84 | DEVELOPMENT Redmund Spur Call Mike now for all your: Earthworks, subdivision, carparks, tennis courts and road construction projects. We still have some spaces left over the next couple of months so get in touch now for all your construction needs. Check out our website www.eandp.co.nz or find us on facebook E: mike@mikedowns.co.nz | P: 021 958 444 Built on a successful partnership Congratulations to Red Spur Ltd on the success of the Redmund Spur development. Surveying | Land Development | Three Waters Engineering Fox Environmental is proud to have supported this project with land development, surveying and three waters engineering services. More importantly, we value the strong working relationship that helped bring the development to life. Today, the combined expertise of Fox & Associates and e2 Environmental continues as Fox Environmental, supporting Red Spur and other developers from early planning through to project delivery. 0800 369 368 foxenviro.co.nz Individual designs a key feature Located on the lower slopes of the Port Hills between Hoon Hay Valley and Kennedy’s Bush, Redmund Spur comprises around 120 sections, with nearly 100 homes now built or under construction. T T Karen Phelps “One of the features of Redmund Spur is the building covenants, and to see the effect of these on the built environment has been so satisfying.” Ten years after the first section sales, Redmund Spur is entering a period of consolidation, with stage 6 of the Port Hills development now complete. Located on the lower slopes of the Port Hills between Hoon Hay Valley and Kennedy’s Bush, Redmund Spur comprises around 120 sections, with nearly 100 homes now built or under construction, and the neighbourhood’s distinctive and unique character becoming increasingly established. Developer, Dan van Asch, says it is particularly pleasing that the original vision for the development is taking shape. “One of the features of Redmund Spur is the building covenants, and to see the effect of these on the built environment has been so satisfying. Comments have been very positive with people saying that Redmund Spur has a unique look and feel,” he says. The building covenants require homes to be individually designed to an architectural standard and constructed using high-quality materials. Design, appearance, height and landscaping are considered as part of an overall approach intended to allow homeowners to develop individual homes, but with a cohesive neighbourhood feel. The result is a collection of distinctive properties rather than a uniform subdivision, with landscaping playing an important role in the character of the development. There is no boundary fencing between properties, encouraging owners to incorporate landscaping around and between their homes. Dan says the arrangement has contributed to a real neighbourly atmosphere. “Without fences, people feel they can talk to their neighbours more easily. One of them told me it feels like a resort touch with the lovely houses, beautiful views and the landscaping around and between the properties.” He says recreational opportunities have become an easily accessible and important part of life at Redmund Spur. Two walking and mountain biking tracks have recently been established from each of the road ends across the farmland linking the development with the wider area, including Halswell Quarry Park and the nearby Kennedy’s Bush walking track towards the Summit Road. “Recreation and nature are real features of the development and there are many residents that make a lot of use of those tracks,” says Dan. A children’s playground at the entrance to the subdivision is also well used by both residents and the wider public. In the woodland at the centre of the development, some neighbours are even undertaking pest control, helping to look after the natural environment within the neighbourhood. Dan says the combination of substantial sections, architectural homes, landscaping and access to the Port Hills has helped establish Redmund Spur as a distinctive Christchurch address. “Recent real estate analysis puts Redmund Spur amongst the higher-priced suburbs in Christchurch,” he says. Redmund Spur takes its name from a paddock name used for years as part of the van Asch family farm. The family has been associated with this land since 1926, when Gerrit van Asch first acquired a lease of the farm. With Redmund Spur now down to its last few sections in stage 6, selected opportunities remain available for those wanting to become part of the established hillside neighbourhood. Remaining sections range from 960 to 1520sqm and are priced between $570,000 and $675,000. Further stages are planned above stage 6 and Dan says there is now a focus on the additional infrastructure required to support that development.
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