Strategic Whenuapai growth investment

A substantial industrial landholding in the evolving Whenuapai Business Park is being offered to the market, presenting developers, investors and owner-occupiers with a rare opportunity to secure scale in Auckland’s most actively enabled growth corridor – supported by a vendor prepared to facilitate the infrastructure required for full utilisation of the site.

Bayleys land development sales director Wesley Gerber, alongside colleague Craig Smith, is offering the freehold property at 94 Trig Road to the market by Expressions of Interest, closing at 4:00 pm on Thursday, 12th March 2026 (unless sold prior).

Comprising 3.29ha (more or less) of predominantly flat land recently re-zoned Business – Light Industry, the site is offered with vacant possession and sits within a precinct rapidly transitioning from rural edge to coordinated employment environment.

Gerber says the vendor is open to structured transaction models that could materially accelerate development feasibility.

“A key point of difference is the vendor’s willingness to work with purchasers on a structured arrangement that guarantees delivery of enabling road upgrades required for the land to be fully utilised,” he says.

“That may include fixing the land value today with deferred settlement or payment linked to infrastructure completion, providing buyers with pricing certainty while reducing upfront development risk.”

Gerber notes that such flexibility is increasingly valuable in large-scale industrial projects, where infrastructure timing can otherwise constrain delivery.

“Securing scale at a known price, while aligning payment with the point at which the site can fully operate at full capacity, is a compelling proposition for both developers and long-term owner-occupiers.”

Additionally, indicative scheme material has been prepared to demonstrate the site’s capacity to accommodate a range of industrial outcomes, from large-format occupation through to multi-building configurations.

Bayleys Land Development and Industrial Sales director Craig Smith says that rather than prescribing a single solution, the material illustrates how the land can respond to different occupier requirements and capital strategies.

“For some buyers, that will mean delivering a substantial single facility, while others may see merit in developing multiple buildings to support staged delivery or diversified occupation.”

Smith says the property’s physical characteristics underpin flexibility. Approximately 150 metres of frontage to Trig Road provides strong exposure and access along a route expected to evolve into a primary arterial serving the broader business precinct.

“The largely level contour of the site should facilitate an efficient building footprint and cost-effective earthworks, while the absence of major ecological or topographical constraints reduces planning and construction uncertainty.”

An additional opportunity exists for purchasers seeking larger landholdings within the same corridor, with a neighbouring property at 96A Trig Road also currently being offered through Bayleys.

Whenuapai’s north-west location continues to attract occupiers relocating from land-constrained markets on the North Shore and in established inner-west industrial areas.

Positioned between State Highway 16 and 18, the precinct benefits from access to the Western Ring Route, linking West Auckland to the North Shore and CBD, the airport precinct, and major freight corridors. Planned upgrades to Brigham Creek Road and wider transport investment are expected to further enhance freight efficiency and workforce accessibility.

“Whenuapai is an identified priority growth node within Auckland’s long-term planning framework, with development sequenced alongside infrastructure delivery,” Smith says. “Significant residential expansion and new business land are projected over the coming decades, creating a substantial local customer and workforce base.

“For buyers assessing the year ahead, improving development fundamentals are sharpening interest in sites where zoning is settled, infrastructure is advancing, and surrounding activity signals momentum.

“94 Trig Road offers meaningful scale in a precinct designed to accommodate Auckland’s next wave of industrial growth.”