New life for Christchurch's biggest office

New life for Christchurch's biggest office
Strengthening work will start on the former IRD building in Christchurch this year. (Image: Oli Lewis)
Oliver Lewis
After sitting empty since the earthquakes, strengthening work will start this year on one of Christchurch’s biggest office blocks.Huadu International Group bought the former Inland Revenue (IRD) building, on the corner of Madras and Cashel streets, in November 2020 for an undisclosed sum, along with two adjoining buildings: a car parking building and a commercial building called the Chambers.Owned by the Wang family, Huadu is a large development and construction company in China. The Christchurch arm of the group, run by businessman Jiang...

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