Very handy to the village centre, it’s the 1034 square metre lot on the corner of the Berkshire St entrance to town and Anglesea St, owned by the Anglican church’s Dunedin diocese — its historic St Paul’s Church is right next door.
Bayleys Arrowtown agent Richard Newman, who’s marketing the property alongside his son, Nick, and Bayleys Queenstown’s Sheryl Williams, says it’s now surplus to the church’s requirements.
Ironically, Newman’s dad, the late John Newman, who was also a longtime agent, planted trees on the section in the ’70s which include the odd protected tree — in particular, a pin oak and a red oak.
Anyone wanting to build would have to take these protected trees into consideration as you’d need consent to remove them.
Being in the Arrowtown residential historic management zone, anyone building a home also has to follow design guidelines and rules on site coverage and maximum height.
The property’s for sale by deadline private treaty, closing tomorrow.
Richard Newman says the market will decide what it’s worth, but, referring to its 2022 capital value of $2.25 million, suggests "if you’re looking [at that] you won’t be far away".
