";s:4:"text";s:3158:"Precinct chief executive Scott Pritchard says while delays were frustrating, he hopes the opening willpost lockdown would help kick-start the economy. It's striking, open-air design provides an urban destination for Aucklanders and visitors and is home to over 120 local and international retailers, health and beauty amenity as well as bars, restaurants and eateries. The new shopping mall boasts a range of international retailers and dining options. The Swedish brand opened its flagship store on the Commercial Bay site in 2018, while construction on the rest of the retail precinct continued around it. The Commercial Bay downtown mall in Auckland has three levels of retail including a floor dedicated to food outlets. READ MORE: * Auckland's $1b Commercial Bay shopping precinct opened by PM * Sneak peek inside $1b Commercial Bay shopping precinct * Commercial Bay announces new opening date after coronavirus delay * Auckland's huge Commercial Bay retail precinct now fully leased. “We are unbelievably impressed with how Commercial Bay has performed since it has opened. Fast fashion retailer H&M reported a 115 per cent increase in customers compared to this time last year, he said. Pritchard said a year from now Commercial Bay would be amid a bustling CBD and trading well. Commercial Bay describes the new precinct on Auckland's waterfront comprising five connected office towers, including the PwC Tower.
Commercial Bay's food court boasts views of Auckland's harbour. The delay cost Fletcher Construction $52 million in liquidated damages. The PwC Tower has been designed from the inside out with a new generation floor plate. Commercial Bay faced a number of delays during its construction. "We're heading into a recession, that makes you balance your views when you know Covid-19 has really affected retailers. Commercial Bay is unlike any development seen before in this part of the world, and not just in scale.
[8], In 2008, Westfield received approval via non-notified resource consent for a 41-storey office skyscraper (including a 2 level retail podium) on the site. Coronavirus: The $700m Commerical Bay opening delayed again, this time by lockdown, Auckland's huge Commercial Bay retail precinct now fully leased, Precinct Properties' profit boosted by Fletcher Construction damages payments, Man killed, 11 injured, at off-roading event in Otago, Election 2020: Green Party votes to be part of next Government with Labour, All Blacks v Australia: Richie Mo'unga bags 23 points in Bledisloe Cup victory, Person arrested after Armed Offenders Squad deployed to North Canterbury town, NRL accused of sitting on explosive complaint over star player's toilet tryst, Enquiries underway after man found seriously injured at Christchurch petrol station, James Bond star Sir Sean Connery dies, aged 90, Election 2020: Three year terms, 5 per cent threshold, and coat-tailing could all change under electoral law shake-up, All Blacks vs Australia player ratings: Richie Mo'unga stars in Bledisloe clinic. Between opening day on June 11 and June 24, 571,461 shoppers walked through the retail precinct's doors.