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leadas translates from
Spanish to big waves—and when
relaxing along this home's expan-
sive private terrace overlooking
the Pacific Ocean, you realize it's
a perfect name for the street its located on. And
it's no ordinary street. Via Oleadas is a pretty
sidebar off Paseo del Mar, which is arguably
one of the most beautiful streets in the nation,
and certainly one of the most impressive, with
oceanfront estates framed by tall, wafting palm
trees. "This estate," says real estate agent
Chris Adlam of 2729 Via Oleadas, "is located
on a very private cul-de-sac in Lunada Bay, in
a prestigious enclave known as Resort Point."
But it's the eye-popping views of the Pacific
Ocean that ultimately make the location so
special. Located on a bluff, you watch birds
soar over sea cliffs, shaped by time, while waves
crash over rocky shores. There's a kaleidoscope
of such sights, and a color scheme to match. A
soft glow of light sets over vast sheets of blue
water in the morning, and by the end of day
the color-soaked hues of sunset streak over the
whole of the elegant seascape.
Such nature and views take center stage at
this villa with 5 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms,
spanning approximately 11,810 square feet
of living space on a lot of nearly 1 acre. It's a
place that was built to meet the grandeur of
its site. "It has exceptional construction and
numerous amenities," says Adlam of the prop-
erty, which lives like a private luxury resort,
down to its 9-car garage.
The wine cellar, for instance, has rows of
gleaming black wood cabinetry with storage
for hundreds of bottles—a stock that comes
in handy when hosting a soirée in any of the
grand spaces in the floorplan. One of them is
a sprawling social hub where guests gather
under elaborate coffered ceilings, chatting by
the fire or congregating at the bar. Elsewhere,
there's a roomy gym with a sauna, and a mani-
cured green yard where you refine your putt on a
6-hole green while overlooking the ocean.
A stately office, clad in rich-hued wood
panels and an inlaid coffered ceiling, is a
peaceful place to tuck away and think while
flames flicker in the ornate fireplace. Such clas-
sical, elaborate spaces are a trademark of the
home. Everywhere you look there are soaring
ceilings and towering fireplaces with intricately
carved mantels. Gleaming floors with inlaid
stone patterns, and sturdy pillars mingling with
Gothic archways.
At the same time, mindful of its environ-
ment, such spaces connect organically with
the enchanting outdoors via a well-placed stock
of sliding walls and oversized glass windows
and doors. Stepping out onto the smooth, sand-
hued stone that covers the sprawling oceanfront
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