Britomart is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Auckland with average asking rent around NZ$540/sqm/yr · ≈ $29.6 PSF/yr USD.

  • Heritage waterfront trophy core.
  • Trophy tier — ~NZ$540/sqm/yr.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

Britomart, Auckland — Class A submarket

Heritage waterfront trophy core. · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: NZ$540/sqm/yr · ≈ $29.6 PSF/yr USD

TL;DR

  • Heritage waterfront trophy core.
  • Trophy tier — ~NZ$540/sqm/yr.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

Overview

Britomart anchors Auckland's heritage waterfront Class A core — Commercial Bay (PwC Tower), ANZ Centre, Vero Centre, and a deep banking, law firm, and professional services tenancy.

Tenant profile

Banking (ANZ, BNZ), law firms, professional services, hospitality.

Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

Transit

Britomart transport centre (rail, bus, ferry).

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

Amenities

Commercial Bay retail, Britomart Pavilion, ferry terminal.

Comparable buildings

  • Commercial Bay (PwC Tower)
  • ANZ Centre
  • Vero Centre

Where Britomart sits in Auckland

Britomart is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Auckland, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around NZ$540/sqm/yr · ≈ $29.6 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Auckland Class A stock, Britomart typically attracts Banking (ANZ, BNZ), law firms, professional services, hospitality and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Britomart: Wynyard Quarter, Queen Street CBD, Viaduct Harbour, Newmarket / Parnell. The full Auckland submarket atlas is at /cities/auckland.

Topic deep-dives for Britomart

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Britomart, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

Related glossary

Terminology specific to Auckland Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.

Editorial provenance

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