Hokowhitu 224 Victoria Avenue

With its roughcast plaster finish and stand-out architectural curve, this home has a touch of the enduring Art Deco charm about its exterior. The Deco curve runs across the middle of its double-storey form, sheltering the downstairs entrance and embracing the upper master bedroom deck. From the street, the deep front lawn is yet another reminder of past eras, when greenery defined a well-heeled suburb. These days the entry is through a black wrought-iron gate off the shared driveway. It services a smaller rear home on land subdivided from the original plot here that was larger than the regular quarter-acre standard section of the day. For this street-front home, its position towards the back of its 755 sq m site means that its owners enjoy more privacy even than most whose homes are just inside the front fence. Looking from the street side, there is a wall for privacy that contains a lovely lawn with the choice of outdoor entertainment options making entertaining a pure pleasure. On its site, this home covers only 177 sq m with plenty of outdoor living at the front and access to the garage at the back. Upstairs and down, this home's 267 sq m of floor area is divided up into well-proportioned spaces, just as it was mapped out some 20 years ago. Palmerston North City Council records show that the house was built in 1962, with subsequent alterations in 1963 and 1977. Architectural plans lodged with the council in 1999 confirm that the house was designed by a local firm Chapple Architecture. The design company confirms that "the alterations to the building in 1999/2000 were designed by architect David Chapple (now retired) for the owners at the time Mr and Mrs Anderson."More recently another couple has owned the house that was designed for family living with the living areas on the ground floor and the bedrooms upstairs. Century 21 agent Kirti Acharya says "this is a popular area, located close to local schools, a preferred area with above-average land values. It's a known fact that this is our number one suburb."Inside the front entrance, the lobby opens off to a ground floor office and a double bedroom with an ensuite and the separate family bathroom down the hallway. This, in turn, leads to the laundry that opens off the garage/workshop on one side and the kitchen on the other. The fitted kitchen with its granite bench is part of the wider open plan living and dining area. These, in turn, open out to the covered, pergola courtyard directly off the lounge and the adjoining large stepped-down large timber deck. Off the sweeping staircase with its near-new carpet, there is a second lounge retreat at the top of the landing. For the ultimate in privacy, the master bedroom with ensuite is a little further down that hallway with the best views from this upstairs level. Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 3Garaging: 2Address: 224 Victoria Ave, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North.
Price by negotiation contact: Kirti Acharya, 022 0286 832, Century 21; Tim Kearins 027 449 5547

Property Information

• Land area approx 755sqm
• Floor area approx 267sqm

Property Features

• Garages 2