Customs Street is a street in the Auckland City Centre, New Zealand, located between Hobson Street and Beach Road. The street is split into two sections at the junction of Queen Street, Customs Street West and Customs Street East.
History
Customs Street was built on reclaimed land.
Customs Street East began as a seawall between Point Stanley and
Point Britomart across
Commercial Bay, a former bay that used to exist on the Auckland waterfront. By 1859, reclamation work on Commercial Bay had begun, and Customs Street was created.
Much of the fill used to create the land along Customs Street was taken from Point Britomart, a former peninsula to the east of the street.
The street was an important centre for trade in Auckland in the early 20th century due to its proximity to the Auckland waterfront and the railway station. Customs Street had a mix of warehouses, commercial offices of shipping companies found on the north, with shops and businesses found to the south.
Demographics
The demographics of the Quay Street-Customs Street statistical area are covered at Quay Street, Auckland#Demographics.
Notable locations
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The Aon Centre, also known as the AMP Tower
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Australis House
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Commercial Bay, a mixed-use office tower and retail development
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The former Customhouse, now the location of duty-free shopping centre T Galleria
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The Dilworth Building, a historic mixed-use building constructed in the 1920s.
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Seascape, a residential skyscraper currently under construction
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Queens Arcade, a historic shopping arcade
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The United States Consulate General
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