Outstanding Rural Home & Location (Price on application)
If you were in Hawke's Bay looking for a large, very modern, luxurious, beautiful home and have outstanding, rural, plains, sea and mountain views together with complete privacy and quiet on your priority list, here is a property that stands for all of these and more.
The property has a genuinely unique position on the upper slopes of Te Mata Peak in an area designated by the Hastings District Council as an outstanding natural feature area within the Te Mata Special Character Zone. From here there are quite astonishing views over the Heretaunga Plains to the ocean as far as Mahia Peninsular, north west over the port and city of Napier and west over the plains to the Kaweka and Ruahine Mountain Ranges.
Access from the popular little town Havelock North about 7 minutes driving distance is via Te Mata Road and Durham Drive. The property is accessed from the end of Durham Drive via a long private road to the house which is at at the top end of the 4 hectare property. The home which was designed by architect Gavin Cooper totals 560 m2 in size, including a semi detached guest apartment. It has solid block construction with a plastered exterior and was sited and designed to take maximum advantage from this very unique site. A feature of the home is the high ceilings and very large windows which take in magnificent vistas throughout the home and make this a warm sunny home in winter. From December to March when the sun is higher, the interior is pleasantly shaded at mid-day from the Hawke’s Bay summer and this is a very comfortable home to live in.
There are 5 double bedrooms in total together with 4 bathrooms, 2 office areas and substantial living and entertaining spaces which open to very pleasant outdoor entertaining areas. The fittings throughout this lovely home are of the very highest European quality available anywhere. A spacious state of art kitchen features quality Gaggenau appliances, including built in upright fridge freezer, dishwasher, wall oven, microwave, bench top electric elements and gas hob. The kitchen and living areas have Italian Terrazzo tiling. Bathroom fittings are Stark 1 Duravit porcelain. Bedrooms feature B & B Italia wardrobe systems. Wall cladding is conventional Gibraltar board with contrasting Bedonia stone feature walls. There is a roomy dedicated laundry with integrated Miere washing machine and drier. The house has state of art “smart wiring” including an integrated stereo system and television with a separate control room and full componentry. Effective and efficient heating is provided by heat pumps and under floor heating. There is integral lockup garaging for 2 cars and additional shedding for tractor, mower, etc.
The house surrounds are beautifully landscaped with extensive mature plantings of native species which blend perfectly with the very beautiful, largely unspoiled natural terrain. Landscaping includes an area prepared for a tennis court, a large swimming pool, pool house, etc (design plans are available).
The property enjoys reliable high quality water. Very good water is pumped from a permanent spring within the property and in addition there are three 25000 litre rain water reservoirs for domestic use fed from roof runoff. Local mains town water supply is also available but connection from this source is considered unnecessary.
The balance of the property is in pasture, currently leased out for cattle fattening.
Nearest Town: Havelock North
Nearest City: Hastings
Access - Primary Schooling: Havelock North
Access - Intermediate Schooling: Havelock North
Access - Secondary Schooling: Havelock North
Contour - Flat: 5% approximate area of house site
Contour - Easy to undulating: 20% approximately
Contour - Medium hill: 60% approximately
Contour - Steep hill: 15% approximately
Soil Types: Limestone derived soils and geology
Water: High quality spring water and rain water collection.
Chattels: List available
Improvements: See details
Homestead: See details
Homestead - Interior Construction: Modern plaster board and Bedonia stone feature walls
Address (optional): Durham Drive, Havelock North
