Building homes in Auckland
For twenty-five years, Nick Farrelly and Sharon Boyd have built architectural homes alongside Auckland families, every one covered by the Halo 10-Year Residential Guarantee.
A working family business with a national reputation.
Nick Farrelly and Sharon Boyd have been building homes for Auckland families across Remuera, Devonport, Takapuna and the wider North Shore for twenty-five years. Most of them within twenty minutes of where they live.
As Chair of the New Zealand Certified Builders national board, Nick advises Auckland Council on building and construction policy, and is regularly called on by media and the Beehive for his read on the industry.
What it comes down to: we treat your home like it's our own. Every project is run as a partnership, with clear communication, no surprises, and the same crew from the first conversation to handover.
Accredited · Certified · Audited
Selected work
Recent Auckland projects.
From Fearon Hay-designed hillside homes to a $13m concrete-and-glass mansion and the first purpose-built Whare at Westlake Girls High School.
Why Edgecity
Four things that set us apart.
We've run the business this way since 2001. It's the reason most of our work comes from people we've already built for.
The Halo 10-Year Residential Guarantee
Every Edgecity home is backed by the Halo 10-Year Residential Guarantee. It covers up to 10% variations in materials and labour, $30,000 in temporary accommodation, and 26 weeks of cover during construction. Meaningfully stronger than the industry's default.
Built by the people in the room
You meet Nick and Sharon at the first meeting and you see them throughout the build and at handover. The team that quotes your project is the team that builds it. We only take on a small number of homes at a time.
Credentials beyond the badges
Nick chairs the board of New Zealand Certified Builders and advises Auckland Council on building and construction policy. That perspective informs every project we take on, and shows up in how we read consent, code and risk.
North Shore family business
We live, work and build in the same communities. Most projects are referrals from past clients or architects. We're a single family business, and we manage every build in-house.
Our process
How we build with you.
From the first conversation to the year-one warranty check, here's how an Edgecity project runs.
Conversation
We meet at our place or yours. We listen to what you want to build, what you've been thinking about, and what's on your mind. No quote, no pressure. Just a clear sense of whether we're the right fit for each other.
Design partnership
If you don't already have an architect, we'll introduce you to people we trust. If you do, we'll work alongside them from early design to make sure what's drawn is buildable and on budget before you commit.
NZCB Contract
Once the design is settled, we put your build on an NZCB Contract with a Halo 10-Year Residential Guarantee, provided by New Zealand Certified Builders.
Build and handover
Our in-house team builds your home with the same project manager from foundation to keys. Weekly updates, direct access. At handover, your Halo 10-Year Residential Guarantee starts, and we stay in touch.
Nick Farrelly & Sharon Boyd
Twenty-five years. Same builders. Same standards.
Nick has been building in Auckland for thirty-six years. Sharon has run the business alongside him since Nick founded Edgecity in 2001. Between them they've delivered hundreds of homes, renovations and community projects across the city.
Nick currently chairs the board of New Zealand Certified Builders and sits on the Auckland Council Construction Advisory Committee. He's been quoted by the New Zealand Herald on RMA reform and interviewed by TV1 News on the state of the industry.
When they're not on site, the two of them are usually somewhere supporting the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, the Apprentice Challenge, or a community build in progress.
Morning Sharon. It was lovely to wake up to this house this morning. It looks incredible and feels so solid and fresh. Just great. Better than I could have imagined. It did feel like one of those makeovers last night.Edgecity client, the morning after handover
Community
The work that doesn't bill.
Edgecity led the volunteer rebuild of the Abilities Group workshop after the December 2024 fire, restoring workstations for a charity that supports adults with disabilities. We've donated theatre seating to Westlake Girls High School, sponsor the New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge, and ride every year with the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride for men's mental health.
Building in the community has always been part of how Edgecity runs.
Journal
Notes from the site.
What we're building, learning, and watching across the Auckland industry.