tdgeek:

 

alasta: It’s looking like Kiwibuild will have to be high density to keep prices down, so I would expect that most, if not all, will be unit titled.

 

Or tiny sections? Not much in front, nothing on the side, driveway, and that even on a small plot will devote as much lawn at the rear. 

 

I don't see an issue with quality as mentioned here, there are so many quality dramas going on, it will be kept simple in design, and elegant to a degree with some external design variations.

 

Are most of these going to be in subdivisions or will many be a regular neighbourhood, with a 3 house piece here, 2 down the road etc? That way you wont see a class divide going on as state housing had

 

I would want to see the designs first, and that they aren't pokey little rooms. The quality of workmanship, and doing detailing properly is a big issue in NZ. Elegant simple designs are also often the most difficult to detail right.

I would want them to be freehold or as close to that as possible. I would avoid if they were leasehold or crosslease. I would also probably avoid if they needed a body corporate, as that can be a huge cost, unless the costs were fixed and clear.Body corporates put a lot of people off buying a property, as we had trouble selling my granmas house, becuase it was a body corporate. I think there are alternatives these days, than needing to use a body corporate.

With state housing, at least in the early stages, they were designed to be built amongst normal houses, and in existing areas, to minimise the risk of ghettos and class divides. But that certainly didn't occur with some areas, and as a result it has caused problems. I think Eden park would make a great site for a kiwi build development, especially with all the neighbours constantly complaining about the events that get staged at it.