Some homes are lived in. This one is savoured. A summer Saturday here begins with coffee in a sunlit courtyard, drifts towards tennis before lunch and ends with friends lingering by the pool long after the light has softened. At 44 Hardens Lane, there is no need to pack a bag to feel on holiday.
Approximately 2.53 ha of flat, north facing land rest in a sheltered pocket of Paremoremo, wrapped in mature planting and wonderfully removed from the world.
The gardens are the work of acclaimed landscape designer Xanthe White, with more than 2,000 native and exotic plantings that frame every outlook, soften every boundary and shift gracefully through the seasons.
The five bedroom, three bathroom home is generous yet effortless, with one bedroom currently set up as a home office. Two living areas offer room to spread out, one gathered around an open fire for winter evenings, while the kitchen looks out across the lawns. Three bedrooms open directly to the walled courtyard and pool, and the principal suite sits peacefully apart with an ensuite and walk in wardrobe.
A fully self contained guest residence, with its own kitchen, living area, bedroom, study and bathroom, welcomes extended family, long stay guests or a private home business, with the option of additional income.
Outdoors, there is something for every mood: a pool and spa with an outdoor bathroom and shower, a tennis court, pétanque, ponds and wide lawns quietly tended by two robotic mowers. A renovated barn, a substantial workshop and two stables welcome projects, hobbies or animals, with room to fence again for grazing.
Beneath the beauty, the property looks after itself. A 26 panel solar system and Tesla Powerwall keep running costs low, while roof capture and a bore feed two sunken 22,500 litre concrete tanks with modern pumping, filtration and UV treatment.
The potential to subdivide one additional lot, subject to council consent, adds a valuable long term opportunity, whether for family plans or simply knowing the land has more to give.
Paremoremo is one of Auckland’s most private lifestyle enclaves, all quiet lanes and morning birdsong, yet everyday life is wonderfully close. Within around ten minutes you can be in Albany for brunch with friends or the weekend’s essentials, then home in time for an afternoon swim. For families, the school run could hardly be easier. Kristin School, a popular choice for families on the lane, and Pinehurst School are both within easy reach, with school buses collecting from the top of the lane. Secondary state schooling includes Albany Junior High School and Albany Senior High School, the motorway brings the city within easy reach, and Coatesville and Riverhead are a short drive away.
A place to slow down, gather the people you love and plan for whatever comes next. This is life, beautifully lived, at Hardens Lane.
Who lives in a house like this? You do.
Contact Jackie or Kristina from PARKER | MARMONT, New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty.
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