New headquarters for Hospice Charity
The Mary Potter Hospice is amalgamating its various operations in Porirua and Tawa into a new all-in-one headquarters in Porirua.
The hospice has taken on the lease on a part
of a 1314 square metre building in Prosser Street, which
will see the organisation shift its office space from
Kenepuru Hospital, relocate its current warehousing
facilities from Tawa, and open a new 200 square metre retail
outlet selling donated goods.
The new and bigger Prosser Street warehousing facility will also supply the charity’s retail outlets in Kilbirnie, Miramar, Paraparaumu, Tawa and Karori.
Mary Potter Hospice has signed a six year lease for the Prosser St premises, with two further rights of renewal for three years, it also includes 12 car parks. The lease was brokered by Bayleys Wellington Commercial and Industrial specialist Jon Pottinger.
Work on
refurbishing the Prosser Street premises is expected to be
completed by the end of August. Office space in the building
will occupy 510 square metres – with wheelchair access to
be built at the front of the building.
The Mary Potter Hospice is one of Wellington's most-loved charities - providing hospice services to hundreds of people and their families every year throughout the Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti regions.
Mr Pottinger said the lease negotiations for the site involved a considerable amount of delicate negotiations – with the charity wanting to ensure the best deal possible, while realizing that it would have to pay a fair market rate. This was taken into account by the property’s owner, Scettrini Investments Ltd, which was sympathetic to the charitable nature of the tenant.
“In the end it was a win/win scenario for
both parties. The hospice will be housed in totally
refurbished facilities with the potential to not only
operate more efficiently with the new warehousing facility,
but also to generate greater revenues from a new retail
outlet,” Mr Pottinger said.
“And the
community-spirited landlord has a highly reputable tenant in
place with a long secure lease period, underpinned by the
reassurance that in its own way, the company is ‘doing its
bit’ to support the charitable intentions of the hospice
organisation.”
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