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Specify the aspects of the application you are submitting on:
Building Height
Amenities
Transport
Heritage of architecture
Heritage values
Eco Values

What are the reasons for your submission?
There is zero justification for ignoring the unitary plan height restrictions. There is less space for hospitality and retail in the design which does not improve the facilities in the village. There are no more community amenities, just more occupants living there in apartments. There are just more apartments, more private vehicle traffic, more people driving to facilities in nearby areas since the development does not improve the amenities such as food supplies and other retail.
The new development is lacking in amenity values.
There is zero relationship with the coastal environment, no coastal village feel, rather tall 80s looking apartments plonked onto the coast with all their parking spaces. The Height in the unitary plan is a core standard for Auckland. This height must be followed, and this building is too high and will dwarf the surrounding village because it does not follow the Unitary plan height restrictions.
There is no bike parking in the plans. The private motor car is the only form of transport being accommodated for the apartments. More car parking spaces means more congestion since the entrances to parking garages only allow one car at a time. They will bumble and queue in the surrounding streets getting into their one lane entrance and pollute the air with fumes. There are no electric vehicle charging stations either in the parking areas.
There are no eco features in this design which is important in New Zealand, a country known of its relationship to nature, especially in suburban village by the sea.
The building development has no solar panels, no mention of air ducts, air conditioning, heat exchanges or climate control. One can only assume that in a 7-storey glass facade facing north will be a large glass heat box for its occupants, and the balconies or the rooves will soon be covered in noisy air conditioning units. There are no features like Fonterra and ASB have done at the Wynyard quarter with 5-star Green Star ratings. https://www.vxv.co.nz/vision/ fonterra-centre/with air ducts and low energy consumption for climate control, low water consumption and harvested rain water.
The heritage values of this seaside suburb are destroyed when the art deco buildings are destroyed. It is possible to preserve facades and build the allowed height and set the taller buildings back from the street, so they are tiered allowing for large rooftop terraces on the 1st level. E.g. Ocean Drive, Miami Beach is a mecca for art deco architecture while having retail, restaurants and prioritizing pedestrian traffic. One does not have to drive to reach retail and food supplies due to proper planning for its residents.
The natural character of the existing historic buildings is demolished in this proposal.
As of 8 Oct, 452 people signed this petition to keep the Art Dec Character of these buildings. https://www.change.org/p/ auckland-city-council- preserve-mission-bay-s-art- deco-architecture
The curved glass facade is not Art Deco rather 80s from the gold coast Australia or Dubai.
Mission Bay has Art Deco buildings which cities outside Auckland preserve with great care and details. For example, Napier, and Miami Beach are cities with wonderful Art Deco buildings and a large amount of tourism just because of this architecture. The Mission Bay Cinema and DeFontaine buildings are beautiful examples of Art Deco architecture and need to be preserved. Unfortunately, Auckland City Council does not deem Art Deco historic like it does Victorian villas.
The unitary plan allows for several story buildings which is great progress for Mission Bay, however the facade of the architecture can be preserved without destroying these fine pieces of architecture.
This submission is to consider a redevelopment that preserves the art deco architecture and keeps the front (facades) of the buildings and within the existing height rules of the unitary plan.
Other large Auckland buildings are capable of preserving heritage facades. The Post Office facade at Britomart is being preserved while a rail tunnel goes underneath. The Auckland Tepid Baths Art Deco facade has been preserved in the Viaduct on lower Hobson Street. There is no reason why the Art Deco facades cannot be kept and preserve this heritage. No heritage architecture. It's Heritage week soon. If we demolish all our heritage buildings, how ridiculous will heritage week be?
It may as well be an 80s building you'd see in a Robocop movie.

What decisions and amendments would you like the council to make?
Deny this application in full.