- The owners of a Brent Hulena-designed home in St Heliers are selling to downsize.
- The four-bedroom house features a pool, subtropical garden and harbour views.
- The property, bought for $3.33m in 2011, has an RV of almost $6m.
The owner of 39A Cliff Road, a Brent Hulena-designed trophy home in Auckland's St Heliers, has told OneRoof that his youngest grandson isn’t happy with him.
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“You’re not selling the mansion, pop-pop,” he told him after he revealed he was putting the four-bedroom house on the market for sale.
He can appreciate his grandson’s position.
The house sits on a prized dual-access corner site and is equipped with many pleasures, like its swimming pool, mature subtropical garden, lift, wine cellar, and outdoor fireplace.
The three-storey 423sqm home sits on a 436sqm corner section and has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and parking for five vehicles. Photo / Supplied
In the last four years, the vendors installed a new entertainer’s kitchen, renovated all the bathrooms and redid the swimming pool. Photo / Supplied
“We enjoy a rare corner position bordering Cliff Road Reserve, which delivers great all-day sun, beautiful light, and lots of birdsong.”
It also means there is only got one immediate neighbour. This position enables a secure front pedestrian entry off Cliff Road, plus another secure pedestrian entry and an internal-access triple garage off Clarendon Road.
Its main living level enjoys partial views of St Heliers village and beach, and you can see water and boats from various spots around the property.
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“It’s been a beautiful, luxurious home to live in and to welcome our family around to. In summer, we open it up and we can sit outside till midnight. Being a Brent Hulena design, it’s beautifully laid out, combining functionality with timeless contemporary design which doesn’t date.”
The vendor and his wife bought the property off-market in 2011 for $3.33m, having heard the previous owners were considering selling. “My wife walked in and said, ‘I want this house’.”
Cliff Road is home to some sensational houses. The vendor, who has a background in design, admits he loves to upgrade.
Both living spaces in the house flow easily out to a sheltered alfresco living area with open fireplace near the salt-water pool. Photo / Supplied
The middle level is devoted to spacious living, with over-height windows and glass doors. Photo / Supplied
In the last four years alone, he has installed a new entertainer’s kitchen, renovated the bathrooms, and redesigned the swimming pool, replacing the dark blue hue with an aquamarine flavour.
The house, which has an RV of almost $6m, offers spacious living on the second floor, with over-height windows and glass doors making the most of the sparkling swimming pool and the mature subtropical garden.
A substantial kitchen and entertaining space has dual ovens, a built-in coffee machine, and a waterfall-edge stone island. An additional living area has a powder room alongside.
Both living spaces flow out to a sheltered alfresco living area, with an open fireplace near the salt-water pool, which the grandchildren adore.
The top floor is devoted to the bedrooms. The north-facing master suite has a balcony, walk-through wardrobe, and a luxurious ensuite.
Three more bedrooms and two more stylish bathrooms complete this level. “We’re big on family entertaining with our grandchildren. They all stay over and love the beach, heading down there for morning walks.”
The couple are selling up so they can downsize to a single-level home.
Barfoot & Thompson listing agent Aaron Foss says: “I love the rare corner position with dual access; it has effortless flow to multiple living areas and outdoor zones. With harbour views and a lift, it offers an exceptional coastal lifestyle.”
- 39A Cliff Road, in St Heliers, Auckland, is for sale by negotiation
