$2M TINY TREASURE
Rare Kiwi bach for sale
Aquintessential Kiwi bach with a mature pohutukawa tree on one side and a white sand beach on the other is on the market for the first time in 50 years.
The 100sq m beachfront house is expected to fetch millions.
The humble one-bedroom home on Mt Maunganui Beach has been coveted by locals for five decades with numerous offers to buy the slice of paradise.
The house is a simple 1960s design with an open-plan lounge but little in the way of luxury — apart from stunning views and easy access to the white, sandy shore.
Bayleys agent Sharon Hall said the property was “a rare treasure” in an “impossible to beat location.”
The property is one of the last of its kind on the strip with a large flat site of 862sq m leading directly to the beach.
“It’s the sort of holiday home everyone wants and is working toward,” Hall said.
“It has sea and island views, leads straight to the beach, it actually doesn’t get much better than this.”
Hall wouldn’t be drawn on the value of the property but said the 2015 council CV of $2.074m was “three years old and very outdated.”
“There are no words to describe the ever-changing panoramic water and island views, or the feeling of sanctuary when you drive in,” she said.
The property had been “lived in and loved” by the same family for 50 years.
“It was their dream to have a holiday home like this and they all learned to surf here, they gathered pipis, and relaxed here, it is a very understated bach.”
“They have loved their time here but have finally decided it’s time for another family to make some memories.”
The house will be sold at auction on November 14.