Instead, their neighbours will be farmers, sheep and cows, and their outlook hedges and green fields.
Mr Adams, who has relocated his Mosgiel plumbing and drainage business from the Mosgiel industrial area to Dukes Rd, is the first business owner to move in since 37ha of rural land there was rezoned industrial four years ago.
The $1 million land and building development would future-proof his business, he said.
"There is room for expansion on this site. It allows us to grow the business, which is what I want to do."
He employs almost 60 staff in Mosgiel and Central Otago, and has increased staff numbers by five already this year.
Some business colleagues had questioned the wisdom of moving to Dukes Rd, but Mr Adams said he was happy.
"It's very quick to get to from Mosgiel, it's easy for trucks and deliveries, and to get to Dunedin we use [nearby] Three Mile Hill."
There was a good reason why other businesses had been slow to move to Dukes Rd - a lack of infrastructure.
The Dunedin City Council had plans to extend the sewer and mains, but that had not happened yet.
"I've had to spend $20,000 installing a very expensive septic tank system and I have been told I will have to disconnect it when the sewer is extended. I don't know when that will be - I would like an answer.
"It was originally supposed to be some time this year, but the job hasn't even gone out to tender yet.
"I've also had to spend $4000 installing a water tank because I can't connect to the water main, even though it is being extended right now to Carncross St [about 150m from his boundary]."
Mr Adams, who is also a Mosgiel Taieri Community Board member, said the council had not marketed the Dukes Rd land adequately.
"They were pretty speedy rezoning the area, but then they basically walked away. They haven't done any marketing. It's pretty poor.
"I know [business] people who were interested in coming here a couple of years back, but they have gone elsewhere."
He said he had made his views clear to the council.
"They need to get the infrastructure sorted now and get down to some serious marketing."
