61 St Heliers Bay Road, St Heliers, Auckland City, Auckland

This unique and award winning Crosson Clarke Architects residence epitomising edited organic simplicity holds space for some of the best vistas in the bay. From its lofty heights, the iconic panorama of the Waitemata Harbour and Rangitoto Island is laid out in all its magnificence to be absorbed and appreciated from every level. A silver award winner in the 2005 Master Builders Auckland House of the Year, this superb home strikes the perfect balance between seamless functionality and luxury.

The quality constructed 236 sqm (approx.) freestanding home faces north for all-day sun while the interior is flooded with natural light. Robustly finished with oak flooring, the home has commercial grade windows and elevator connecting floors as does an efficient dumb waiter. Split levels provide separation between entertaining and slumber zones with the upper level combining dining and sitting room with cantilevered balcony for coveted dress circle vistas. Here also, a sleek minimalist kitchen merges timber, stone, glass and metal in an understated alliance while one floor below, the living room with clerestory windows has flanking balconies. Three generous bedrooms and a study or fourth bedroom share three sophisticated yet understated bathrooms and the master bedroom has ensuite, walk in closet and balcony. Ground floor guest quarters access a covered patio and fully fenced low maintenance tropical gardens with astro turf lawns.

The internal access double garage is secured behind gates and there's ample off-street parking for visitors. In zone for St Heliers and St Ignatius Schools and close to cafes and boutiques, the property caters for those with busy lifestyles. The low maintenance 272 sqm (approx.) freehold lock and leave property maximises its coastal environment within a casual saunter of the beach and thriving cosmopolitan precincts.

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