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Queenstown's $45M Build-to-Rent Scheme to Transform Housing

8/14/2025

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Simplicity Living is set to transform Queenstown's housing landscape with a bold plan for a build-to-rent scheme on a newly acquired 19ha site, costing $45.5 million. With 600 homes in the pipeline, Mayor Glyn Lewers hails the initiative as a "game-changer" in tackling the region's housing crisis. Resource consent is currently awaited.

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Simplicity Living is set to transform Queenstown's housing landscape with a bold plan for a build-to-rent scheme on a newly acquired 19ha site, costing $45.5 million. With 600 homes in the pipeline, Mayor Glyn Lewers hails the initiative as a "game-changer" in tackling the region's housing crisis. Resource consent is currently awaited.