Along the coast, there was once upon a time an effort to build a high-end development of Mediterranean mansion-y tract homes in the late 1990s called Oceanfront. While that went through a series of starts/stops, ultimately, a number of homes were built on the land. Today, there are a couple of vacant lots still available there but for the most part, the development is complete.
(Source: Bing Maps)
One of my favorite homes - and I'll be honest, a number of the homes in this development do look like McMansions - is this one below. While it is strikingly similar in layout and facial features to its left and right neighbors, this is, in my view, the best and most authentic feeling of the three.
(Source: NJC)
Built in 2005, the home measures a whopping 6,288 square feet, has 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, and sits on an incredibly generous 24,308 square feet (115x212). It was last purchased in late 2006 for $3.5M, a steal given the size of the home and lot and the proximity to the breathtaking bluffs. The garage doors, while front-facing (a feature of homes I generally do not like), still seem understated and do not detract from the facade. The entrance to the home, with its arches and faux balcony, have a familiar, inviting feel from the walkway. The windows, while perhaps a touch too large for the home, still remain more or less in scale.
Quick aside: one of my many complaints against the new "Mediterranean" McMansiony homes is that often times, while they incorporate authentic features of whatever original architectural style they're paying tribute to, it is generally out of scale with other features of the home. Windows and arches are the two biggest offenders. More on this in future posts, but for now, back to the Oceanfront home.
(Source: Bing Maps)
The home features a very nice interior courtyard, a HUGE backyard, and it looks as though the current owners have been in the process of installing a pool. One of my only knocks against this house is that it its neighbors are identical in layout with only subtle (but very important) changes to the facade. Couldn't the developer have been a bit more creative?
(Source: Bing Maps)
(Source: Bing Maps)
The neighborhood lacks the mature trees of neighboring coastal areas, a function I'm sure of the fairly young age of this development. Overall, a very nice house I wouldn't mind calling home.
KEY STATS
Location: Oceanfront, RPV
Style: Italian
Year built: 2005
Architect: Unknown
Square footage: 6,288
Lot size: 24,308 (115x212)
No comments:
Post a Comment