Located at 631 Remuera Rd, Remuera, it comprises a 475 sq m building with a restaurant at its street frontage and a large villa, currently a boarding house, behind it.

It is being marketed by Nicolas Ching of Bayleys’ international division in conjunction with Harry Cheng, a senior residential broker at Bayleys’ Newmarket office, and will be auctioned on March 6, unless sold prior.

Cheng says the offering is underpinned by a half share of a 1,540 sq m land holding which is zoned Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings, which permits the highest density of residential development possible under the Auckland Unitary Plan. It allows for intensive five to six storey buildings up to a height limit of 16 metres.

“This zoning, plus the property’s location on a busy arterial road, add to the attractiveness of this offering,” says Cheng. “It has good exposure to foot and vehicular traffic and is handily located to public transport links and amenities as well as the Greenlane motorway interchange.”

The property was originally developed in the 1930s as a 312 sq m three-level villa which currently has six bedrooms with car parking at the rear. A more recent extension at the front portion of the site provides 132 sq m of commercial accommodation on the road frontage.

Ching says recent additions to this part of the property include a new entrance with a deck off it and a sliding gate. In addition to the dining area, there is also a commercial kitchen, toilets and storage and office space. It is currently used as a café during the day and a Thai restaurant at night which is generating annual rental income of $86,956 plus GST.

“There is a monthly tenancy arrangement in place which means there is plenty of flexibility for the next owner,” says Ching. “They could continue to bank the current solid cash flow, and perhaps attempt to negotiate a fixed term, while considering longer term plans for the property.

“It also increases the property’s appeal for an owner occupier who could run a business from the front premises while receiving rental income from the residential accommodation at the rear. Conversely, the large dwelling could be refurbished and reconfigured as a home and the owner could draw income form the commercial accommodation.

“There are many options here and this is a rare opportunity to secure a big piece of tightly held Remuera Rd which provides a great prospect for development in the near future.”

The property is located on the southern side of Remuera Rd, across from the intersection with Ngapuhi Rd. It is within walking distance of the eastern end of the Upland Rd Remuera shopping and business precinct and is also close to the Meadowbank shopping centre.

“The area immediately surrounding the property is mixed use with several dwellings used for commercial purposes although it is predominantly residential, generally a mix of large character dwellings along with some newer units and townhouses,” says Ching. “Directly opposite are a number of low and medium rise apartment and townhouse complexes so intensive residential development is already a feature of this location.”

Remuera Rd acts as a main arterial route extending from the intersection with Broadway at its western end to Meadowbank, St Johns and St Heliers at its eastern end. “As a consequence, it carries high volumes of traffic on a daily basis,” says Ching.

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