luxury seaside apartments / penthouses for sale Napier, New Zealand

Apartment 202 is one of only four remaining two-bedroom apartments offering waterfront living and views at Customs Quay. This single-level home boasts breathtaking panoramic vistas across the marina, estuary, and the Kaweka Ranges. With the glistening inner channel just beyond your terrace, you can enjoy the sight of boats passing by. The covered, northwest-facing terrace ensures sun-filled living, while floor-to-ceiling glazing in both the open-plan living area and the primary bedroom allows seamless access to the outdoors and stunning ocean views. Both the living space and bedroom are bathed in natural light, creating warm and inviting retreats. Thoughtful design extends to the layout, where open-plan living features a 2.75m stud, meticulous craftsmanship is evident with negative detailing around the ceiling. The living area features a central fireplace built into custom joinery, rich coastal oak flooring, and dressed timber paneling on selected walls. A second, smaller room offers versatility for a home office, TV room, or guest accommodation with a fold-out couch. The kitchen exudes elegance with its stone benchtops, Artedomus tiles, and oak cabinetry, complemented by premium fixtures, top-of-the-range tapware, an induction cooktop, rangehood, oven, and dishdrawer. Off the entrance hall, you will find a storeroom, powder room, and a stand-alone laundry. Both bedrooms are generously sized, with built-in wardrobes and ensuites. The primary bedroom's ensuite includes a standalone bath and twin basins. This Stratum in Freehold title includes a 180 sq m (more or less) floor plan (with a covered outdoor terrace) and two secure underground car parks. Generous common areas include a recreational deck on Level 3 featuring swimspa pool, sauna, and outdoor kitchen. Imagined by RTA Studio, Customs Quay has emerged as a beacon of luxury and exclusivity at the apex of the Ahuriri inner harbour - this is exquisite living on the waterfront.

One side of the house watches the world go by. Boats leave their berths. Paddleboarders cross the water. Light moves across the marina and the outlook changes with the weather. Turn in the other direction and you are in an entirely private world of limestone, water and tropical planting - a heated magnesium pool, spa and cabana hidden from the street and sheltered from view. That contrast is at the heart of The Quay. Completed in 2025, the 607m² residence was designed by Architecture HDT and constructed by Gemco as a contemporary coastal courtyard house. Its scale is substantial, but scale alone doesn't explain it. The architecture moves between outlook and retreat, entertaining and privacy, activity and escape. Precast concrete and structural steel give the house its permanence. Aluminium, New Zealand limestone and glass shape the exterior, while inside, copper, natural stone, American black walnut, timber ceilings and extensive glazing soften the architecture and add warmth. The principal living level sits above the marina. Kitchen, dining and living spaces take in life on the water while decks on both sides of the house allow you to follow the sun - marina on one side, pool courtyard on the other. The kitchen island will probably be where people end up, regardless of where you intended them to sit. It anchors a kitchen designed as much for people as cooking, supported by a scullery and temperature-controlled wine cellar. Nearby, a dedicated wellness retreat means steam, cold water and recovery rituals need not involve leaving home. The main bedroom and guest suite are also positioned on this upper level. Downstairs, the house changes character again. A second full kitchen, living room and laundry allow this level to function with genuine independence for adult children, extended family, guests or live-in support. Two further bedroom suites sit alongside the gallery, entry and three-car garaging. Then there is the courtyard. French limestone paving surrounds the magnesium pool and inground spa. Tropical planting creates enclosure, an outdoor copper shower adds another layer, and the cabana - complete with copper bar and featuring a marble bar top - makes the pool area somewhere to spend from the afternoon through to late evening rather than simply somewhere to swim. An eight-person lift connects the levels, while smart technology, solar and battery storage, underfloor heating, ducted heating and cooling and acoustic glazing quietly take care of much of the practical work behind the scenes. The Quay gives you two very different ways of living in one remarkable place. Outward to the water. Inward to complete privacy. Key Features: 607m² residence completed in 2025 Architecture HDT design; constructed by Gemco Four bedroom suites and four bathrooms Three living areas Marina outlook Private courtyard with heated magnesium pool and inground spa Poolside cabana Main kitchen, scullery and temperature-controlled wine cellar Second kitchen, living and laundry downstairs Dedicated wellness retreat with steam room and copper cold plunge showers Eight-person lift Three-car garaging and dual gated access Underfloor and ducted heating and cooling Smart-home technology Solar and battery storage Due to the calibre and value of this property, viewings will be by private appointment. To protect our client’s privacy, all enquiries will be qualified prior to a viewing being arranged. A comprehensive information pack is available to prospective buyers. Please register your details via this link - https://bit.ly/TheQuay - to receive the Property Information Brochure, LIM, Title and Floorplans. For sale by negotiation.