From the moment you arrive, this home feels like an escape. Palm trees frame the swimming pool and create an unexpected tropical, resort-like welcome - yet you're tucked away in one of Glendowie's quiet, intimate neighbourhoods.

Built in the 1950s from solid block and weatherboard and thoughtfully renovated for modern family life, the home combines the substance and character of its era with relaxed contemporary living.

Upstairs, four bedrooms and two bathrooms provide plenty of room for a growing family, while downstairs, a generous rumpus room opens directly towards the pool - an ideal retreat for children and teenagers, or an easy second living space when friends come over.

But perhaps the real rarity is outside. Beyond the pool and north-facing entertaining areas lies an exceptionally large, flat lawn - the kind of backyard that has become increasingly difficult to find in this part of Auckland. There's room for backyard cricket, tents and sleepovers, pets, parties and long summer afternoons where the kids can simply be kids.

It's a home that works beautifully through every season: swimming and outdoor entertaining in summer, cosy living spaces and wood fires when winter arrives.

And despite the sense of seclusion, everything that makes Glendowie such a sought-after family location is close at hand - excellent school zones, parks, Sylvia Park and Auckland's Eastern Bays and beaches.

After 17 years here, the current owners are downsizing, creating an opportunity for another family to make this special piece of Glendowie their own.

Auction - Saturday, 3rd of October at 3pm, On Site (unless sold prior)

To all agents: Conjunctionals are welcome!