No wonder its a mess
https://rdlgroup.nz/portfolio/arling...ments-newtown/
"A $33m up grade "
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos...6m-development
to $330 m development @ $1,000,000/apartment. Really?
"It is known for its sculptural style, whilst achieving the groundbreaking combination of low-rise and high-rise housing within an integrated site. This project was key in Athfield’s overall drive to change residential and social landscapes in this country.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos...ousing-complex
Ken Davis, an architect who has completed several projects in the Wellington CBD, has been working to save the tower and integrate its preservation into the larger site upgrade.
He is appalled by the decision to remove it."
And then
"Hastings' most expensive house sold for $1.6million, now used to house three people for Oranga Tamariki"
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127...ranga-tamariki
& purchased section next door for $700,000 "There were no plans to develop the vacant section "
So $1.6+ $700+ $xxx 3 month upgrade to house 3 teenagers??
WTF !