Open2view

Quality Home with Panoramic Views

For Sale Offers Over $1,000,000

This magnificent, 8,520 square metre property, in its idyllic coastal setting, is perfectly positioned for all-day sun and breathtaking sea and mountain views.

To the east, an unobstructed outlook extends over Tasman Bay, d?Urville Island and French Pass. The western view extends across native bush, vineyards and olive groves to Kahurangi National Park and the Richmond ranges. It is an ever-changing panorama, which can alter dramatically from a glorious sunrise over Tasman Bay to a spectacular Nelson sunset, above the Western ranges.

The grounds are superb. Linked by a series of inter-connecting paths and walkways, the many lovely gardens, native trees and shrubs and an extensive orchard are all easily accessed. A wide, shared right-of-way leads to a recreational bush reserve, home to several species of native birds, which carries a QE2 Open Space Covenant. The stream reserve is planted in hazelnuts, almonds and feijoas. There is a 9.5 x 4.5 metre, fully insulated, in-ground swimming pool, with salt water chlorination and a heat pump. A spa pool is tucked into the corner of the private patio, outside the master bedroom.

This is a unique opportunity to reside in a serene coastal environment, only 500 metres from the general store, 100 metres from a licensed restaurant and 10 minutes from retail shops, professional and business services. The house is built on one of seven sites in a prestigious, 8.7 hectare development.

Architect designed by Andrew Irving and built in 2002, exterior construction of this substantial, 363 square metre, two level home combines Hebel panel cladding, with its thermal and sound insulation and a sand-shaded plaster finish, warm merlot aluminium joinery and a matching Coloursteel roof. The home comprises a generous living pavilion, with sleeping wings either side. The living area includes a formal living room, dining room, an open-plan family room, kitchen and breakfast bar. Stairs access an upper level observation lounge and a spacious, four-car basement garage.

The south wing contains the master suite and office. To the north, a long, tiled gallery, with a wall of glass sliding doors on the seaward side, extends past the living and dining rooms and connects to the guest wing, which contains two double bedrooms, a bathroom, separate toilet and a laundry/sewing room. Glass sliding doors in the living and dining rooms, gallery, family room and all bedrooms access courtyards and patios, creating a spacious environment for indoor/outdoor living and entertaining.

The warm, sunny home has double-glazed windows in key areas. Windows in the observation lounge are double-glazed and there is a tinted glass skylight. Tinted glass panels enclose the top of the pergola, above the seaward-facing outdoor dining courtyard. A large, fully-compliant Metro log burner, in the living room, combines with under-carpet heating in the master bedroom and under-tile heating in the kitchen and ensuite to provide additional warmth.

A 45 litre hot water cylinder, in the kitchen and a 136 litre tank, in the ensuite provide instant hot water to both areas. A 180 litre hot water cylinder, in the laundry, serves the rest of the house. The house is wired for Broadband and Sky TV. In addition to recessed ceiling lights, there are panels of sliding directional lights and feature lighting.

Interior walls, painted quarter Spanish white, create a quiet, restful mood and combine beautifully with terracotta, Italian porcelain tiles and warm, creamy-off white carpet. Doors throughout are western red cedar. Counters, a bar top and other features are built of satiny eucalyptus saligna.