The Titirangi offering is among a wide variety of commercial and industrial properties featured in Bayleys' latest Total Property portfolio which will go under the hammer at 2 pm, Wednesday, May 20 unless sold earlier by negotiation.
Adams says the property is centrally located in the heart of Titirangi Village between Rangiwai Rd and South Titrangi Rd and is surrounded by a mix of other commercial premises, with the village pharmacy next door. It has about 34 metres of high profile frontage to Titirangi Rd with the rear off the site dropping down steeply into a bush area.
The property comprises two buildings, constructed largely of concrete, with one an older-style character building that was originally the village hardware store. The second, larger building was completed in 1979 with alterations to the roof in 2000 adding distinctive pyramid like turrets to improve natural light penetration into the main ground floor tenancies.
The main occupant in this building is Glover Real Estate, boutique West Auckland real estate company which has other offices in Green Bay and New Lynn and has been a tenant for many years. Next to it is a 42.5 sq m tenancy occupied by Titirangi Travel.
The fit out of the 237 sq m of vacant space has been removed although a large walk in safe is still in position as are the kitchen and bathroom and an ATM machine on the outside wall which adds to the property's income stream
The smaller, older building comprises 141 sq m, including a 20 sq m courtyard, and is occupied by the Hardware Cafe The upper level on Titirangi Road houses the main cafe area and basement below is used for private functions and storage by the tenant.
"The cafe has been in business for 16 years and is a popular gathering place for locals as well as a stopping off point for traffic heading to or from the Waitekere Ranges and Huia," says Adams. "It has Alpress trained baristas and offers breakfast, lunch and dinner meals."
All the tenancies have a good level of separate amenities and entrances and there is a public parking building nearby.
"There is a relatively small cluster of commercial buildings in Titirangi Village.. Properties are very tightly held so they come up for sale infrequently and this property is a good example of that as it has been owned by the vendor for 35 years," Adams says.
It has a 2014 Government Valuation of $3.4 million - up from $2,225,000 from a 2011 valuation. The property has a zoning of Community Environment which allows for a variety of retail uses and has a Large Lot and Local Centre zoning under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP).
Adams says the front portion of the site may have development potential longer term under the PAUP although any buyer would need to undertake investigations in this regard. The Local Centre zoning allows for buildings up to four storeys high, enabling residential use at upper floors. New development within the zone requires resource consent so that it is designed to a high standard which enhances the quality of the centre's streets and public open spaces.
