RLB CRANE INDEX®
Hamilton has seen a net decrease of one crane, with four long-term cranes across the city.
Q3 2023
Highlights
Hamilton has seen a net decrease of one crane, with four long-term cranes across the city. The index is currently at 200 index points, down from the 250 points recorded in the last publication.
The only long-term crane movement for the city was the removal of one crane at the MAESRK data centre site in Aka Matua Lane.
Cranes remain at
- Waikato Regional Theatre (Civic)
- Union Square, 32 Hood Street (Commercial)
- Awatere Retirement Village, Stage 2, Victoria Street (Aged Care)
Building consents for the Waikato region grew 1.1% for the twelve months to June 2023. Residential consents fell by 9.4% to $2.2b. Non-Residential consents grew by 32.7% for the twelve months, with significant increases in the industrial and education sectors. The industrial sector grew by 67% to record $527m for the year, and the education sector grew 57% to record consents of $117m.
Q3 2023
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON | -1 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | 0 | |
| CIVIC | 0 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | 0 | |
| DATA CENTRES | -1 | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | N/A | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | N/A | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | N/A | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q3 2023
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | % | NET | Q3 2023 | % | |||
| HAMILTON | 5 | 3.2% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 2.8% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | % | NET | Q3 2023 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0% |
| CIVIC | 2 | 40.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0% |
| DATA CENTRES | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| EDUCATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HEALTH | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIXED USE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 5 | 3.2% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 2.8% |
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