Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
According to the listing agent, it is now seriously for sale and inviting buyer enquiry from $2.9 million.
The village, which is 7km from Kurow and 50km from Oamaru, was built in the 1930s to house workers on the nearby Waitaki Dam.
At its peak, more than 2000 people lived in the village. The brick houses were reserved for the managers while old photos show rows and rows of wooden huts for the workers.
Those huts were relocated around the region once the dam was automated and now there are just three groups of people residing there – the owner in the main lodge and tenants in the only two cottages which have been renovated.
(Two of the eight three-bedroom cottages have been renovated. Photo / Supplied)
One Agency listing agent Kelli Williams said the owners bought the dilapidated village for $294,000 in 2001.
They had big plans for the site and carried out a huge amount of work over the years, including opening the café and running an accommodation business.
The property was first put on the market for sale in 2016 and the listing went viral in 2018. People from around the world got in touch, including an American rock star.
“It went viral for a reason – you can’t buy a village every day. Not on a tourist route and in a part of a country like this that hasn’t fully hit its stride yet ... It’s a great opportunity for someone is all I can say. I just hope someone can see the vision like I can,” she said.
(The village includes a cafe and bar and a five-bedroom lodge. Photo / Supplied)
(The cafe was upgraded by the current owners who even opened it for a stint. Photo / Supplied)
Ref: Entire New Zealand village for sale again - got a spare $2.9m? Photo Credit-Supplied
