Even from the roadside, you can see that the landscaped driveway leads up to a huge like-new home, complete with alluring dormer windows that offer views across to One Tree Hill and Mt Wellington.
It's situated in a beautiful tree-lined street in classy St Johns Park, with gated video-com access to the elevated 1000m2 site adjoining the park.
This 1970s thoroughly modernised three-storey, four-bedroom 280m2 home offers spacious entertainment areas, peaceful landscaped gardens and totally private personal spaces for the whole family, while delightful cornices add a touch of class throughout.
Twin doors off the tiled foyer open into a sumptuous formal lounge with charming gas fireplace and access to a poolside area with 9m heated pool, and a particularly large family 'barbecue alcove', complete with electronic louvre ceiling.
Also off the foyer is a bedroom-sized office and huge living area with access to the deck. Alongside is a magnificent, designer kitchen with eye-catching benchtop/breakfast bar and sliding window which allows refreshments to be passed to the deck. Apart from a huge Smeg six-hob gas cooktop and double ovens there's trendy opaque cupboards doors with built-in steps.
On the upper level are spacious cupboards and three bedrooms with pleasant views, as does a study nook. All three bedrooms feature chic fully-tiled ensuites - one with a spa bath, while the spacious master suite has an elegant ensuite, dressing room and a bedroom-sized gym/nursery.
Apart from underfloor heating in bathrooms, kitchen and dining, there's automatic indoor lighting, central vacuum, irrigation and security systems, plus a useful laundry chute and Rinnai heaters.
Then, just when you think you've seen it all, you find a superbly equipped home theatre on the lower ground floor, plus a powder-room and access out to a large private landscaped lawn garden.
Double garage with ample off-street parking.