Private retreat offers ideal lifestyle
Nestled in the northern slopes of Katikati at Tahawai is a stunning 2.182ha property offering a wonderful lifestyle in your own private world with superb Kaimai and river views. Down a newly fenced, post and rail driveway is a characterful homestead that has been stylishly refurbished. Flooded with light, the 210sqm (approximately) home offers a high degree of privacy. It’s a wonderful place to relax, entertain guests or work from home to the sounds of nature and native birdlife.
The multi-level home has a brandnew kitchen and an open plan dining and living area. There is beautiful engineered American Oak flooring and new carpet throughout, and in the cooler months, a fireplace and heat transfer system and a top quality Mitsubishi heat pump keep the home warm and cosy.
This well-designed home comes with three bedrooms and a study plus a mezzanine floor which makes an ideal teenager’s retreat. The mezzanine is accessible via the hide-away stairs from the study.
Here you’ll be able to make the most of outdoor living, with the spacious lounge opening through a sliding door to a newly-refurbished deck. Downstairs is a rumpus room with its own private balcony and there’s a nook which could make an excellent wine cellar. Freshly painted inside and out, the home is insulated with Pink Batts in the roof and polystyrene block in the subfloor
Those superb mountain views and privacy feature throughout the property, and both decks have views overlooking the river and surrounding countryside.
In the flourishing orchard next to the house you’ll find an array of fruit trees including peaches, nectarines, plums, figs and babacoa. There’s also an almost spray-free avocado orchard with 105 trees and well-established shelter. Also in the grounds are three tunnel house frame structures totalling approximately 1000sqm. These require reskinning, but would be a useful resource for all sorts of various horticultural ventures. Infrastructure includes a concretefloored Colorsteel implement shed with a workshop and plenty of storage space for the “toys” - and new drainage has been installed throughout the property.
The domestic water supply is pumped from the Tuapiro stream to a holding tank at the top of the hill, then gravity fed to the home, through a new UV filtration system. The vendor has also installed a new mains pressure hot water cylinder and booster pump.
This charming and private retreat is being marketed by PGG Wrightson Real Estate Tauranga rural/lifestyle specialists Tim Gallagher and Morgan Sayle, who say the property makes a brilliant escape and is ideal for peaceful family living.