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| 6.12.2020
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t's like you're in a beautiful jewel box." That's life in
this neatly shingled coastal home during sunset hours,
when its homeowner stands on the uppermost level
and sees the world bathed in the bright orange and
violet hues of the setting sun. Inside, the effect is just
as vivid: "Sunset lights up the whole room," she adds.
"It glows. It looks like a painting."
Beyond nature, credit goes to the topography in
this area of Hermosa Beach, where the hillside incline has been
maximized by the builder to yield generous views of the town
and the Pacific Ocean on three of the home's four levels—and
where three private balconies capture different, fresh-air takes
on the bright California seascape. "Being high on the hill you
have those incredible views," points out real estate agent Shawn
Dugan. Wide angle ones too, that stretch northbound to take
in the Santa Monica Mountains, and to the curves of the Palos
Verdes Peninsula when looking southbound.
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