Auction: at 34 Shortland Street, City on Wednesday 30 June 2021 at 10:00AM (unless sold prior)

If elegance is the only beauty that never fades then this gorgeous 1930s brick and stucco bungalow on a huge 703 sqm (approx) site is an enduring star that's retained all of its shine. Transformed with care and consideration of its colonial provenance, the newly rewired, reroofed and completely renovated residence holds its character and charm with all the advantages of 21st century innovations. Growing families with children enrolled at in-zone and highly desirable Decile 10 Meadowbank School will also be attracted to the benefits of spacious living and a back yard big enough to take an in-ground swimming pool.

The interior fit-out is a perfectionist's dream come true where attention to detail and highly specced materials harmonise with historic elements of leadlight glazing, native timber flooring and high stud panelled ceilings. A formal sitting showcases the bespoke wood panelled wall unit housing media and this room intersects with the generously proportioned open plan living area where the sun pours in from a north facing aspect. The sensational kitchen comprising waterfall end benchtop, Miele and Fisher & Paykel appliances and custom designed timber cabinetry is ideal for catering a crowd. Sizable parties can be accommodated whether it's around the dining table on a cold winter's night with the log burner crackling or al fresco in summer when you can stack back the French doors and gather round the Weber on the tiered decks. Three bedrooms are well served by three sophisticated tiled bathrooms - two are ensuite and a study provides plenty of scope to work from home.

Dual access driveways lead to ample parking for 4-5 vehicles within a fully fenced estate of manicured lawns and herbaceous borders. Handy for main arterial routes through Remuera to commute to the CBD, also zoned for Remuera Intermediate and close to Remuera Village with Waiatarua Reserve just minutes away to give the dog an off leash run.