23 Union Street, Auckland Central.
A three-level standalone commercial building in Auckland’s CBD with an abundance of car parking will offer a range of
possibilities for owner occupiers, tenants, add value investors and developers when it becomes vacant later this year.
Located on a freehold 1,897 sq m site at 23 Union Street, with a zoning which allows for future development up to a
height limit of 40 metres, the property currently comprises a refurbished office and showroom building with an A Grade
seismic assessment and net lettable area of 2,594 sq m.
Bayleys Auckland City & Fringe director Alan Haydock says a standout feature of the offering is its 62 car parks, including 45 in the
building’s basement.
“The building also has an impressive upper level of high-stud character office accommodation and a versatile ground
floor with a loading dock with roller door access. This level is well suited for office or showroom/retail use given the
high number of on-site car parks.”
The property is for sale or lease by tender closing 4pm, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, unless sold or leased prior to that
date. It is being marketed by Alan Haydock in conjunction with Auckland City & Fringe colleague Phil Haydock and Bayleys’ director of corporate leasing Brendan Graves.
The building is currently temporarily housing the Auckland City Mission while it is redeveloping its Hobson St site into
a new $110 million, 10-level HomeGround complex which will have 80 apartments, medical and dental services and a large
commercial kitchen to provide enhanced support for homeless people in the CBD. That development is being funded by
government grants and donations.
The City Mission is scheduled to move into is new premises in November freeing up the 23 Union St site for occupation by
its new owner from that date. Haydock says the vendor is negotiable on longer settlement terms to fit in with the
requirements of the purchaser.
“Located in a vibrant and popular commercial and residential CBD precinct, this property provides an outstanding
opportunity for business owner-occupiers or tenants seeking a high-profile CBD headquarters with plenty of on-site car
parking,” Haydock says.
“It also provides attractive options for developers needing time to plan how to extract the most from this City Centre
zoned site that permits intensive development up to 40 metres.”
The zoning permits a wide range of activities including residential, commercial and retail uses. It enables the greatest
density of development in terms of height and floor area under the Auckland Unitary Plan. Recent nearby developments
have included the Sugar Tree and Union Green apartment complexes.
The rectangular shaped site has a depth of approximately 60 metres and around 30 metres of frontage to Union Street
providing high profile exposure to passing traffic which includes vehicles exiting from the southern motorway. It is
also within a very short drive of access ways to the southern and north western motorways as well as the Wellington St
on ramp to the Harbour Bridge.
Brendan Graves says the building is generally well-presented with attractive character features including polished
wooden floors, glazed partitioning, exposed building services and excellent stud heights with an exposed pitched ceiling
on the upper level.
“The good sized floor plate areas of just over 1,200 sq m, accessed from a central lift, also provide occupants with
plenty of flexibility in terms of how they structure their workspace. It would be well suited to a co-working enterprise
as well as a more traditional office set up.”