Their five-bedroom Cape Cod-style home is one of six beachfront properties at the tip of the peninsula closest to Musick Point.<\/p>\n
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The five-bedroom home has been meticulously maintained and has uninterrupted water views. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
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The owners wanted their home to be bullet-proof and feature top-of-the-line fittings and furnishings. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
The enclave is arguably one of East Auckland\u2019s tightest held pockets, and the Pearsons\u2019 home is tipped to set records in the beach suburb.<\/p>\n
The couple bought the land in 1999. Back then, it was occupied by a modest blue bach.<\/p>\n
Simon told OneRoof: \u201cWe lived in the little cottage here for years while we did all the research and everything, got our ducks in a row and found a good builder and a good architect \u2013 Frans [Kamermans] was fantastic \u2013 and then went from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon collected information about kitchens, bathrooms, foyers and summer rooms and put it in a folder with a videotape of things he\u2019d seen on TV to give Kamermans a steer.<\/p>\n
The award-winning architect accepted their challenge and managed to execute most of the couple\u2019s design ideas. \u201cHe was pretty clever,\u201d Simon told OneRoof.<\/p>\n
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– 90s TV star\u2019s sad end: Gardening guru\u2019s Quarter Acre Paradise overgrown, house for sale<\/a><\/p>\n – Multi-million-dollar home in exclusive golf suburb attracts interest from Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n – Rate warning and Iran ceasefire: What’s the impact on Kiwi house prices?<\/a><\/p>\n The build took two years and was completed in 2004.<\/p>\n Simon said they wanted the house to be \u201cbullet-proof\u201d and chose the hardest-wearing materials they could find, including linear cladding, brass gutters and stainless-steel fittings. \u201cWe went as top of the line as we could.\u201d<\/p>\n The home is made up of three pavilions: the front one houses the kitchen, main living room, the master bedroom and the study; the middle pavilion holds the other four bedrooms and a second upstairs living area with direct access to the pool, a laundry and large carpeted three door garage; and the third pavilion houses the boatshed, a bunk room and a gym. Outside, there\u2019s a heated pool and outdoor shower.<\/p>\n Simon spent a lot of time collecting various timbers from auctions around Auckland to use in the build, including macrocarpa, redwood, Fijian kauri, pohutukawa and oak. The boatshed is lined with lawson cypress trees, and the 300-bottle wine cellar is made from Norfolk pine.<\/p>\n The wood panelled boatshed has plenty of boat storage downstairs and an upstairs bunk room and gym. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n The private outdoor area has a heated pool and an outdoor shower. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n Simon said the home was very special to him and his family, but the time had come to downsize, now that the couple\u2019s children had left home.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just time to give it to a family. We don\u2019t even go out into the kids\u2019 wing anymore. We don\u2019t use it as it should be used,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been very lucky. We\u2019ve loved it. We just hope it goes to someone who looks after it like we have.\u201d<\/p>\n New Zealand Sotheby\u2019s International Realty agent Ross Hawkins said the property was an \u201cabsolute standout\u201d and deserved to surpass the neighbourhood record of $7.6m, which is currently held by a neighbouring property.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would be aiming to break the local record for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cThe design and quality of it, and how well it has been maintained, set it apart.\u201d<\/p>\n A house in neighbouring Macleans Road was sold last year for $10.8m<\/a>, but was classed as a land sale, with the buyer looking to develop the site, not live in the brick residence.<\/p>\n A two-dwelling property at 10 Musick Point is also looking for a new owner. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n Hawkins said someone would be getting incredible buying because the same property in Herne Bay or Takapuna Beach, with the same direct access to water, would be \u201cfar, far higher\u201d and likely fetch around $20m.<\/p>\n \u201cFor people who want the beach house and want to be in the city, this does both jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n Hawkins said interest so far had been from families already living in the area who were looking to upgrade and be in zone for Macleans College.<\/p>\n Hawkins said it was easy to see why homes in this spot were so tightly held.<\/p>\n The last sale in the exclusive cluster was in 2021 \u2013 a whole 10 years after the last home to sell there.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/77dda840472ec1c5599a52d9275c5d98.jpg\")
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