Many local residents and visitors to Howick’s shopping hub, Picton Street, will no doubt have noticed the construction taking place at the old Post Office site.
Moore Street-based NOHO group is revitalising the former Post Office building and paying homage to the nostalgia that makes Howick unique.
The project, titled Village Lane, promises to bring a sophisticated aesthetic with a refurbished facade and lifted canopies, says the developer.
The redevelopment maintains the existing low-rise built form, protecting the scale, openness and sunlight on Picton Street.
Village Lane is part of an exciting broader vision for an integrated lifestyle precinct, where people “can shop, eat, work, and live” according to project architect and development manager Reginald Baker.
According to Baker, the project allows for “a renewed activated lane linking Howick Village, to the future development stages of the precinct. The fundamental vision is to create a unique mixed-use environment that provides seamlessly for living, working and leisure”.
Baker added that Village Lane’s redevelopment is being undertaken in one stage. “The sequencing of future development stages, including a co-working hub and luxury residences, are yet to be finalised,” he says.
Baker says the impact of Covid-19 level 3 restrictions leave NOHO unable to confirm an opening date.
“We intend to open the redevelopment of the former post office building prior to Christmas,” he says.
