19 Ireland Street Freemans Bay, Auckland City

Picture your weekends here. You start with coffee on your bedroom balcony above the treetops, then walk to Ponsonby Road for brunch. Afternoons are for friends in the sunny north-facing courtyard, with the corner doors slid wide open. On winter nights, the fire is lit. Weekdays, you walk to the CBD while everyone else sits in traffic.

19 Ireland Street is a turn-of-the-century villa that delivers that lifestyle without compromise. It has lightened timber floors, high ceilings and original character, with a modern open-plan kitchen and living area that opens straight to the garden. The main house has two bedrooms and a bathroom, plus a heat pump, an open fire, and a living room loft. Snuggle in with a great book, TV, or set up a home office.

The separate studio, consented as a garden shed, with its own bathroom, has been used as space for guests, a teenager's independence, or Airbnb income to help with the mortgage. You decide.

Then there's the garage. In Freemans Bay, garaging and storage are worth their weight in gold. Add in the residence parking outside the door, and you have options.

All this sits in a quiet cul-de-sac, minutes from the city, cafes, the motorway and public transport. You get inner-city convenience with village calm.

Our vendors are moving on and are committed to selling at auction. Homes like this rarely come up in Freemans Bay, and they don't wait around. Book your viewing this week and start your due diligence, as this may sell prior to Auction.