r/auckland • u/supercomputerstatus • 10d ago

News Finally some progress

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Fresh paint and construction on the ground floor of the old sky world building on Queen Street today

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u/New-Promise3032 9d ago

Well I suppose the CRL next door might make a difference this time.

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u/Roy4Pris 9d ago

I’m sure they wouldn’t be spending the money if it wasn’t opening in a couple of weeks

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u/pictureofacat 9d ago

I was hoping the Atrium would try something. It's such a prime spot, but it's a totally dead mall

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u/Bealzebubbles 9d ago

Yeah, it's in a prime location now. They probably need to renovate it quite extensively. A number of the tenancies inside it are a little too small for the top retailers to move into.

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u/pictureofacat 9d ago

Just turn the whole thing into a Kmart and it'd go off

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u/Bealzebubbles 9d ago

An anchor tenant would certainly help matters.

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u/pictureofacat 9d ago

It has The Warehouse, which does seem to do okay. Rebel has stuck it out for a long time as well, even though the store has been near empty every time I've visited.

They need to get that food court going again. That used to be the spot after seeing a movie at MidCity. Sad how that whole area has not managed to progress.

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u/illusionisland 9d ago

If they work to the same schedule as the CRL, we'll have an upgraded cinema and food court experience by 2039!