Merge in Takapuna

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Merge in Takapuna
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Merge in Takapuna
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StatusProposed
TypeMixed-use office rower, retail and residential
Architectural styleModern
Location Takapuna, New Zealand
Coordinates 36°47′23″S174°46′12″E / 36.7898°S 174.770092°E / -36.7898; 174.770092

Merge in Takapuna is a proposed mixed-use development / residential skyscraper proposed for Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. [1] At about 100 metres, it would become the second tallest building in Takapuna, next to the Sentinel tower already built directly adjacent to the future site. [2]

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The building is to 'merge' a wide number of uses, including a high-rise residential tower of approximately 30 stories [3] containing around 110 apartments, a lower office section with four very large levels providing 360 degree city and harbour views, which sits atop a multi-level public car park for 750 cars, which the developer will build for North Shore City Council. [3] The ground level of the building is to contain shops and restaurants and in turn sits atop another four levels of basement car park. [1]

The public car park, which is a central element of the council's plan for the future parking strategy for Takapuna, will cost around NZ$30 million, offset partly by the NZ$12.5 million that the developer will pay for the site (previously the 'Gasometer') at the corner of Auburn Street and Huron Street [3] [4] The whole development is to cost approximately 200 million. [5]

After being stalled for some years by the Global Financial Crisis, the project proceeded to recourse consent stage in mid-2010. [6] In late 2010, consent was granted. The developers expressed hope that construction could start in 2011, though skeptics consider the current financial/development market as unfavorable. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Merge in Takapuna (official building website from Location Group. Accessed 2008-02-23.)
  2. "30-storey tower will be 'catalyst for change'". The New Zealand Herald . 26 April 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Car park for Takapuna a major step closer Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine - North Shore City Council press release, Thursday 19 April 2007.
  4. New complex e-Merges [ permanent dead link ] - North Shore City Council press release, Thursday 20 September 2007.
  5. 1 2 "Merge tower gets go-ahead". North Shore Times via 'Stuff.co.nz'. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  6. Cadacio, Jodeal (10 August 2010). "Tower plans unfold". North Shore Times. Retrieved 23 October 2011.