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Residential Buildings

Multi-unit residential delivered with care, coordination, and control

Residential At Scale

Residential projects bring together the expectations of owners, operators, and end users. They require careful coordination, consistent quality, and attention to detail across repeatable spaces.

Leighs’ residential experience sits within larger, complex developments, including multi-storey apartments, student accommodation, and hotel projects. Our focus is on delivering durable buildings that perform well in daily use and support efficient operation over time.

A practical delivery partner

  • Experience with complexity
    Our residential work is grounded in projects that involve scale, mixed uses, and operational requirements.

  • Quality control at scale
    We apply consistent systems and site leadership to maintain quality across repeatable spaces.

  • Clear communication
    Regular reporting and open dialogue help manage expectations and resolve issues early.

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Shared Foundations

Building places that last also means contributing to the communities around them. This sits at the heart of our Shared Foundations approach.

Amotai

Amotai

Inclusive supply chains create stronger industries. Amotai connects Māori and Pasifika businesses with opportunity, supporting diversity, capability, and long-term community impact.

SCAPE Public Art

SCAPE Public Art

SCAPE Public Art transforms public spaces into places of connection, helping communities come together through shared creative experiences.

Kind Foundation

Kind Foundation

Strong communities are built on care and connection. Kind Foundation works alongside people facing challenges, supporting wellbeing and positive outcomes where help is most needed.

Auckland Rescue Helicoptor Trust

Auckland Rescue Helicoptor Trust

When emergencies happen, this service is there for our communities. Supporting the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust reflects our respect for the critical care they deliver every day.

Māia Health Foundation

Māia Health Foundation

Healing is about more than buildings. Maia brings creativity and calm into healthcare spaces, aligning with our belief that wellbeing and patient experience matter just as much as clinical care.

The Keystone Trust

The Keystone Trust

A strong future for construction depends on access and opportunity. Keystone Trust supports young people into property and construction careers through scholarships and mentoring.

Delivering quality across multi-storey environments

Residential buildings demand consistency across hundreds of elements, from structure and services through to finishes. Our teams apply disciplined planning and quality control to maintain standards at scale.

We bring experience in:

  • Multi-storey construction and vertical logistics

  • Services coordination across repeatable floors

  • Fire, acoustic, and building code compliance

  • Working within live or staged environments

 

This approach supports reliable outcomes and smoother handover.

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Nugent Rise Apartments

The 17,500m² complex includes 92-apartments, a refurbished basement, a 511m² retail plaza at street level and 71 carparks.

Residential

Lake Road Apartments

The 5,939m² site which previously held 9 individual houses, is now home to 85 new families.

Residential

Gloucester Apartments, Christchurch

The 10-storey Gloucester Street apartment complex suffered substantial damage in the 2011 earthquake. Seismic strengthening and upgrading of the fire protection gives peace of mind to the complex’s residents.

Residential

Arts Centre F Block – The Observatory Hotel

Leighs steadily and methodically strengthened the existing structure through new foundations, shear walls, diaphragm floors and roof structures, and then reconfigured the internal spaces as a 33-room luxury boutique hotel.

Commercial

The Langlands Hotel

A 4.5-Star, 3,000m² hotel is comprised of three main forms, two are five storeys high, with a larger, seven-storey form on the corner of Dee and Don Streets.

Commercial

SKHY Apartments, Auckland

SKHY Apartments is a repurposed building converted from the former Winstone Tower office block at the top of Khyber Pass in Newton, into a 12 storey, luxury apartment complex.

Residential

Featured Residential Builds
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Commercial Buildings

Commercial spaces need to function well and last long-term. We create practical, durable buildings that support business and community needs.

Our Capabilities

Discover the full range of Leighs’ capabilities — from health and education to commercial, civic, and specialised projects.

Our People

Our team combines technical expertise, practical experience, and local knowledge to deliver projects safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard.

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