Waikato Business News March/April 2023

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WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, MARCH/APRIL 2023
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contacts whom I could visit to
gather more information. We
went through a few ideas with
the architects and a planner
who proposed putting a level
of apartments above the retail
shops.”
In October 2021, the ground
works began on the apartment
development featuring 30
apartments – 12 one-bedroom
and 18 two-bedroom units,
seven shops on the ground
floor, and a car park in the
basement.
He started the development
with an Auckland architect,
but his eagerness to use
local suppliers saw him
get in touch with John
Mason at Cambridge-based
Construction Advantage
Limited.
“I was keen to use more local
companies who would have a
better feel for the area and as
well to help the area prosper.
Construction Advantage
Limited use Cambridge based
companies and tradies where
possible so straight away it
seemed like a good fit” he says.
I took that to
the owners
and was given
the green light
for the project.
There was a
lot of learning
from my side
going through
the design and
build contract
and costs for
the build, but
we were soon
underway.
Construction Advantage
Limited contracted Cambridge
based, LAD architecture and
nearby BCD Group to draft
up the building structure and
layout, and budget quote was
provided.
COVID lockdowns and
related staffing absences meant
the fabrication of the building
steel-work and its painting
caused a significant hold-up.
“The decision to ‘stick
local’ soon paid off as local
companies continued to work
when they were allowed to, and
soon the building framework
was soon being erected.
While the Auckland/Tāmaki
Makaurau region was still
locked down,” he says.
As the build progressed and
Adam’s workload tapered off,
he decided to get another job
as senior innovation engineer
at Innovex (Tīra nda).
With the development
nearing completion the work
started piling up so Adam
sought out the services of
Accommodation Rental
Solutions and managing
director Nicole Anstiss.
“She had the skill and
experience needed but and
had also offered to take on
the management of the retail
shops. And Nicole has been
essential at helping get the
fine details and facilities of the
build sorted out.”
The name of the complex
was chosen by Adam from a list
compiled by Frank Tian at LAD
architects.
“This takes inspiration from
the building being at the corner
of Burns and Campbell Street,
and the cladding on the ground
floor is schist stone. It also
sounds solid and adds a sense
of importance to the building,”
Frank says.
Managed by Colliers, the
commercial leases include
Postie, a pizza outlet, dental
practice, plus a café space
and two other shops are still
available to be let.
“That’s new employment
in the area, as well as 30
apartments of new residents
in the heart of Leamington,
Cambridge,” Adam says.
Adam might be breathing
a sigh of relief that The
Cornerstone is complete but
he’s not ready to rest on his
laurels just yet.
Next for Prime Solutions
Limited will be a longer-term
project to build much needed
housing in Tokoroa with the
potential development of
farmland into 180 homes and
affordable living options.
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to be the preferred contractor for the
Cornerstone Development
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