10 Waterbank Crescent, Waterview, Auckland

The box-shaped state houses of the 1940s and 1950s with their perceived 'good bones' are a New Zealand icon. Their true worth in both social and material terms has recently been reappraised as young homebuyers have snapped up ex-state houses, spurred on by a myriad of home renovation advice in the media to transform functional into funky. Source: www.mch.govt.nz.\n\n*Well built and recently renovated, this lovely home sits on 690 square metres of freehold land.\n*Enjoying a north westerly aspect, sun and warmth are never in short supply.\n*Spend the days in the garden, cozy nights unwinding in front of the open fire.\n*Our vendor has moved on and presents this timeless opportunity at an affordable level - renovators, first home buyers and investors should inspect. \n\n*CV $440,000\n*Auckland City council rates $1,170 approx pa\n*Auckland Regional council rates $209.47 approx pa\n*Rental $430.00 per week\n*LIM available on request\n*Floor plans available on request\n\nAriel Levin, Waterview Agent \n\nClick here to get a free appraisal for your Waterview home or investment property \n\nIf you would like to receive my monthly email newsletter, Talking Property, please email me with ADD ME in the subject line. It's a great way to hear about new listings and keep up to date with the local property market.\n\n\nWATERVIEW- WHAT BETTER PLACE TO LIVE?\n\nWith traffic growth and property prices on the rise, the definition of inner city Auckland has spread west over the past five years from Ponsonby to Westmere, Point Chevalier and beyond.\n\nAccompanying the growth of the Unitec campus around the fields of the former Carrington hospital grounds, the corners of Mount Albert and Waterview that circle the campus have become increasingly attractive as affordable footholds close to the city.\n\nThere is easy access to both the Northwestern motorway and the planned extension of SH20 from the airport.\n\nWith its proximity to both Mount Albert and Avondale colleges, the growing cafe scene of Point Chevalier and, of course, Unitec, this is a great neighborhood for the next generation of families.\n\nSet off the main road, Waterview has no thoroughfare through its streets making it a peaceful and quite suburb. Sitting on the estuary, many of the houses in Waterview enjoy spectacular water views and westerly sunsets. Waterview is surrounded by parks and reserves and riddled with playgrounds.\n\n SHOPPING\nWaterview has only one dairy and a flower shop. Nearby by Mt Albert and Pt Chevalier provide shopping options to local residents. For serious shopping or to catch the latest movie - St Lukes mall is only ten minutes away.\n\nDINING OUT\nAlthough there are no dining out options within Waterview, loacl residents can choose from numerous restaurants and cafes in nearby suburbs. Pt Chevalier will cater for coffee, Italian and fish and chips while Mt Albert has many Asian restaurants, Pizza, designer burgers and Kebabs.\n \nPUBLIC TRANSPORT\nWaterview is well served with by buses passing on Great North Rd towards Mt Albert or the CBD and west to Avondale and beyond. Alternatively the Avondale train station is only 1.5 kilometers away. Trains east leave regularly going to Mt Albert, Morningside, Kingsland, Mt Eden, Newmarket and the CBD while the trains west pass through New Lynn, Henderson, Sunnyvale, Glen Eden, Ranui, Swanson and Waitakere Train Station. Visit www.maxx.co.nz for train and bus timetables.\n\n\n