OneRoof wrote about the property<\/a> when it hit the market in April. The resort was owned by Kiwi entrepreneur David Nathan, who died at the end of last year, and his wife Pamela.<\/p>\nThey brought the resort to life over three decades and gave it an unmistakable Hawaii-type vibe.<\/p>\n
The property is home to a collection of luxury residences situated amongst exquisitely landscaped gardens, manicured lawns, native bush and rolling pasture.<\/p>\n
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The grand, four-bedroom primary residence at Andersons Cove was designed by acclaimed New Zealand architect Andrew Patterson. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
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The Potting Shed is an elegant one-bedroom, self-contained luxury escape that is now rented out for $3250 a night to mainly overseas visitors. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
The main home is a grand, four-bedroom retreat designed by acclaimed architect Andrew Patterson. There’s also the Potting Shed, an elegant one-bedroom self-contained escape; Clifftops Lodge, a two-bedroom safari-style retreat, and The Boatshed, a three-bedroom dwelling on the water\u2019s edge that also houses all the water toys.<\/p>\n
Daughter Sarah told OneRoof that her parents had been searching for over 10 years for the right place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey had very specific requirements \u2013 Dad wanted riparian rights and absolute beachfront, with privacy as one of his top priorities, as well as wanting to be close to Auckland.\u201d<\/p>\n
They found out about the property purely by chance, and although it was just a humble Lockwood set amongst scrubby bush back then, it was love at first sight for David when the family went and had a look.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter telling us to be cool, don\u2019t get excited and not let on we like it, he completely lost his composure and said to the real estate agent, \u2018I need to make this happen, we have to have it\u2019,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n
When it came to briefing Patterson for the design of their new home, the Nathans, who were also extraordinarily private people, let the landscape do the talking.<\/p>\n
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Andersons Cove’s Clifftops Lodge is an off-grid, safari-themed abode, with two bedrooms, four-poster beds and two luxury ensuites. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
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The estate has a secret garden of roses, a glade of nikau palms, an orange grove, a dam that\u2019s home to white swans and ducks, and paddocks that are home to four Nigerian dwarf goats and Highland Cattle. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t say much to him, just brought him up here and said, \u2018we want something that is sympathetic to the landscape and the seascape, with Pacific roots \u2013 like Fiji and Hawaii\u2019,” Sarah said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe absolutely nailed the brief, Mum and Dad were blown away. But a condition of the commission was that Andrew never shared the design or entered it into any competitions, because they preferred to stay under the radar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bayleys listing agent Duncan Ross told OneRoof last month that a property of this calibre in this position was rare. \u201cYou\u2019ve got riparian rights and direct access to effectively your own private east coast beach, along with the 48 hectares that come with it. I haven\u2019t come across anything like it myself, it\u2019s phenomenal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe put it out to our database and have had a really good response, with both local and offshore interest. It\u2019s also 25 minutes from Te Arai and Tara Iti.\u201d<\/p>\n
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