Pacifica boutique hotel in question as returning Kiwis snap up penthouses

Pacifica boutique hotel in question as returning Kiwis snap up penthouses
Brent Melville
Nine of the Pacifica’s 10 penthouse luxury apartments have been sold mainly to returning Kiwis, but plans for a boutique five-star hotel remain up in the air, its developer says.Hengyi Pacific general manager and director Liz Scott told BusinessDesk construction was on track for a December opening of the country's tallest residential tower with about 90 percent of the 273 units sold off plan.While apartment sales are brisk, the building's doors are likely to open without a planned 41-room boutique hotel, which was t...

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