Tauranga, Otumoetai 49 Pillans Road

Castle on the Hill

This secluded retreat with freestanding triple car garage and in-ground swimming pool sits on a highly sought after Pillans Point street. The distinctive sprawling property boasts panoramic city, port, harbour, and Mount views from various vantage points of the elevated setting. A tidy colonial style Hinuera stone clad home has potential to be expertly upscaled and spans two levels boasting that coveted combination of presence and position.

Striking a balance between modern living and family functionality the property comprises of a flat freehold 1,011sqm (approx.) section. Options (with council consent) to modify the garage with mezzanine attic (totalling 120sqm approx.) into a second dwelling or clear the site entirely for redevelopment. Main features include:

• Elegantly presented 237sqm (approx.) interior with open plan living connecting from an atrium like front entrance
• Dining area flanking an east facing conservatory and updated, contemporary kitchen with stainless steel appliances and tiled back splash
• Five bedrooms plus office evenly split between floors including three downstairs served by a stunning tiled and glass block bathroom with double wet shower, bath, and dual vessel vanity
• Upper level bedrooms share a separate powder room and communal vanity nook
• Colossal master quarters integrate a second sitting room while indoor/outdoor flow to a balcony showcases the almost 270 degree city, water, and hills panorama
• Masses of storage throughout, hideaway laundry, and lushly landscaped garden spaces with flat lawns, mature plantings, and vast alfresco terracing for entertaining around the pool

Set down an impressive palm lined driveway on a rear section you're greeted with abundant parking in the forecourt outside the garaging. High decile Pillans Point School is a short walk from home and this fantastic address on the city fringes is a swift commute to the CBD. Handy for shops and harbourfront walkways, this is a rare Tauranga treasure.