With red bricks and a New York vibe, The Nix comprises 32 one-bedroom, one-bedroom-plus-study and one-bedroom plus flexi-room layout apartments. It features a 360 views residents’ lounge on the roof and – like its predecessors Daisy and Modal – no car parking. But there’s ample bike storage space. This seemed only natural to us – as Auckland grows, we’ve built for an inner-city lifestyle of the future.

Architecturally, The Nix’s design touches on the industrial, warehousey history of the area. The top floor is clad in a black metallic brick and many of the interiors include custom borrowed light glass walls. On the façade, repetitive floor to ceiling windows and soldier course brick band detailing create a rhythmic vertical tenor. The aim was to bring a new sense of activity to the street, adding character and colour to the built environment. We reckon what we landed on heralds the area toward a more residential mixed-use zone, connecting it to the progress and changes happening along Karangahape Road, Great North Road and Ponsonby Road.

The Nix gained practical completion in in May 2022. It was purchased by Resident Properties, a build-to-rent property specialist.