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Thursday <strong>March</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
City home still one of the most expensive<br />
• By Corazon Miller<br />
THE FORMER Strowan home of<br />
well-known philanthropist Neil<br />
Graham was the most expensive<br />
to be sold in Christchurch in the<br />
past five years.<br />
<strong>The</strong> five-bedroom, fivebathroom<br />
home on a 3077 sq m<br />
Glandovey Rd section, went to<br />
auction in 2016 selling for $5.6<br />
million. It had a capital value of<br />
$4.7 million.<br />
Mr Graham, who co-founded<br />
Mainfreight and was made an<br />
officer of the New Zealand Order<br />
of Merit in 2013, passed away in<br />
20<strong>15</strong> after a long illness.<br />
He had previously bought<br />
the home, which was developed<br />
on two sections, in 2012 off<br />
mortgage and real estate business<br />
founder Mike Pero for $3.9<br />
million – the highest house sale<br />
price in the city that year.<br />
It had a six-car garage, heated<br />
swimming pool, home theatre<br />
and a stream boundary.<br />
Mr Graham kept a collection<br />
of luxury cars, including what<br />
was believed to be the most<br />
expensive car in New Zealand<br />
– a $2.8 million Aston Martin<br />
supercar.<br />
A home on Northwood’s Harts<br />
Creek Lane sold for the second<br />
highest amount in Christchurch<br />
– just over $5 million in April<br />
BIG BUCKS: In Christchurch, this Glandovey Rd (above) home was the biggest seller, while in the most expensive in the<br />
country was in Auckland’s Orakei (top right), selling for $38.5 million. A Cardrona Valley Rd home was the most expensive in the<br />
Queenstown area (bottom right).<br />
2014.<br />
A Huntsbury home on Millway<br />
Place sold for $4.5 million<br />
in September 2014, while one on<br />
Glenstrae Rd in Redcliffs sold for<br />
$4.2 million in May 2016.<br />
Data provided to the NZ Herald<br />
by Homes.co.nz shows the<br />
homes were among the top sales<br />
in five major centres in the past<br />
five years – Auckland, Tauranga,<br />
Wellington, Christchurch and<br />
Queenstown.<br />
In total, the value was more<br />
than a quarter of a billion dollars<br />
– $256,131,437.<br />
<strong>The</strong> most valuable of all properties<br />
nationwide was an seven<br />
bedroom clifftop mansion in<br />
Auckland’s Huriaro Place, sold<br />
in 2013 to businessman Deyi Shi<br />
for $39 million.<br />
<strong>The</strong> sale, four years ago<br />
eclipses, that of this year’s most<br />
expensive sale to date by more<br />
than $10m.<br />
Auckland’s second most<br />
expensive sale was the former<br />
Dotcom mansion which topped<br />
the list of nationwide property<br />
sales in 2016, selling for $32.5<br />
million.<br />
Outside of Auckland, Queenstown<br />
saw some of the country’s<br />
top sales.<br />
A luxury property spread<br />
across 383sq m on Cardrona Valley<br />
Rd was sold in 20<strong>15</strong> for $13.8<br />
million.<br />
Exciting opportunity for a<br />
café operator<br />
Secure a prime position within the new<br />
QEII Recreation and Sport Centre<br />
Our Growing Community<br />
Elloughton Village welcomes<br />
Winston & Joan Lawn<br />
Elloughton Villages welcomes its newest<br />
residents, Winston & Joan Lawn, both<br />
born and bred in Timaru.<br />
Having a love of cars, Winston’s worked<br />
his way up in the industry from apprentice<br />
mechanic all the way up to the manager. After 34 years of service, change<br />
was in the wind and Winston retrained as a real estate agent.<br />
After completing Timaru High School, Joan worked for an insurance<br />
company as a shorthand typist.<br />
Joan and Winston have a daughter and a son, two grandchildren and one<br />
great grandchild who all live close by in Timaru. Keen sportspeople, they<br />
have enjoyed golf, fishing and now bowls.<br />
café<br />
opportunity<br />
inside brand new<br />
5000m 2 facility<br />
great location servicing the<br />
northern and eastern suburbs<br />
foot traffic from<br />
nearby sites<br />
Joan says, “We are really enjoying life at Elloughton Village, where<br />
everybody is very friendly.”<br />
With construction well under way, come mid-<strong>2018</strong> this<br />
state-of-the art facility will include a fitness centre,<br />
pools and water-play facilities, and soon will have two<br />
local high schools newly situated on nearby sites. Take<br />
advantage of this unique opportunity to build your<br />
hospitality business – tenders close midday 4 April.<br />
Find the RFP documents on gets.govt.nz. Register your<br />
interest for this lease: RFx ID 19492621.<br />
Advanced care facilities<br />
Available on site if you need them<br />
Leave no pet behind<br />
Your family pet is welcome here<br />
To find out more, call Jesse on 0800 <strong>15</strong>5 <strong>15</strong>5<br />
For a virtual tour of the Village and a villa go to www.elloughtonvillage.co.nz<br />
www.elloughtonvillage.co.nz<br />
1 Pages Road, <strong>March</strong>wiel, Timaru 7910<br />
Our Village sales office has more information and is open from<br />
Monday to Thursday. Bookings for tours are essential.<br />
Peace of mind<br />
St John medical alarm in every home<br />
Affordable, brand new villas<br />
Villas range from $385,000 - $400,000<br />
RC3060
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