- A Hamilton home gutted by fire has been restored and relisted for sale.
- The developer bought it for $721,000 and spent four months restoring the property.
- It sold for nearly $1.35m before fire struck weeks after new owners moved in.
A high-spec Hamilton home gutted by fire two weeks after new owners moved in has undergone an impressive transformation and is now back for sale.
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A developer picked up the “as is, where is” property for $721,000 in April and carried out extensive repairs.
Now restored to its former glory, the four-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 32 Glaisdale Crescent, in Flagstaff, is being marketed as a “luxury resort-style residence”.
This marks the third time the 2017-built house has been listed for sale in just over a year.
The property first changed hands in August 2025 for just under $1.35m. The new owners had just moved in when a fire erupted in the garage a few weeks later and left the house in an uninhabitable state.
Before: The property was stripped back to its beams after a fire last year. Photo / Supplied
After: The ceiling and walls have been replaced, the house repainted and the kitchen refreshed. Photo / Supplied
The young family claimed insurance and decided to sell the property “as is, where is” at auction rather than carrying out the repairs themselves.
Lodge agent Tim Clarke, who is marketing the property, said the vendor is a well-known developer with extensive experience in remediating fire-damaged homes.
They spent the last four months repairing the property and bringing it up to scratch.
Clarke said the property was looking fantastic, adding that “pretty much everything” had been done to it.
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“It’s pretty nice to see it come back to life. It’s beautiful now.”
The house has a new roof, new carpet and new lining and has been repainted inside and out. It also has a new code of compliance.
Clarke said the home would tick a lot of buyer boxes because it had a stone kitchen benchtop, Smeg appliances, double glazing and polished concrete floors.
The heated in-ground swimming pool had been unaffected by the fire, but the slimy green water apparent in the previous listing photos from May is now clear and sparkling.
Clarke said the house could suit professionals or families wanting to be near good schooling options. It had attracted plenty of interest so far, with more than 30 groups through the property since the listing went live at the end of last week.
People walking through the doors of open homes at the weekend were usually unaware of its history until he disclosed it to them.
While the exact cause of the fire last October was not determined, the signs pointed to it starting near the solar panels on the garage roof. However, these had been removed, and Clarke said there was no longer solar power at the house.
When asked about a price indication, Clarke pointed to the earlier sale of just over $1.34m in October 2025 before the fire.
- 32 Glaisdale Crescent, Flagstaff, Hamilton, goes to auction on September 30
