The house sold later that week but the real estate agents refused to say how much for and who the buyers were. Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playA rotting villa transformed into a Grey Lynn masterpiece sold for $2.825 million, the Herald can finally reveal. The Herald has been reporting on the Grey Lynn hovel since late 2014 when a front-page story showed it in its near-original state with rotting floorboards, a sagging ceiling, threadbare carpet and nicotine-caked walls. Related Content Video Grey Lynn villa Helen Clark named one of the most powerful women in the world Catriona MacLennan: Government riding roughshod over democracyThe marketing agent described it as the worst he'd ever sold. It sold at auction for $1.075 million to the three directors of Evoke Developments, who carried out the 17-month makeover.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 20, 2016 03:33 UTC