PM to open Precinct's $1b Commercial Bay

Tue, 09 Jun 2020

Precinct Properties chief executive Scott Pritchard is surprisingly relaxed considering the frenetic level of activity around him in the lead up to the launch of its long-awaited, $1 billion Commercial Bay precinct on Auckland’s waterfront. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday morning. With 111 local and international retailers and food and beverage outlets scheduled to open their doors, more than 2,000 contractors, designers and merchandisers were swarming over the new 18,000 sqm lower Queen St r...

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