| 49 Auckland land development company McKenzie & Co. aims to make its mark on the future landscapes of New Zealand in a way that maximises investments, while creating better environments. This means the company is the perfect partner for MADE Group on its Auranga project. “Since our inception we have become a centre of excellence for land development solutions,” says one of McKenzie & Co’s directors, James Kitchen. “With every project we take on we utilise masterful planning, expert engineering and experienced management to maximise land value and ensure timely delivery. We become part of the client’s team and treat their project as if it were our own. We’re completely invested in the outcome of every project.” Auranga is a master planned community with over 1300 Expert land development solutions homes, kilometres of coastal walkways, parks, local retail and a school. It was one of McKenzie & Co’s irst projects after the company started in 2014. McKenzie & Co. assisted MADE Group to get Special Housing Area (SHA) status on the land and then worked with the client team to re-zone it for residential use. Since then they have been working continuously with MADE Group to develop the land with over two-thirds of the subdivision works completed and 500 plus houses constructed to date. “We helped take the project from an idea to fruition,” says James. “It’s about helping the client to develop an idea from paper into reality. MADE wanted to create something very special for Auckland, a place that connects people to the land and fosters a strong sense of community through design. Now that the project is mostly constructed we believe that the development successfully accomplishes this. It’s a great place.” McKenzie & Co. has provided all the civil engineering and surveying services for the project. James says it has been a fast paced and rapidly evolving project so by being agile McKenzie & Co. could quickly react to changing needs. According to James, the success of each stage has allowed the client to progress to subsequent stages. Since the initial Auranga plan change, McKenzie & Co. has worked with MADE on two additional private plan changes including a further 2000 plus lots and a town centre. Established in 2014 by Clayton McKenzie, McKenzie & Co. was founded on a passion for quality design. “We wanted to develop great places that people would love and we were driven to ensure that we built excellent working relationships with key stakeholders along the way,” says James Kitchen. With over 80 sta working across seven o ices located in Queenstown, Taupo, Rotorua, Tauranga, Auckland and Warkworth, the business handles over 150 projects each month, predominantly for developers, councils and commercial property owners. Auranga remains one of the company’s largest projects and James is proud that McKenzie & Co. has played a part in such a signi icant development, unlocking land that provides much-needed homes and amenities for Kiwis. “Auranga demonstrates that we can build strong relationships with clients and collaborate with them to ful il their vision.”
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