They don’t call Omokoroa “The Paradise Peninsula” for nothing. Located just 20 minutes north of Tauranga, it revels in pristine natural beauty – think unspoiled beaches, an 18-hole golf course and an inner harbour that’s a dream for swimming, boating and fishing.
Buyers looking for a change of pace and all the health benefits, freedom, and peace of mind of living in a brand-new build, have the opportunity to build their dream home in the area, thanks to the 43 sections now available at Te Awanui Waters with pricing starting from only $400,000.
This is Stage 5 of an ongoing, highly successful project being undertaken by The Neil Group, one of the most established property development companies in New Zealand. The collection of prime, predominantly north-facing sites range from 361sqm to 1751sqm and embrace Mangawhai Bay, with the larger, more premium lots positioned around the coastal margin.
A dedicated Barfoot & Thompson team is marketing the sites to people who want to build their own bespoke, low maintenance residence by the sea, as well as builders and group housing companies.
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“A new house built to your own design is always a more positive option to buying existing houses, even though we’re in a slower market,” says Mike Wade, who is working alongside Rina Fiebiger on the project.
“Since we’ve released the subdivision, we’ve had very positive feedback in regard to the feel of it and great comments about the sun aspect and views, which many sections have.
“Even though it’s an urban subdivision it has a rural feel about it. It looks out into Mangawhai Bay and the Plummers Point Peninsula, which is predominately orchards, and has views back up to the hinterland from the Minden Hills to Kaimai.”
Easy-care properties will give residents time to fish, swim, launch from the jetty or kayak.
Stage 5 looks out to Mangawhai Bay and the Plummers Point Peninsula, which is predominately orchards, and has views back up to the hinterland from the Minden Hills to Kaimai.
While Omokoroa has traditionally been a place for retired farmers and people that want to move out to the coast, he says they have found that the demographics in the last 10 years have changed hugely.
“We’ve got a very mixed community feel now – from young couples buying their first house right through to retirees moving out of Auckland and other regions to downsize. Accordingly, this Stage 5 subdivision has been priced competitively to meet the current market conditions.
“The sections are smaller but we’re finding a lot of people don’t require the large sections and all their maintenance, that they did a few years ago.”
These easy-care properties will allow busy residents the spare time to fish or launch from the jetty, kayak and swim, or perhaps enjoy a spot of golf, bowls or tennis at one of the busy local clubs.
Wade is a proud advocate for the area’s spirit and friendly feel. “After living in Tauranga since the ‘50s – I can say that my experience in Omokoroa is that it’s one of the few strong community oriented areas to live in.
“As well as all the clubs, there is a fantastic skate park, which is actively used by the younger families in the community.”
Amenities include the well-respected Omokoroa Point School, several daycare facilities, a newly built medical complex, public library, cafes, grocery store and shopping facilities.
“With the proposed new town centre being developed off the end of Flounder Drive, future access to supermarkets and shops is ideally located to the Te Awanui subdivision.” Plus it’s still within commuting distance to Tauranga, if you do happen to work there.
The esplanade reserve has been subdivided off and council is building walkways where residents will enjoy walking or biking.
The Neil Group has a long history of developing in the Tauranga area and bought the large surrounding block back in 2006 – playing the long game and evolving the land over time.
“When we started down there Omokoroa was a much quieter, sleepier, holiday resort-type place,” says Phil Ainsworth, CEO of The Neil Group, “but now it’s changing.”
“Stages 1, 2 and 3 are already pretty well built out and Stage 4 houses on Flounder Drive are going up at the moment. There will be building starting to go up on Stage 5 as soon as we get the 224c certificate – the clearance from council.”
As with developments of this calibre, there are building covenants in place to make sure it meets a certain standard.
“These are designed to protect buyer investment – if you’ve bought in there you want to know that the people next door are going to be doing a similar sort of thing,” Ainsworth says.
“We also subdivided off the esplanade reserve and council are busy building walkways around that at the moment.”
This means residents will also be able to walk or jump on a bike to explore the harbour edge. The 43 sites will be ready to build on imminently.
“The works are complete for the lots that are on the market – so there’s no more civil engineering or subdivision works to do.” Visit teawanuiwaters.co.nz.
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