Post by Brent George on Mar 26, 2024 0:20:51 GMT
Controversial coastal property listed - Will a new owner unblock the walkway?
Stuff - North Shore: 26-Mar-2024
Regular walkers of the coastal trail from Takapuna to Milford will know this cottage in Thorne Bay - for the past six months the trail that crosses the property has been blocked by the owners following an unresolved dispute with Auckland Council.
And now the historic property that has been in the Firth family for around 100 years has been listed for sale, raising further questions over the future of the walkway access, which was initially disrupted when a wooden boardwalk over the rocks was washed away in 2011.
Listing agent Andrew Dorreen of Precision Real Estate, who is acting for the Firth family estate, says it’s not outside the realms of possibility for a “well-heeled purchaser or group purchasers to buy off the estate and restore the access way”.
Stuff - North Shore: 26-Mar-2024
Regular walkers of the coastal trail from Takapuna to Milford will know this cottage in Thorne Bay - for the past six months the trail that crosses the property has been blocked by the owners following an unresolved dispute with Auckland Council.
And now the historic property that has been in the Firth family for around 100 years has been listed for sale, raising further questions over the future of the walkway access, which was initially disrupted when a wooden boardwalk over the rocks was washed away in 2011.
Listing agent Andrew Dorreen of Precision Real Estate, who is acting for the Firth family estate, says it’s not outside the realms of possibility for a “well-heeled purchaser or group purchasers to buy off the estate and restore the access way”.