This includes a scathing letter from Mt Albert MP Helen White to Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown demanding the council uphold its duties in protecting the historic brick building after community concern that those responsible for it were demolishing it \u201cthrough neglect\u201d.<\/p>\n
It came after years of repeated vandalism, including the smashing of nearly every window, huge piles of dumped rubbish, and graffiti, which now covers the walls.<\/p>\n
The category one heritage building has been dormant for five years since the sale by Unitec in 2018 to the Crown, with the land it resides on set to be developed into at least 4000 apartments. Photo \/ Jason Dorday<\/p>\n
In her letter to Brown, White demanded that Auckland Council immediately address the \u201congoing and accelerating deterioration of [Carrington Building One]\u201d.<\/p>\n
The building has been dormant for five years since the sale by Unitec in 2018 to the Crown, with the land it resides on set to be developed into at least 4000 apartments by the Marut\u016b\u0101hu Ockham No.6 Limited Partnership<\/a>.<\/p>\n Auckland Council compliance manager Adrian Wilson said a notice was issued in May under the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw 2015, which required the owners to \u201censure all entry points to the buildings are secured and barriers maintained\u201d.<\/p>\n He said the owners have until July 13 to comply.<\/p>\n According to Auckland Council documents, breaching the order can lead to fines of up to $20,000.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only enforcement mechanism available under the bylaw is prosecution,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe threshold for the council to pursue prosecution is high, and we would expect to work with owners to ensure compliance well before reaching that point.\u201d<\/p>\n