Army Bay · Auckland
40 Kotanui Avenue, Army Bay
Listed by Ben Gibson at Harcourts - Orewa
Listed 7 May 2026 · 186 days on market · 18% below the current Auckland Residential - Single House Zone average days on market
Land Price
$789,000
$685/m²
Land area
1,152 m²
Zone
Residential - Single House Zone
Title Type
Freehold · Fee Simple
Legal Description
Lot 27 Deposited Plan 335721
Title Area
1,152 m²
Easements
None identified
Mortgage
No mortgage
Encumbrances
None
Consent Notices
None
Covenants
Yes
4 registered instruments on title
Can you build here? The 30-second read
- ZonedResidential - Single House ZoneDistrict Plan: up to 35% site coverage, ≈404 m² footprint, 8 m height limit.
- YesAll three DEVPRO plans fitAgainst the coverage limit — setbacks, shape and driveway still matter.
- CheckOne dwelling onlyThe zone rules don't permit a second home without consent.
- Check0 of 3 servicesNo council water or wastewater or stormwater found nearby — plan for a tank, and on-site wastewater.
- Check≈6.0 m fall across the siteFrom 1 m LiDAR — expect retaining or a split-level design.
- YesNo hazards flaggedNone found in council hazard layers — still read the LIM.
- ReadTitle has a covenantRegistered: a covenant. Read them before you offer.
Aerial imagery
See the land from above.
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Location
What's nearby.
Nearest town
Whangaparāoa
≈ 4.5 km straight-line
Nearest school
Gulf Harbour School
≈ 1.0 km straight-line
School zone
Whangaparaoa College · Gulf Harbour School
In-zone for enrolment — confirm the current scheme with the school
Distances are straight-line from the parcel, not drive time. Nearest town and school come from a curated dataset; supermarkets from OpenStreetMap. Switch the aerial above to Map to see the surrounding roads and town names.
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Can you build here?
Zoned Residential - Single House Zone — up to 35% site coverage.
What you can build
District Plan zone
Residential - Single House Zone
Max site coverage
35%
Max building footprint
404 m² of 1,155 m²
Of the total parcel area.
Height limit
8m
Yard setbacks
3m front · 1m side · 1m rear
Second dwelling
Not permitted
Which DEVPRO plans fit here?
Footprint against the coverage-limited maximum only — setbacks, shape and driveways matter too. We confirm what actually fits in a feasibility chat.
The ground
Natural hazards
None identified
Reticulated services · 0/3 available
Water
Not available
Wastewater
Not available
Stormwater
Not available
Computed from LINZ parcel + 1m LiDAR and Auckland Council GIS. A guide, not a guarantee — confirm zoning rules in the operative District Plan and review the LIM before you commit.
Your home, complete
Your home from $1,029,500
Or upgrade to DEVPRO: 2-bed from $422,500 — your home from $1,211,500.
Indicative turnkey total — land asking price plus a standard timber-frame build (from $3,700/m² incl GST), or the DEVPRO upgrade. Excludes site works (earthworks, services connections, driveway), consents and finance. An initial design + cost estimate confirms it for this section.
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Pick a home — standard timber frame, or upgrade to DEVPRO — and we'll place it on this section (position, orientation, driveway and services) and price it, so you know if it fits your budget before detailed design.
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Price in context
Asking $685/m² against a Auckland Residential - Single House Zone median $867/m².
Median asking price per m² across 62 active sections in Auckland · Residential - Single House Zone, as at 8 Nov 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listing agent
In the words of Ben Gibson, Harcourts - Orewa
There are sections, and then there are opportunities that simply don't come around twice.
Bordering the protected beauty of Shakespear Regional Park, this incredible landholding places nature quite literally at your doorstep. Step out from your future home and straight onto some of the Coast's most spectacular walking tracks, winding through native bush, open farmland and dramatic coastline toward both Army Bay and Okoromai Bay.
Held by the same family for decades, this is one of the final chances to secure land adjoining this extraordinary regional sanctuary. Once this is gone, there's every chance another opportunity like it may not surface for a generation.
The section itself is ready and waiting. Positioned to embrace elevation, sunshine and breathtaking surroundings, it offers the perfect platform to create something truly special. Imagine designing a home where your outlook is forever protected, where the backdrop is rolling green parkland, native birdlife and the sparkling Hauraki Gulf beyond.
The lifestyle here is what sets it apart. Morning swims, paddleboards, fishing, hiking tracks, mountain biking, picnics in the park, or simply watching the changing colours roll across the landscape. Land and sea are both right here, ready for whatever kind of day you feel like having.
For golfers, Whangaparāoa Golf Club is moments away. Gulf Harbour Marina and ferry services to the city keep Auckland within easy reach, while great schools, beaches and everyday amenities remain close by.
The vendor's motivation is very real, and the pricing now reflects a clear intention to get this sold.
If you've been waiting for something rare, private and impossible to recreate, this is your moment.
Opportunities bordering protected parkland are exceptionally scarce. Opportunities like this, with the walkways literally at your boundary, are even rarer.
Come walk the land, stand in the silence, and picture what life here could become.
To view the property documents copy this link into your browser : https://www.harcourtsfiles.co.nz/listings/6LAH
The description above is the listing agent's own wording, via Harcourts - Orewa. Devlin Property's independent read — buildability, services, hazards and total cost — is in the panels above.
Site context
What shapes the build here.
Road frontage
0 m
No mapped frontage — check for a registered access easement (see the title above)
Nearest wetland
145 m
Close enough to check the district plan's wetland rules
Nearest stream
41 m
Setback unlikely to bite — verify in the district plan
Nearest coast
310 m
Amenity at this distance, not a constraint
Nearest lake
600 m
Site aspect
Falls ≈ east
Orientation we design around — see the contours on the aerial
Distances are from the parcel centroid to Topo 1:50k features (LINZ); site aspect is approximate, from the 1m LiDAR contours. Road frontage is a proxy — centreline intersection with parcel boundary, not a legal access measure. Confirm setbacks with a district-plan check before purchase.
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