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also home to Manhattan Beach lifeguard station. "If I have a
spare half hour, I can go out and catch six waves," says James,
a lifelong surfer. Here also is the Strand, where one can reach
Downtown for dining and shopping in 15 minutes on foot, or
about 5 by bike. The walkability of the home is yet another
bonus: located just far enough from the central hub of town to
avoid excessive bustle, especially during summer months, the
address is still close enough to comfortably stroll to sidewalk
cafes and designer boutiques.
Back home, one can head to the sunny master suite on the
third floor, a place to wake up over ocean views and at night,
relax on the private patio while listening to waves. There are
two secondary bedrooms, both cheerful en-suite rooms with
bathrooms clad in richly veined Carrara marble. In fact, much
attention has been given to each of the home's six bathrooms;
even a stray powder room on the top floor features a slender sink
carved from a slab of marble-white onyx. "A work of art," says
Forbes of this luxe detail, which like a multitude others, lends
the home its distinctive mood of beach elegance. "The owner
put the highest-level finishes in the home because he didn't
think he was going to move," she explains.
Indeed, going about one's everyday life surrounded by an
endless sweep of blue ocean and sky, a scene constantly chang-
ing in mood and color, is a sweet state. Especially when one
housed in a place like this—bespoke and filled with fine mate-
rials, designed to maximize its already heady glow of natural
scenery. A growing family, however, means this homeowner
must move on. "Otherwise I'd stay there forever," says James.
"It's just perfect."
