20 Alpha Street, Cambridge, Waipa

20 Alpha Street, Cambridge

A unique opportunity to take over the reins of a 19th century Cambridge early settler home, lovingly restored, upgraded, and modernised, to make it the chic, character residence it is today.
On a sizeable 1097sqm (more or less) section, yet on one of Cambridge township's most central streets, two features rarely offered together exist here.
Your arrival is down a sealed drive, through an automated entry gate, with sensor lights guiding the way. An expansive pebbled forecourt offers parking off the street for multiple vehicles and guests, kept secure on site.
The best however is yet to come. Stepping inside this gorgeous home, you are greeted with a 'luxury Arrowtown guesthouse' type ambience. Warm, and cosy, filled with natural light, and under lofty 2.7m ceilings throughout. The home has been transformed inside and out by the current owners, with a strong vision and a hunger for a bespoke home with a story to tell, sympathetically retaining the native timber floors, and colonial joinery along the way.
A modern farmhouse aesthetic has been achieved, with the remodelled kitchen featuring reclaimed native timber countertops, barn door access pantry, and fitted out with high end appliances including gas cooking and designer tapware. Custom made barn doors feature all through the home, which is kept dry and comfortable owing to ducted HRV, a 2021 free standing log burner, fully programmable underfloor heating in both the tiled ensuite and family bathrooms, oscillating summer/winter ceiling fans in two bedrooms, and a bluetooth enabled heatpump for busy lifestyles.
The layout offers versatility, with the third bedroom suiting some as an office, and the obvious potential of the second living area, (currently utilised as a spacious home office) being a guest bedroom, offering external access via french doors to a sundrenched west facing deck.

The cleverly landscaped, and fully secure yard is a masterpiece and comes with a back drop of Tui birdsong, and the unmistakeable hoot of the resident Ruru in the evenings. Contoured areas have been planted out with natives to provide a lush environment in years to come, and the rest of the space is low maintenance lawn and gardens, edged with rustic sleepers. For the win, an entertainers area, with a recessed timber fire pit, with LED lighting, and great views of the Waikato River, offering a front row seat also of Mt Pirongia, as the sun sets.
The location is unbeatable, walk to the township and its cafes, boutique shopping and the weekend farmers markets, and jump on the bikes and enjoy the Te Awa River Cycleway and the journey to the Velodrome, St Peters School and beyond, the entry to which is quite literally just along from the front gate.
The features and feel of this home and its setting, will captivate you. Viewings are by invitation open home, and private viewings only. Get in touch with Amanda Merrington and arrange yours!