Two prime Remuera sites are for sale in what Ray White agent Richard Thode calls a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not to be missed”.
56 Arney Road is a 1211sqm corner site that’s home to a five-bedroom Edwardian villa. The neighbouring vacant site at 37 Arney Crescent, which is 621sqm is also available for sale, so the properties can be bought together or separately.
Thode says it’s extremely rare to get the chance to acquire two sites of this calibre in such an extraordinary location.
“There’s so much opportunity as to what someone might want to do – buy one or buy both. They could renovate the villa and make it their forever home, or build their forever home on Arney Crescent.
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“We’ve all driven past, I know I certainly have, and looked at it and thought, ‘my God, that’s an amazing opportunity’. And here it is. It’s pretty rare for something like that to hit the market.
“We’ve had good numbers through already and it’s going to be interesting to see how it all pans out.”
The current owner of the two properties has lived at No 56 for 37 years, they purchased the entire site initially and subdivided it off at a later point.
“It was our family home, we bought it in 1989. My children were born here and have grown up here. The section was just our backyard and we had a lot of fun times down there, birthday parties and that sort of thing,” she says.
“We also had the tree hut built and it featured in a magazine.”
Ray White agent Richard Thode says: “There’s so much opportunity as to what someone might want to do – buy one or buy both.” Photo / Supplied
56 Arney Road is a 1211sqm section with a 221sqm residence which has five bedrooms two bathrooms, multiple living areas, leadlights and high ceilings, and off-street parking. Photo / Supplied
It’s safe to say that once people arrive at the turn of the century villa, they stick around.
“My family is only the third family that has lived here. The first owners sold it to the Bucklands in the 1930s and they had two children, a boy and a girl. The girl spent her whole life here – her parents died in the 1970s and she stayed living here right until she died at the end of the 1980s.”
White gates open into the landscaped grounds and gardens that envelop the gracious heritage residence. There is secure off-street parking available for four cars on the driveway.
It remains architecturally pure – proudly showcasing feature leadlights, high ceilings, sash windows, alcoves and ceiling roses.
An expansive, single-level floor plan encompasses five bedrooms, two bathrooms and two living areas, as well as an impressive open-plan kitchen and dining area. The prominent corner site affords panoramic views to North Head, Rangitoto and the Sky Tower, while flooding the home with light and sun all day.
37 Arney Crescent was sectioned off into a 621sqm site and captures water views from an elevated position. Photo / Supplied
The current owners, who have been only the third family to have lived there, bought the property 37 years ago. Photo / Supplied
A choice of verandas provide options for alfresco living and entertaining and there’s plenty of space for kids to play on the lawns and treehouse.
Lovingly cared for over the years, the villa retains its architectural integrity while offering exciting scope for enhancement, restoration or a bespoke redesign.
“The house has been a really solid family home,” she says. “It’s got really high ceilings and it’s light and airy. There’s a great feeling of space in and out of the house. The gardens have a park-like feel, so green and peaceful.”
The illustrious neighbourhood speaks for itself. It’s in the double grammar zone and close to Kings Prep, St Cuthbert’s, Baradene and Diocesan, as well handy to Remuera and Newmarket’s shopping, dining and transport.
- 56 Arney Road and 37 Arney Crescent, in Remuera, Auckland, are for sale, deadline closing April 24
