Warkworth Ridge Reaches 100-Home Milestone As Community Takes Shape

Templeton Group's Warkworth Ridge has reached a significant milestone with 100 houses now complete and dozens of families already living in what is emerging as one of Auckland's most distinctive and desirable lifestyle communities.

The development, over 600 homes when completed and with almost 70% of the lots now sold, enjoys a superb natural environment in a rural setting, affording expansive views to the south and west over Warkworth town. It retains the rural charm of the region’s open spaces, rolling hills and magnificent views through careful master-planned design thatemphasisesthe area’s rich natural beauty. An impressive array of built and natural amenities combined with outstanding accessibility complete the picture.

“Warkworth Ridge is unique in the greater Auckland region,” says Templeton Founder, Nigel McKenna. “No other development so seamlessly combines lifestyle focussed, low density living in a rural setting with exceptional access to both natural resources and modern amenities. We’ve worked hard to make it all to fit naturally into its environment. It’s the perfect place to craft your dream home.”

Community building brings an uplift in value

While the 100 home milestones is significant, having people move in is even more so, as it marks the beginning of a community, and that paves the way for an uplift in value.

“The most significant uplift in value for a residential property occurs when a community forms,” says McKenna. “People meet over coffee, their children start playing together, they join in exercise groups, they start a Facebook page and begin a newsletter. That activity transforms houses into homes and a development into a living, social reality.

“Once a development becomes a community, the value of the properties rises. This pattern plays out over every residential development: people want to buy in because they can see the reality.”

A community that will enjoy outstanding accessible amenities

The master-planned lifestyle community is a mere 35-minute drive from Auckland CBD via motorway, with the exit a mere 500 metres from the development. It boasts a superb balance of elevated views, native bush surroundings and sits on the coastal side of all major transport corridors, giving sub-10-minute access (with no motorways or urban traffic) to all the region’s natural amenities -- brilliant beaches, regional parks and a marine reserve. Residents will enjoy opportunities galore for boating, fishing, kayaking. surfing, swimming, snorkelling, diving, picnicking, walking and horse riding.

Warkworth Ridge sits at the gateway of an artisanal oasis featuring the finest array of creative and culinary delights in the Auckland region. Potters work here, alongside artists, sculptors, painters, musicians and other creatives. There’s an abundance of galleries, sculpture trails and vineyards, local retailers, farmers markets and a boutique cinema offer a rich lifestyle.

Warkworth Ridge retains the rural charm of the region’s open spaces, rolling hills and magnificent views through careful master-planned design thatemphasisesthe area’s rich natural beauty. The water courses – vital for stormwater management and flood reduction, supporting biodiversity and ecosystem health, providing aesthetic and recreational value, and ensuring overall community resilience and sustainability –have received particular attention.

Infrastructure enhancements

Warkworth Ridge has full infrastructure designed, consented, built and operating with the full support of Auckland Council and Watercare.

With regeneration, infrastructure and amenity improvements all on track and well-advanced in this charming rural setting, Warkworth Ridge is set to become Auckland’s premier lifestyle-focused development.

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