Award-winning beachfront home in Seatoun

TENDERS CLOSE on June 21 for an award-winning beachfront home just minutes from Seatoun School.

The three-bedroom novak + middleton design, at 35 Boardwalk Lane, was built about 2004 and is for sale for the first time in 10 years.

Occupying a 432-square-metre section with its own path to the beach, it was built in two wings around a large, exceptionally sunny and sheltered central courtyard.

The two-storey, 274sqm dwelling has a pre-cast concrete and stainedcedar exterior and an internal-access double-garage.

A long glazed gallery walkway with a feature concrete block wall on one side and the courtyard on the other links the entrance and two upstairs bedrooms to the kitchen, living/dining areas and main bedroom suite.

The walkway has a polished concrete floor as do the open-plan kitchen and dining area adjoining the lounge.

The stylish kitchen’s Fisher & Paykel appliances include an under-bench oven, ceramic cooktop, rangehood and dual single DishDrawer dishwashers in the island.

The carpeted lounge has a gas fireplace with a raised stone hearth and wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling glazing and sliding doors that open to a tiered deck overlooking the bush between the house and the beach.

The main bedroom suite above also opens to a deck and boasts stunning views over the harbour, beyond Steeple Rock to the O¯ rongorongo range, Eastbourne and the Hutt Valley.

There’s an internal lift from the lounge to the main bedroom, which has a dressing area with fitted storage behind a feature wall and a luxurious, tiled ensuite with a stand-alone bath, open shower, two designer handbasins and toilet.

The other large doublebedrooms have a doublewardrobe and share a bathroom with an open shower, handbasin and toilet.

‘‘This is an award-winning beachfront home in a premium suburb close to the city,’’ Anji Foster, of Lowe & Co Realty, says.

‘‘It will appeal to families who want to send their younger children to Seatoun School or older kids to nearby Scots College.

‘‘And because it has two distinct wings, the rooms can be as connected or separate as you wish.

‘‘For instance, the bedroom wing could be a separate space for friends and family to stay, or used for Airbnb accommodation, without intruding on the rest of the house.

‘‘The whole house is configured around the courtyard, which is an amazing suntrap and very sheltered.

‘‘And because it’s double-glazed with under-floor heating throughout and all-day sun, the house is superwarm.’’

The property has a rateable value of $1.73 million.