AUCKLAND BUILDING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 260, 24 January 1928, Page 16

AUCKLAND BUILDING

NEW ONE UNDER WAY < WILL COST £40,000 The original plan to erect an eightstorey structure on the site of Porter’s Building in Queen Street has been altered, and tenders are being called for only portion of the new building. It is thb intention of the owners, Messrs. Kean, Ltd., • of Wellington, men’s clothiers, to have three storeys erected now, and to complete the work at a later' date. The work of demolishing Porter’s Is now in hand, and actual building operations should start within three The plans, for the new building, whffch is to cost £40,000, have been prepared by Mr. A. Sinclair O’Connor, and provide for a handsome edifice in brick and concrete, carried out in renaissance style. The frontage to Queen Street will be 50ft, covering a wider area than possibly any other building in the city, while there will be a depth of 90ft. A handsome studded door in oak will front Queen Street, and provision will be made for three shops. The original plans provided four shops, but the alteration has just been notified.