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Mandel and his Hollywood co-hort. Case
in point: multiple outdoor entertaining
areas, including a lovely outdoor dining
space with heat lamps, outdoor kitchen
and fire pit; and inside, a beachfront living
area featuring pocket sliding doors that
open to an oceanfront deck just steps
from the sand.
Essential to the house, and the experience
one has of it, is its defining view. It's a spec-
tacle, stretching out like an open hand, a
cinematic span of endless sea and a post-
card horizon. "The views from this house
are superior to the majority of other homes
in the Colony because the adjacent lot is an
empty lot used for access, resulting in no
neighbor on the right," observes Sandro
T IS REASONABLE to assume that one
reason comedian, actor and tele-
vision personality Howie Mandel
once snapped up this blazing white
lightbox for his very own beachy pied-
à-terre was its effusive view of the Pacif-
ic—a scene that companions its interior
from nearly every corner. That was then.
Now aspiring to new ownership, 23456
Malibu Colony Road is a star attraction in
the high-powered 'hood Malibu Colony, an
exclusive 24-hour guard-gated community
in the heart of Malibu itself. The location is
everything to this address, which is within
walking and biking distance of Malibu's
big-ticket allures, from the supreme retail
scene of Malibu Country Mart to the front-
row seat to three world-class surf breaks.
Equaling the standard set by its highly
desired surround, the house is a vessel for
California coastal living of the type memo-
rialized in movies starring the likes of Mr.
