NorthWest Shopping Centre explained

NorthWest Shopping Centre
Location:Westgate, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates:-36.818°N 174.6115°W
Opening Date:[1]
Manager:Stride Property
Owner:Stride Property
Number Of Stores:100
Number Of Anchors:2
Floor Area:270000NaN0 + 77000NaN0[2]
Floors:2

NorthWest Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in Westgate, a suburb in the northwest of Auckland, New Zealand. It is situated on the other side of Fred Taylor Drive from the pre-existing Westgate Shopping Centre. The shopping centre was opened on 1 October 2015 and consists of 100 shops on 2.7ha of internal floorspace.[3] Major anchor tenants at the mall include Farmers and Countdown.[4] NorthWest is owned and managed by Stride Property (formerly DNZ Property Fund).[5]

At the time of its opening it was expected to create up to 700 jobs.[6]

NorthWest Stage 2 was opened in October 2016 and contains restaurants, retailers and offices around Te Pumanawa Square.[7] Another 300 jobs were created by the 7,700 square metre extension, in addition to the existing 700 jobs.[8]

In 2017, Auckland Council and the developer of the mall sought dispute resolution over deferred payment of fees. There were also issues of use of a traffic island that was part of the council's plan for an intersection upgrade, and the need to abandon a bus interchange on a footpath that was on land owned by the developer.[9]

As of 2017, the mall has 32,500 m2 of lettable area.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Auckland retail and dining precinct opens. 18 August 2017. 6 October 2016. NZ Herald.
  2. Web site: New Auckland retail and dining precinct opens. 18 August 2017. 6 October 2016. NZ Herald.
  3. News: Ryan. Sophie. Hundreds of shoppers flock to new west Auckland mega mall . 4 October 2015. . 1 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Hello, from NorthWest Shopping Centre. NorthWest Shopping Centre official website. 4 October 2015.
  5. Web site: About Us. NorthWest Shopping Centre official website. 4 October 2015.
  6. News: DNZ becomes Stride Property from today. 4 October 2015. Scoop. 25 September 2015.
  7. News: NorthWest Shopping Centre opening October 1. 4 October 2015. Stuff.co.nz. 28 September 2015.
  8. Web site: New Auckland retail and dining precinct opens. 18 August 2017. 6 October 2016. NZ Herald.
  9. Web site: Wrangle over west Auckland development costs. 31 May 2018. 22 March 2017. Radio New Zealand.
  10. News: Westgate town centre development site . . . 1 September 2017.