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Trolleys being used by streeties are seen as unattractive eyesore

Senior city councillors are calling for action by the “highly-priced” supermarket duopoly to prevent shopping trolleys being pinched by streeties and ending up as abandoned eyesores in Hamilton’s inner city.

They supported supermarkets using “geo-fencing” technology which locks up trolleys if someone tries to take them out of the supermarket car park.

But they also indicated they weren’t afraid of using a stick, with a possible bylaw to enforce it also mooted.

The councillors’ call came at Thursday’s economic development committee meeting which discussed a report by the Hamilton Central Business Association, whose members have regular problems with anti-social behaviour.

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Latest Stark project ‘well over’ $100 million boost to CBD

Visionary Hamilton developer Matt Stark is putting more skin in the game and taking the city to new heights with a $100m-plus investment in the Federated Farmers block.

It’s the latest Stark Properties development, and Stark says the “well over $100 million” project is part of their investment in making Hamilton a “great place to live and work”.

The Waikato Farmer Trust announced the sale of its property portfolio to Stark Property on Tuesday.

The significant 12,094m² landholding includes the six-storey Farmer Trust building, existing tenanted buildings, car-parks and vacant land.

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Hamilton ‘on a roll’ as more big business comes to town - and others knock on door

A recent deal between Tainui and a big US investor shows how Hamilton and its surrounds are on an economic roll say business and political leaders.

And others from outside the region are also knocking on the door, says the mayor.

Tainui Group Holdings’ agreement with major international asset manager Brookfield Asset Management is set to provide $1 billion-plus benefits for developing the Ruakura Superhub in a major boost for Hamilton, the Waikato and the wider country.

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Hamilton offices get a makeover as vacancies rise and work culture shifts

As vacancy across the CBD rises, a new kind of workplace is taking shape - softer, more flexible, and built around how people actually want to work.

Over the second half of 2024, office vacancy in Hamilton’s CBD rose from 7.2% to 9.0%.

While the numbers point to contraction - with occupied space falling by 9,300m2 in just six months - they also reflect a transformation in how and where people want to work.

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Stark scoops up old Fed Farmers building

Hot shot Hamilton property developer Matt Stark has scooped up the old Fed Farmers building in London Street.

Stark Property has bought all of the Waikato Farmer Trust’s property assets for sale on the site, a sizeable chunk on the west end of London Street opposite Seddon Park.

The Trust announced on Tuesday that they’ve sold their commercial properties which included parking lots, commercial properties and the 6-storey office building on London Street to Stark Property.

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