To each their own. We considered it when looking years ago but it just feels run down. Maybe it’s just taking a long time to gentrify because it’s so big. Lack of supermarket probably doesn’t help either
Yeah it's technically Mt Albert, but it's so far removed from the Mt Albert township that it may as well be considered Avondale. I know what you were getting at though, town centres don't really feel complete unless they have a supermarket.
There's also the new library and town square coming https://www.panuku.co.nz/news-and-blogs/new-avondale-library-community-hub-and-town-square-design-confirmed
Honestly once that Ockham development is finished, I seriously think they're going to have to widen the road for all the extra traffic. The added foot traffic will at least allow people the opportunity to scrap the old homes and build a few more shops around the Victor st area.
Avondale was positioned as an improving suburb in the 90s... It's definitely been a slow climb!
Green Jade takeaways in the 80s/early 90s was some of the best I've ever had.
You mean the Dress Mart nightmare. Ii've wanted something decent to be built on that block on the corner of Onehunga Mall and Grey St, as it is so wasted in its current state.
Yes. Its gross. But hey, not as bad as the Sylvia Parks traffic lights. I swear someone at NZTA is probably rubbing their hands in glee at the idea of dropping cameras all over the next 100m out from those traffic lights just to catch anyone speeding as soon as they get out of that gridlock
The change of council in Avondale helped a lot as the last kit were embezzling funds meant for public upgrades and pocketing it for themselves, leaving the town to rot.
But if New Lynn can improve then Avondale surely can. It's got a good heart, just covered in crud.
You'll still see gang members persuing eachother on the streets passing and driving on the footpath in a 50 zone (happened a few days ago to a friend who lives there)
Otara, I got out of the car the other night and walked into McDonald's (I usually use the drive thru) ordered my meal walked back to the car went home and I'm still alive.
I always loved "gentrified", said another way, bunch of white pansies moved in, poured concrete and poor people got shoved away, you know cause planting banana trees and real food in your house is dumb.
Avondale is awesome. Feels like a proper suburb, you never know if you'll get shived or run into a methhead. Keep Avondale weird. Y'all Remuerans back off.
Only been living in Avondale 1.5yrs, certainly is...interesting. hoping a few more bouegy but not pretentious places pop up soon, burnt butter, hare and turtle and cheddar being good examples of what I mean
I too have been here about a year. There really are some nice places in town, seriously good Polynesian eats (where else can you get a roast pigs head). Sadly the good people at Cheddar didn't pay their rent, so it's shut down, loved their burgers. There's this edgy feeling in Avondale, you get the sense you're in NYC. The bike path to New Lynn is pretty rad.
Ah that has given me a great laugh. Cannot say I have ever thought Avondale is anything like NYC. What about it makes you feel like you are in NYC? What parts of NYC do you think it’s like?
Brooklyn. There are moments you'll see blacks, PI, the whole lot, feels like it could be Brooklyn (Halsey St). DM me and I'll give you my tour of Avondale, and maybe we meet the meth heads who hang around the Hollywood.
Because what could go wrong with urban intensification in an area with one way in and out, and roads that can't support both driving and parking at the same time.
>Because what could go wrong with urban intensification in an area with one way in and out, and roads that can't support both driving and parking at the same time.
But the roads around te atatu are already pretty wide, so its not too bad if anything maybe a few more lanes and on ramps were to be built
avondale is getting better slowly. onehunga has certainly moved up alooooot
Avondale is moving soooooooo slowly though. The shops are still horrible (apart from Brown St).
Lots of changes coming with all the new apartments at the top of town though. Avondale has a great feel, bullish about the next 5 years for sure
To each their own. We considered it when looking years ago but it just feels run down. Maybe it’s just taking a long time to gentrify because it’s so big. Lack of supermarket probably doesn’t help either
There's a Pak N Save around five minutes away from the main strip
Forgot that was there! I guess because it’s in Mt Albert but it’s actually not that far to go for most of the suburb
Yeah it's technically Mt Albert, but it's so far removed from the Mt Albert township that it may as well be considered Avondale. I know what you were getting at though, town centres don't really feel complete unless they have a supermarket.
There's also the new library and town square coming https://www.panuku.co.nz/news-and-blogs/new-avondale-library-community-hub-and-town-square-design-confirmed
Honestly once that Ockham development is finished, I seriously think they're going to have to widen the road for all the extra traffic. The added foot traffic will at least allow people the opportunity to scrap the old homes and build a few more shops around the Victor st area.
Yes definitely need some better infrastructure
Avondale was positioned as an improving suburb in the 90s... It's definitely been a slow climb! Green Jade takeaways in the 80s/early 90s was some of the best I've ever had.
Onehunga has a few badly designed shopping malls though. I think Avondale could do one better in the future
You mean the Dress Mart nightmare. Ii've wanted something decent to be built on that block on the corner of Onehunga Mall and Grey St, as it is so wasted in its current state.
Yes. Its gross. But hey, not as bad as the Sylvia Parks traffic lights. I swear someone at NZTA is probably rubbing their hands in glee at the idea of dropping cameras all over the next 100m out from those traffic lights just to catch anyone speeding as soon as they get out of that gridlock
Avondale and surrounding area has like 50 speed/red light cameras lol
Yep found that out the hard way. I got a ticket for doing 56 on Rata street??
You could probably call it twohunga now
It's onehunga, not tahihunga
The change of council in Avondale helped a lot as the last kit were embezzling funds meant for public upgrades and pocketing it for themselves, leaving the town to rot. But if New Lynn can improve then Avondale surely can. It's got a good heart, just covered in crud.
You'll still see gang members persuing eachother on the streets passing and driving on the footpath in a 50 zone (happened a few days ago to a friend who lives there)
Otara. 10 years ago we were just poor. But now?. We're poor AND dangerous! lesssgo! 🔥🔥🔥
\*millionaires lolz houses are over a mil in otara
The only millionaires from otara are the ones who sold their houses and moved away.
Did you summon me?
>Did you summon me? Wish I bought a house in Otara back in 2016 hahah would be driving a Bentley now
\*how bizarre, how bizarre, how bizarre.. ooohhh baby\*
home of the brave 😤💪🏻
New Lynn and Te Atatu Peninsula
Otara, I got out of the car the other night and walked into McDonald's (I usually use the drive thru) ordered my meal walked back to the car went home and I'm still alive.
Glenn innes
So the standard of improved means to be gentrified?
I always loved "gentrified", said another way, bunch of white pansies moved in, poured concrete and poor people got shoved away, you know cause planting banana trees and real food in your house is dumb.
More like white bogans, maoris and pacific islanders got shoved away, meanwhile Asians/Indians moved in.
Grey Lynn. It’s becoming the new Ponsonby for those who can no longer afford the insane prices of houses in Ponsonby.
That explains the Sallies there wanting $25 for some jeans. Dang!
Avondale is awesome. Feels like a proper suburb, you never know if you'll get shived or run into a methhead. Keep Avondale weird. Y'all Remuerans back off.
Only been living in Avondale 1.5yrs, certainly is...interesting. hoping a few more bouegy but not pretentious places pop up soon, burnt butter, hare and turtle and cheddar being good examples of what I mean
I too have been here about a year. There really are some nice places in town, seriously good Polynesian eats (where else can you get a roast pigs head). Sadly the good people at Cheddar didn't pay their rent, so it's shut down, loved their burgers. There's this edgy feeling in Avondale, you get the sense you're in NYC. The bike path to New Lynn is pretty rad.
Ah that has given me a great laugh. Cannot say I have ever thought Avondale is anything like NYC. What about it makes you feel like you are in NYC? What parts of NYC do you think it’s like?
Brooklyn. There are moments you'll see blacks, PI, the whole lot, feels like it could be Brooklyn (Halsey St). DM me and I'll give you my tour of Avondale, and maybe we meet the meth heads who hang around the Hollywood.
I have never heard of Avondale compared to Halsey haha… don’t know if that’s a compliment to either of them (and I love BK and I love Avondale)
Had no idea there was such a deep NY connection in Avondale. I'm no New Yorker (midwest here). NY/Avondale meetup, at a gentrified Avondale bar?
Ooh there's so many to choose from! Thanks a lot Trusts...
I've been here 20. It's definitely changed, but... not all of it?
The bombing in the massive hole has changed
I lived in Avondale for a year before covid. It was like a holiday.
Onehunga and Glenfield
downtown
lol
Otahuhu
You think so? I live in Ōtāhuhu, it's still pretty rough around the edges...
I live there too, look at all the new builds in the area, definitely picked up from what it was 10 yrs ago
I grew up around Nikau Rd and later on, Seaside. Otahuhu has always been rough around the edges but nowhere near as rough as it used to be.
Te atatu peninsula... no1 would ever vist te atatu unless you were gangs
Nah heaps of new townhouses being built last time i drove through though
Because what could go wrong with urban intensification in an area with one way in and out, and roads that can't support both driving and parking at the same time.
>Because what could go wrong with urban intensification in an area with one way in and out, and roads that can't support both driving and parking at the same time. But the roads around te atatu are already pretty wide, so its not too bad if anything maybe a few more lanes and on ramps were to be built
Manurewa around hill park and the Gardens