Just two months after listing up the biggest freehold apartment ever built in New Zealand for sale, leading Auckland real estate agent Blair Haddow from Bayleys Ponsonby has dropped another stunning residence into the market for sale.
The stunning 424-square metre colonial style homestead at 26 - 28 Arthur Street in Freemans Bay sits just a few doors down from Blair Haddow’s other high-end listing in Arthur Street.
Blair Haddow’s latest classic gem showcases a magnificent four-bedroom/three-bathroom homestead built in a pioneer homestead style from the early 1900s. The fabulous property has been built across what was previously two addresses, and has a council valuation of $7.5milion. It is being marketed for sale by negotiation with viewings strictly by appointment only with Blair.
The grand three-storey manor resplendent of a bygone era sits on 856-square metres of land including meticulously manicured lawns and gardens and encompasses a substantial open-plan kitchen/lounge/dining room floor plate delivering indoor/outdoor flow to the pool and pergola space, a purpose-built fitness room, wine cellar tasting room, a discreet office with its own kitchen bench, an in-ground swimming pool, an abundance of storage, garaging and additional off-street parking.
With rich-toned polished hardwood floors, the grand residence at 26 – 28 Arthur Street has wrap-round decks on two sides giving views across Victoria Park and further out to the Waitematā Harbour and Rangitoto, with a vista of Auckland’s twinkling CBD towers and lights to the side.
The elegant home gives buyers in the top price bracket a delectable choice to the incredible world-class five-bedrooms/six-bathroom/three lounge apartment at 32 Arthur Street which Blair Haddow listed in August.
Sprawling over three levels, the sleek lined designer dwelling has 170-square metres of six-car garaging and storage space underneath and an elevator linking the lower level to the floors above. All five of the glamorous bedrooms have their own ensuites – with the vaulted ceiling 65-square metre master bedroom featuring an adjoining 28-square metre en-suite emulating the layout and styling you would expect to find in the presidential suite of a five-star hotel in New York or Singapore.
Recognising the potential buyer pool for both Arthur Street homes, Blair Haddow and Bayleys Ponsonby are drawing on the agency’s strong affiliations with international real estate brands Knight Frank and McGrath Estate Agents, to showcase the pair of ultra high-end locations through the application of specifically targeted digital and social media advertising.
“It’s important to appreciate that the buyers for either of these impressive homes are in an elite buyer dynamic – including high net worth expats coming home to New Zealand, and international business executives coming to Auckland to work in the local branch of global companies,” he said.
Topping off the updated catalogue of desirable Inner-West Auckland homes being marketed for sale, high-profile Blair Haddow is also now selling a gorgeous three-bedroom/two-bathroom totally modernised turn of last century villa at 34 O’Neill Street in Ponsonby.
Owned and extensively remodeled over the past few years by renowned architect Julian Guthrie, the attractive 130-square metre home goes under the auctioneer’s hammer through Bayleys Ponsonby on November 13, dovetailing a trend where Blair Haddow is seeing attendance numbers beginning to rise at his weekend open home viewings.
“For example, at the start of October I had open home attendees sitting in their car outside one of my listings some 15-minutes before we officially opened the doors. I haven’t seen that sort of buyer activity in and around Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Grey Lynn, Westmere, St Marys Bay and Freemans Bay for around 18 months,” said Blair.
“At the same time, we have just taken a pre-auction offer on a home for the first time since the end of summer earlier this year. Pre-auction offers are common when a market is running hot as buyers seek to get in ahead of the competition to secure a deal, so these could well be clear indicators that buyer sentiment has evolved into a new phase of the property cycle.”(Blair Haddow)