Todd said today that the Avondale community was “super supportive” of Ockham’s work: “That was a moment in time,” he said of the tree’s removal. Ockham caused trouble in Avondale last year when protesters opposed the cutting of a 150-year-old macrocarp on Great North Rd/Ash St for his Aroha apartment development.ĭozens of protesters gathered saying the tree was one of the few remaining of its size and stature in urban parts of the city and urged developers to incorporate it into their design. Paul Majurey, Chairman Eke Panuku, Chairman Tupuna Maunga Authority, Chief Negotiator and Chairman Tamaki Collective, Hauraki Collective, Marutūahu Collective. But a spokesperson for Eke Panuku said the new developments would be empathetic. The development land does not include the corner site at 1907 Great North Rd, owned and operated by Kings Foodmart. “The project is worth about $550 million at today’s market value,” he said. Stores and hospitality uses would be developed at ground level along the 80m fronting Great North Rd. Most of the apartments would be sold, but some would be kept for lease, he said. The buildings would be three to 10 levels high. Ockham’s head of architecture, Tania Wong, who studied at Avondale, will lead the project to design the new buildings, Todd said. “It’s because this is a genuine urban regeneration project, so close to the train station with a station linked to the more than $4 billion spent on the City Rail Link.”
“This is the most exciting project we’ve been involved in,” Todd said of Ockham’s 13 years in the business. Marutūahu president Paul Majurey appointed him, Todd said. Mānawa is the name of the new project, which means heart in te reō Māori. Mark Todd, Ockham’s chief executive and co-founder, said the partnership planned eight buildings of varying heights and configurations, built to a minimum rating of six Homestar with outdoor areas and a public walkway connecting the dwelling to the new planned plaza. John Carter of Eke Panuku Development Auckland in Avondale.
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