Te Atatu Peninsula is swiftly changing from a working-class suburb to a prime site for luxury apartments.
A six-storey block of apartments is sprouting at the West Auckland shopping centre and more could follow along Te Atatu Rd ridge.
Prices for the 37 units in the Bella Vista project start at $350,000
for the first floor and rise to $850,000 for a penthouse.
Views and a drive of only 8km to central Auckland along the Northwestern Motorway have attracted buyers for all but 12 units.
The area was lifted in the 1990s by the huge Harbourview project carried out by Waitakere City Council's development arm, Waitakere Properties, and Hopper Developments.
At the same time, the CDL hotel chain developed sections at Waimanu Bay. - NZ Herald
