A unique investment opportunity, offering a mix of commercial and residential tenancies, is available in the rapidly growing commercial precinct of Beachlands.
38 Wakelin Road is a tightly held location, with massive housing and commercial developments planned for nearby.
The property includes 922m² of freehold land and two separate buildings.
The road front commercial building is tenanted by three of the most reliable tenants an investor could hope for - the New Zealand Police, Beachlands Post & Lotto Limited (which includes Kiwibank) and BNZ Branch Properties. It has excellent exposure to Wakelin Road, a main thoroughfare through Beachlands.
The residential building has been modernised and includes a three bedroom dwelling and a one bedroom flat. This building is to the rear of the site and is accessed by a service lane, allowing it privacy and quiet. There are also sea views from the upper level.
NAI Harcourts Auckland Central Sales Director Nicolas Ching says 38 Wakelin Road will be offered up for sale by auction.
Mr Ching says it is an opportunity for investors looking to capitalise on the huge growth planned for Beachlands to stake their claim on the area.
Beachlands Village is already a vibrant commercial precinct that services an established and affluent surrounding residential population.
In 2011 there were 2350 households in the Beachlands/ Maraetai area, however the population is growing fast and Auckland Council has enabled big expansion under the Unitary Plan. There are 1250 new houses allowed for the Beachlands/ Pine Harbour area, with 122 ha of rural land rezoned for low-density housing and 11.5 ha of Pine Harbour land rezoned for 500 new houses.
Large-scale commercial development has also been approved for Beachlands/ Maraetai. Whitford-Maraetai Road will be the site of a further 31,500m² of new commercial floor space, including an 4,000m² Countdown supermarket. Another 6,700m² of new commercial floor space is provided for by 2016 and 8,500m² by 2026.
There is a ferry service to the Auckland CBD from the nearby Pine Harbour Marina, and the area is also in close proximity to Whitford, Maraetai, Clevedon and the east Auckland shopping precincts of Botany and Howick. The popular Formosa Golf Resort is also nearby.
38 Wakelin Road is currently fully tenanted.
The commercial building is rented for $58,716 pa to three separate tenants. New Zealand Police pays an annual rent of $22,740, with their tenancy expiring on 10 August 2018. Beachlands Post & Lotto Limited pays $29, 476 pa, with an expiry date of 30 September 2021, and BNZ Branch Properties rents space for an ATM machine at $6,500 pa, expiring on 9 June 2017.
The three bedroom dwelling is currently rented for $24,960 pa, and the one bedroom flat is rented out at $15,080 pa.
Combined, the total annual rent for the property is $98,756.
Rates sit at $7,084 + GST for the commercial portion and $1,418 + GST for the residential portion of the property.
Mr Ching says 38 Wakelin Road is a unique mix of commercial and residential, allowing investors or owner/ occupiers an ideal way into an area of accelerated growth and opportunity.
The tenants are all reliable and well-established, providing surety for investors.
38 Wakelin Road will be offered for sale by auction at 2pm on Thursday 18 September, unless sold prior. The auction will take place at the NAI Harcourts Auckland Central auction room at 18 Emily Place, Auckland CBD.