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Build-to-Rent Day

Thursday, 8 May 2025

On the final day of the Affordable Housing Development & Investment Summit 2025, we’ll turn our attention to the growing momentum behind Build-to-Rent (BTR) in New Zealand. This dedicated day will explore how this innovative model is reshaping housing delivery and providing scalable, sustainable solutions for addressing affordability challenges. 

Join leading experts as they share practical insights on navigating key hurdles, including regulatory requirements, funding mechanisms, and design considerations. Whether you’re evaluating Build-to-Rent for your organisation or already in the planning stages, this session will equip you with the tools and knowledge to move forward with confidence. 

 

The day will conclude with an exclusive Site Tour to visit Simplicity Living’s 297 apartment Te Reiputa Development and Productivity Hub – details below.

About Simplicity Living

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Te Reiputa Development

Te Reiputa is Simplicity Living’s announcing biggest project yet - with 297 new one- and two-bedroom apartments in Mt Wellington, Auckland. 

It will have 222 car parks, 297 bike parks, electric car charging, rainwater harvesting, and a solar farm on the roof. And because community matters, there will be a roof terrace and pavilion available for use by all tenants. 

Come along to see what is possible in Build-to-Rent development. 

Agenda

Thursday, 8 May 2025

9:00

International Keynote: Drawing on Australia’s experience with BTR to help shape NZ’s roadmap

  • Developing large scale build-to-rent projects to unlock business and community opportunity

  • Incorporating affordable housing into build-to-rent and the considerations that go into this decision

  • Attracting overseas finance – what type of policy, development and engagement can help attract investment

9:30

Panel: Reviewing existing BTR projects – what do we know and how can we improve as we cross an exciting new housing frontier

Sam Stubbs, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Simplicity Living


Roy Thompson, Co-founder and Managing Director, New Ground Capital

10:30

Morning Tea

11:00

Interactive Workshop Session on Attracting Investment

  • Attracting international capital into local build to rent

  • What sort of BTR yield and build are attractive to investors?

  • How can you put your BTR project in the best position to attract investment?


Tamba Carleton, Director, CBRE

12:00

Inclusive Design - What are tenants looking for in BTR?

Andrew Mirams, Principal, Architecture, Isthmus


Jade Kake, Director, Matakohe Architecture Urbanism Limited

1:00

Lunch

1:45

Travel to Site Tour

2:30

Site Tour at Simplicity Living’s Productivity Hub - in the middle of a 297 home Build- to-Rent development in Mt Wellington

3:30

Bus back to Summit venue

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