Owned by the same family since new, this time capsule 1950s home on a flat freehold 814 sqm (approx.) section is selling for the first time ever. This is a seldom available opportunity is situated in a close-knit coastal neighbourhood on one of Tauranga's oldest streets. Ripe for a transformation, the property awaits renovators, builders, and developers who will do their due diligence and respectfully renovate, redevelop or potentially subdivide this cherished family legacy. With wide vistas of the city, harbour, hills, and port from this elevated spot.
The spacious 180 sqm (approx.) two-storey home has had some modernisations over the decades but now shows signs of deferred maintenance. Robust native timber flooring and joinery are archetypal elements of this spacious home where open plan lounge and dining area comprise of a brick surround fireplace and ranch slider to the patio. The 80s style open plan kitchen is functional while the separate laundry retains a blast from the past cast iron wood chip heater. The home has solar panel affixed to the roof and an original hot water cylinder date stamped 1959 is testament to its six decades of staying power. Three of five bedrooms located on the ground floor are served by a bathroom with separate toilet. The master bedroom, another bedroom and second bathroom upstairs maximise the panorama of surrounding landscape and a second lounge with high raked ceilings accesses the balcony to better admire the distant Kaimai Ranges, Welcome Bay hills and foreground Waikareao estuary.
A freestanding large double garage with mechanic's pit at the rear of the property is flanked by lots of forecourt parking and the gardens feature tropical palms, lawns and mature fruit trees. Minutes to motorway for a commute to city centre, Tauriko, and Cameron Road shops, with Daisy Hardwick estuary walkway nearby, Judea's commercial precinct and Brookfield New World are also handy.