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Construction was likely to take 18 months. It s a $200 million development offering big time employment, Mr Walker said. This is about creating a vibrant retail area for tourists. With 140 rooms and 104 units the visitor population all year will be spending money in the main street. An artist’s impression of the pool area at Sea Caloundra. Caloundra needs a really good needle in its arm to get it vibrant. Sea Caloundra will have two-storeys of retail and a medical centre. Mr Walker said Sea Caloundra would hit the market later this year with the aim to sell about 60 per cent of it and lease retail spaces.
The Golden Mile: What does the future hold for Auckland s Queen Street?
5 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
16 minutes to read
The pocket park proposed for the junction of Fort St and Queen St in downtown Auckland. Image / LandLAB
The pocket park proposed for the junction of Fort St and Queen St in downtown Auckland. Image / LandLAB
Queen St has suffered a double whammy of crushing Covid consequences and the wait for the City Rail Link. There are now 40 empty stores in what was once the country s busiest retail area. Is the Golden Mile losing its lustre? And why are planned upgrades taking so long? Cherie Howie investigates