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ultra-high ceilings, offers plenty of dinner-
party aplomb.
Upstairs, the beguiling blend of aesthetics
continues to the bulk of the bedrooms.
Naturally, the master suite is the most
debonair of all private offerings: generously
dimensioned and sumptuously outfitted
as one's personal atelier, complete with a
bath on par with a Swiss spa. Swathed in
marble with a mosaic motif floor, the set-up
is exceptional, finessed to white-glove
perfection and featuring every desire one
might dare to dream up: an oversized two-door
steam shower, a soaking tub backdropped
by a pair of picture windows, two separate
sinks and a decadent walk-in closet with
mirrored vanity for a cosmetic moment and
enough glass-topped built-ins to display one's
painstakingly collected treasures. Among the
true luxuries of the master suite, however,
is the solitude it lavishly grants. One need
not be an Impressionist to paint a picture
from that particularly brush, a scene of time
spent on the balcony where, in the soft glow
of a flickering fireplace amid the scent of
flowering trees, one takes in the dazzling
view of Downtown and fails to imagine a more
perfect moment, such is the sway of it all.
And yet, the five-star effect follows wherever
this house leads. This includes down to the
home's gather-together theatre room, whose
sliding barn doors separate it from the
vibrant game room with gleaming full bar and
other necessities—microwave, dishwasher,
fridge—for handling game day to game night
festivities with ease.
Despite the property's abundant natural
light and its design alignment with nature
via balconies and patios that offer consistent
sightlines to views of garden, mountains
and city lights alike, the residence is more
than its aesthetics attributes. It is high on
utility too. Functionally, it boasts a residential
elevator, three air conditioning units, high-
end speakers in the theatre, a whole house
water purifying system, and tankless water
heaters.
With everything that also comes from having
roots in a beloved coastal community—
including prized access to the amenities of
Downtown and to good area schools—401
N Dianthus Street is not only the crown
jewel of its Manhattan Beach Hill Section
neighborhood. It's the king of the Hill, as well.
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