Hastings City
WestSide
WestSide is Hawke's Bay's most accessible commercial strip — with lower rental overheads than the eastern CBD, strong existing foot traffic and real gaps in the market waiting to be filled.
Start here, not stop here. Not every WestSide business has a directory listing yet — Gengy's Restaurant, Cru Bar, an Indian restaurant and others trade here without appearing in the directory. Treat these findings as a starting point for your own due diligence.
Buildings west of the railway line have largely not been subject to the expensive seismic strengthening requirements that apply to commercial stock further east in the CBD. Lower rents. Lower break-even. More to invest in the fit-out that makes a business worth visiting. For food and beverage in particular — where lease costs are make-or-break — WestSide's structural cost advantage is a genuine edge.
Brand new, north-facing townhouses are coming to the centre of WestSide. Transformation of a city is done by individuals with the courage to invest — and Mike Walker Management has made the bet that west is best.
HDC's $2M+ Laneway Development is adding new connections and parking. Foot traffic is growing bigly. If you've been waiting for the right moment to move...this is it. Catch the uptick.
