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A replacement building, St Elmo Courts, was designed in 1929 by B. J. Ager. [2] This reflected a movement in the larger New Zealand cities in the 1920s and 1930s for apartment living. The appeals were inexpensive living in a central location, with apartments offering modern conveniences and built in furniture. [3]
Latimer Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. Latimer Square is an urban park in central Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 400 metres (440 yd) east of the city's centre, Cathedral Square. Many commemorative events take place in Latimer Square. [1]
Christchurch Central City or Christchurch City Centre is the geographical centre and the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand.It is defined as the area within the Four Avenues (Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Moorhouse Avenue and Deans Avenue [4]) and thus includes the densely built up central city, some less dense surrounding areas of residential, educational and industrial usage, and green ...
[2] Stewart Ross was the architect responsible for converting the school into the current Peterborough apartments, [1] while Robert Douglas Brown was the developer. [3] An underground car park was created in the courtyard as part of the conversion to apartments. [1] The survey plans for the subdivision into individual titles are from 1998. [4]
Category II buildings in central Christchurch that have been demolished include St Elmo Courts [15] and Wharetiki House. [16] There is a long list of heritage buildings that are yet to be demolished, including the façade of Clarendon Hotel that is part of the Clarendon Tower .
43 of the 54 Christchurch high-rises colour-coded as per the list below, with their status shown as of August 2024 This list of tallest buildings in Christchurch ranks high-rise buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, by height. Although New Zealand's second-largest city, Christchurch is predominantly low-rise. The current tallest building is the Pacific Tower, which was completed in 2010 and ...
Sydenham (/ ˈ s ɪ d ən ə m /) is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) south of the city centre, on and around the city's main street, Colombo Street. It is a residential, retail and light industrial suburb.
In August 2018, McLean's Mansion sold to a trust after receiving financial support from Christchurch City Council (CCC), who allocated an entire financial year's central city heritage grant funding (NZ$1.9m) towards the repair. The trust received the purchase price itself as an interest free loan from a family trust. The interior fittings ...