Residential

Birdwood Estate This is a 72 lot development in West Auckland. Already fully sold down the development is sited alongside an existing bush clad reserve and will be an attractive place to live when finished. Candor³ have completed all of the engineering design for the project including the design of a stormwater treatment device adjacent [...]

A development in Weymouth aimed at delivering approximately 300 affordable homes into the Auckland market. The project was the fast tracked having been declared a Special Housing Area. It had the honour of being the first ever consent lodged with the Council’s Housing Project Office under the Unitary Plan.   Similar [...]

Sited in Mangere in Auckland’s south, this 40 lot development was a success from start to finish. The team comprising architects, planners, contractors and Candor³ worked well together from day one producing a quality product that met the clients expectations. Consents were delivered without fuss and construction proceeded smoothly with no unpleasant surprises during the course of [...]

Two adjoining developments comprising 23 and 34 lots respectively and a stormwater treatment pond. While suffering some initial setbacks in consenting due to changes to the Council stormwater treatment pond design the Candor³ team were able to negotiate a solution that satisfied the revised Council design without penalising our client. The experience our staff possess [...]

This 74 lot development commenced is located adjacent to Barry Curtis Park. Like most projects there were a number of challenges to overcome. Candor³ met the challenges head on to provide the best outcome for the client. The experience our staff possess contributed to - A successful Resource Consent strategy allowing the subdivision consent to [...]

This 27 dwelling subdivision goes some way to answering the call of affordable housing in Auckland. With land value in Auckland driving prices to a significant degree this project has, through an integrated process, reduced lot sizes to around 150m² land while smart architecture provides attractive homes that satisfy the needs of purchasers. Consent has [...]

Adjacent to 431 Ormiston Road this 75 lot subdivision has shared the difficulties in resolving global and land ownership issues with its adjoining neighbour. Works have now commenced on site and we look forward to seeing all of the effort that has gone into this project paying off over coming months. The experience our staff [...]

While a traditional 135 lot subdivision, this is possibly been the most complicated project we have ever dealt with and showcases the Candor³ teams skill in negotiation. In order to facilitate this development 6 separate land deals with adjoining neighbours have had to be negotiated along with gaining Council agreement to changes to their structure plan. [...]

A 118 unit integrated development in Albany, Auckland. This project was consented in 2007 but the project fell victim to the Global Financial Crisis. A new consultancy team headed by Candor³ became involved in 2012. By collaborating with the neighbours and Council a redesign of the site and a variations to the consent allowed costs [...]

A 114 lot subdivision in Takanini, South Auckland. Sited within the Addison Masterplan Area the development comprises an 89 lot subdivision with 25 medium density units requiring separate consents. Despite challenging ground conditions and limited downstream infrastructure, the project was consented without major difficulty and is currently under construction. The experience our staff possess contributed [...]

A 74 lot residential subdivision adjacent to 222 Murphys Road. This site had been schemed many times over the years by various parties generally providing a yield of 69 sites. By taking a fresh look at the assumptions made and through clever use of various techniques, Candor³ staff were able to increase the yield to [...]

155 Trig Road is an 8 lot lifestyle subdivision located within Whitford, South Auckland with potential for further subdivision on adjacent properties. The location is just outside the Auckland urban limit and has a rural character within steep terrain containing significant stands of vegetation. The design process was complex and required consideration of many different [...]

227 Brownhill Road is a 23 lot lifestyle subdivision stretching from the Redoubt Road ridgeline down to the lower lying land surround Whitford. The design and consenting process for this development was extremely complex given the sites civil and geotechnical challenges - extremely steep valleys, both recent and historic slips and fault lines – along [...]

Jack’s Ridge is a 17 lot lifestyle subdivision located within Whitford, South Auckland, an area characterised by surrounding farmland and small countryside living lots. The development borders two planning zones and is located within a rural scenic amenity area. The topography contains a number of steep slopes and a mixture of planted and native bush. [...]

A 31 lot combined subdivision and integrated housing development in Flat Bush. Through careful design considerations and in-depth discussions with Auckland Council and the Candor³ team, the project, lead by Candor³, has made the most of the 1.6ha site. Complying with the rules of the district plan the development includes both medium and high density lots with some retail/apartment [...]

A 40 lot residential subdivision on Auckland's North Shore presented a variety of interesting challenges.  This included the realignment through the development of an existing 450mm diameter Council rising main which served a large upstream catchment, and the construction of walkways along the adjacent stream alignment to provide amenity for the future residents. While with [...]