Glen Eden has been a suburb dominated by family houses and small scale housing projects, but new $65 million high-rise development Westlight is about to turn that characterisation on its head. Joe McCambridge of MC2 Architects says: "This will be a completely new building typology for this area, as there are no other buildings anywhere near this height in Glen Eden." Construction by developer the Ted Manson Foundation is well underway. It will include 10- and 11-storey towers and a landscaped podium with seating, barbecues and pergolas. The foundation's community housing manager Sam Colgan says: "With the development standing head and shoulders above any other buildings in the area, the name Westlight is about celebrating the light and stunning views of West Auckland, the Waitakeres and the Auckland region.
Found some photos on CMP's facebook page. Doesn't look nearly as nice as the renders IMO - but thumbs up for making great use of the site and adding some fantastic density to the area.
I saw this in person the other day and thought it looked better than in the above photos. Might have just been the light! Definitely good to see apartment clusters gathering around railway stations in the suburbs, but why does this only seem to be happening in West Auckland?
Removing the road-rail crossing at the same time was a missed opportunity though.
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