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Hornby WMC real estate kings The booming Hornby Working Men’s Club is about to finish developing its property portfolio of retail outlets. At the end of the month the Coffee Club will open for business, completing the sixth retail outlet in its newest development. The club owns about 3.9ha of land from Carmen Rd to Denton Park. While The Warehouse has leased some land for about 20
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PROGRESS: Hornby Working Mens’ Club President Kevin Cole is happy with the new businesses that have opened up in Hornby. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
years, the former bowling green was turned into a retail in 2012, some 4000 sq m. It is now home to Rebel Sport, Anytime Fitness, Bed Bath & Beyond, Toyworld and the Baby Factory. Club president Kevin Cole said the population movement from the east of Christchurch to the west, including to Rolleston, meant more retail was needed. “Numbers had dwindled [for the bowling club] and it was a
valuable site. The members of the club wanted to do this for the future of the club,� he said. “We changed our attitude a bit. We originally wanted another large business to use the land but decided to go smaller. We are happy with the six tenants we have got as they cover a bit of everything,� he said. Since the February 2011 earthquake, Riccarton, Addington, Sydenham, Hornby and Middleton have become the
by showed most growth with gains of 10 or more employee per hectare between 2010 and 2014. The report, which uses data from Statistics New Zealand, said Riccarton has the largest increase in office employment since February 2011 at 30 per cent. Hornby has had a growth in the retail sector at “the expense of industrial employment�, it said.
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