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Monarch Bay Masterpiece

A beautiful custom awaits you home in this guard gated oceanfront community

This month’s property showcase features a spectacular custom Monarch Bay home that offers the ultimate beach-lover lifestyle. This custom-designed single-level home welcomes you with vast, panoramic ocean and Catalina Island views. The property is situated in Monarch Bay, and ideally located on a two-home cul-de-sac with ample guest parking. It centers around an open courtyard with a fireplace, built-in BBQ, and an island that is accessible through the numerous disappearing sliding glass doors—creating the ultimate indoor/outdoor living experience.  An abundance of natural light floods the graceful, open, and flowing design, and the beauty of ocean views adorn the living spaces. With a glass-enclosed, temperature-controlled wine room and massive fireplace, the formal dining room opens to spacious outdoor decks. The grand living room offers an oversized fireplace, bar, built-ins, and opens to the gourmet kitchen with a Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, a Wolf professional range, dual sinks, Miele coffee machine, dual islands with seating, outdoor eating area, and stunning ocean views. The master, which opens to the rear yard, is graced with an all-white stone bathroom, walk-in shower, dual closets, and an office retreat with built-in and even more ocean views! The rear yard of the home features a pool, putting green, and fruit trees. Three additional bedrooms, each with its own bath, a large laundry room, and an expansive bonus/media room complete the home. The Monarch Bay private beach club, restaurant & bar offers a rare coastal experience. Enjoy the beach as attendants deliver chairs, umbrellas & towel service. Located near shopping, beaches, harbor, seaside hiking trails, the Ritz Carlton, Montage & Waldorf Astoria resorts.

82 Monarch Bay Drive

$11,995,000

● 5,437 square-foot custom home with 4 bedrooms and 6 baths on a 16,500 square-foot lot

● Located in Dana Point’s coveted guard-gated, oceanfront community of Monarch Bay

● Custom-designed, single-level home with panoramic ocean and Catalina Island views from nearly every room.

● Ideally located on a private, 2-home cul-de-sac with ample guest parking.

● Chef-inspired, custom kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances with no expense spared

Listed by Brett Smith, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties,

   949.929.6351, brettsmithrealtor.com

Monarch Bay is a beautiful oceanfront community of over 200 custom-designed and built homes surrounding a private water-front club and an uncrowded beach. The gate guarded entrance leads to gracefully curved streets, mature landscaping, and single-family homes are sited to benefit from the spectacular ocean views. Homeowners enjoy free memberships in the private beach club where food and drink are served in the dining room and al fresco on the ocean deck and lawn. Club activities include holiday functions, residents’ cocktail parties, and outdoor summer movies.

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