SOLD by Harry Champtaloup

Secure and private, this large Cape Cod-style modern home offers first class family living at a blue-chip address, quietly set back off Victoria Avenue. Its 374sqm layout is spacious enough for extended family. It combines modern functionality such as double glazing and abundant storage with gracious character evoked by panelled walls, French oak flooring and a feature staircase.

Its prime school zoning includes Victoria Avenue School (only 300 metres away), Remuera Intermediate and Double Grammar, with private schools nearby.

Gated entry with app-controlled video monitoring reveals this impressive two-storey cedar home with copper guttering. Off-street parking accompanies an internal-access double garage.

The substantial entertainers' kitchen-living-dining room with Sonos sound system is bolstered by a TV room and an office. As well as the sizeable master bedroom with two walk-in-wardrobes, an ensuite and a view out to Sky City, there is a second master bedroom set-up with walk-through wardrobe and ensuite. Two more bedrooms, a family bathroom, separate laundry and powder room complete the layout.

Living flows out to a patio ideal for outdoor entertaining, with an electronically-controlled adjustable LouvreTec roof. The level, north-west facing, fenced grounds are beautifully sunny and manageably sized, with clipped planting and lawn big enough to accommodate a trampoline and more.