Ex Rotorua Chamber of Commerce Building
Find a boutique accommodation project in a Tourist Location likely to stack up for an investor. Once acquired, plan to convert the ex-chamber of commerce & state insurance building to accommodation (now a Quest Hotel)
Location: State Insurance Building, Henimoa St – 4 mins to the Lakefront Playground Central Rotorua.
Brief: Find a boutique accommodation project in a Tourist Location likely to stack up for an investor. Once acquired, plan to convert the ex-chamber of commerce & state insurance building to accommodation (now a Quest Hotel)
Type, Area:Retail Office Conversion to Retail and Accommodation, 2455m2
Development Role:Sourced building, Developed Concept, Produced Business Case, Arranged Finance, Acquired Site, Sourced Suppliers, Managed Conversion Project, Co-ordinated Leasing and Sales
Transaction Values: $3,200,000 Capital Allocated, $5,220,000 Project Value, Harcourts and $18,860,000 Total Development Management Transactions
Clients & Tenants: Wrightsons and Robert Harris. Quest was a client for another proposed development we managed in Wellington.
Notes: office demand was declining, and tourism demand remained strong which created an arbitrage situation for clients willing to convert existing buildings, the price of a new building in such a central location was unable to stack up based on prevailing room rates at the time.