PHOTO: Gabrielle Krieger and her husband George moved from Auckland to New Plymouth, where they’ve purchased a three bedroom home for $390,000 Photo: RNZ/ Robin Martin
A KiwiBuild development in New Plymouth has defied the naysayers and sold out the first tranche of 33 properties in double-quick time.
The Discovery Development in Marfell only went on the market in October and there’s already keen interest in the outstanding 35 homes which are nearing completion.
The project is built on land where dozens of neglected state houses were demolished in 2008 forcing about 20 families from their homes.
In 2017, yet more abandoned properties were bulldozed to make way for the $23 million development which it is hoped will rejuvenate the neighbourhood.
Brazilian couple Gabrielle and George Krieger have just moved with their new puppy Piha.
Gabrielle couldn’t be happier.
“We are really excited. We moved in on Saturday so it’s pretty cool. It’s pretty amazing, a really quiet place.”
The couple had relocated from the big smoke.
“We spent five years in Auckland and we decided it was like too busy for us, so we decided to choose a smaller city to move to and we chose New Plymouth because my husband’s a surfer so because of the waves and it’s a good city. We really like it.”
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