Is it a villa or a new house? The house of two personalities
Can you really have both a classic villa and an ultra-modern house in one package?
This Karaka house in Franklin, south of Auckland, has two personalities.
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom, two carports, and 10-car garage house brings together a 1915 villa – meticulously moved from Ponsonby in 2003 – and a modern 2019 extension, offering both heritage enthusiasts and for lovers of modern life something to drool over.
Listing agent Scott McElhinney, of Barfoot & Thompson, said: “You often see a bungalow or villa with modern living in the back, whereas here it’s already hitting from the front of the house.”
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“It’s refreshing to see this unique combination of old and new, especially the streetscape.”
He said it was a highly regarded family home, but is being sold due to changed circumstances.
The street is a “quiet dead end road” and would appeal to people working in central Auckland because it is close to the highway, he said.
“It’s something off the beaten track, so it will suit a family looking for a one of a kind home, who loves the open plan benefits of modern rooms and the extension, but also the fact that the character of the villa was retained. “
The current owner is a craftsman, who did some of the work himself and oversaw excellent craftsmanship, says McElhinney.
The Barfoot & Thompson Pukekohe List guides potential buyers through the home:
“A driveway with electric gates and intercom leads to the large sealed area surrounding the house, to arrive at the entrance which recognizes the age of this great lady with a covered veranda, magnificent stained glass front door inserts and a romantic bay window.
“Passing a bedroom on either side, the hall leads to the ultra-spacious and bright open plan living room with its dominant gas fireplace in shale stone, the adjoining dining room and the exemplary kitchen with Caesar stone worktops, a island bench with suspensions, Schock faucet, integrated butcher block, Smeg freestanding stove and fully equipped butler’s pantry.
“This breathtaking area features a combination of native wood and polished concrete floors, cathedral ceilings from 3.4m to 5m with doors opening onto a spacious kwila wood recreation terrace also fitted with a huge shale chimney. ”
The master bedroom alone measures 90 square meters and has a built-in bar and a TV corner.
It also features a heated concrete headboard wall, ‘built-in speakers, motorized blinds, expansive him and her fitted bathrobes, a luxury dream bathroom with a freestanding Soothing tub and vanities- double sinks ”.
McElhinney says the sheds will appeal to buyers. One measures 12m x 29m, with electricity and lighting and oversized doors to accommodate larger vehicles. It also has a mezzanine, allowing use as an office. It has its own bathroom.
The other notable shed is the original hay barn, 6.5 mx 15 m.
McElhinney sold the home to the current owners in 2015 for $ 950,000, before they built the extension.
While the property has a rating valuation of $ 1,475 million, this dates back to 2017 and also doesn’t account for the latest renovations.
He says the current listing has attracted a lot of attention from potential “successful, young and modern” buyers.
The house will be auctioned online on December 16 at 1 p.m., unless it is sold before. It is expected to sell for well above $ 2 million.