While owner Matthew has cherished the all-day sun, incredible warmth and solar heated swimming pool at his elegant Parnell property, it’s the custom designed putting green he’ll probably miss the most.
He and his then wife Jill purchased the Andrew Patterson-designed, weatherboard residence at 2B Crescent Road 17 years ago, and happened to be living across the road at the time. After watching it being meticulously rebuilt, they were taken by the aspect, luxury features and quality of the build, and successfully purchased at auction.
Their son was a baby when they moved in and “as soon as Henry stopped playing on the grass, we put the putting green in,” Matthew says.
It’s located in a prestigious neighbourhood off St Stephen’s Avenue, known as ‘The Golden Triangle’.
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You’re in good company here, says Ray White Agent Ross Hawkins, who is marketing the property with Ben Sceats.
“It’s two doors down from John Key’s house. In that location there’s a lot of the rich and famous living incognito around you and it’s filled with really high-value properties. It’s that part of Parnell where everybody wants to be,” he says.
2B Crescent Road in Parnell, Auckland, is on the market for sale and heading to auction on May 1. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom property has a 2021 RV of $4.6 million and, according to OneRoof data, last changed hands in 2007 for $2.365m.
The property is located in a prestigious neighbourhood off St Stephen’s Avenue, known as ‘The Golden Triangle’. Photo / Supplied
The custom-designed putting green is what the homeowner will miss the most. Photo / Supplied
While the home has been refreshed with new carpet and paint, stylish interiors have beautifully stood the test of time. Crisp white walls are anchored with chic parquet flooring in the ground level’s open plan kitchen, living and dining space, which flows out poolside.
Matthew says they have enjoyed many barbecues out there over the years, thanks to the abundant sun that floods the area.
Well-established grounds and lush gardens are now very low maintenance and are fully fenced. They incorporate Ficus-covered walls, the concrete in-ground swimming pool on the northern boundary, AstroTurf lawn and the putting green. It is equally a home for all seasons, with the separate formal lounge and dining room a cosy winter retreat.
“Another thing we have used a lot is the gas fire, we’ve had that going many evenings when entertaining,” Matthew says.
Upstairs offers the three generous bedrooms, which are accessed via the light-filled central atrium stairway. The spacious master retreat boasts a generous modern ensuite, a walk-in wardrobe and its own private balcony that savours the morning sun.
To the north, overlooking the pool, the second bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and shares an ensuite with the third bedroom. A study and laundry room are also located up here, for easy access.
While the classic, functional design has broad appeal, Matthew says “it’s a real lock up and leave home. It has high ceilings so people can put their art up on the walls”.
The 292sqm Andrew Patterson-designed, weatherboard residence has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, garaging for two vehicles, separate study and laundry rooms, and multiple living spaces. Photo / Supplied
The solar heated swimming pool. Photo / Supplied
The quiet neighbourhood is an easy stroll from Rosie café, Parnell Rose Gardens and Judges Bay, with the Parnell village also around a 10-minute walk up the hill. Newmarket and the CBD are also within walking distance and are well connected with public transport.
Matthew has loved the time spent living here and how well the property has worked for his family.
“I feel very, very fortunate to have bought in here 17 years ago. But things have changed and it’s time for us to move on,” Matthew says.
Hawkins says here is a real opportunity to buy in the Golden Triangle at a unique price point and that this home strikes a perfect balance between the larger estates and apartments that traditionally make up the area’s properties.
“It’s a freestanding, Patterson-designed house on a half site, so you’re not having to pay for a full site. As it’s not an apartment, you don’t have body corporate or those sorts of things.”
- 2B Crescent Road in Parnell, Auckland, goes to auction on May 1