Set on a commanding 3,667m² corner site with three street frontages, 540 Great South Road, Ōtāhuhu, is one of those properties where scale, position and opportunity come together in a way that’s hard to replicate.
Currently operating as a 38-unit motel complex with an on-site manager’s residence, the freehold going concern sits prominently at the intersection of Great South Road, Nixon Avenue and Alexander Street - an address that places it within easy reach of the Southern Motorway, Ōtāhuhu interchange, Sylvia Park, Middlemore Hospital and the major industrial hubs of Penrose and Mt Wellington.
“This is a substantial landholding in a location that has always worked for accommodation,” says Rohit Khanna of Barfoot & Thompson Commercial, who is marketing the property with colleague Justin Lowe. It will be sold by negotiation.
“You’ve got passing traffic, connectivity and surrounding commercial activity all feeding into it.”
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That practical demand is reflected in how the property itself has been configured.
Across two accommodation blocks, approximately 656m² of gross floor area provides a mix of 27 motel units and 11 self-contained apartments, allowing the business to cater to a broad range of guests, from short-stay travellers to longer-term occupants, hospital visitors and contractors working in the surrounding commercial precincts.
The well-positioned manager’s residence supports straightforward on-site oversight, with 40 carparks and easy access allowing for smooth day-to-day operation.
The complex has been refurbished over time, holds a Qualmark 4-Star Plus rating, and presents as a tidy, well-run operation.
But for Khanna and Lowe, it’s the balance between what exists today and what could come next that makes this offering particularly compelling.
“There’s a solid, established operation here,” Lowe says. “At the same time, the landholding and the planning framework give a new owner options over the longer term.”
Zoned Business – Mixed Use under the Auckland Unitary Plan, the site provides for development of up to four storeys.
Previous consent work has also explored expanding the accommodation footprint, reinforcing the flexibility available should a purchaser wish to evolve the property in future.
Lowe also notes that opportunities like this along Great South Road are increasingly hard to find. “This is a landmark site on a corridor that has always been important to Auckland’s commercial and transport network, and that’s unlikely to change,” he says.
- Supplied, Barfoot & Thompson
