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15/12/2015 11:54
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GENERAL: NPT: Leasing Progress at Eastgate Shopping Centre
NPT Limited announces further progress at Eastgate Shopping Centre
Christchurch.
Lease agreements that have previously been announced as being conditional,
are now unconditional.
These lease agreements are:
1. An area of 900m2 in the vacant area on the upper level of the Centre to be
occupied by Linwood Avenue Medical Centre. Linwood Avenue Medical Centre will
relocate from its current location at 279 Linwood Avenue into a new,
purpose-built Integrated Family Health Centre within a portion of the space
vacated by Farmers after the 2011 earthquake.
The lease is for an initial term of 9 years from the completion of
construction.
2. An area of 1200m2 in the vacant area on the upper level of the Centre to
be occupied by a cluster of social services providers that will co-locate
together into new office space, in the balance of the area vacated by
Farmers. The organisations we welcome include Aviva, Barnardos, Family Help
Trust, Red Cross and He Waka Tapu.
The lease is for an initial term of 6 years from the completion of
construction.
Hawkins Construction has been appointed for the works on the upper level of
the Centre after a competitive tender process.
3. A new stand-alone Restaurant Brands outlet will be constructed at 283
Linwood Avenue on a site previously occupied by a house demolished earlier
this year.
The lease is for an initial term of 12 years from the completion of
construction.
All three projects will commence in January 2016 with completion in the
middle of 2016.
NPT estimates the combined capital expenditure on these projects will be $7m
and will provide an annualised yield on cost of 9.25%. NPT will fund these
developments via its existing bank facility.
This investment represents a further step on the path towards NPT's
redevelopment of Eastgate Shopping Centre; and the upper level 'health and
wellbeing services hub' will create a large increase in foot traffic that
will generate significant, additional sales opportunities for the Eastgate
retailers. Over the next few years this strategy includes investment in
additional food & beverage outlets, larger format retail spaces and other
value-adding commercial initiatives.
These developments, combined with the previously announced internalisation of
the property management of the portfolio, are expected to add 6% to the net
earnings of the company on an annualised basis.
ENDS
For more information, please contact:
Kerry Hitchcock T 09 302 4583
Managing Director M 021 937 688
NPT Limited E [email protected]
Stephen Reid T 09 302 4584
Chief Financial Officer M 021 766 636
NPT Limited E [email protected]
www.npt.co.nz
Key Facts about NPT Limited
o NPT Limited is an NZX-listed company; its code is NPT.
o The Board is comprised of Sir John Anderson (Chairman), Kerry Hitchcock,
Jim Sherwin, Tony McNeil and Carol Campbell.
o The Managing Director is Kerry Hitchcock.
o NPT has a diversified portfolio of retail, commercial and industrial
properties located in Auckland, Hawke's Bay and Christchurch.
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