The Star: June 14, 2018

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10 Thursday June 14 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star News • By Bridget Rutherford THE FINAL building to complete the northern edge of the central city’s retail precinct has been given the green light. Developer Tim Glasson has received resource consent to build a retail and office development where the Stewart Dawson building once stood. Plans show the proposed building, on the corner of High and Cashel Sts, will have retail on the ground floor and offices on the rest. The triangular-shaped site, next to the Grand Central building, had been used by Leighs Construction as a site depot office for its central city projects. Once the building is finished early next year, it will signalise the completion of the northern edge of the retail precinct, which NEW: An artist’s impression of what the new building will look like when completed. Building gets go-ahead runs between Oxford Tce, Lichfield, High and Hereford Sts. The 1911 four-storey Stewart Dawsons building, which used to be on the site housed Jean Jones. It was damaged in the February 22, 2011, earthquake and later demolished. Savills retail leasing agent Ryan Geddes said they were currently negotiating with tenants to move into the development, which was expected to open in the first quarter of next year. He said the site had “huge profile” given its close proximity to the ANZ Centre, H&M and The Crossing. The building would be the “finishing touch” to the northern edge of the retail precinct, Mr Geddes said. The plans show cycle and car parking would be provided in the Hereford St car park. Land earmarked for hotel THE LAND and consented building plans for a seven-storey hotel, retail and residential complex in the central city are for sale under instruction from the property’s mortgagee. The property at 818 Colombo St is a flat 1019 sq m site with 25m frontage onto the street. The city council granted building consent in February 2016 for the construction of a seven-level hotel, retail and apartment development on the site. The rectangular-shaped location is consented for: •475 sq m of street-level retail space housing shops, cafes, a reception area for the serviced apartments above, and 19 car parking spaces, some of which will be provided in a dual stacker system. •2336 sq m of studio and onebedroom serviced apartments spread over four levels. •Six two-storey apartments on the top two floors, totaling 838 sq m. The land and consented building plans are being jointly marketed for sale by tender by Bayleys Auckland and Bayleys Canterbury, with tenders closing at 4pm today. OPPORTUNITY: The land which has consented hotel development plans on Colombo St is on the market. Salesmen Mike Adams and Justin Haley said the city council consent allowed for a 5.8m height extension to the central city mixed use zone plans allowing it to be 28m high. The residential units within the top two storeys of the tower are planned to be set back from the edge of the lower levels allowing for the creation of balconies and decked areas and addressing any concerns of shadowing onto Colombo St. The site originally housed the New Albion Tavern, which was knocked down for a new bar Baileys 818. That five-storey building was then damaged in the February 22, 2011, earthquake and demolished. How can we continue to live well in retirement? Arvida has begun a revolution that is transforming the ageing experience. We’re focused on the holistic wellbeing of each person, as well as providing personalised clinical care. We support every individual to feel truly at home, to lead us with how they want to live daily and to feel they’re still part of things. We live in home environments, not institutions with rules and timetables. Residents enjoy the freedom to make their own choices and the smiles we see every day fuels our passion to do more. We have 12 Arvida villages in the Christchurch region, so be sure to visit us before you make a decision. 18638_STAR14_0618 The attitude of living well. www.arvida.co.nz 0800 278 432
Deans Ave The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday June 14 2018 11 HORNCASTLE ARENA June 29 - July 1 10AM - 5PM TICKETS ONLINE: starhomeshow.kiwi back on market The week so far . . . The consented plans show the new building is shaped in a horse-shoe design with a controlled one-way vehicular laneway running along the middle, with retail tenancies on one side and hotel reception areas and the apartment lift on the other. Mr Haley said the property was designed and configured to straddle both the business and leisure guest sectors with the new Convention Centre being the catalyst for attracting a growing number of activities, events, exhibitions and conferences. The plans showed minimal food service operations for the site because travellers usually had business-related dinners, and visitors were more likely to explore other attractions nearby, he said. Mr Haley said the development would be different to others nearby. Latest tourism statistics from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment for the year ending in March show strong performances across the matrices measuring Canterbury’s commercial accommodation sector. It showed the total number of guest nights in the region rose 21.2 per cent and the overall occupancy rate in Canterbury accommodation establishments rose from 50.4 per cent to 55.5 per cent. The figures show hotels in Christchurch had an average occupancy rate of 84.83 per cent in March, with guests staying an average of 1.62 days. Bayleys’ director of hotels and tourism Nick Thompson said as the business district continued to regenerate, more domestic travel and visitor business would be lured back. “Before the quakes there were some 3900 three to five star branded hotel rooms in Christchurch. Post the quake that number plummeted to less than 1000. “Now it’s back up to an inventory of 2300 rooms, with an additional 800 planned to come on line in the next 18 months. That’s still at an inventory lower than before the quakes so there is still plenty of capacity in the market.” He said there had been a hole, and this Colombo St development would fill that. •A two-day symposium on the lessons learned from the earthquakes will be held in November. In 2016, the former National Government spent $200,000 planning the symposium before it was cancelled by then Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration Gerry Brownlee. The symposium will serve as a forerunner to an international event which will be held in 2021 to mark the 10th anniversary of the quakes. •An aggrieved quake claimant who felt “ignored and stonewalled” when he squirted paint stripper over Earthquake Commission staff cars avoided jail after coughing up $14,394.28 in reparation. Semi-retired painter and decorator Russell Taylor Carr, 57, was found guilty of intentional damage at the district court earlier this year. Carr wrote out two cheques in court on Monday. He was also ordered to 150 hours community work. •The country’s first fully electric bus service will be plugged into Christchurch early next year. Red Bus has purchased three electric buses as part of its commitment to gradually introducing new innovative technology across the public transport service. The new buses, which will be delivered by March, will be used on the direct service route 29 between the CBD and Christchurch Airport. •Professor Cheryl de la Rey is the new vicechancellor of Canterbury University. She will move from her role as vicechancellor of Pretoria University in South Africa in mid-February. She replaces Dr Rod Carr who is standing down after 10 years in Canterbury. •On Tuesday, a fleeing driver admitted taking police on prolonged pursuits spanning 150km across Canterbury. Andrew Cheryl de la Rey David Hunter, 32, was spotted by police in a blue Subaru on State Highway 7 near Waikari at about 12.30pm on May 3. He was not caught by police until he was finally stopped in Ashburton. He entered guilty pleas to charges of dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, stealing petrol, and possession of an offensive weapon. He was remanded in custody to be sentenced at Nelson District Court on July 3. Enjoy a cuppa with croissants, jam and cream this weekend! Our first show-home apartments are ready for viewing. Twigger St AMI Rugby Stadium 18593_STAR17_0518 Whiteleigh Ave Jack Hinton Dr Blenheim Rd Living Well Centre & Parking Lincoln Rd South Hagley Park Park Lane Retirement Village 35 Whiteleigh Ave Tower Junction Christchurch At Living Well Park Lane, we’ve created a community where you can live the retirement lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of. You are welcome to come and view our two furnished and dressed show homes this weekend and see what the future of retirement looks like! Living Well Park Lane Open Home Sat & Sun, June 16 & 17, 11am-3pm 35 Whiteleigh Ave, Tower Junction. Parking available on site. Please phone Trish Veronese anytime on 03 338 4495 or 027 526 0628 or email sales@parklaneretirement.co.nz The attitude of living well. www.livingwellparklane.co.nz 0800 278 432
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