Get ready for a new era of Dress Smart!
New Zealand’s first outlet destination is set to expand, offering an exciting new era for shoppers including new retailers, an enhanced food and beverage offering and increased carparking facilities.
A new three-level building will rise beside the existing Dress Smart Auckland outlet centre. Resource consent has been secured for Dress Smart Auckland redevelopment. This project will transform the adjacent carpark at 3 Paynes Lane and 45 Waller Street into an expanded retail precinct. The expansion will include a better connection between Dress Smart and the Onehunga town centre.
The centre will also go under a comprehensive ambience upgrade including; new flooring and lighting, new communal meeting and resting areas, improvements to general interior aesthetic and modernisation of the current carparking.
The centre of everything
Dress Smart Auckland’s Onehunga location is well positioned for retail growth. It sits in the centre of New Zealand’s largest city within a comprehensive business and industrial environment that’s growing every year.
The immediate residential population density is increasing, as apartments and housing developments pop up in the Onehunga area. Adjacent Central Auckland and East Auckland suburbs are also experiencing residential intensification, guided by Auckland’s Unitary Plan. Every month there are more shoppers living in the 25km radius around Dress Smart Auckland.
Onehunga has been selected by Panuku Development Auckland as a priority for transformation. This means revitalisation of the town centre, regeneration of the wharf area, more local connections by enhancing the walking and cycling experience, and fostering innovative residential housing solutions.
– Auckland Council
25+ years of high performance retail
Opened in 1995, Dress Smart Auckland has helped our retailers grow and outperform their competition for over 25 years.
As the first shopping experience of its kind in New Zealand, our centre has programmed Auckland shoppers to pursue and embrace the outlet mall concept. Our strong mix of over 100 iconic brands attracts local, national and international visitors.
The numbers say it all
$159.4M
Centre sales1,2,3,5
$12,456
Average Sales PSM PA1,2,3,5
12,996 m2
NLA
91
Tenants4
2.5M
Foot traffic3
913
Carparks
1: All sales figures exclude GST. 2: All sales figures exclude vacancies. 3: All sales and foot traffic figures represent moving annual total to 30 November 2023. 4: Number of tenants includes vacancies (if any). 5: Sales information comprises reported sales and sales estimates by Oyster Management Ltd. Sales information will not be complete where every tenant has not reported sales and where Oyster Management Ltd has not estimated sales for every tenant who has not reported sales.
Trade area
Dress Smart Auckland is approximately 10kms from Auckland International Airport and around 12kms from the Auckland City Business District (CBD). It offers easy access to State Highway 20 (SH20) and the Waterview tunnel.
The main trade area extends 20 to 30km from Dress Smart Auckland to the east, south and west. It includes most of the Auckland urban area.
Dress Smart Auckland’s total trade area includes all of Auckland and extends 75km to the north, 50 km to the south, and to both the east and west coasts of Auckland.
Total trade area population is 1.57 million (2019). It includes 416,680 people in the primary sector and 1.12 million in the main trade area.
Total trade area population is projected to increase to 1.86 million by 2031, representing an average annual growth rate of 1.4% or 24,072 people.
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Auckland’s Isthmus topography makes Dress Smart on the way to Auckland airport for customers coming from Central Auckland, West Auckland, and North Auckland; and more accessible than the airport for much of East Auckland.
Trade area data source: Location IQ Trade Area Analysis Report August 2019
Centrally located
Dress Smart Auckland is located in an area with high population density, with easy motorway and public transport access to all main areas of Auckland.
Location benefits go deep and wide
- Onehunga is an town centre that’s unique in character and spirit
- New residential developments – Beachcroft Residences and Fabric
- Flanked on all sides by intensifying residential suburbs
- Easily accessed from Central and East Auckland
- Local industrial and business zone is diverse and thriving
- Proposed east-west motorway connection and light rail link from the airport to the Auckland CBD will further improve accessibility
*Approximate travel times only. Sourced from Google Maps.
Dress Smart Auckland growth
Our customers
Diverse, discerning and loyal to Dress Smart
Dress Smart has a unique proposition for shoppers, standing out for value for money and having a great range of stores and brands.
Most Dress Smart shoppers are coming from nearby (Auckland Central/East) and tend to be under 50 years and have higher household incomes.
Based on market research conducted by Colmar Brunton April 2021
Balanced split between male and female
Male 47%
Female 53%
Full spectrum of age groups
18–34 37%
35–49 34%
50+ 29%
Middle to upper income earners
Under $70k 20%
$70–150k 39%
$150k+ 21%
All major cultural groups
NZ European 52%
Māori/Pacific Island 10%
Asian 36%
Predominantly central and south
Auck. Central/East 53%
Auck. North/Rodney 10%
South Auck. 27%
West Auck. 10%
International stability
Lendlease is a globally integrated real estate company with a portfolio of well-established retail assets in New Zealand.
Headquartered in Barangaroo, New South Wales, Australia, Lendlease is committed to creating and investing in innovative and sustainable property solutions for future generations.
With a footprint including Auckland, Melbourne, Milan, Singapore and San Francisco, Lendlease creates communities, workplaces, infrastructure and urbanisation projects that help businesses succeed and communities to thrive.
Local credibility
Oyster Property Group is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial property and fund managers and is proud to have delivered results to tenants and investors for more than 20 years.
With an experienced team of commercial property experts at the helm, Oyster manages a quality portfolio of retail, industrial and office assets throughout New Zealand valued more than $2.2 billion.
As property manager of choice for some of the world’s high-profile brands, tenants experience the benefits of Oyster’s hands-on management approach, and a team that is dedicated to ensuring properties meet their needs, both today, and into the future.
Oyster has a deep heritage in the retail outlet sector as the original owners of Dress Smart, and a proven track record of management results, integrity, and uncompromised excellence.
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