland families the chance to live in warm, healthy and sustainable housing.”

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