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View from a two bedroom Ponsonby Apartment that is available through crowd sourced property investment start up Opoly
APARTMENT OWNING & LIVING The way we are living is changing. A single dwelling on a large section with a standalone garage is fast becoming a thing of the past. City fringe living is becoming more and more high density and the urban buzz hums everywhere except in the pockets of protected heritage homes in our more leafy streets. The pressure on inner city suburbs to ease the burden of Auckland’s housing crisis is real and the number of consents to January 2021 in Auckland for apartments, flats and townhouses is almost equalling that of stand alone houses. The most visible increase is the number of new and redeveloped apartment blocks in the wider Ponsonby area. If you are looking for an apartment the range of options is now vast, from old to new, small and modest to large scale luxury. There are complexes designed with the view to rent out and there are those developed especially with owner occupiers in mind. Along Great North Road there are multi
million dollar luxury apartments that are snapped up by offshore investors and then there are more simple buildings that were built over a decade ago that may suffer from water tightness. Whether you want to rent, buy, become an owner occupier or invest in an apartment for your future, it’s a way of living that’s set to dominate our city fringe landscape. However, it shouldn’t be viewed as a compromise on how you live. In fact people are now recognising just how attractive apartment living is and the many advantages that come with it. Whether you’re already on the property ladder or about to begin the climb, apartments should definitely be on your radar.
Outdoor apartment living on Vinegar Lane - Craig Watkins family home
68 PONSONBY NEWS+ April 2021
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