Bella Italia
This masterpiece of Italian-inspired luxury offers timeless craftsmanship and unforgettable grandeur in the heart of Tauranga.
This masterpiece of Italian-inspired luxury offers timeless craftsmanship and unforgettable grandeur in the heart of Tauranga.
words JO FERRIS
Discerning property buyers will know that this impressive property has been on the market for some time. You would be wise to put any perceptions, or thoughts of changing it, aside – rather see the home for what it is. Think like an Italian and appreciate that family sits at the heart of life.
Jason Eves sums it up when saying anyone who has followed Tauranga real estate will appreciate opportunities like this come once in a blue moon. Bella Italia’s vision was born from the Italian owner’s understanding of craftmanship.
Craftsmanship that not only lasts the passage of time, but continues that legacy through the generations, without modification, merely the appreciation that age brings to refined lifestyle.
This property impresses not just for its epic size and scale, but its multi-layered approach. Three residences in one include a four-bedroom home within the main level, a two-bedroom apartment on the upper floor, and a one-bedroom studio apartment within the ground floor.
Solid concrete construction underpins the focus on longevity and quality, while incorporating sound-proofing that ensures privacy for all three residences.
Designing three separate homes in one, the engineering knowledge and foresight remains faithful to the centuries’-old Italian palazzos this property was based upon. The design and finish might extol the Italian penchant for grandeur. Beneath all this however, the home disguises its attention to the fundamentals of a warm, healthy environment.
It epitomises the Mediterranean appreciation of family and entertainment. Either housing intergenerational family units, accommodating staff, or utilising this home’s unique presence for boutique accommodation, this is a multi-faceted property. Entertaining inside or out, the focus revolves around nurture and nourishment. It’s easy to envision long, lazy lunches outside, or lingering dinner parties in the soaring luxury of the banquet hall inside.
Blending Italian materials with New Zealand accents, this property fuses Mediterranean heritage with hi-tech innovation and engineering ingenuity. Safely guarded behind gated security, within nearly an acre, this haven ensures seclusion and solace, protection and privacy. Manicured gardens and courtyard corners, topiary pathways and sloping lawns, a heated pool for year-round leisure, a spa for added bliss – it is the quintessential lifestyle.
Overlooking the Wairoa Valley, this property has sun and scenery by day, with exquisite sunsets as nightfall arrives. A sense of country, yet close to major arterial links to Tauranga and beyond, Bella Italia is simply perfezione.
5 Sunny Downs Drive, Tauriko