An impressive home which may well achieve Titirangi’s top price this year melds striking architecture and commanding sea views on 6284sqm grounds which form its own private native sanctuary.
Auckland property prices have soared since this address set a new Titirangi price record of $2.3 million in 2016, when current owner Iaan purchased here. 43 Otitori Bay Road in Titirangi, Waitakere, Auckland, has a current RV of $2.375m and is listed for sale at auction on September 24.
“My love of nature is part of what drew me to this property. It also has one of the most stunning, beautifully designed homes I’ve ever encountered,” he says.
“It is an amazing place to live and everything about it is top notch. It constantly astounds me how beautifully it’s been designed to maximise the views, the warmth and sun, the flow and wonderful privacy.”
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Its expansive views stretching more than 180 degrees admire French Bay, Wood Bay, the bush-line and stretch across the Manukau Harbour towards the Bombays.
Titirangi devotee Iaan bought here conscious the upmarket home’s ground floor self-contained set-up would allow his parents – then in their 70s and 80s – to live with him. The two-storey, double-glazed, solid masonry and concrete home’s expansive 345sqm floorplan bolstered by generous decks has also provided plenty of room for his children and entertaining friends.
The two-storey, double-glazed, solid masonry and concrete home’s expansive 345sqm floorplan is bolstered by generous decks. Photo / Supplied
Architect Peter Eisling conceived a massive rebuild of a 1950s house here, completed in 2018.
“The home faces north east and it’s breathtaking waking up in the master suite as sunrises make the sky look like a Monet water colour,” Iaan says. He loves the light-filled spaciousness of upstairs’ big open-plan entertainers’ kitchen-living-dining room-music room expanse, flowing out to decks.
A portion of these can be walled in with sliding side doors when desired. The home has solar panels on the roof and the living area’s wood-burning fireplace with wet-back helps heat water over winter.
Music has been integral to Iaan’s life here, with a baby grand piano in the music room and an indoor-outdoor sound system providing the soundtrack to mellow days and to large-scale entertaining.
The property set a new price record for Titirangi in 2016 when it sold to the current owner for $2.3m. Photo / Supplied
The 180-degree views admire French Bay, Wood Bay, the bush-line and stretch across the Manukau Harbour. Photo / Supplied
This level also offers the prodigiously sized ensuited master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and its own balcony, another bedroom, bathroom, laundry and media room (or sixth bedroom).
An impressive entry vestibule with feature staircase introduces the lower level, incorporating the internal-access double garage. It also offers three bedrooms, including one culminating in an office and an ensuited one alongside a living-dining room-kitchen with its own entrance.
This area, which works brilliantly for extended family and was initially home to Iaan’s parents, now houses a tenant and could also suit a home office or Airbnb.
There’s abundant off-street parking and a sizeable separate workshop alongside the home. It’s surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens, incorporating a mini orchard and tiered vegetable garden, accompanied by considerable native bush.
The home has landscaped gardens, a mini orchard and tiered vegetable garden, accompanied by considerable native bush. Photo / Supplied
Iaan’s treasured this location five minutes’ walk from French Bay and two minutes’ drive from Titirangi village. Now his parents have moved north and his children are growing older he no longer needs such an expansive home.
Ray White agent Craig Smith says: “This magnificent residence with wonderful views is top pedigree real estate and one of the finest properties to be found in not just Titirangi but all of West Auckland.”
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