Del Mar puts off sea rise plan
Not ready to move 600 homes inland
Sheila Pell 11 a.m., Oct. 22
Unreal estate
San Diego priciest pads up for sale.
Coronado’s Spreckels Mansion: a national controversy for Rebecca Zahau and Max Shacknai
The deaths were respectively ruled an accident and a suicide
By the late 1890s, John Spreckels had become well-established as one of San Diego’s most powerful men. He’d acquired control of the Coronado Beach Company, the Hotel Del Coronado, and the San Diego streetcar system, ...
Qualcomm exec’s Georgian style Coronado home back on the market
The backyard’s lower level leads to a grass-lined pool and spa with a partial rock wall for privacy and waterfall.
This week, we’re visiting 731 Adella Avenue, a 5100-square-foot mansion in central Coronado sited on grounds spanning nearly two-fifths of an acre. It’s said to be one of the island’s largest residential lots. “This elegant ...
Artisan inspired finishes on Encinitas’ Crest Drive
Hand-painted tiles and mural work “bring the walls to life.”
The luxury estate at 1864 Crest Drive in the hills of Encinitas, just east of Cardiff, promises “California coastal living at its finest” surrounded by “stunning whitewater ocean views.” The main home includes five en-suite ...
Pacific Gate’s largest available floor plan
Smart home features include automation for lighting, climate control, and touchless operation of the window coverings
Following nearly a decade of dormancy resulting from the housing crash of the late 2000s, the Downtown San Diego luxury condo market is booming once again. Pacific Gate, a 40-story tower at 888 West E ...
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture courtesy Richard Requa
The primary architect overseeing construction in Balboa Park for the California Pacific International Exposition
The historic Bowman-Cotton House, billed as “one of Point Loma’s most iconic waterfront homes,” was constructed in 1929 under the supervision of master architect Richard Requa. Requa, who studied under one of Southern California’s most ...
Wallace E. Cunningham’s Razor House
The home was one of several projects explored by author Joseph Giovannini in “Materializing the Immaterial,” a book about Cunningham’s career.
The “Razor House” at 9826 La Jolla Farms Road is so named for its location on a three-quarter-acre lot near Razor Point. The house is perched along the cliffs just south of Black’s Beach; in ...
CEO of Relyonus Medical Group’s French Country Castle
The residence boasts five kitchens and 11 baths
“Rancho Santa Fe meets French Country Castle” is how listing materials describe Chateau Enchante, the mega-mansion located at 16902 Via Cuesta Verde in Fairbanks Ranch, a neighborhood composed entirely of two private gated communities just ...
Building on the bluffs of Black's Beach
Several firepit-equipped outdoor entertaining pavilions on both the ground and upstairs level
Just west of the UC San Diego campus, perched on the bluffs above Black’s Beach lies a newly-constructed 7777-square-foot estate occupying more than three quarters of an acre at 9811 Blackgold Road. Featuring “vast scale ...
CBS, NBC, ESPN and San Diego Padres Sportscaster Dick Enberg’s French Colonial Revival
Be prepared to spend at least an hour touring the property to appreciate the attention to detail
Built in 2004, the 8576-square-foot estate home at 1275 Virginia Way in La Jolla is described as “an authentic example of French Colonial Revival” architecture. Though recently constructed, the home features “countless architectural elements and ...
Fallbrook mansion resembles a quaint European chapel
Including “car barns” with parking for a full fleet of vehicles
The luxury estate at 5147 Morro Hills Place, spanning nearly ten acres in southern Fallbrook, might be better described as a compound than as a residence. “Welcome to your future ranch, resort, spa, or estate,” ...
Oldest Encinitas blufftop mansion once owned by Charlie Chaplin
Various tales say it was purchased either as a residence for his mother or as a place to hide his pregnant 16-year-old mistress
The “iconic waterfront masterpiece” at 1448 Neptune Avenue in Encinitas was reportedly just the second or third blufftop mansion constructed in the area, and after nearly 100 years, is the oldest one still standing. Built ...
Former mayor of Del Mar Albert Corti puts modern mansion up for sale
“A sanctuary of style offering natural light and airy views throughout.”
The newly constructed home at 2811 Heather Lane is perched on a hillside just south of San Dieguito Lagoon, the slim body of water separating a neighborhood of high-end luxury estates from the adjacent Del ...
Recall Coronado’s historic allure owned by Bayfront Candela’s restauranteur Tomas Braniff
Over 100 year-old-home was “meticulously restored” in 2017
The Spanish white stucco house at 475 A Avenue in the “Crown City” of Coronado may have originally been constructed more than 100 years ago in 1914, but marketing materials promise it was “meticulously restored” ...
Modern Muirlands masterpiece titled in investment company controlled by founders of Luna Grill
Designed by Edinger Architects of Solana Beach and Mark. V. Agee Construction of Rancho Santa Fe
Listing materials promise “the ultimate Southern California luxury lifestyle” at 715 Muirlands Vista Way in La Jolla, a newly-constructed “modern masterpiece in the Muirlands.” With six bedrooms and six baths spread across nearly 7000 square ...
Lower Hermosa La Jolla home sports Frank Lloyd Wright inspired architecture and ocean views of Windansea Beach
Wright student Frederick Liebhardt constructed it for his parents
Listing materials promise this week’s property “is pure California real estate gold” — “sited prominently on over one acre of oceanfront land.” On a promontory point that pushes closer to the waves below than surrounding ...
