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outh Poinsettia Avenue,
a block east of the Valley/Ardmore
greenbelt, is the center of Manhat-
tan Beach's Hill Section—a roomy
niche of big homes and broad
streets that, due to its elevation, offers some of
the most stellar views in the Beach Cities. Like
high-altitude panoramas of the Pacific Ocean
that seem to shift color every hour, from morn-
ings where the coastline seems drenched in
gold, to the white-cloud-filled skies of mid-day
and the deep hues of sunset, where the sky is
streaked in purple, orange and blue.
When the owners of 200 South Poinset-
tia Avenue purchased the corner-lot property,
located a half-mile from the ocean, they went
about re-working the approximately 5,061
square-foot house. "It's a unique property,"
describes real estate agent Lauren Forbes.
"The homeowners are family oriented, love
to entertain and custom-remodeled it into a
very sophisticated, traditional style home."
The result is a supremely user-friendly resi-
dence distinguished by an airy, open scale
and plenty of outdoor spaces where you can
enjoy domestic life and social life in equal
measure—and make the most of those broad
coastal views. (The project, completed about
six years ago, features the work of Beach Cities
interior designer Tasha Pappas Gates, and that
of Lionel Rosales from East 23rd Builders.)
"They spent over one million," adds Forbes.
"Every inch was taken down to the studs and
completely redone."
Entering through the black-lacquer front
doors on the street level, visitors walk through
a bright foyer and are introduced to a grand
circular staircase housed in a bright turret lined
with windows—the heart of the 6-bedroom,
6-bathroom home where natural light cascades
throughout the three main living levels. (A
fourth, lower level includes a dedicated wine
room and an oversized garage that, in keeping
with the ample scale of the home, provides
parking for up to four cars.)
On the main level, an elegant living room
with a fireplace and a formal dining room are
situated on one end of the open floorplan.
On the other side of this level—separated
by an elegantly minimalist wet bar with seat-
ing for three—is a bright kitchen with a large
island at its center, plus a welcoming family
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