For Sale: Fully furnished Apartment/Flat/Condo

Apartment/Flat/Condo for sale 

Great location in Garden Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Viewing by appointment, contact me at any time as I work from home here - it's a great location for work and study. 

Reluctantly up for sale due to plans for travel adventures. 

Asking price $640K (CV is $630K a.k.a. Government valuation (GV) or Rateable value (RV) and prices are now tracking back up. 

LINZ Title: WN41C/363 

LINZ Legal Description: Stratum in Freehold, 1/1, Unit 8 and 1/4 share in Accessory Unit B Deposited Plan 74660

Note, unlike others on the market this is Fully Furnished and Double Glazed (as detailed below) and ready to move in. 

This fully-furnished ground-floor art deco flat has native timber flooring throughout, includes small easy garden area and amazing views of botanic gardens and harbour! 

Can include home automation via Google Home of the smart lights, heat pump, dehumidifier and smart screens, so it is always warm, dry and welcoming. Could be ideal as a ready-to-go rental or Airbnb, or as a Corporate Apartment or Corporate Housing especially with it being so close to the central business district and all that the city has to offer. 

This is a private sale, facilitating a much more leisurely sale process for me and more flexibility of settlement dates (if you require).

Standard Sale and Purchase agreement and conditions to be led by each party's conveyancing lawyer.

Body corporate levy = $450 p/m as of April 2024

• Note: This covers the building insurance (which is normally a mortgage requirement cost regardless, this is the bulk monthly levy cost given that the average house insurance for Wellington is over $300 p/m), a shared commercial-grade laundry facilities (large washing machine and drier, maintenance AND their electricity costs), maintenance of shared walkway areas (including gardener), painting etc. This is a well-run body corporate has sensible rules, finances and 10+ year plan. Initial details and documents available on request.

Also has an agreement from the body corporate to optionally build an extension to a walkway as a small deck area - an opportunity for you to add value. 

See also the Trademe listing https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/residential/sale/listing/3742652036 

Summary of features

• Central city fringe, refurbished 1930's art deco two-bedroom ground floor flat in private location.

• Recently insulated and double glazed throughout with heat pump, dehumidifiers and smart lights automated with Google Home screens (also included). Warm and dry year round with no mould - and only about $35-40 total power cost per week even in mid-winter. 

• Approximately 60sq/m floorspace with a small easy-care garden area, quiet neighbours and is the most private of the units (no people walking by) to access other units.

• Amazing harbour and Botanic Garden views that will never be built out, with entertaining sunrises, morning birdsong from regular native birds including tui, kākā, kererū, and kōtare/kingfisher visits.

• Ideal for corporate housing being within walking distance of the CBD, professionals, singles, young couple, those with children (the fantastic Northland School (where my own kids went) is just a 10 minute walk up the quiet road, and the botanic gardens and playground is visible about 500m away), also suitable for flatting with responsible mates.

• On-street parking with well-lit steps from the street and illuminated entrance signage/map.

• It's 60 steps up from the roadside, but totally worth it for the views, and an opportunity ditch that gym membership (and the car too if you want!) with all of the following within walking distance...

Neighbourhood

• Two minute walk to bus stops on Glenmore Street.

• Ten minute walk down hill to the cute Thorndon Village's cafes, bars and restaurants.

• Ten minute walk up hill to half a dozen Northland takeaway places and the excellent primary/intermediate school (that my son attended for 7 years).

• Fifteen minute walk through the Botanic Gardens to the cable car, planetarium and Victoria University, 

• Twenty minute walk through the Botanic Gardens to everything the city has to offer including CBD, supermarkets, restaurants and pubs.

• Hire cars in Thorndon (Omega Rentals recommended) and by the hour with CityHop, Mevo for those rare occasions you really need one .

Rooms, Furnishings and Refurbishments

Lounge

• Large double-glazed window overlooking gardens and harbour

• Expansive double glazed window looking over gardens and harbour, curtains.

• 2 Seater and 3 seater sofas

• Quality solid timber media cabinet with 50" LG flat screen hooked up to Freeview HD terrestrial TV aerial

• Quality solid timber escritoire/butlers-type writing desk.

• Quality solid timber coat/hat stand.

• Plants, vases, ornaments.

• Tasteful print artwork in lounge

• Heat pump that can warm the entire unit with low cost, average just $35-40 per week in winter

• Fast Wifi router and Google Home Max smart screen and smart LED light

Kitchen

• Electric oven/hob, extractor fan.

• Fridge freezer.

• LED ceiling lights.

• Various kitchen equipment, cutlery, dishes, cook books and assorted furnishings.

Bedrooms

• Double-glazed with harbour views.

• Main bedroom has a large king size bed with quality wooden headboard with very expensive "Flexgel" back care mattress, quality wooden chest of drawers and matching bedside cabinets, Google Home hub smart screen and smart LED light

• Second bedroom is a double, with wooden bedside cabinet and student's desk, shelving, LED light

• Large fitted wardrobes in both bedrooms.

• Both bedrooms have quality, quiet dehumidifiers, no mould.

Bathroom 

• New shower and sink unit with drawers.

• Wall heater.

• Heated towel rail. 

• Very effective extractor fan, no mould.

• Mirrors and wall cabinet.

Misc

• Underfloor insulation and ground moisture barrier installed. 

• Rewired, switches and power points, with fast fibre broadband installed.

• A mix of polished original native timber floors throughout, quality carpets and rugs.

• Small easy-care garden area with raised veggie/bee-friendly flower areas.
  Perfect for relaxing in the hammock (also included!), morning coffee watching the harbour sunrises (even in winter the area is a micro climate sheltered from the southerlies!).