Listed on 08/19/2025

Listed by Chris Cortazzo

Days on market: 24

Property Status: Active With sensational views, European styling, and amenities galore, this Italian-style villa combines classical design with up-to-the-minute features for year-round comfort and elegant entertaining. Situated behind gates on over an acre of gorgeous Mediterranean landscaping, the property's highlights include a well-appointed guest house, theater, 3000-bottle wine cellar, infinity-edge pool, bocce court, and stunning straight-on views of Catalina and the ocean, plus the sparkling lights of the Queen's Necklace. The carved, double front doors reveal a charming foyer that opens into a majestic entry hall with clerestory windows, a soaring, hand-painted domed ceiling, beautiful limestone flooring, and a stairway with a wrought-iron rail curving up to the second floor. Ahead is the step-down living room, awash in natural light. The room has extraordinary acoustics, ideal for music, with exposed beams, tall, arched windows with views from Palos Verdes to Point Dume, a massive stone fireplace, and double French doors opening to the entertainer's ocean-view patio. The chef's kitchen blends traditional styling with modern efficiency: beamed ceiling, herringbone-pattern reclaimed-tile floors, an island with bar seating topped with exquisite Brazilian Bahia stone, marble countertops, top-quality appliances, a hand-painted fresco, a built-in barbecue, and altar-wood trim from achurch in El Salvador. There is a spacious butler's pantry with additional prep space, storage, and appliances, plus the laundry room adjoins the kitchen and has a door to the side yard. The kitchen opens out to include a large dining area with arched French doors to the ocean-view patio and a formal dining room occupies a round tower with chandelier ceiling, stained-glass window, and curved walls with windows overlooking the pool and ocean views. Off the living room is a theater/family room with a retractable screen, blackout shades, and ocean views.A hall off the foyer leads to a classic bookcase-linedoffice/library with beamed ceilings, limestone floors, a large fireplace, and French doors to the front yard. Continuing along this hallway, the wine cellar / tasting room feels like it could have been imported from a European castle. An en-suite bedroom has a sitting area andocean views. Next door is a gym, also en-suite, with wood floors and a walk-in closet. At the end of the hallway is a circular family room, complete with beamed ceilings, wood floors, courtyard and mountain views, and a bathroom. The estate's upper floor is home to the gorgeous primary suite, with tall, beamed ceilings, antique reclaimed hardwood floors, a huge stone fireplace with fossilized shells quarried in San Luis Obispo, a sitting area, a walk-in closet, and French doors to a private deck with panoramic views. The primary bath has a lounge, a fireside, ocean-view, jetted, Carrara-marble tub, dual water closets, and a door to a partially covered private deck. Beyond the bath is a bonus work/play/studio room with ocean views and a nook with a hand-painted mural. At the front of the house there is a patio and fountain with sweeping mountain views. A generous motor court offers parking for nine cars. Above the three-car garage is a charming, private guest house, with a large living/sleeping room with beamed ceiling, herringbone tile floors, mountain-view balconies, a separate dining room, a kitchen, and a bath. The back of the property is terraced, with a selection of open and cov..

Listed on 08/20/2025

Listed by Angelo Losan

Days on market: 23

424-277-8500 - With sensational views, European styling, and amenities galore, this Italian-style villa combines classical design with up-to-the-minute features for year-round comfort and elegant entertaining. Situated behind gates on over an acre of gorgeous Mediterranean landscaping, the property's highlights include a well-appointed guest house, theater, 3000-bottle wine cellar, infinity-edge pool, bocce court, and stunning straight-on views of Catalina and the ocean, plus the sparkling lights of the Queen's Necklace. The carved, double front doors reveal a charming foyer that opens into a majestic entry hall with clerestory windows, a soaring, hand-painted domed ceiling, beautiful limestone flooring, and a stairway with a wrought-iron rail curving up to the second floor. Ahead is the step-down living room, awash in natural light. The room has extraordinary acoustics, ideal for music, with exposed beams, tall, arched windows with views from Palos Verdes to Point Dume, a massive stone fireplace, and double French doors opening to the entertainer's ocean-view patio. The chef's kitchen blends traditional styling with modern efficiency: beamed ceiling, herringbone-pattern reclaimed-tile floors, an island with bar seating topped with exquisite Brazilian Bahia stone, marble countertops, top-quality appliances, a hand-painted fresco, a built-in barbecue, and altar-wood trim from achurch in El Salvador. There is a spacious butler's pantry with additional prep space, storage, and appliances, plus the laundry room adjoins the kitchen and has a door to the side yard. The kitchen opens out to include a large dining area with arched French doors to the ocean-view patio and a formal dining room occupies a round tower with chandelier ceiling, stained-glass window, and curved walls with windows overlooking the pool and ocean views. Off the living room is a theater/family room with a retractable screen, blackout shades, and ocean views.A hall off the foyer leads to a classic bookcase-linedoffice/library with beamed ceilings, limestone floors, a large fireplace, and French doors to the front yard. Continuing along this hallway, the wine cellar / tasting room feels like it could have been imported from a European castle. An en-suite bedroom has a sitting area andocean views. Next door is a gym, also en-suite, with wood floors and a walk-in closet. At the end of the hallway is a circular family room, complete with beamed ceilings, wood floors, courtyard and mountain views, and a bathroom. The estate's upper floor is home to the gorgeous primary suite, with tall, beamed ceilings, antique reclaimed hardwood floors, a huge stone fireplace with fossilized shells quarried in San Luis Obispo, a sitting area, a walk-in closet, and French doors to a private deck with panoramic views. The primary bath has a lounge, a fireside, ocean-view, jetted, Carrara-marble tub, dual water closets, and a door to a partially covered private deck. Beyond the bath is a bonus work/play/studio room with ocean views and a nook with a hand-painted mural. At the front of the house there is a patio and fountain with sweeping mountain views. A generous motor court offers parking for nine cars. Above the three-car garage is a charming, private guest house, with a large living/sleeping room with beamed ceiling, herringbone tile floors, mountain-view balconies, a separate dining room, a kitchen, and a bath. The back of the property is terraced, with a selection of open and covered seat..