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get older, but my clients stay the same,"
fine homebuilder David Odle says with a
chuckle. "They usually have little children.
They usually want a large house for enter-
taining, and they like having a swimming
pool. They also like the south-facing backyard,
and want everybody else's children to come and
play at their house."
The owner of Odle & Son Construction has
just completed another new luxury home in
Manhattan Beach. This one—located on 9th
Street, just a few blocks east of Sepulveda—
joins a collection of about 250 residences the
firm has built in the area over the last 40 years.
Like the others, its appeal lies in its keen
understanding of current market desires—and
how to execute them at a premium level. "It's a
high-end entertainer's house that offers privacy,
tech and amenities," real estate broker Andre
Kruse says of the 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom
residence, which spans approximately 4,662
square feet.
A PRIVATE ENCLAVE
The property feels like a secluded retreat. Visi-
tors, monitored by camera, must be buzzed
through a preliminary gate into a sunny walk-
way. Passing by a one-bedroom casita—ideal
as a standalone office suite or guest quarters—
you enter the main house, which immediately
channels the fresh-air expanse of the backyard.
"When you open the front door, you have a clear
view straight through the house, to the pool and
waterfalls," Odle describes.
It's a refreshing welcome. As you walk
through the crisply designed residence, you're
greeted by an octagon-detailed ceiling above
the entry. Such handcrafted features, typically
in wood, are a hallmark of the home, found
in the elegant tray ceiling of the formal living
room with its 20-foot height. "There's plenty
of vertical space," the broker notes.
The amply sized chef's kitchen boasts
gleaming appliances and natural stone
surfaces, and opens to a spacious family room
with a multi-beam ceiling where a glamorous
wine wall can chill up to 100 bottles behind
glass. Nearby, a formal dining room awaits your
next sit-down gathering.
Upstairs, the primary bedroom suite features
a fireplace and a pool-view balcony, casting
a warm glow across the ceiling, where wood
beams and tongue-and-groove panelling have
been fashioned into a prism-like silhouette.
"We have a lot of details in our homes,"
says Odle, crediting his spouse Leighann, the
designer who spearheaded the home's style.
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