No expense spared on $15m council chambers and fire station conversion

20 December 2016

If the walls could talk, there would be a lot of stories to tell.

This spectacular new penthouse in the former Mt Eden Borough Council building in Auckland was once the council chamber where councillors met to debate every decision pertinent to the borough for more than 60 years.

But the building itself is more than 100 years old. Built in 1912, it was joined 12 years later by the fire station next door.

As with most old buildings, these two have been through numerous additions, alterations and alternative uses, but none as dramatic as the most recent $15 million refurbishment.

Project director Nigel McKenna of development company Templeton Limited and an investment group led by Warwick Goldsmith and Jackie Gillies have completely refurbished both buildings to provide six luxury apartments.