What kind of home can NZ$10,000,000+ buy? A look at ten Auckland luxury homes for sale! The most lavish is right where you would expect…

New Zealand’s property market may be in a slump overall, but the top end has always been different. Auckland still has some spectacular multimillion-dollar homes awaiting new owners, most in its most prestigious and affluent suburbs, including Remuera, Orakei and Herne Bay.

 

Of the 25 properties sold for more than NZ$10,000,000 in the past 12 months, 20 were in Auckland. The highest sale price so far this year is NZ$20,000,000, for a luxury estate on 7.4 hectares in Whitford. But some other luxury homes on the market could break that record at any time. Today, YIJU New Zealand takes you inside some of the multimillion-dollar homes currently for sale…

13 Burwood Crescent, Remuera

 

 

Designed by celebrated New Zealand architect Julian Guthrie, this five-bedroom luxury home could be described as “the best house in the best suburb of the best city”. Real estate agent Graham Wall believes the property will break price records. Its valuation is NZ$22,000,000, but price expectations are far higher. He calls it “the best contemporary home currently for sale in New Zealand”.

 

 

North-facing floor-to-ceiling windows frame ever-changing views of North Head, Rangitoto, Waitemata Harbour, Hobson Bay and the iconic boatsheds on Ngapipi Road.

 

 

The current owners are a North American family who moved to New Zealand in 2016. Wall says: “They are returning to New York in three months because the children will be attending university in the United States.”

 

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Seascape’s penthouse suites may sit at the very pinnacle of the property market. This waterfront tower is set to become New Zealand’s tallest residential building, with luxury three-bedroom apartments on its uppermost floors starting at NZ$11,200,000.

 

New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty agent Scarlett Wood and her colleague Gavin Lloyd are marketing the apartments. Wood says: “The standard of design and fit-out will set a new benchmark in New Zealand.”

 

 

The building is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2024. The 179-square-metre, three-bedroom, three-bathroom layout offers plenty of indoor space, but the apartment’s real selling point is its height: more than 130 metres above ground.

 

 

 

Bayleys agent Sarah Liu, who is marketing this six-bedroom luxury home, says its 2021 valuation was NZ$10,400,000.

 

 

It looks like something straight out of Beverly Hills: luxurious, opulent and glamorous. The décor blends 1930s Hollywood style with Versace, featuring Roman columns, hand-painted ceilings, Venetian glass chandeliers, gilded details and black marble floors.

 

 

The 613-square-metre home sits on 885 square metres of land in a highly prized urban density zone. It has stunning views and caters to every modern luxury, including a cinema, wine cellar, eight-car garage, pool house with its own facilities and mini football pitch.

 

This could be one of the most eye-catching luxury listings, with a 2021 valuation of NZ$17,500,000. Once owned by Team New Zealand skipper Grant Dalton, the five-bedroom property made headlines when it changed hands for NZ$19,750,000 at the end of 2021. Now it is back on the market.

 

 

Listing photographs show an extensive interior makeover. The home is now filled with brightly coloured Venetian-style crystal chandeliers, vivid wallpaper and curtains, and furniture and décor in bold pinks, blues and yellows.

 

 

The house sits on a nearly level half-acre site in the heart of Remuera, with an entrance leading to a carriage court and portico. It also includes a four-car garage, tennis court, swimming pool, home gym and media room.

 

36 Aldred Road, Remuera

 

 

The property occupies 4280 square metres of land. Bayleys agent Gary Wallace says: “This is a very special piece of land. It isn’t surrounded by lots of houses and enjoys incredible privacy and lush greenery. You feel as though you’re in the heart of Titirangi rather than the heart of Remuera.”

 

 

The current owners rebuilt and extended the house. “The vendors have exceptional taste and have created a setting that is grand and elegant, yet also very warm and inviting.”

 

 

The owners bought the house in 2013 for NZ$2,900,000 and lived there for seven years before starting the renovation: “We essentially stripped it back to its original state and also extended it substantially. It’s very spacious now. In summer, when you open everything up, you almost feel as though you’re living in a treehouse.”

 

 

One of New Zealand’s most expensive homes, this property has a valuation of NZ$12,750,000 and is renowned for having the country’s finest private art gallery.

 

The 918-square-metre building sits on 1315 square metres of land. According to real estate agent Graham Wall, its hanging and storage systems are better than those at Auckland Art Gallery.

 

 

Set in an affluent neighbourhood, the property enjoys uninterrupted views of Okahu Bay and Waitemata Harbour.

 

226 Remuera Road, Remuera

 

 

This 1000-square-metre, art-inspired luxury home has undergone an extraordinary rebuild. Agent Wall says: “Was this a NZ$10,000,000 renovation? It could be New Zealand’s most expensive home makeover. It is so beautiful, and we believe it will sell for more than NZ$20,000,000.”

 

 

This five-bedroom family home sits below Mount Hobson on 1820 square metres of land on Remuera’s northern slopes. Originally designed by architect John Walker and built in 1914, it has since undergone several renovations and alterations. Its current owners have lived here since 2007 and began a major renovation in 2019.

 

 

Features include a private cinema, a gym with a sauna and steam room, and a swimming pool. There is also a separate guest suite, ideal for visiting family friends or a live-in nanny. Above all, the living and dining areas are spacious and open-plan, with panoramic sea and city views.

  

Judging by where these luxury homes are located, Auckland’s Remuera remains thoroughly deserving of its reputation as a neighbourhood for the wealthy.

 

Having seen them all, which is your favourite?