27 London Street, St Marys Bay

This unique home unfolds in a series of dynamic spaces - a wide entry hall leads to an open-plan living/dining area with a wall of steel windows framing expansive harbour views.\n\nThree bedrooms include a master suite with a study at one end and full width sunroom beyond. A walk-through dressing room leads to an ensuite with separate shower, bath and twin basins. The upper floor bedroom has a semi-ensuite for guests or older children.\n\nAs a labour of love by its creative owners and New York based Architect David Howell, this renovation has been meticulously detailed and completed, from the specially imported American Oak floor to the cast bronze fire surround.\n\nA separate full-size two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with its vaulted ceiling and mezzanine main bedroom offers an array of possibilities for those wanting a home with income, work from home/office, or it could be reconnected to the house to create a 5 bedroom home.\n\nMoments to Ponsonby cafes and the CBD. This is nothing like you'll ever see again.\n\nLand size: 455sqm more or less\nFloor area: 309sqm more or less\nCV: $1,530,000 Land: $1,200,000 Improvements: $330,000\n\nEmail Karen or Andrea if you would like to be sent:\n- Recent sales in St Marys Bay\n- Floor Plans\n- LIM\n- A comprehensive property report which includes Title, CV, LIM, etc. \n\n\nSt Mary's Bay has some of the best views in Auckland, looking out across the Waitemata Harbour, the Harbour Bridge, east towards the central city and west towards the Upper Harbour.\nThe demographics of St Mary's Bay reflect the assortment of residences from high end villas to apartments. Inhabitants range from prosperous single yuppies and dinkies through to one and two child families. A sizeable number of the apartments have been bought with pink dollars. Sections sizes in St Mary's Bay are typically smaller (300sqm) than in Herne Bay (500-600sqm).\n \nSchools\nNearby are the excellent Ponsonby Primary School and Ponsonby Intermediate School. As far as secondary schools are concerned, the area is zoned for Auckland Girls Grammar and Western Springs College. However, many moneyed residents send their kids to private schools across town.\n \nShops\nThe area is famous for its shopping. Ponsonby and Jervois Rds are lined with fashion design stores such as Karen Walker, Zambesi and Workshop and trendy specialty stores selling homewares and jewellery. Local icons such as Prego, SPQR and Bambina enjoy patronage from locals and visitors alike and there are plenty of restaurants catering to all tastes and styles. There are fairly new supermarkets in Richmond Rd and College Hill and plenty of bakeries, flower and fruit shops. Downtown Auckland, Newmarket shops and St Lukes Mall are fairly close by.\n \nLeisure\nMany local parks, including Victoria Park, Western Park, Grey Lynn Park and Cox's Bay, are great places to relax and get some fresh air. The famous local rugby club now plays just down the road at Western Springs - and residents enjoy being close to the zoo, MOTAT and Western Springs Park as well. The historic Pt Erin Baths are well frequented, as are a collection of little beaches along the waterfront.\nLocal sports clubs include bowling, yachting, rugby, soccer, snooker, tennis, petanque and squash.\nHowever, to be frank, the most popular leisure activity in this part of town is people watching while sipping a trim latte.\n