Summerset St Johns
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Retirement living · Saint Johns, Auckland City

Summerset St Johns

180 St Johns Road, St Johns · independent apartments, serviced apartments + continuum of care
Life Score
92
Exceptional
Capital Back
38
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Summerset St Johns is a newly opened village in the heart of St Johns, designed for those who want to embrace retirement without compromise. Residents enjoy an exquisite village centre with bar and bistro, resort-style facilities, and easy access to beaches, cafes, golf, and vibrant local life. The village offers Summerset's renowned continuum of care—from independent living through to secure memory care—so you can age in place with confidence. Whether you're seeking an elegant penthouse with city views or a thoughtfully designed apartment, life here balances community, choice, and professional support.

Your home

Living options

Homes to Suit Your Style

From luxury penthouses to serviced apartments and care suites, each home is architecturally designed with your comfort in mind.

The Pinnacle Penthouse: 256m² luxury with commanding views, 3 bedrooms, four balconies, winter garden, Gaggenau appliances, two secure car parks
Penthouse Apartments: premium city and Rangitoto views
Premium Apartments: thoughtfully designed independent living
Apartments: range of independent living options
Serviced Apartments: with care services available
Care Centre Suites & Apartments: rest home and hospital-level care
Memory Care Suites & Apartments: secure dementia care
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Summerset St Johns is vibrant and connected.

Activities & Community

An on-site Activities Coordinator ensures a full calendar of events and social gatherings. The village centre is the heart of community life, with a Divine Café open to residents and locals, a resident bar, and spaces designed for connection and leisure.

Café & bistro with daily service
Resident bar with happy hours
Indoor swimming pool and indoor spa pool
Exercise room and exercise classes
Recreational bowling green and lawn bowls
Library and cinema room
Hair salon
Resident workshop
Piano and computer with internet
Communal vegetable gardens
Pool table
Organised outings and activities
Courtesy van & chauffeur service
Resident dinners and movie nights
Bingo, quizzes, cards and board games
Arts and crafts
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Café & bistro
Resident bar
Indoor swimming pool
Indoor spa pool
Exercise room
Gym
Recreational bowling green
Library
Cinema room
Hair salon
Resident workshop
Communal lounge with large screen TV
Chapel
Barbecue area
Communal vegetable gardens
Computer with internet access
Piano
Pool table
Courtesy van & chauffeur service
Village van
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Summerset St Johns offers these levels of care on site:

IndependentServicedRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ In-home personal assistance (showering, grooming) · Emergency call system in units · Wellness centre · Housekeeping · Linen change
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Summerset St Johns is located at 180 St Johns Road in the heart of Auckland's eastern suburbs, a location you can be proud to call home. The village offers easy access to an array of beaches, cafes, restaurants, the Remuera Golf Club, transport networks, shopping malls, walkways and cycleways. Everything you need for an active and engaged retirement is right on your doorstep, with breathtaking views over the city and Rangitoto.

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Now the practical part

The money — what comes back to your family

You've seen why you'd love it. This is the part most families only discover at the exit statement — so we put it in plain sight. Every figure is from the village's own filed Disclosure Statement.

Capital Back score
38
Below average · #342 of 520
Better than 34% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
25%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
not enough resales disclosed
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
Before you sign, get independent eyes on the contract.An ORA-review lawyer or independent financial adviser — never paid by any operator — checks what it really means for your family.
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How the 38 is built

Nothing hidden — every component

The Capital Back score is a transparent weighting of five filed terms — you can see exactly where this village wins and loses.

Move-in fee you don't get back Deferred Management Fee — weighted 30%
25% deferred fee — lower is better.
38
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Charges end on vacancy.
100
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
No interest on delayed repayment.
0
The filed terms, in plain English

What the Disclosure Statement actually says

Every operator uses different words for the same thing — we normalise them so you can compare like with like.

%

Deferred Management Fee

25%

Accrues over your first 2 years, charged on the entry price.

Market: median 30%; only 16% of villages charge under 25%.

Capital gain

0% to the resident

Any increase in the licence value at resale is kept entirely by the operator.

Market: just 8% of NZ villages share any capital gain.

Fees & interest on exit

Resident-friendly

Weekly fees stop when you vacate.

Market: 220 of 520 villages keep charging weekly fees after you've gone.
Before you sign the ORA

The reckoning usually arrives too late

  • You're buying a licence to occupy, not the home — you can't sell, rent or borrow against it.
  • A large deferred fee is gone within a few years, whatever the unit later sells for.
  • Your family carries the risk of how long resale takes — and the operator's ability to pay.
  • None of this is hidden — it's all in the Disclosure Statement most people sign without reading.
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