New development of homes - Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust

The Trust is excited to announce that we are in the process of building nine new 2 bedroom accessible units.

Six of these will be in the Glenbervie area of Whangarei and three will be in Onerahi. As the buildings progress this page will be updated with progress photos and any other news.

Glenbervie

The photo below is the bare section at Glenbervie where six new 2 bedroom units will be built. These will be built on two building sites with three units side by side on each site.

20th March 2024 – Wonderful to see the Earthworks being started!

12th April – Building platform well underway… A lot happens in 3 weeks!

19th April – Timber boxing in place for the first set of three units, getting ready for the concrete slab to be poured…

4th of May – Concrete slab has been poured! We now have the floor, on to the scaffolding for the walls next…

Retaining wall completed along the boundary line on the right side of the section. A fence will be constructed along the top of this to give the tenants and neighbours privacy from each other.

Earthworks continue…

17th May – Privacy fence completed along the boundary line.

The scaffolding is up… next will be the framing for the walls, making great progress!

31st May – The framing is underway – hurray :-). Can’t wait for the walls to be up because then we will really be able to see the units taking shape!

8th June 2024 – Framing at the back of the units.

1st July 2024 – A lot has happened since the last post! We have the concrete slab down for the second set of units along with some scaffolding and the framing is taking place… plus the first set even has the roof on and building paper on the walls ready for further construction.

: Framing up for second set of 3 units

: Framing of 2nd set plus first set visible on right

: First set of units with roof on and building paper on walls

5th August 2024 – we have bricks!!! The first set of three units is progressing well with the bricks up and looking great with the roof and joinery. Now on to the internal fit out 🙂

26th August 2024 – We have both sets of units bricked along with roof and joinery in place – YAY!!!

First set…

: Back view of units

: View of the front of the units

Second set…

: View of the back of the units

: Front view of the units

First and second set bricked with roof, windows and joinery in place and seen together for the very first time!!! Super exciting progress! 👍😊

: Second set in the foreground

: First set in the background

14th September 2024 – With the exterior of the units complete… now we move on to the interior lining and fit out!

: Inside and looking out 🙂

: Kitchen cabinetry in place

: Garage which also houses the laundry area

12th October 2024 – further progress inside and out!

Inside…

: Kitchen and lounge flooring has been laid 🙂

: Kitchen flooring is tiles and lounge is carpet tiles

Outside…

: Major construction work underway to make the front of the units accessible 🙂

: Back of the units will be accessible once concrete is laid in future works

Onerahi

The photo below is the bare section at Onerahi where three new 2 bedroom units will be built.

11th May 2024 – Fantastic to see the Earthworks being started at Onerahi whilst Glenbervie also continues… we have two new builds underway!

7th July 2024 – The building site now has an accessway and a building platform… boxing for concrete slab will be on the “menu”

16th August 2024 – Great to see the timber boxing in place for the concrete slab along with a privacy fence on the left of the section as you’re looking at the photos. The third photo looking down the driveway also shows how close and convenient the Onerahi shopping centre will be to these three units 🙂