Adaptive reuse of a derelict scheduled heritage building into a modern office, laboratory and apartment

120 Esk Street, Invercargill (archaeological site E46/124) is a commercial building in the heart of Invercargill Central Business District. The extant twentieth century building consists of a two-story front portion constructed in 1928 and a single-story steel addition to the rear constructed in 1963. This building is scheduled in the ICC District Plan as Class 3, APP 3.3 Sites of Local Significance.

Prior to the construction of the extant building, it was the backyard of a bakery operated by McFarlane that operated on the corner of Esk and Deveron Street from at least as early as 1885 and until 1926. For further historical information, the archaeological report is available here.

The building was purchased by NZHP in 2019 and redeveloped into the southern office for NZHP. The ground floor comprises of an office, meeting room, kitchen, bathroom, laboratory and storage area. Upstairs was developed into a two bedroom apartment which is available for short term accommodation. The development was completed in 2021 and is 90% NBS.

If you are interested in renting the upstairs apartment, you can contact the property managers direct at South Stays or find the listing on Airbnb here.

120 Esk Street, Invercargill