The location on Marine Parade, which has grow to be rundown lately. Photograph / Paul Taylor
A once-popular backpackers on Napier’s Marine Parade which closed in the course of the Covid pandemic is now up on the market, motion that might see the “dilapidated” and “rundown” property given a brand new lease of life.
Napier Metropolis Enterprise common supervisor Pip Thompson has praised the itemizing as “nice for Napier”, given its sorry state and prime location near the town centre.
The massive constructing is greatest generally known as the previous house of Kiwi Keith’s Backpackers, which closed across the begin of 2021.
It has declined lately and is now characterised by smashed and boarded-up home windows, gutted interiors and garbage and graffiti seen inside.
“When it comes to vibrancy for the town, and the truth that it has grow to be dilapidated, rundown and an nearly condemned constructing now, I completely suppose it’s the greatest information,” Thompson mentioned of it going up on the market.
“If somebody is keen to show that again right into a commercially viable enterprise, that might be wonderful.”
She mentioned it might be notably pleasing to see it redeveloped as an lodging supplier once more sooner or later, similar to one other backpackers.
A brand new proprietor might redevelop the positioning, which is in a chief location on Marine Parade. Photograph / Paul Taylor
“As we all know, since Covid, there was plenty of lodging [that has] gone into emergency and social housing, and there appears to nonetheless be an actual lack of lodging on the town,” she mentioned.
“Somebody privately may purchase it and construct their very own mansion, however no matter it’s going to seem like and no matter it’s going to be, it’s only going to be nice for Napier.”
The property up on the market is 217-229 Marine Parade, positioned simply two doorways down from arguably Hawke’s Bay’s greatest restaurant, Pacifica.
Query marks have hung over the way forward for the positioning lately and the present proprietor, Nautilus Household Belief Restricted, advised Hawke’s Bay In the present day in 2021 it was contemplating changing the property and two adjoining properties it owns into a brand new motel.
These two adjoining properties are additionally up on the market: a carpark and a business constructing which at the moment homes Lighting Direct.
Nautilus Household Belief can also be promoting a fourth property additional alongside Marine Parade which has consent for a five-storey resort.
The 4 websites up on the market. Photograph / Colliers
All 4 properties are being marketed by means of actual property firm Colliers Hawke’s Bay and will be purchased individually or as a package deal.
Consent for 59-room resort
An empty lot going through the waterfront on Marine Parade is up on the market with consent to construct a 59-room resort, in line with Colliers.
Colliers acknowledged the property up on the market at 161 Marine Parade has useful resource consent for the development of a five-level, 59-room resort.
It spans 707 sq. metres and is zoned ‘Internal-Metropolis Business’.
“It’s extremely uncommon to see a group of properties similar to these ones all offered to the open market at one time, and I urge all events to contact me instantly to discover their choices,” Colliers Hawke’s Bay director Danny Blair mentioned.
Gary Hamilton-Irvine is a Hawke’s Bay-based reporter who covers a variety of stories subjects together with enterprise, councils, breaking information and cyclone restoration. He previously labored at Information Corp Australia.
