Precincts

Buckley A is the home of Catalina Café, Hobsonville Point Park and its steel seedpod playground, and Hobsonville Point Primary School.

Buckley’s master Developer, AVJennings, is now working on Buckley 'B' and there are a range of homes in this neighbourhood for sale off the plan. This neighbourhood has a focus on providing a range of homes priced at or below the median for the area. Buckley B includes Hobsonville Point Secondary School, which opened in 2014. 

Living in Buckley precinct gives you many of the benefits of an urban lifestyle without the hassles. You are only ever a very short walk from a bus stop, café, park, playground or neighbourhood shop. And of course, both the new primary and secondary schools are in Buckley precinct, so the kids can walk or bike to school.

Hobsonville Point Road is the main route through the peninsula, linking Hobsonville village all the way through to the waterfront. Much more than an arterial route, it has been designed as the community’s ‘high street’ and will be lined with homes, small business and dotted with pockets of neighbourhood shops.

These old homes and their large gardens lend character to the neighbourhood. Sunderland’s new homes have been designed to complement the old airforce-era houses.

Construction is well underway in the Heritage neighbourhood with the Gardens and Marine neighbourhoods to follow soon. These neighbourhoods are a very short walk from the Catalina Bay eateries, bars and Farmers Market.

Homes in this precinct are available to purchase off the plan now, including standalone, terraced homes and apartments.

At the front of the oval on large waterfront sites, are four former Officers’ homes which have had their exteriors renovated and plans drawn up for extensions. These homes are for sale with the consented plans. Winton is underway with the Oval Houses, 12 large four-bedroom homes to the back of the oval facing north over the green sweep of lawn. Winton also has plans for apartments which will make the most of the harbour views from this premium site. At the eastern end of the oval a pocket park includes a play area for young children. Launch Bay is a five minute walk from Catalina Bay’s retail and restaurants via the coastal walkway or the streets.

These heritage hangars and workshops are now home to a range of great bars, eateries and food and coffee purveyors, including the Catalina Bay Farmers Market and Little Creatures microbrewery. Some of the space is being used for offices and the Sunderland Hangar’s mezzanine has been turned into a co-working space (above Little Creatures). Willis Bond & Co has now begun on Stage 2 of the development which will create apartments and townhouses on the waterfront. 

A daily ferry service to downtown Auckland operates from the wharf at Catalina Bay.

A central tree-lined avenue runs through the heart of Catalina precinct, from Hobsonville Point Road to Bomb Point and the harbour. The precinct is 31ha, including Bomb Point, and the neighbourhood includes a mix of apartments, terraces and stand alone houses; a total of 450 homes. AVJennings, master developers of Buckley precinct, is also overseeing the development of Catalina precinct.

Catalina precinct’s overarching characteristic is ‘green,’ with more than two thirds of the land’s perimeter bounded by open space. Between the Primary School grounds, the coastal wetlands, Bomb Point and the bush-clad gully that borders the precinct’s southern side, homes in Catalina enjoy a variety of beautiful views and easy access to the best outdoor experiences Hobsonville Point has to offer, such as walking, biking, boating and kayaking.

To further enhance the park-like feel of the precinct, a broad, tree-lined avenue will run through its centre, giving a focal point to the neighbourhood and allowing views of Bomb Point. The road is combined with a reserve and designed using traffic-slowing techniques so that is safe and enjoyable for pedestrians. A shared footpath and cycleway will run between a double row of trees the length of the avenue and a small playground will be incorporated at the western end. The avenue will be lined with homes and apartments, lending it the vibrancy more sparsely populated suburban streets often lack.

The precinct will include a mix of homes and retail, commercial and community facilities. Te Uru will also include homes priced at or below the median house price.

The vision for Waterford is to build a ‘village within a village’ at Hobsonville Point. The village is located on Buckley Avenue, over the road from Catalina Café. The coastal walkway runs right past the village as it winds it way down to the Catalina Bay waterfront, about a 15-minute walk away. 

Waterford offers two and three-bedroom villas designed with elegance and quality in mind. All of their villas are light and airy, and feature modern kitchens and bathrooms, with luxury fixtures and fittings including stone benchtops, soft-close drawers, Fisher and Paykel appliances, ceramic tiles and European tapware.

Waterford also offers one and two-bedroom apartments in a range of different layouts and sizes. All of their apartments feature modern kitchens and bathrooms, generously-sized living areas and plenty of storage space, plus air conditioning and heating so you’ll be comfortable no matter the season. Each apartment comes with either a patio or a balcony, so you can soak up the sunshine and truly make the most of your surroundings.

Waterford is being developed by Classic Life.