Auckland’s multibillion-dollar midtown Manhattan moment

Auckland’s multibillion-dollar midtown Manhattan moment
There are hopes midtown Auckland could be a very different place once construction work stops. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
Garth Bray
In a feature and video documentary, BusinessDesk’s Garth Bray and Dileepa Fonseka take a look at the prospects for the centre of Auckland’s Central Business District and the two delayed projects opening in 2026 there that are already attracting billions of dollars worth of private investment.“This city would be great if they ever got around to building it.”Those words are often attributed to American author O. Henry, supposedly written during the early 1900s as New York’s midtown was undergoing a construction boom...

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