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With commercial buildings and more businesses springing up around Mahurangi, a local real estate agent and an accountant have teamed up to become specialists for commercial leases and business sales.
Dennis Curin and Richard Parkinson are the faces behind DC Realty, which started operating last month, based at Dennis Curin and Associates in Morrison Drive, Warkworth.
Dennis has an established business as accountant and business advisor in Warkworth, while Richard has been working as a commercial real estate agent in the region for over a decade.
They say there is a lack of specialised local agents focused on the commercial sector.
“We are specialists in commercial real estate – it’s something that we live and breathe every day,” Dennis says.
Richard says the work requires understanding people’s aspirations and the opportunities and risks in the local market.
“I want to find people a premises that I think will be best for their business,” Richard says. “It can be really challenging for people starting out, so it’s important to get good advice from someone who understands business and the local area.”
Dennis says selling businesses is satisfying work, helping people start a new chapter of their career.
“It’s about matching people’s desires to something they love doing. And when clients aren’t enjoying what they are doing, it’s about finding an exit strategy that will mean they leave with money in their pocket to reflect the hard work they have been doing.”
Dennis grew up in Auckland, but came to Mahurangi at a young age, spending summers at the family bach in Omaha. He worked as an accountant in Auckland before moving to Mahurangi with his family 11 years ago.
Richard grew up in Hawkes Bay and worked in the meat industry for 18 years, working in purchasing, and as a vehicle fleet manager in the automotive industry. He later owned fruit and vegetable businesses in Kerikeri, before getting into the real estate industry and moving to Matakana.
He soon started working as the agent for the Matakana Village development, and has sold a number of major projects, including the Warkworth Medical Centre development and the old BNZ building redevelopment.
