Historical media coverage, first shared in 2018. Figures and development plans below reflect the original reporting, not a current offer.
Source: Stuff — read the original article. The following is an excerpt from that coverage.
Millions of dollars are flowing into Christchurch’s Linwood Village less than a month after a liquor ban designed to combat anti-social behaviour in the area came into effect.
Williams Corporation on Monday broke ground on a $3.5 million mixed commercial and residential development on the corner of Worcester St and Stanmore Rd.
Known as Linwood Village Corner, the building will feature five ground-floor shops, five two-bedroom units on the first floor, and 11 car parks each fitted out with a charge point for electric cars.
“As developers we’re often first to knock the [city] council but in this instance they’ve made a real effort with the liquor ban and other enhancements in the area to encourage development,” Blair Chappell said.
Chappell, along with his business partner and fellow managing director of Williams Corporation, Matthew Horncastle, see potential in Linwood and believes their development will help the area thrive.
Horncastle said without the liquor ban and other improvements, including cobbled footpaths and changes to the Rapanui-Shag Rock Cycleway, the construction company would have been reluctant to invest in the area.