Sam Watherston

Topaz Treasure - A Perfect First Home

Only an eight-minute stroll from the sandy shores of Papamoa Beach, this freehold 433 sqm (approx.) property with dazzling aqua cottage has a drive address but a cul de sac position. Basking in all day sun on a north facing aspect, the double glazed 60 sqm (approx.) home has enjoyed some modernisations with scope to refurbish further and make it yours. If you're after an affordable beach bach to hang through long hot summers with the whanau, then this tidy treasure is just the ticket.

Log into Pinterest, check out your Instagram mood boards and start hatching the plan to transform a plain yet tidy interior bathing in all day sun. The open plan lounge has cosy heat pump for the chills and flow to the shade sail protected front veranda for the barbecue thrills, as you and your mates watch the sun go down with surf sounds carrying from the nearby beach. A compact serviceable kitchen has all the requisites but would also respond to some 2022 attention and has access to the generous back yard. Two double bedrooms have built in closet space and share the bathroom/laundry combo with vanity, shower, and ceiling installed heat lamp/extraction fan. The standalone garage has space for some workshop tinkering and there is ample off-street parking for a boat.

Fruiting banana palms inject the tropical feels and lawns beckon for kids and pets to play. A walkway on the other side of the nearby Topaz Drive Reserve is a short walk with the kids to the gates of in zone Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School or to drop them at the kindergarten. Close by car to the main Papamoa shopping and Fashion Island precinct and easy to connect to main arterial routes for a commute further afield.