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In 2023, the Mayor and Councillors approved $4.4 million to earthquake-strengthen the building so it could be safely reopened for public use. Work began on site in March 2024 and the building is reopened in November 2024. Status: Completed.

NPDC closed the 268-space Downtown Car Park in December 2020 after it was found to be earthquake prone.

A detailed seismic assessment report classed the building as “high risk” because it met 20 to 34 per cent of the new building standards (NBS) brought in since the Christchurch earthquakes.

The seven-storey car park, which fronts on to Powderham Street, was built in the late 1980s in line with the standards and building codes of the time.

In April 2022, the Mayor and Councillors approved a budget of $5 million to strengthen the building, but in 2023 they approved a revised proposal to carry out work essential to reopening the building within a $4.4 million budget.

Work at the site began in March 2024.

This includes new steel supports for the pre-cast concrete floors, vehicle barriers along the outside walls, a new lift and a new parking system.

The building reopened 30 November 2024.

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How many of the parking spaces will be leased when it re-opens?

How could the Council have signed off the design of this building?

What parts of the structure are considered unsafe specifically?

Is the building be barricaded off and red stickered?

How long have customers using the carpark been in danger?

Shouldn’t NPDC have moved sooner?

When was the earthquake issue first raised?

Who provided the seismic assessment?

Isn’t NPDC conflicted as it’s both the regulator and property owner?

Why can other earthquake-prone buildings stay open but not Downtown Car Park?

How much does NPDC earn from the car park?

How much did NPDC offer leaseholders in refunds?

How long have you known about these issues with the building?

Why didn’t you just repair the building?

Can NPDC be liable if people are injured or killed in an earthquake-prone building?

So are the other buildings unsafe?

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