The Block season 1 houses on the move. Photo / Supplied.
The properties at 74, 76, 78 and 80 Anzac St, Takapuna were done up by inaugural Block couples Rachel and Tyson, Sarah and Richard, Ben and Libby and Ginny and Rhys.
The Block season 1 houses on the move. Photo / Supplied.
Sibling team Libby and Ben Crawford won the season, selling their house for a profit of $157,000 and winning the $80,000 prize money. Dating couple Sarah Adams and Richard Boobyer came second, selling their house for a $64,000 profit, teenage sweethearts Ginny Death and Rhys Wineera sold their house for a profit of $11,000, while engaged couple Rachel Rasch and Tyson Hill sold their house for the reserve price.
The Block team's profits have soared along with the hot Auckland property market. Season 5 Block couples made between $150,000 to $380,000 profit at their auction night on Sunday.
The Block season 1 houses are on the move. Photo / Supplied
Auburn bought the properties over seven months from individual owners, Fairfax reported. The properties will be developed into the Sargeson Apartments with 92 units. The properties, which range from $395,000 for a 40sq m studio apartment to $825,000 for a 78sq m two-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse, have all been sold.
Three of the houses would be taken to new sites.
The Block Houses
The Block Season 1 houses on Anzac Ave Takapuna. Photo / Michael Craig
74 Anzac St: • Renovated by: Rachel Rasch and Tyson Hill • September 2012 auction price: $798,000 • SOLD in April 2015 for: $1,919,657 • Mark up: $1,121,657
76 Anzac St: • Renovated by: Sarah Adams and Richard Boobyer • September 2012 auction price: $870,000 • SOLD in October 2015 for: $1,625,000 • Mark up: $755,000
78 Anzac St: • Renovated by: Ben and Libby Crawford • September 2012 auction price: $961,000 • SOLD in June 2015 for: $1,940,000 • Mark up: $979,000
80 Anzac St: • Renovated by: Ginny Death and Rhys Wineera • September 2012 auction price: $805,000 • SOLD in May 2015 for: $1,950,000 • Mark up: $1,145,000
