Frequently Asked Questions

We love our pets, and we would like folk to enjoy them at 26 Aroha. We will make a decision on pets on a case-by-case basis, with consideration for the comfort of other residents.

We think it’s important that there are not too many, and those that we have are friendly and quiet to avoid bothering others, and that the property remains able to cope with the type of pets folk would like. 

Yes, there will be a secure gate at the rear of the property opening on to Warren Freer Park. This is a rugby field in winter and softball field in summer. Across the park is a children’s playground.

We’ve chosen to provide the appliances, so that they fit in nicely and support our eco principles. They have been selected for low energy, low water, low noise and to be a little flash. Click each one below for details.

In each apartment;

Beko cookers, with induction hobs

Bosch dishwashers

Mitsubishi fridges with ice maker and separate vege cooler

Robinhood rangehoods

In shared roof area;

Miele washing machines (3) in shared roof laundry, with Express 20min and QuickPowerwash 49min settings, and automatic detergent dispensing, integrated with the solar hot water system

Miele heat pump dryers (3) in shared roof laundry, super economical (10 stars, the lowest energy dryer available) with auto sensing drying

Beko fridge in shared roof area with cold water, ice maker and lots of room if you need fridge space for BBQs and other social events

A Juno MultiTap system with filtered cold & boiling water tap in shared roof area for easy drinks

We have teamed up with a company called mycaryourrental.com.

They specialise in peer-to-peer car renting, enabling private car owners to rent their cars to others.

We will use them to manage the bookings and insurance cover for our shared car, and also transparently provide access to any other private cars in our neighbourhood available to rent.

Residents will register a debit or credit card to pay for the car booking, and to lower the $1000 damage excess if desired.

To cover the cost of providing the booking platform and insurance mycaryourrental.com will retain a % of the hourly or daily fees. From the remainder running costs will be paid (registration, WOF, and maintenance etc).

As owners we will provide the first shared car at our cost, and then save the residual fees to replace the car in future years.

Its really up to you.

26 Aroha is set up to support people to live without their own private car (see Ditch the Car).

We know some people would like to save the money spent on their own car but still need access to good transport(see Living cheaper), and also Auckland is looking for ways to reduce the growth of cars.

However we understand some people’s work and lifestyle require their own car.

We have provided 3 carparks with priority for young families, others will need to find your own solution for parking. Perhaps over time there will be more carparks available close to 26 Aroha through apps such as parkable.co.nz

As a side note, Aroha Ave is full with parked cars during St Lukes mall opening hours, but it is quite empty outside of these hours.

The apartments are unfurnished.

There is a flash fridge and dishwasher, see appliances question for models.

You will have access to the shared laundry, roof space and BBQ area, guest room, electric car and veggie gardens. The guest room and car will attract a charge, which we want to keep quite reasonable. Our studio apartment has been designed to also be used as a shared officespace if enough residents wish to have used ths way, there would be charge for this. For the veggie garden to operate properly an interest group will likely be set up and you may need to contribute towards a fund for running them.

We have designed something a bit unique here, in order to save tenants money. See Living cheaper for an idea of what money could be saved.

Each of these major utilities (power, water, internet) is measured and charged by the suppliers through a single connection into 26 Aroha. We will then allocate and charge each tenant the appropriate portion of that each month, and you will be invoiced by us for this.

Power will be supplied by a company we are talking to who we have selected for their community mindedness and desire to help their customers make power savings. We will meter each of the apartments and charge for that usage, including a share of the costs of power to the communal spaces based on apartment size, and then discount these with the supply of solar power.

Water charges will be shared based on the use by each apartments and sharing of  communal areas water use based on apartment size.

Internet costs will be shared equally between all apartments.

Considering everyones health, damage, and our insurance policy .. we ask there be no smoking inside or in common areas at 26 Aroha.

Studio & 1 bedroom – 2 people

2 bedrooms – 4 people

3 bedrooms –  5 people

Yes

Our studio apartment at the street front has been designed that it could be set up as a shared office space with good internet, full kitchen and coffee machine, and a full bathroom.

We have done this to further support people to avoid the dreaded commute, and avoid the need for your own car.

For this to work we would need 6+ people to commit to its use in this way, and we would charge a rate for this that would be competitive compared to other shared office rates.

If you’re a young professional, family, empty nesters or retired person who is interested in living more sustainably, and you think our apartments would suit your way of life, we’d love to hear from you.

From the way we collect, separate and recycle your waste, to the use of LED lighting and solar hot water and power to supplement your electricity needs, and access to a shared electric car, we hope to enable you to live more sustainably. We hope to have people live at 26 Aroha who are passionate about the planet and will work together to create a nice and planet friendly place to live.

At this stage the apartments are only for rent.