GLASS HOUSE
A wonderful waterfront site is the location for two brand new contemporary homes, writes DONNA FLEMING
It’s a great site with fabulous views that deserves to be occupied by a special home. However, the house that was located at 31 Oakpark Place until recently had seen much better days.
“It was a leaky home that was so bad, in between purchasing at auction and settlement day the ceiling fell over,” says developer Richard Beca, who’d been alerted to the development potential of the site by a neighbour.
The house went, and in its place Richard’s team is building two striking contemporary homes that do justice to the location.
“The rooms are generous, they flow well into each other and the whole end of the house is glass, so you can’t miss the view.”
“It’s hard to find a site with great views that won’t ever be built out, which is why this is the perfect place for upmarket housing,” Richard says.
Tucked away down a long driveway at the end of a cul-desac, the generous site looks over a reserve and mangroves to Limeburners Bay and the Waitemata Harbour. The view includes the Auckland Harbour Bridge and the Sky Tower.
The two identical homes were designed by awardwinning architect Matt Brew, with whom Richard had worked on other projects. The brief was simple – Richard wanted high quality homes with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and generous living areas that made the most of the outlook.
“We left him to do his thing, and he’s done a fabulous job,” says Richard.
“The rooms are generous, they flow well into each other and the whole end of the house is glass, so you can’t miss the view.”
Both the living areas downstairs and the master bedrooms upstairs feature floor-to-ceiling glazing.
“The master bedrooms, which go right across the width of the houses, have really spectacular views,” points out Richard.
Meanwhile, downstairs the living spaces open out to decks, covered by a Louvretec pergola, that are the perfect spots to sit
and watch the boats out on the harbour.
The kitchens come with sculleries where food preparation mess can be hidden out of sight while you entertain. As well as good-sized bedrooms and ample storage space, each home has a study and double internal access garaging plus additional offstreet parking.
The two homes are staggered to provide privacy, and each one has just over 500sq m of land that is being extensively landscaped.
Top quality fixtures and fittings are being used throughout, including wool carpets upstairs and oak flooring downstairs.
Construction is well under way.
The building team led by Greg Batt worked long hours to get the homes watertight before lockdown and the steel roofs, which extend down to wrap around the sides of the homes, are now on.
Work is expected to finish in around 10 weeks.
Along with the fact that purchasers will be getting brand-new top quality homes, Richard thinks they’ll also be attracted by the fact that Oakpark Place is so close to the Hobsonville Marina, Countdown supermarket, good schools and all the amenities at Hobsonville Point. Plus, it’s only a couple of minutes’ drive to the motorway.
“It’s a great area to be in, and I think these houses will be setting a whole new standard for the area,” says Richard.
Agent Kirsten Bishop of Bayleys has been working with the development team since the early stages of planning and is impressed with their experience, vision and flexibility.
“It is evident that both Richard and Greg are extremely passionate about delivering functional, stylish homes in fabulous locations,” says Kirsten. “They also recognise that clients like to add their own flair to their homes, so there’s an opportunity to discuss your interior colour palettes and appliances.” Sale: $1,839,000 per house
Contact: Kirsten Bishop, Bayleys, 027 660 6446