Architecturally designed home with a conscience

13b Cross Street, Regent, Whangarei

Aunique architecturally designed home with a difference is for sale in Whangarei. The vibrant three-bedroom home with integrated double garage and large attic space at 13B Cross Street, Whangarei, neighbours a new CoHousing project called Ahi Wai.

The new owners will have the option to join a community with shared common facilities like a common house, swimming pool, and a village green or can choose to remain separate.

Ahi Wai is a 17-dwelling econeighbourhood that aims to create a community of healthy homes using environmentally sustainable materials.

“The advantages of living in a supportive inter-generational environment have been well publicised, and I expect the social, ecological and economic benefits of this Co-Housing initiative will excite those with a similar ethos,” Bayley’s estate agent Mr Findlay says.

The project has been granted resource consent and house construction is expected to commence in 2022.

This family home and integrated garage spans 362sqm with 36sqm of decking and is located on the boundary of the Ahi Wai community.

“An impressive entry leads down into a large open-plan kitchen, dining, living area and spacious sunny deck – ideal for entertaining, and soaring vaulted ceilings and an abundance of sunshine offer a light, airy atmosphere,” Mr Findlay says.

Bespoke details include solid recycled timber doors, tawa flooring, a two-metre-wide oak staircase and handmade Italian tiles.

The open-plan kitchen is bright and with amenities ideal for a busy family or residents that enjoy entertaining.

There is a fourth bedroom or game’s room/home office accessible from the garage with large windows that create a light and sunny space.

Built by Master Builders Kerr Construction, a local company with more than 50 years’ service in Northland, the house sits majestically in Regent, a most desirable inner-city suburb within 10 minutes’ walk of the CBD.

Whangarei is the hub of Northland, offering excellent employment opportunities, specialty shops, cafes and galleries.

Schooling is of a high standard with easy access to some of New Zealand’s most treasured beaches, and the attractive lifestyle of this region has seen unprecedented growth in Whangarei in recent times.