Projects and real estate

Our clients comprise the full spectrum of real estate market participants, including developers, landlords, tenants, investors, iwi groups and central government and local authorities.​

We work on all aspects of projects and real estate transactions, including real estate acquisitions and disposals, leasing, projects, developments and finance, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, pure property advisory work, as well as property restructuring and insolvency. In addition, our real estate team frequently draws on the complementary skills of Bell Gully's specialists across these areas:​

• Construction
• Environment and planning​
• Infrastructure ​projects
• Overseas investment
• Project and Property finance

EQT Infrastructure IV Fund
Advised EQT Infrastructure IV Fund on the real estate, construction and overseas investment office aspects of its scheme of arrangement to acquire 100% of Metlifecare.

Worldwide Leisure
Advised Worldwide Leisure on the real estate aspects of the sale of Huka Lodge to KSL Capital Partners.

The Purchaser of 136 Fanshawe Street, Auckland
Advised the Purchaser on the forward purchase (including OIO consent), development, leasing and financing of the under-construction premium-grade building at 136 Fanshawe Street, Auckland.

Invesco Real Estate
Advised Invesco Real Estate fund on its acquisition and leasing of Chorus House, Auckland, in one of 2019’s largest commercial property deals in New Zealand.

Stride Property ​
Advised Stride Property on the establishment of a new industrial property investment management fund called Industre and the subsequent acquisition of various properties by Industre.

Precinct Properties​
Advised Precinct Properties on its significant office redevelopment projects in the Central Government Precinct, Wellington, including finalising the development of Defence House and MPI House and the construction of two new buildings in the precinct.

SkyCity Entertainment Group
Advised SkyCity Entertainment Group on its agreement to sell a long-term concession over its Auckland car parks for ~NZ$220 million to Macquarie.

The Purchaser of 155 Fanshawe Street, Auckland
Advised the Purchaser on the forward purchase (including OIO consent), development, leasing and financing of the completed premium-grade office building at 155 Fanshawe Street, Auckland, the largest value commercial office real estate acquisition in 2020.

Toll Group
Advised Toll on the sale and leaseback of a 14-hectare site in Wiri, Auckland, to LOGOS.

Vital Healthcare​
Advised Vital Healthcare on the purchase of Grace Hospital.

Stride Property
Advised Stride Property on the recent purchase of 34 Shortland Street Auckland, Grant Thornton House and 20 Customhouse Quay for its new office fund.

Precinct Properties​
Advised Precinct Properties on the sale of Pastoral House, Wellington.

The Purchaser of 2-14 Wakefield Street, Auckland
Advised the Purchaser on the purchase of the commercial high-rise at 2-14 Wakefield Street, Auckland, the existing AUT Arts Faculty.

Kiwi Property
Advised Kiwi Property on its development of a new office tower at Sylvia Park, Auckland, and the leasing of premises within the tower to occupational tenants.

Investec Property
Advised Investec Property on the purchase of the Majestic Centre, Wellington, from Kiwi Property for more than NZ$123 million.

Vital Healthcare Property Trust
Advised Vital Healthcare Property Trust on the redevelopment of the Wakefield and Royston Hospitals, Wellington.

Ngāi Tahu Property
Advised Ngāi Tahu Property on its “partnering agreement” with Queenstown Lakes District Council to redevelop central Queenstown.

Winton
Advised Winton on its agreements with the New Zealand Government, to deliver new affordable “KiwiBuild” homes for the Government’s KiwiBuild programme and a development agreement with Kainga Ora to deliver more than 1,300 homes at Winton’s Lakeside Development at Te Kauwhata.

Winton
Advised Winton on various land acquisitions around New Zealand and the subdivision and sell down of residential lots.

Costco
Advised Costco on the purchase of its first New Zealand site at Westgate Auckland.​

GIC Real Estate
Advised GIC Real Estate on its acquisition of a 49% interest in Wynyard Precinct Holdings, which owned a portfolio of office buildings in central Auckland.

Cooper and Company
Advised Cooper and Company on all aspects of the development and leasing in Auckland's Britomart Precinct, including the development and management arrangement for the new five star Britomart Hotel.​​​

"One of the best, leading legal firms in NZ. Their strongest points compared to other firms are deep legal expertise, covering all areas of the commercial, transactional and real estate fields. The partners are very strong individually."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 - Tier 1

"Bell Gully is the best in terms of expertise in the wider field of real estate in New Zealand, with a big bench depth able to cover all related aspects. They also rank very high in terms of client care and commerciality and, as a result, offer very good performance in terms of value for money."

Chambers Asia Pacific 2022 - Band 1

A client highlights the "attributes of experience, commercial flexibility and market awareness in which respect Bell Gully performs very well."​

Chambers Asia Pacific 2021 - Band 1​​