{"id":61,"date":"2010-02-15T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/210.48.67.31\/envisage-design.co.nz\/simonowen\/?p=61"},"modified":"2021-02-14T16:53:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T03:53:07","slug":"new-life-in-the-lister-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envisage.nz\/simonowen\/new-life-in-the-lister-building","title":{"rendered":"New Life in the Lister Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 1998, I purchased a suite of offices in the central Auckland business district. Specifically, a very sunny corner suite on level 4 of the Lister Building. Located on the corner of Lorne and Victoria Street East, I sublet the space to a variety of tech, marketing and consultancy entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>Previously operating from Ponsonby, my Auckland <a href=\"http:\/\/envisage.nz\">freelance graphic design studio<\/a> (incorporated 1994) was, by then, well-established in the professional services sector. I wanted a permanent custom studio to invest ing, and in order to continue working from. Envisage Design studios spent 10 incredibly productive years in our funky Lister Building office suite.<\/p>\n<h3>The Lister Building<\/h3>\n<p>This historic building is located on the corner of Lorne and Victoria Street east, directly opposite Auckland&#8217;s fashion mile; High Street. The intersection (only 5m from the main entrance) is said to be the busiest pedestrian crossing in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h2gNeYyrR4s\/S3ijZyzrxWI\/AAAAAAAABAI\/eOyzT36GX9k\/s1600-h\/lister_polaroid.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438276213580481890\" style=\"cursor: hand; width: 355px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_h2gNeYyrR4s\/S3ijZyzrxWI\/AAAAAAAABAI\/eOyzT36GX9k\/s400\/lister_polaroid.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I freelanced in the suite for over ten years while subleasing spare rooms to lucky clients and talented associates. For anyone who is serious about making a long-term commitment to freelancing, I can highly recommend this investment strategy.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007 when I moved to NZ&#8217;s creative capital, Nelson Tasman, my investment holding company temporarily leased the entire space to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianamalin.com\/Welcome.html\">The Diana Malin Art Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aucklandcity.govt.nz\/dbtw-wpd\/exec\/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http:\/\/www.aucklandcity.govt.nz\/dbtw-wpd\/heritageimages\/keyword.htm&amp;QF0=ID&amp;QI0=435-B5-196&amp;MR=1&amp;TN=heritage&amp;RF=FullHTML&amp;RL=0&amp;NP=2&amp;AC=QBE_QUERY\">The Lister Building<\/a> has now been mostly converted to trendy residential apartments. Few business still operate this historic building. I sold the suite in 2010 to a chap who converted the offices (and large common area) into a trendy &#8216;New York loft&#8217; style residential apartment.<\/p>\n<p>See the Lister Building mentioned recently in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbr.co.nz\/article\/blast-past-118096\">NBR&#8217;s Private Bin<\/a> column.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 1998, I purchased a suite of offices in the central Auckland business district. Specifically, a very sunny corner suite on level 4 of the Lister Building. Located on the corner of Lorne and Victoria Street East, I sublet the space to a variety of tech, marketing and consultancy entrepreneurs. 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