Property listing ID: 798109
UNIQUE SEASIDE LIVING IN TORBAY'S MOST DESIRABLE STREET TWO BIG HOMES with sea views on one title. Total of 696m2 floor area, 9 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms / shower-rooms and multiple huge living areas on a 1280m2 section. OPTIONS and MORE OPTIONS This unique property is all about options? Extended family living, home & income, Airbnb accommodation, work from home, renovate and profit, subdivide and develop, invest, landbank, professional rooms, the possibilities endless. The 1280sqm section in the Residential - Single House zone has subdivision potential, either retaining the existing homes or for a new development. SPECTACULAR SEA VIEWS - AMERICA'S CUP GRANDSTAND Set back from the cliff top with wide unobstructed views from both houses, of Rangitoto, the Hauraki Gulf, downtown Auckland, and the America's Cup yachts - this is all about location, location, location. STROLL TO THE BEACHES - 4 TO CHOOSE FROM The beach and rock fishing at Step Ladder Cove is about 30 seconds walk from the entrance to this property. Winstones Cove is a 5-minute walk, or you can choose from Long Bay or Waiake Beach, both about 10- to 12-minute walks away. Coastal living at its best, with room to breathe. LISTEN TO THE BIRDS Surrounded by mature trees filled with the song of tuis, doves, fantails, parakeets and moreporks, this tranquil location in a no exit street is an escape from Auckland's hubbub. 2 well-established, late ?80s, architect-designed, modernist-style homes on one title in Cliff Road. Both homes are a combination of block and fibre cement panel exteriors with aluminium joinery and concrete tile roofs. 73 CLIFF ROAD - Spacious Family Living or a multi-let 468sqm more or less over 3 levels and set back from the street. Room for everyone to have their own space to work, rest & play. It has a fully fenced, child or dog friendly rear section, with oranges, feijoas and figs growing. 73 - UPPER LEVEL The expansive and flexible open plan living room and dining room on the top level have SPECTACULAR VIEWS across the Hauraki Gulf to Rangitoto - perfect for watching Emirate Team New Zealand practice. The folding doors allow the lounge and dining areas to be divided into smaller spaces too. The large kitchen/diner includes a big breakfast bar for casual family dining. The master bedroom with amazing sun rises and sea views and a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. A mobility-access guest toilet accesses off the hallway. Level three offers a choice of four decks - two seaward facing decks that catch the morning sun, a deck off the dining room that is bathed in afternoon sunshine, and another deck off the kitchen that is perfect for the barbecue. 73 - MIDDLE LEVEL The second level has a spacious separate lounge/library/TV room; four double bedrooms (or offices) including one with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite bathroom; plus a separate bathroom with bath and double vanity, a separate mobility access shower with vanity, a separate WC and a separate laundry with external access. 73 - GROUND LEVEL A large double bedroom with walk-in wardrobe, a shower/toilet and a single bedroom/study with large storage cupboard under the stairs. Both bedrooms have ranch-sliders to the outside. Internal access double garage offers plenty of storage and space for a work bench and a chest freezer too; Plus two or more off-street car parks outside or room for a boat or camper van. All three levels are serviced by an elevator allowing mobility access from the garage to levels 2 or 3. 73A CLIFF ROAD - The street front home is 218sqm more or less over 3 levels. Perfect for extended family or as an income. 73A - UPPER LEVEL The lounge and the family room or dining room offer MAGNIFICENT VIEWS to Rangitoto, the wider Hauraki Gulf and downtown Auckland. These can be open plan or separated by sliding doors that recess into the wall. The kitchen/diner includes oven, cook-top, rangehood and Miele dishwasher. There are sunny decks off the lounge and kitchen. 73A - MIDDLE LEVEL On level two is the main entrance and 3 double bedrooms; a master ensuite, plus a full-size bathroom and separate WC, and the laundry with external access. A sunny deck is accessed from the office/third bedroom or from the laundry. 73A - GROUND LEVEL - The basement internal access double garage offers plenty of storage and work bench space too. Plus a parking space outside. The smaller house has recently been tenanted at $727 per week and audited to fully comply with the new Healthy Homes regulations. HEATING Both homes have economic-to-run ducted air conditioning on their upper levels and two heat pumps in each of their middle levels. THE OWNERS The current owners will really miss this one-of-kind piece of Kiwi paradise, but extended family has grown up and moved on and the time has come to make the change to something more appropriate for two people.
Listed by Barfoot & Thompson , Richard Pearce (Albany) , Cleo Zhang (Albany)