Willis Bond sells Grant Thornton House
Willis Bond & Co today announced the sale of Grant Thornton House at 215 Lambton Quay in Wellington to an undisclosed party for $63
million.
The refurbishment of Grant Thornton House has made maximum use of this central CBD landmark building and created a new
destination on Wellington’s Golden Mile with 1900 square metres of retail space and 9900 square metres of office
premises.
Willis Bond & Co Managing Director, Mark McGuinness said: “The building has been vastly improved by the refurbishment and
reconfiguration that has opened up the building’s street frontages to Lambton Quay, and Featherston, Hunter and Grey
Streets, making a new premium location for fashion and other high-end retailers, including: ANZ; Nespresso, in their new
flagship Wellington store; Body Shop; Walker & Hall; and fashion designer, Robyn Mathieson.
The fully leased 15 floor office tower was also fully upgraded to create contemporary office spaces with views across
the city and harbour. The building, formerly ANZ’s head office, was built in 1984 to exacting standards and is estimated
to be at 100% of the New Building Standard. New tenants in the office tower include Grant Thornton, the Environmental
Protection Authority, Optimation, and Farmers’ Mutual Group (FMG).
The sale of Grant Thornton House settled on Friday 20 June and was brokered by Bill Leckie from Colliers International.
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