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It's a desirable, family-friendly area,
particularly at this Paseo del Mar address,
where vibrant bluff-top trails are a couple
of houses away, and a 10-minute walk leads
to the sunny cafe and shops at Lunada
Bay Plaza. There are two schools less than
5 minutes away by car, and the streets are
perfect for bike rides and leisurely strolls.
"More people want space," the agent
adds. "They want pools and they want
the outdoors." Mix this with a new living
standard that enables more people to work
from home, and the case is strong for
transplanting to such easy-going spots.
This is especially true when space—
indoor and outdoor, and planned for work,
play and entertaining—is in abundance,
like at this custom Tuscan spread. It was
designed by architect Louis Tomaro, and
completed in 2006 as a family's dream
house on one of America's most beautiful
streets. There are five bedrooms and nine
baths spread out over a sunlit floorplan of
approximately 5,524 square feet—strategic
in its placement of gathering spaces on one
side of the house, and sleeping spaces on
the other. Throughout the intricately built
home are glass doors, oversized windows
and patios that link the indoors with the
home's dynamic, sculpted grounds. Of note
is the size of the lot itself, which measures a
generous 17,740 square feet, yet feels grander
by virtue of nearly 10,000 additional square
feet of green grass and tall pines, a required
setback from the street.
"It's like Disneyland for adults and kids
in the backyard," says Hobin Williams.
"Everything is there. You never want to
leave." At the centerpiece is a lagoon-
like pool and spa mingling with hearty
stones and green landscaping. Water
cascades from the stone platform, where
one can whoosh down the water slide or
lounge beneath the waterfall—a place
designed for the delight of both children
and grown-ups. Guests can congregate at
the outdoor kitchen and bar, or lounge in
the clean-cut green grass. Evenings, with
the turquoise glow of the pool mingling
with the sway of the old-growth trees, are
made even more special when gathering
with friends by the water, flames flicking
away in the stone firepit.
"When you're in the house and in the
backyard, you feel like you're in Tuscany,"
Hobin Williams describes. "It's a really
neat experience." It starts at the driveway,
(ample for parking a fleet of guest vehicles
if needed) which snakes along the front of
the home—a silhouette that's distinctive
"Inventory is very low in Lunada Bay," says real estate agent Molly Hobin Williams of this charmed niche on Palos
Verdes Peninsula, where peaceful broad streets wind along postcard scenes of palm trees and ocean-facing cliffs.
