Seascape developer Shundi Customs 'hasn't got the money', builder claims

Seascape developer Shundi Customs 'hasn't got the money', builder claims
The Seascape tower in Auckland's CBD remains abandoned amid an entrenched dispute. (Image: Sylvie Whinray)
Maria Slade
Auckland’s abandoned Seascape tower will cost up to $200 million to finish, and its developer, Shundi Customs, hasn’t got the money to do it, the High Court has heard.Work ceased on the 56-level project three months ago amid an entrenched dispute between Shundi and China Construction NZ, the company constructing the building.The NZ Herald reported that a Building Disputes Tribunal adjudication decision on Aug 2 ordered the developer to pay China Construction $34m and paved the way for the builder to get a charging order over the pro...

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