Ref #: JHG16834
Historic Hawke's Bay Homestead on 7 Ha (NZ $700,000 to $NZ900,000)
Mortgagee Sale
Historic Hawke’s Bay Country Homestead: Complete the Dream
On instructions from the mortgagee we offer for sale 117A Kaiapo Road Hastings a 7.138 hectare lifestyle property with a large villa, rural industrial complex and lucerne plantings. Offers for this property should be submitted to Remax Wine Country Real Estate Ltd, 200 North Warren St, Hastings.
On a quiet rural road on the outskirts of Hastings City is this large, very beautiful and genuinely historic (circa 1877) homestead originally known as 'Crissoge' presently situated on Kaiapoi Road on 7 hectares of high quality cropping land. The original main portion of this home was a distinguished historic Hawke's Bay homestead built at Korokipo by distinguished Irishman soldier - George Donnelly, who built and settled at Crissoge with his bride the Maori Princess Airini Ton Ore, who was a direct descendant of the leading chiefs of Hawke's Bay Ngati Kahungunu. Crissoge became an important social centre for leaders of the new settlement as well as local Maoris leaders. Prior to WW1 the Duke and Duchess of York (later to become George 5th and Queen Mary) stayed here and met with local Maori and settlers.
The home relocated and now in a quiet, pleasant rural situation at the end of Kaiapo Road on the west side of Hastings a short distance from Hastings City. It has been extended and is now large spacious residence with 8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and extensive living areas. It also has a further 2 bedroom flat attached. Heating has been a priority and two modern, compliant design wood fires heat the main living areas and a superb modern 'Homewood' design wood fired range in the kitchen provides substantial low cost heating, cooking and hot water via a wetback system. This is a home of great charm and character and the architecture both outside and within the home is quite outstanding. The exterior of the property has been only slightly modified from the original design, principally to add three further bedrooms and two bathrooms to what was previously attic space. Otherwise the owner has undertaken his extensions and modernisation in keeping with the original character. The home is pleasantly sited with extensive verandahs overlooking wide lawns, garden and an Astro turf tennis court.
Separate to the main residence is a substantial, partly completed 4 car garage with a further 2 bedroom flat under construction at the rear. We are advised that this work and all other works undertaken have appropriate Hastings District Council building consents in place.
The property totals 7.183 hectares in size and has very fertile soils very suited to cropping and intensive horticulture or orchard production. On a different side of the property is a small rural industrial complex designed to produce concrete tanks. This complex is currently leased to a local business providing a significant net income. Most of the land has recently been established to lucerne which is also leased for a further secure income.
This home needs finishing touches but offers a new enterprising owner an outstanding and very unique opportunity. Most of the hard work is complete and finishing will undoubtedly create an outstanding home and environment highly suitable for many purposes but perhaps most of all for a luxurious homestay business.
District: Hastings
Nearest Town: Hastings - Stortford Lodge
Nearest City: Hastings City
Access - Primary Schooling: Hastings
Access - Intermediate Schooling: Hastings
Access - Secondary Schooling: Hastings
Sale Details: Mortgagee tender
Contour - Flat: 100%
Soil Types: Deep fertile soils
Water: Artesian bore
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mprovements: See details
Homestead: See details
Homestead - Interior Construction: Mostly modern plaster board
Homestead - Roof: Iron
Address (optional): 117A Kaiapoi Road, Hastings
