Bay Palms Apartments, Bute Road, Browns Bay, Auckland

The site is set in just over 2 acres with 65 units in three separate buildings linked with common areas. The buildings are centred around landscaped gardens and a feature external swimming pool. A combination of covered and outdoor parking are located at the rear of the complex.

The complex has just been the subject of an extensive repair programme completed in June 2020. This was extremely expensive and the Body Corporate were keen that the unit owners were fully aware of their future expenditure requirements to all common areas for budgetary purposes to ensure that the necessary financial models were put in place. In addition to this, the Body Corporate were keen to ensure that all of the new warranties, manuals, colour selections and general repair information was retained in a central collection point for future reference given the cyclical nature of unit owner representative’s and Body Corporates over the life of the building.

When we engaged AMS to produce a long term maintenance plan for our site at Bay Palms we never expected the level of detail that was provided. We can now have the ability to plan our future maintenance obligations in advance and ensure all unit owners are fully aware of their financial obligations. This is something we have never had the ability to action before. As the Chairperson I also appreciate the ability of the online portal to store details of warranties, manuals and invoices ensuring continuity of information is provided between stakeholders over the life of the building

Bronwen McPherson
, Body Corporate Chairperson