Fort Street area upgrade

Overview | About the area | Design features 

About the area

The Fort Street area has a rich cultural and geographic history, which the upgrade seeks to complement and enhance. The original shoreline of the now reclaimed Commercial Bay was a hub of trade and transport for early settlers and there are a number of historically and culturally important buildings and locations.

Plan showing context (227kb PDF)

Heritage

Key
	Historic Building
	Cultural importance

The Fort Street area is the hub of the city's business district. During the day, the area offers an increasing mix of retail, café, restaurant and commercial activities. The area is earmarked for future development, including the recently completed Deloittes Tower at 80 Queen Street and the recently consented commercial office tower at 20-28 Shortland Street. We expect that more businesses will choose to locate to the area in the future.

Day Time Activity

Key
	Street trading
	Daytime activity

 Night time activity

Key
	Street lighting
	Night time activity
	Bars and nightclubs
	Adult entertainment
	Night time pedestrian
	White lady

The area connects the core CBD with the waterfront, Britomart and Beach Road. Enhancing these key pedestrian connections into and through the area is a key focus for the project.

As at the 2006 census there were:

4700 workers in and around the immediate project area. That's about 7% of the 65,000 workers in the CBD. With the development of new commercial property in the area in the future this is likely to rise significantly.

We also know that there are many residents living close to the project area, including in Beach Road and the University quarter.

Published December 2009