PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The property on Willis St was last sold in 2008 for $13.5 million.

A Wellington office tower, designed by the late Sir Ian Athfield and named best commercial building 30 years ago, is up for sale.

Originally built for Hewlett Packard, the 10-storey Willis St building is now known as New Zealand Language Centre (NZLC) House.

The building, which includes ground-floor retail and nine levels of office space, was built in 1987 when the stock market crash was causing shockwaves around the financial world.

The property was last sold in 2008 to Integra Strategic Property No. 2 for $13.5 million. Company director, Murray Cole, was the former owner of Paraparaumu Airport.

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