EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 7 MIN
What happens now with Auckland's Seascape Tower?
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Once touted as a future icon of Auckland's cityscape, the Seascape Tower may now be New Zealand's first "ghost tower". Construction on the 187-metre, $300 million dollar luxury skyscraper halted in August 2024, and the owner and developer Shundi Customs has gone into receivership. So for now, the tower stands incomplete, with no future date set for completion. So what happens now? Does the tower stay there empty forever? New Zealand Herald property editor Anne Gibson has been following the developments since 2024, and she joins Jesse.
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Once touted as a future icon of Auckland's cityscape, the Seascape Tower may now be New Zealand's first "ghost tower". Construction on the 187-metre, $300 million dollar luxury skyscraper halted in August 2024, and the owner and developer Shundi Customs has gone into receivership. So for now, the tower stands incomplete, with no future date set for completion. So what happens now? Does the tower stay there empty forever? New Zealand Herald property editor Anne Gibson has been following the developments since 2024, and she joins Jesse.
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What happens now with Auckland's Seascape Tower?
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