As Auckland in general comes to terms with a slowdown in price growth and sales activity, certain areas are continuing to hold their own in the face of current uncertainty.
The vendor of 314 Victoria Avenue says that the previous owner simply wouldn’t recognise the Jazmax-designed cedar and concrete property now and most particularly the interior after extensive renovations carried out over the last six or seven years.
“Basically, we have changed almost everything, and our focus included using the most high-quality materials available to put our own stamp on the home,” he says.
The home is now for sale by negotiation and being marketed by Simon Siddells and Thomas Farmer of Ray White Remuera. 314 Victoria Avenue has a June 2021 ratings valuation of $5.6 million and, according to OneRoof data, last changed hands in 2015 for $3.85m.
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The home is set across three levels with three bedrooms, a large living room, bathroom and sauna adjacent to the pool and hot tub and the garage doubles as a home gym for the vendors’ sports-mad offspring who also enjoyed the mini-golf course and space for cricket and bowling.
Back inside, the expansive Morgan-Cronin kitchen, plus open-plan living and dining space runs practically the full length of the house and the family room end opens to a sunny patio.
The property has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a two-car garage which doubles as a home gym. Photo / Supplied
The vendor says that he and his interior designer wife are most thrilled with the top floor which was completed quite recently and is an adults’ sanctuary.
“As well as a luxury ensuite and walk-through wardrobe we also installed the dormer-style window so that we could enjoy the views.”
He says that he and his wife enjoy pottering in the garden, and passers-by often stop to admire it but in fact, it’s all very well-established and easy-care, including the roof garden on top of the garage.
“During the pandemic lockdowns, we had our children home from university, and we all realised just how well this house actually works – with good separation – yet nice connections too.”
With their children having now left home, he and his wife are looking for a smaller property somewhere nearby.
The expansive kitchen, plus open-plan living and dining space runs practically the full length of the house. Photo / Supplied
The patio is perfect for summer barbecues and entertaining. Photo / Supplied
“I don’t think we’ll be going too far though because we’ve really enjoyed the strong community spirit in this neighbourhood – we meet down at Wilson’s Beach at the end of the street for a barbecue and a wine on the sand and we have other regular catch-ups throughout the year, including annual mangrove pulls.
“Being practically next door to Victoria Avenue Primary makes this a good spot for families – our boys went to Saint Kentigern in Shore Road, then caught the bus to Saint Kentigern College when they were older.”
Agent Simon Siddells expects the sale price to exceed the property’s current valuation of $5.6m.
“People buying in this category are often moving sideways within the suburb, so they generally don’t have much of a mortgage to worry about. This end of Victoria Avenue, below Shore Road, will always be especially popular because it’s so safe and quiet and this particular property is a perfect lock-up-and-leave home for buyers who also have places on the Coromandel, perhaps, or somewhere like Omaha.”
