Steve is the Leasing Director - Office and Retail Leasing, and Head of Occupier Strategy and Solutions for Bayleys Knight Frank. He leads the office and retail leasing teams across wider Auckland, while providing expert strategic advice and brokerage services for corporate and public sector clients occupying key office premises in Auckland city. Prior to joining Bayleys, Steve was a Partner with Russell McVeagh, one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, in the real estate and construction team. He has extensive experience advising on complex real estate transactions, including development, divestment/acquisition and construction, and has acted for various private clients and institutions.

Examples of Steve’s recent work at Bayleys include:

Office leasing advisory

• One NZ, new 10,500sqm corporate office lease at 30 Daldy Street, Wynyard Quarter with Mansons TCLM.
• Warner Bros. Discovery, extension and restructure of 6,500 sqm head office lease at Flower Street, Auckland.
• Ando Insurance, new 1,750 sqm head office at 30 Daldy Street in Auckland.
• Kernel Wealth, new 1,200 sqm head office at 125 Queen Street in Auckland.
• Craigs IP, renewal and restructure of 2,400sqm corporate office lease at the Vero Centre, Auckland.
• Russell McVeagh, renewal and restructure of ~4,200sqm head office lease at the Vero Centre, Auckland.
• T&G Global, new head office lease at Central Park, Greenlane, Auckland.

Strategic advisory

• Advisor to Cornwall Park Trust Board on appointment of new events operator for the Auckland Showgrounds facility
• Advisor to Auckland Council / Eke Panuku Development Auckland on the structure of and future options associated with the Council’s “Own Your Own Home” elderly housing scheme

Capital markets

• Mortgagee sale of the ex-Nido land and buildings for $46.3m
• Sale of 207-hectare Western Hills residential development land for an undisclosed price to private consortium
• Sale of 60 hectares of development land at Drury South for $39m to private investor
• Various sale and leaseback transactions for T&G Global including facilities in Palmerston North and Pukekohe