Albany office next to court perfect for legal eagles

The 167sq m unit has four car parks and is near the Westfield Albany mall.

A vacant ground-level office unit is for sale next to the North Shore District Court - ideally suited to an owner-occupier in the legal profession.

Unit K at 75 Corinthian Drive, Albany, is being marketed by Dave Lane of NAI Harcourts North Shore and goes under the hammer on December 4 at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, 101 Curran St, Westhaven.

Lane says the well-presented office property, estimated to have been built in 2005, would also appeal to a firm wanting to be close to the nearby Westfield Albany mall.

The unit has total floor area of about 167sq m, comprising 122sq m of office space opening on to a 45sq m private rear courtyard.

"It is positioned at ground level and is the second-to-last unit from the rear of a complex which contains a number of other similar unit titles," Lane said.

The unit has four allocated car parks, three opposite the unit and one positioned to the front.

Lane says the office area is relatively spacious and the fit-out was installed for the needs of a physiotherapist practice.

"However it would be functional for most office uses."

The unit's amenities are modern and include a kitchenette.

Lane estimates potential rent for the property at around $34,500 net per annum. Total rates are $3262 annually including GST and the body corporate annual levy is $1854.

The property is on the southeastern side of Albany central, about 1km from the State Highway 1 motorway interchange and close to the beginning of the Albany expressway.

Lane says the property has been built to the latest building code. "It is therefore not considered to be at risk in the event of an earthquake.

"Checks with both the Auckland Council and the body corporate manager have confirmed that no seismic reports have been done on the property and they were not considered essential due to it being a recent development."

The unit-titled complex is built on a gently sloping site currently zoned Business 6, which is applied to land suited to commercial development.

The proposed zoning under the Auckland Unitary Plan is Metropolitan Centre, which permits a wide variety of activities including commercial, leisure, high-density residential, tourist, cultural, community and civic services.