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n Spanish, oleadas means waves, which is an apt name
for the setting of one of the most classically elabo-
rate—and easy-living—oceanfront estates in Southern
California. After strolling across the sunburst stone tile
of the al fresco entrance, fitted with Tuscan columns
and green landscaping, and walking through grand,
arched doorway, one is met with leagues of waves on
show. The sunlit villa—approximately 11,000 square
feet in size—is perched on approximately 200 feet of
peninsula oceanfront, and no matter where one roams on the
five-bedroom property, one is always aware of this happy fact.
"The owner had a vision of a classic Italian concept," says
real estate agent Megan Neel, "and a commitment to impecca-
ble quality and keen attention to detail." Built about a decade
ago, the property is the creation of a prolific real estate devel-
oper who fashioned it for his personal use. Collaborating with
architect Luis de Moraes and interior designer Michael Wrusch,
the homeowner handpicked a team of specialized subcontrac-
tors to create every nook and cranny of the ornate home. "He
understands construction from the inside out," Neel explains,
and put it to good use in a property that this Palos Verdes agent
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