This Kingsland villa in Auckland with an architecturally-designed renovation at 34 Second Avenue has such obvious appeal its vendors and agent made the decision to list it during level four lockdown.
Ray White agent Dylan Tracey, who is marketing this property, says, “We’d already done the photography and video and felt confident going live with marketing a day into lockdown, knowing this property ticks so many of the boxes in terms of [what] buyers are looking for in Kingsland.
“It’s got that perfect combination of location, being far enough from Kingsland’s main strip that it enjoys a fairly peaceful location yet close enough that it’s only a five-minute walk into Kingsland’s superb line-up of cafes, restaurants, bars and shops.
“It’s also an easy walk from here to Kingsland Train Station or to enjoy a game at Eden Park.
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“It’s on the right side of Second Ave to enjoy a nice sense of elevation, with a view into the Sky Tower from its sunny, north-facing front veranda.
“Also, what’s considered extremely rare for Kingsland’s city-fringe location, is its generous parking. With an internal-access tandem garage plus three off-street parks you’ve even got room for the boat.”
The couple who own it have raised their family here since buying the early 1900s villa 12 years ago.
One of them is an architect, which helped them evolve the property. Renovations have been done in two main bursts, with re-roofing in between.
“When they bought here there was already a garage on the lower level but it wasn’t very big. They dug out the basement area to extend that creating a tandem garage, added internal-access from it plus a downstairs component to the layout,” Tracey says.
In 2017 they did the upstairs renovation which included putting in a new kitchen and renovating the main bathroom.
The weatherboard villa is appealing from the street, with its sunny fretwork-adorned upper veranda being a perfect place to relax with a coffee.
Upstairs’ entry foyer displays parquet flooring which continues throughout living areas.
Three bedrooms are arranged around the entry foyer-hallway.
The living room in the middle of upstairs is a good spot to enjoy a glass of wine in front of a crackling wood-burning fireplace, complemented by a heat pump.
A sliding door between this living space and the open-plan rear kitchen-dining area mean adults and children can operate separately in the two spaces if desired.
This entertainer’s renovated kitchen, adjoining the family bathroom, has great light thanks to an overhead skylight.
“It flows out to a paved patio area which is a real sun trap and is a lovely area for a family barbeque or outdoor entertaining,” Tracey says.
It steps up to a lawned backyard. As well as downstairs’ parquet floored fourth bedroom this lower level has a second bathroom and a separate laundry.
Tracey says the owners have loved this location and another family will enjoy it just as much.
34 Second Avenue in Kingsland will be sold at auction.
