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Two vacant freehold properties with a combined area of some 6650 square metres have been on the market in the new Ara Hills development near Ōrewa, an opportunity for developers to create spaces for the first retail and commercial services to the growing neighbourhood.
More than 360 residents are already living in the subdivision, which will eventually have around 700 homes. Currently, the nearest shops are at the Caltex service station on Grand Drive, about 1.5 kms from the entrance to Ara Hills.
One lot (1889 sqm) will be zoned business-neighbourhood centre, allowing for retail and commercial use. The other (4761 sqm) will be partly zoned business-neighbourhood centre, and partly zoned residential – terrace housing and apartment buildings. This zoning enables the building of townhouses and multi-storey apartment or mixed-use complexes, to a maximum height of 16 metres. Permitted activities also include cafés and small-scale retail.
The sites have been marketed by Alex Perigo and Ben Clare of Bayleys Silverdale, to be sold together or separately by way of a tender, which closed on March 7.
