Owners frustrated at subdivision issues

• Published date: 31 August 2023
• Publication title: Central Otago News

Located in Alison Ave, just a few metres from the banks of the Clutha River, Riverside Residences is a 62-townhouse complex developed primarily by Multiplied Investment Partners, a company managed by Wanaka developer Matt Tuck

Property owners, who asked not to be identified, said the issues began shortly after settlement last year.

Chief among their concerns were temperatures in first-floor bedrooms reaching 37°C in spring and summer.

‘‘I feel like there should be some law around making bedrooms sleepable to some degree,’’ one owner said.

‘‘When it’s 20° outside it shouldn’t be 40° inside.’’

The owners also expressed frustration with changes or omissions made from the original plan, which included a switch from cedar cladding to a black composite, as well as a lack of louvres, underfloor heating and low-e glass windows.

In emailed correspondence Mr Tuck informed owners that all changes made during...