Whilst being well aware of the Scene One, Auckland project in the office my actual involvement was a fleeting stint managing purchasers at settlement and getting their defects sorted with the main contractor.
Some anecdotes :
When contractors are losing money getting them motivated to sort defects is challenging. You simply can’t let it drag on. The longer it takes the less contactable many subbies will become. Yes there is a contract but still…..
When pre-sales started, I remember it vividly – the fax machine started cranking pumping out signed sale and purchase agreements on the Friday afternoon and never stopped during the weekend until the project was sold out (or close enough) on the Monday arvo. Good ole days!
Many have complained that the three buildings this development eventually became blocked the water with a “wall” from the rest of the city. Well guess what council didn’t want to allow Vancouver style tall circular skinny towers so the architect was forced to comply with the bulk and location allowed at the time and waa ala.
