Waimea Rd apartments on track for late 2024 completion

Construction of a three-storey apartment block on Waimea Rd is on track to be finished by the end of 2024.

Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities is working with developer JV Properties Limited on the development, which will provide 29 one-bedroom homes for those in need.

The site, at 125 Waimea Rd, was once home to the Wakatu Lodge. However, the old building was relocated to the Moutere in May last year to pave the way for the new development.

Julia Campbell, regional director for Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast, says the new homes will help to address some of the urgent need for housing in Nelson, and the high demand for one-bedroom homes.

“All the ground floor walls were poured before Christmas and the structural steel for the first level is now being lifted into place. The developer expects construction of the apartments to be completed by the end of this year.”

And while the Waimea Rd development is all go, Kāinga Ora’s development on Nile St has hit a speed-bump while Nelson City Council goes through a final review of the resource consent.

The resource consent for the 16-home development was lodged around the middle of 2023 and construction was slated to begin towards the end of last year.

“We are still in the early stages of designing these homes. Depending on a number of factors, such as the resource consent and building consent processes, we expect construction to begin around mid-2024,” says Julia.

Kāinga Ora purchased the site in October 2022. It used to be home to the Masonic Lodge, which was demolished after being badly damaged in a fire in 2019.