LEASING NOW - The Busy Corner Retail PrecinctUp to one year's rent free*. Design, Build, Lease options available** Terms and Conditions apply. For further information please contact us. Retail PlanningThe key to the urban renewal of Taradale is a vibrant retail mix that caters to the needs of the local population while being able to capture the multitudes of visitors to the area. With timing of the Taradale Shopping Centre upgrade confirmed and works expected to be completed by November 2010, stage 2 of The Busy Corner re-development is now in prgress. Businesses that add value to the retail mix are current being sought. Substantial incentives including up to one year's rent free* may apply. |
The Busy Corner Re-development
This 7000sqm block of land has been in the McDonald / Beaton Family since 1936 when it was both a petrol station and wood and coal store. As far back as the 1940s, the site was coined "The Busy Corner”. Throughout numerous changes in land use including paint, hardware, farming supplies and latterly a New World supermarket, the site lives up to its reputation.
Following relocation of the New World supermarket to the neighbouring suburb of Greenmeadows, the site is now anchored by a 1000sqm high quality 4 Square Supermarket which continues to generate high customer flows.
Passing traffic of over 12,500 per day, over 4 million vehicles per year!
With passing traffic numbers like this, The Busy Corner is one of the highest profile corner sites in Hawkes Bay.
The vision for this development is to create a landmark site for the town centre . The Busy Corner will become a retail precinct in its own right - an area of high activity, trading from early to late.
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Stage 2 of the refurbishment is now underway.
Approximately 650sqm of retail space available within the exisitng building envelope plus there are three high profile design, build and lease pad sites.
- Pad site A: 366sqm
- Pad site B: 340sqm with 48.5 lineal metre frontage
- Pad site C: 460sqm with 33.5 lineal metre frontage
The retail mix plan includes a movie complex with seating for up to 250, aligned hospitality-based tenants, core retail and aligned services, all to support a vibrant daytime and evening experience.
The site has a total of 70 off-street parks. All tenancies have customer parking directly outside.
Unit 11 - Gotcha Treats, opened December 2009Gotcha Treats is a local Hawke's Bay business that produces home made chocolates, truffles, fudge and related products on site at The Busy Corner. The business was a regular at the Hastings Farmers Market before the store opened Christmas 2009. Visitors can sit and enjoy chocotate treats and Aurum coffee or pop in for their favourite chocolate fix. Gotcha Treats also custom makes items for weddings, birthdays, gift baskets and dinner parties and has full range of wholesale products. The chocolate brown and gold external canopy, oversized glass entrance door and embossed steel column facades complete the overall effect of an old worldly, traditional chocolate shop - with distinct contempory overtones! |
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Unit 12 - Taradale Information Centre, opened September 2010.
Taradale Information Centre provides much needed general information and business services in Taradale, plus has a fantastic range of contempory Kiwiana products for sale includng original aretworks, jewellery, clothing and gifts.
Units 13 - 14, approx. 80sqm each. LEASING NOW
These Lee Rd facing units are available for occupation NOW.
Remaining Units and Pad Sites
Tenants are sought for all the remaining units. Floor plans and tenancy sizes are indicative only. High profile pad sites are available for specific tenancy requirements.
LEASING NOW: Up to one year's rent free*. Design, Build, Lease options available*.
For further information and leasing enquiries please contact us. *Terms and conditions apply.
Timeline
Jul, 2004 Council and Beaton Group discussions
Dec, 2005 $2.3M for Taradale upgrade in 2006/07 LTCCP
Oct, 2007 Visage Hair opens
Feb, 2008 Walkway upgrade completed by Beaton Group. Café / wine-bar opens
2009 The Busy Corner refurbishment opens - STAGE 1
Dec, 2009 The Busy Corner refurbishment opens - STAGE 2
2010 $3.5M Gloucester St upgrade commences with completion Nov 2010