13 Glen Esk Place, Remuera, Auckland City, Auckland

The owners' pain could be your gain; the amazing location will stay the same.

This architectural family home (with treated timber) needs a reclad, and that means this is an opportunity to add some serious value to this Double Grammar Zone property.

What you won't need to change is the indoor / outdoor flow from the formal living/dining room and generous farmhouse-style kitchen, to a quintessentially English cottage garden.   During the summer, the North-facing doors can be thrown wide to the sunshine; in the winter, these living areas become a cosy sanctuary.   Upstairs, the Cook Hitchcock Sargisson design comes into its own, with expansive windows in the master suite and adjoining dressing room that can be thrown open wide to best enjoy the natural light and the valley view.    Two other generous bedrooms and guest bathroom upstairs, and a powder room and separate laundry downstairs, complete the living.

You'll also benefit from the security and privacy offered by the cul-de-sac location, despite being midway between the bustling heart of Newmarket and the Remuera shops.    With everything on your doorstep, you're just 850m one of the city's largest shopping malls in Newmarket; walk 15 minutes in the other direction and you're sitting at your favourite Remuera café.   Transport couldn't be easier with a choice of Remuera Rd's buses, Newmarket's train station and a motorway on-ramp just 600m away.   When it comes to schools, you're spoilt for choice - you're in the heart of Double Grammar Zone, both schools within walking distance. King's School and Diocesan are even closer.

The present owners are heading overseas and don't want to manage the reclad, so this could be perfect for the astute buyer sensing an opportunity.

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