Sentinel (building)

The Sentinel (sometimes The Sentinel or Sentinel Tower) is a luxury residential skyscraper in Takapuna, the central business area of the North Shore region of Auckland City, New Zealand.

[2] The Sentinel was opened to residents in February 2008.

[1] The building contains a number of motifs, from the square (used extensively in the glass facade proportions and in smaller details), to a woven flax basket (hinted at in the latticework of the facade).

[1] The Sentinel was built by Multiplex Constructions[3] for NZ$60 million[4] and was given a non-notified consent by North Shore City Council because the idea of having a landmark building in Takapuna was considered favourably when the developer Cornerstone Group first proposed it in 2003.

[1] The developer has also stated that the consenting regulations have since become onerous to a degree that he would not build such a building under current rules.