An odd-looking Hastings complex that houses seasonal workers for the country's biggest organic orchard is on the market for sale with a 20 year lease.
Once a motel, the complex at 902 Sylvan Rd, Mayfair has 80 beds and facilities for mainly short-term visa workers from the Pacific Islands who qualify under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme.
The 1000sq m, well-recognised, almost round building on a 1616sq m site is being marketed for sale by private treaty closing on October 23 through Bayleys Hawke's Bay salespeople Rollo Vavasour and Jake Smith.
Owned by Bostock Group, the largest organic apple producer in the Southern Hemisphere, it has a substantial lease length and annual rent of $200,000, Vavasour said.
"It is unusual to have a 20 year lease in any building but Bostock has to rely on seasonal workers from overseas for picking its organic apples and exporting conventional apples on behalf of independent orchardists."