76 | Newly created space from page 74 Internal lightwells allow for the bedrooms to be centrally positioned within the layout, each with their own private outdoor space.. DEVELOPMENT Thompson Property Group: Fitzgerald Construction long-standing local company. It had its beginnings in the 1970s by Gaire, a valuer by trade, when he started investing in residential, then commercial, properties. Through a number of independent companies Thompson Property Group now owns and operates commercial office buildings, car parking facilities, residential buildings, as well as industrial and retail properties around New Zealand. At 93-97 Hardy Street, Thompson Property Group has two of the retail premises available for lease. Located right in the CBD it’s an ideal Your choice in flooring solutions. www.richmondflooring.co.nz | 0800 22 62 28 PlaceMakers are & Fitzgerald Construction Together we’re building New Zealand PlaceMakers are proud suppliers to Fitzgerald Construction Proud to support Thompson Property Group Premium aluminium windows and doors insite 2 Braeburn Lane, Stoke, Nelson P. +64 03 5470562 E. info@insitenelson.co.nz www.insitenelson.co.nz Proud to support Fitzgerald Construction Where Quality and Bespoke matter… P (03) 544 5669 E ian@trubet.co.nz W trubet.co.nz ACCOLADE – FOR ALL YOUR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL JOINERY! Work started on site earlier this year and Stephen says public health and safety has been at the forefront including closing down the footpath when the precast panels were erected. With a restaurant on one side and a church on the other noise mitigation hasn’t been so much of an issue. Stephen says build methodology has been important. The team is digging new foundations under existing walls so the digger was lifted into the existing building and this was undertaken from the inside with hard fill and rubbish wheel barrowed out and new concrete pads poured. At the peak of the project there will be a team of around ten working on the site. It’s been a highly collaborative project and Stephen credits Thompson Property Group as having been a great client to work with: “They’ve been really open to ideas and suggestions. Planning ahead has been critical and the project will show Fitzgerald Construction can deliver top quality on time and on budget.” Fitzgerald Construction has been in operation for around 25 years and staff numbers have skyrocketed from 25 to just over 70 in the past three years due to demand for the company’s services. Other significant local projects completed include a new four-storey building at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology and seismically strengthening the Theatre Royal Nelson. Fitzgerald Construction has just completed 14 classrooms at Waimea College for the Ministry of Education and is building four new classrooms at Nelson Central School. Thompson Property Group is likewise a situation for a variety of tenants, says Gaire. The one and two bedroom apartments will possibly become short-term rental accommodation. Each is light, spacious and has an outdoor area. Some have town views and all enjoy Nelson’s famous sun. Other opportunities for lease include the approximately 2200sqm ex Briscoes building at 73 Rutherford Street and there is some office space available at 226 Trafalgar Street. Further afield Thompson Property Group has just purchased the railway station in Invercargill and has converted it into an office building. There is also office space available in the Group’s nine level Cantec House at 22-24 George Street in Timaru.
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