Takapuna redevelopment signals Housing New Zealand’s commitment to growth

The green-lighting of a redevelopment project on Auckland’s North Shore highlights the important role Housing New Zealand is playing in picking up the pace, quality and volume of new social and private homes across the city.

Resource Consent was granted under Special Housing Area (SHA) legislation this week for a new apartment complex in Takapuna on Housing New Zealand land between Lake Pupuke Drive and Killarney Street. It will be the town’s first apartment development in 7 years.

The redevelopment will not just pave the way for a two-building complex of 54 new private apartments on Lake Pupuke Drive, but importantly allow Housing New Zealand to increase its own social housing provision from 11 to 16 homes through a new complex on Killarney Street. The entire redevelopment will be delivered by Willis Bond & Co, with construction due to start in the New Year.

Consent for the redevelopment project has been welcomed by the Takapuna and Devonport Local Board.

“This is a hugely positive development for Takapuna,” says board chair, Joseph Bergin.

“To gain trust in the SHA process, the public need to see quality as much as they do quantity. Housing New Zealand has worked closely with us through the planning for this SHA redevelopment, and we now look forward to seeing the impressive architectural form add a new dimension to the Takapuna skyline.

“Local residents will benefit from these properties being redeveloped and improved hugely by this attractive and desirable development. These sort of high-end medium density apartment developments are exactly what Takapuna needs to expand its housing options and to realise its potential as Auckland’s premier metropolitan centre.”

Artist impression of the Housing New Zealand social housing complex

Housing New Zealand’s Acting General Manager for Asset Development, Patrick Dougherty, says redevelopment projects such as this, in partnership with developers of the quality of Willis Bond & Co, illustrate the role the Corportaion has to play in enabling Auckland to grow up as well as out.

“With a six per cent share of Auckland’s existing residential land supply, we are a key stakeholder in the city’s future. We share the Council’s vision of creating a compact, thriving city, and have embraced the challenge of making sustainable redevelopment decisions that not only benefit social housing tenants but help address availability shortages in the private market.”

Housing New Zealand currently has over 1,000 new homes across Auckland either successfully delivered, or in delivery, and is evaluating a further 3,000 potential houses.

“Not just here, but all over Auckland, we are partnering with established developers and architects to make better use of our land and create urban design outcomes that will support the city’s sustainable growth.”

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