Welcome to Karewa, an elegant seven bedroom home built in 1908 for William Commons. In the 1930's a conversion to four flats was made. Incredibly, there are so many of the beautiful, extravagant features untouched. It would be a reasonably simple matter to return this wonderful home back to its former glory complete with deep verandas on three sides. You will love the super high plaster ceilings, which are intricately and richly decorated, the generous curved balustrade leading to the upstairs and the many lead light windows. We can see the art noveau designs in the pressed card entrance walls, the beautiful ceiling corners with sprigs of plants and the floral lead light windows. Some areas within the building are in lovely condition - others need work.
Flat 1, has not been renovated for some time. Flat 2, is the largest space with two marvellous living rooms divided by beautiful panelled doors. The kitchen in this flat is not complete. The upstairs flats, numbers 3 and 4 have been renovated.
The recently built double garage has a loft above and there are some ancient garages near the front of the property. Altogether there is garaging for four cars plus off-street parking for around ten vehicles. Plenty of space for all your toys - campervan, boat and bikes with excellent driveway manouvering to park them all. There is a huge basement workshop underneath the house and what seems like endless space in the garden to create the amenities you desire on this site of 2,050 square metres.
Bring the architect, and the builder and let your imagination soar. The planner thinks there may be some potential here. CV $4,300,000. Call me today for an appointment to visit this magical place, just opposite Auckland Grammar.
