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Apr10

Written by:host
4/10/2009 11:08 AM 

Skyscraper shortened in Auckland  

April 9, Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland's softening apartment sector has hit plans for a £175 million skyscraper almost as tall as the Sky Tower, convincing the developer to turn instead to a new office block. Dae Ju, a South Korean developer, was to build the 67-level Elliott Tower in time for the Rugby World Cup in 2011. But Marcus Beveridge, Dae Ju's Lawyer, cited the apartment downturn as the reason no work had started and said planning consent had just been won for a 26-level office Shortland St office block...more

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