26 | The G.J. Gardner Homes Tauranga team, locally owned by Kirsty and Shane McConnell since 2007, has built more than 1000 homes in the Bay of Plenty and is proud to support local community groups and businesses. G.J. Gardner Homes Tauranga DEVELOPMENT Land release timely issue from page 24 ∙ Subdivisions ∙ Setout & Site Plans ∙ Building Location Certificates Offices at: Mount Maunganui & Auckland 07 575 4911 www.rpc.co.nz Brent’s Plastering Services LTD Drywall Plastering & Installation Specialist New Homes ~ Renovations ~ Commercial Free Quotes Director Brent Krivan Email/phone brentsplastering@gmail.com 022 394 8818 “They’ve had more time on their hands to make decisions and they’ve seen they can in fact work successfully from home. “We have seen a significant increase in enquiries from Aucklanders and have a number of clients who have bought house and land packages sight unseen. “This suggests that we will see a continued net migration south with Aucklanders wanting to relocate, retire and live in the wider Bay of Plenty, which will put further upward pressure on price and supply. Land developments like Bluehaven’s Golden Sands are critical to our area for on-going supply to satisfy market demand.” Shane says the key to releasing more land quickly is for developers and house builders to work together with local councils to create more streamlined processes. “We don’t have a land shortage in the Bay of Plenty – there is enough land – but it’s the time frame in which it is released and the lack of infrastructure to support this growth that is the problem. We need to work strategically and collaboratively to increase the volume of release.” G.J. Gardner Tauranga also helps people to unlock the value of their own land and offers a free site appraisal. This might involve subdividing a property or building on a site they already own. “A site appraisal helps people to make smart building decisions explains Shane. “We visit with them on site to understand their needs and to evaluate the land from a building perspective. This means the true value of the land can be unlocked.” “At G.J.Gardner, we have a great deal of experience working with councils, surveyors, geotechnical engineers and other industry professionals, additionally we have local knowledge as well so we can confidently advise on the potential of a piece of land. “Combined with our range of designs and our expertise in design and build people can be confident of the best advice and a great end result.” The G.J. Gardner Homes Tauranga office is proud to support local business and has been 100% locally owned and independently operated by Shane and Kirsty McConnell since 2007. The Tauranga team has built more than 1000 homes in the Bay of Plenty. Shane says the pandemic has resulted in G.J. Gardner Tauranga diving deeper into its business to really focus on its own processes and systems. “We’ve also worked hard to communicate clearly with all our suppliers, sometimes months out, about what product we need and when so they have time to get their manufacturing and orders aligned.” He says Bluehaven’s proposed town centre for Pāpāmoa East will be a wonderful opportunity for the community. “It will create employment and infrastructure opportunities. We’ve been letting our clients know about it already and when they get a feel for the vision it’s very attractive to people. “Ultimately it will open up more house and land opportunities so we can help more Kiwis to get into their own homes.”
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