14 Whareatea Road, Redwoodtown

OPEN HOME: Sun, 11 Oct 10:45am - 11:15am

Every so often a house comes along that reminds you what happens when people refuse to cut corners. Most new builds are an exercise in compromise, a quiet negotiation between ambition and budget where budget usually wins. This one, completed in 2023 in partnership with Endeavour Homes, is something else entirely. It is a home that has been thought about, planned to the last detail and refined, and you feel that the moment you step through the door. Nothing here is accidental. It is, quite simply, not your average new build.

Inside, the ceilings rise to a 2.7 metre stud and two skylights pour daylight into the lounge and hallway, giving the whole house a calm, generous feel. But the real heart of this home, the showstopper, is the kitchen. A waterfall stone benchtop and matching splashback set the tone, joined by an Asko gas cooktop, Bosch oven and instant hot water tap. And then, just when you think you have seen it all, there is the scullery, with its own Bosch gas cooktop, prep sink and a second dishwasher to match the one in the main kitchen.

The kitchen opens to a lounge warmed by a Rika pellet fire, with a separate dining and family room giving everyone space to spread out. There are four double bedrooms. The generously sized master has a walk in wardrobe, a fully tiled ensuite and its own stacker door to the deck, while the other three each have double built in wardrobes.

The fully tiled main bathroom, with bath, shower, vanity and toilet, has Jack and Jill access from both the hall and one of the bedrooms, and a third separate toilet with vanity takes the pressure off busy mornings and evenings spent entertaining. Add two storage rooms that could easily become home offices, a separate laundry and an internal access double garage with an attic ladder to extra roof storage, and you start to see how carefully this floor plan has been considered.

Outside, the house wears concrete block and cedar, a pairing of the solid and the warm that will only get better with age. Stacker doors from both the lounge and the master bedroom slide back onto a large deck, blurring the line between inside and out in the way all good houses should. Beyond it lies a private section of approximately 896 square metres, with plenty of back yard for children, dogs, a vegetable garden or simply a quiet chair in the sun. And the quality runs deeper than what you can see. There is insulation in the ceiling and in every wall, internal walls included, along with double glazing throughout and a heat transfer system, so the house stays quiet, warm and efficient all year round.

What strikes you most about 14 Whareatea Road is the conviction behind it. Someone cared enough to do this properly, and the result is a home that feels effortless to live in precisely because so much effort went into building it. Houses like this are rarely offered to the market so soon after completion. Come and walk through it, and see what a new build can be when nobody settles for ordinary.

If you would like to know more or view this property, get in contact with Mala on 027 573 4873 or Luke on 027 257 9080 or mala.luke@totalrealty.co.nz