Auckland’s Queen Street is getting a new $298 million mixed-use development.
A new luxury hotel, with office space and a selection of food and beverage offerings, is coming to Auckland’s waterfront on the site currently hosting HSBC House.
InterContinental Auckland, managed and operated by hotel giants InterContinental Hotels Group, will occupy 11 of the of the 14 floors. A total of 244 guest rooms and suites will be housed in the hotel, alongside a restaurant, meeting suites, a gym, and lounge facilities. The project’s developers, Precinct Properties, has already invested $1 billion into the Commercial Bay waterfront project and the new One Queen development will cost an additional $298 million.
“The launch of One Queen is further evidence of Precinct’s role in creating a world-class waterfront destination on par with other global cities. Securing InterContinental, one of the world’s most recognised luxury hotel brands, reflects the high demand from operators for this unparalleled waterfront location,” said Scott Pritchard, Precinct Properties' CEO.
IHG’s senior director of development, Australasia, Abhijay Sandilya said, “We are very excited to bring a taste of the InterContinental Life to Auckland. Being part of such an iconic precinct ensures the hotel, food & beverage, retail and commercial components form a symbiotic relationship. Together with Precinct Properties, we will deliver a distinctive product that inspires those travellers who are looking for the InterContinental understated luxury, both in the leisure and corporate space.”
Construction will begin in 2020 and is set to be completed by 2022. Like many other projects in Auckland’s waterfront, the development is designed by Warren and Mahoney, with interiors being collaborated with New York-based designers AvroKO.
