Federal Street Residences

The project will:

• help to achieve the purpose of the Act
• have positive effects on social well-being by:
  • providing additional housing in a location that is well serviced by public transport
  • providing employment (including employment targeted at under-represented groups and the long-term unemployed)
  • reflecting the historical use and cultural significance of the site in the building design
• provide approximately 327 full-time equivalent jobs over a 4-year planning and construction period
• increase housing supply through the construction of approximately 357 residential units for owner-occupiers and tenants
• contribute to a well-functioning urban environment by providing:
  • housing of varied sizes that has on-site amenities and is in a location with good access to places of employment and public transport
  • ground-floor public space
• support a transition to a low greenhouse gas emissions economy through a reduction in private vehicle use (by only providing vehicle parking spaces for approximately 50% of the residential units)
• minimise waste by diverting 80% of construction waste away from landfill to be re-used for other purposes
• likely progress faster than would otherwise be the case under the Resource Management Act 1991 standard processes.

Any actual and potential adverse effects on the environment, and proposed measures to avoid, remedy, mitigate, offset or compensate for adverse effects, can be appropriately tested by an expert consenting panel against Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the purpose of the Act.