| Address: 38 Belle Vue Avenue, Northcote Point |

| Agents: Jordan Selwyn – 027 671 5882 and Brooke Barrass – 021 131 0566 |

| Viewing: Saturday/Sunday 2.30-3.00pm |

By Amy Houlihan.

Every aspect of this Northcote Point extension and renovation has been done with family living in mind. The floorplan of the original 1940s bungalow has been expanded to offer more accommodation upstairs, as well as creating two separate living areas and spacious, well-established grounds.

Belle Vue Avenue is one of the Point’s hidden treasures – located just off Queen Street but offering a quiet neighbourhood with little through traffic. Stafford Park is across the road, along with cafes, restaurants and boutiques of both Northcote and Birkenhead Points in easy proximity. Motorway onramps are also exceptionally close, offering a five-minute journey to both Takapuna and Ponsonby off-peak.

The smart, white weatherboard residence is ideally positioned on the site, leaving a large flat concrete driveway out front for bike and scooter riding, plus an expansive lawn and garden at the rear. An electric security gate and self-closing pedestrian gate enclose the property, with off-street parking available for five cars (including the double internal garage).

A brightly coloured leadlight in the front door is a nod to the home’s heritage and makes an appealing contrast to the modern interior aesthetic. Oiled Rimu floors are complemented with a soft grey and white palette, with three skylights illuminating the entry hall. Three double bedrooms are located along this passage, before it opens into the lounge. Sun floods in via the oversized sliding window and a woodburner makes it cosy in winter.

The open-plan kitchen and dining room has another casual living area and flows out to the north-facing deck and garden. A Carrara marble island is the centrepiece of the kitchen, which also boasts stainless steel benches and plumbing for a built in coffee machine. Outside, a Louvre Tec canopy protects the north-facing deck and a wooden boardwalk leads through topical plantings to a platform that’s been engineered and wired for a spa pool if desired. Flat lawns are framed with well-established landscaping and an outdoor pizza oven, raised vege garden and wooden kids playground make it a pleasure to live and entertain outside.

Designer bathrooms have been finished to an exemplary standard – the main bathroom on the ground floor has an exterior leadlight window in the shower, the same Carrara marble basin as the kitchen bench, wooden vanity and floor to ceiling tiles. Upstairs, the fifth bedroom would make an ideal nursery for those with very young children, due to its proximity to the master next door. This very large retreat has a walk-in wardrobe, private balcony and an expansive bathroom with the same stylish finishes as downstairs, plus a large freestanding bath.

For growing families that seek space, style and fantastic outdoor living on the point, there’s nothing to do but move in and enjoy 38 Belle Vue Avenue.