After 15 years overseas, Garth and Emily wanted to bring their young family up in a truly Kiwi environment and this waterfront property in private, gated Bishops Hill on a headland at Tawharanui, enjoys views to Kawau and the Hauraki Gulf, as well as Sandspit Yacht Club and International Marina – with lots on offer to entertain children and adults alike.
Garth says that the home was expressly designed to fit naturally and relaxedly within its environment whilst allowing residents to see the stunning surrounding vista to its full extent through large expanses of glass, under soaring ceilings.
“There’s always something happening in the channel, no matter what time of day it is, and I often find myself gazing for hours on end. Of course, it’s also easy to see if the weather is suitable for getting out on the water and we’re lucky to have a boat ramp on the block.”
79 Bishop Lane in Matakana, Rodney, is on the market for sale by auction on November 15. The property has a 2021 RV of $4.5 million and, according to OneRoof data, last changed hands in 2016 for $1m.
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The 443sqm home on its generous 1.19-hectare block is large, yet still intimate, and it has been a very happy base for Garth, Emily and their offspring with five large bedrooms, three bathrooms, three sun-soaked living rooms as well as substantial service areas including a separate laundry combined with a utility room.
The 443sqm home on its 1.19ha block is large with five generous bedrooms, three bathrooms and three sun-soaked living rooms. Photo / Supplied
The kitchen is relaxed and friendly with loads of space for entertaining and a covered loggia, complete with outdoor fire is used all-year round and is in addition to extensive decking at the front and rear of the property.
Garth says that the grass is easily attended to using a ride-on mower and the landscaping is well-established and low maintenance.
While many of the surrounding property owners are overseas-based, Garth and Emily have lived permanently in their dream home with the children attending Matakana Primary. They’re older now and at school in Auckland while the couple want to be free to travel more, hence the sale of the property.
“While the area around us is filling up and the new subdivision is totally subscribed, these Bishops Hill properties have been very well-designed so they don’t overlook each other and ours will never lose its privacy.”
There is self-contained guest accommodation plus an office at the rear of the home’s enormous garage, with scope to add a swimming pool and even helicopter access. Photo / Supplied
The home was designed to fit naturally within its environment whilst allowing residents to see the stunning surrounding vista through large expanses of glass, under soaring ceilings. Photo / Supplied
Self-contained guest accommodation plus an office at the rear of the home’s enormous garage is an added bonus, and Kellie Bissett from Bayleys, who is marketing this special property, says that there is lots of scope for adding a swimming pool and even helicopter access, making it the perfect coastal hideaway.
“Long and low above the coastline, the dark rural aesthetic is a deliberate nod to the coastal farming heritage at Tawharanui. It’s a beautiful example of fine real estate with an exceptional address.”
Bissett says it appears evident that there has been an immediate and considerable uptick in both buyer interest, and vendors itching to get moving again post-election, in the Matakana area.
“It’s as though the seat belt has come off or a pressure valve has been released and a seller is often a buyer, whether they are moving up, down or sideways. There is a sense we are headed for a long hot busy summer, with plenty of transactions ahead of us.”
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- 79 Bishop Lane in Matakana, Rodney, goes to auction on November 15
