19 Riddell Road Glendowie, Auckland City

This stylishly presented weatherboard home with hidden potential underneath extends a warm welcome to character lovers looking for the perfect place to put down roots. Modernised with care and attention to the home's 1940s provenance, the residence retains the best of the era's elegant features. The appealing three bedroom home sits at the heart of a highly desirable coastal neighbourhood, within short walking distance of sought after St Heliers School.

The charming 129 sqm (approx.) interior boasts an elegant and calming décor in pastels partnered tastefully with glowing native timber polished floors in core living areas. Open plan dining and living areas have seamless flow through French doors to a shade sail covered zone as conduit to a large north facing deck. In summer months the party can move outdoors for barbecues and dining alfresco with your crew as the kids scamper about or dig in the sandpit on an elevated fully fenced lawns.

A sleek white-on-white kitchen with breakfast bar combines composite stone benchtops, plenty of cabinetry and stainless-steel appliances incorporating a gas hob. Carpeted double bedrooms include the spacious primary bedroom with heat pump, large ensuite and wardrobe. Both attractively tiled bathrooms are accessorised in chrome and have wall hung basins. Interior access connects to a colossal basement with several separate storage zones and a wash house. With plumbing already in situ, this versatile space adjacent to the double carport has potential to develop further. The scale of the basement area also offers potential for hobbies, crafts or to even further develop and add value to the home.

The landscaped cross lease section has some additional off-street parking and shares a driveway with one other home to the rear. In zone also for the sought after Saint Heliers School as well as Glendowie College and close to the bus stop for a city commute, popular parks are nearby as is the St Heliers Village precinct. With all essential amenities and superb sandy beaches within a small radius of home, this is the ideal first home for families or a mid-life transition for downsizing folks.