Orams Road

Made up of three blocks of two bedroom units, the Orams Road development has been thoughtfully planned, with outdoor living spaces part of the construction. 

It’s the small things that matter. To foster a sense of community there are two communal areas outside with barbecue tables, along with bike racks to encourage activities.

Each unit also has its own deck and there is a big recycling unit to encourage sustainable living, while one of the units has been designated as an office where LinkPeople staff can be based and tenants can come with any concerns or just to chat and connect.

Loveridge worked closely with architects, quantity surveyors and landscape architects to input on design, resource consent, building consent and civil consents. “The client came to us with the plans and then we priced it and tried to tidy up some stuff around the design to make it a bit cheaper for him," recalls Mike Loveridge.

"I think, probably just the time frames we can do it in," says Mike. “I know there’s a lot of other guys out there that say they can do it, but they can’t. But we can, which I think is a big difference.”

One of the reasons they can do this is the longstanding relationships of the team. “We’ve been in the business a long time, so all our builders have learnt the craft from the bottom up and we work with the same subbies all the time. We know we can deliver.” 

In the end it comes down to, “Just common sense and guys that want to work hard, that’s the other hard thing is having builders that actually want to do a good day’s work."