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68 DIGS.NET | 1.25.19 R E A L E S TAT E | S W E E T D I G S I f the apex of grandeur and Palos Verdes Peninsula ocean living were to be summed up by a single property, this could easily be the one. Set along the largest lot in the ritzy Oceanfront Estates community—a high-elevation, private swath of Rancho Palos Verdes where opulent homes are drenched in endless Pacific Ocean views— the estate is distinguished by lushly landscaped grounds and nearly 8,000 square feet of living space spread among two separate structures. "is is a special community that is beautiful and conforming, as it was all built around the same time," says real estate agent Ed Kaminsky of the location. "When this home was built it was the model home for the project, and many great details were added." e home's introduction is a dramatic one: a sculpted walkway leading through a first structure, housing a three-car garage and elegant guest quarters ("Ideal for live-ins or longer term guests," points out Kaminsky). From there, one reaches a sprawling Mediterranean courtyard of oversized tile and greenery, 5,000 square feet in all, that leads to the home's grand entrance, flanked with hefty columns. e home's sunny interior is outfitted with the careful touches one would expect in such a classical structure. Floors in the main house are of glistening Brazilian walnut wood that has been hand-laid in an intricate herringbone pattern. e rare wood's warm, chocolate tones provide a fresh, elegant contrast to the walls—white or pale in color and abundantly trimmed with wall and crown moulding—and ceilings, usually recessed and coffered, or studded with inlaid lighting. e floor plan is a classic, rectangular one consisting of a central living area on each of the two floors, with a distinct wing at each end to neatly separate living areas. e west side of the main floor is home to an inviting white kitchen equipped with a gleaming eight-burner stove, three ovens and a walk-in pantry. Walk across the cavernous central living space, filled with splendid ocean views and home to a bevy of polished gathering areas not unlike a luxury hotel lobby, and there's an east wing that houses the master bedroom suite. e 2,000-square-feet retreat also includes a fireplaced sitting lounge and opens onto a sun-soaked balcony—an epic spot to take in ocean views by day, and ponder the stars at night. e gleaming master bathroom is a stately place with a generous soaking tub and glass- encased walk-in shower poised in its center. An elevator cruise to the home's lower level introduces a grand recreation area complete with a walk-in wine storage and a full bar carved in cherry wood—an ideal pick as its patina only gets more beautiful with time. It's on this ground floor where nearly all of the home's six bedrooms are housed, with most featuring floor-to-ceiling doors that connect the indoors to the home's landscaped outdoor oasis. A sweet touch on this floor is the children's wing, a world unto its own with two bedrooms, plenty