A Mediterranean Treasure, at a King’s Ransom
In a town where prices rarely surpass the $10-million mark, this newly built Long Beach home on Treasure Island is on the market at $12 million.
About this home: Designed for indoor-outdoor living, architect Gary Houston of Houston & Tyner in Marina del Rey blended exteriors with interiors using an old tool: the pocket door.
There are no visible thresholds for the 15-foot-tall pocket doors, Houston said, and slate flooring extends inside and outside the family room and kitchen. The living room and entry floors and all of the doors are mahogany.
The home has 240 feet of water frontage with boaters, windsurfers and gondoliers along the canal and bayfront in view. There is also a wraparound patio.
It’s an example of California living, yet it is reminiscent of architecture in Italy and Majorca, Spain.
Asking price: $12 million
Size: Four bedrooms and six bathrooms in about 7,900 square feet
Features: Unobstructed views of the water; a home theater; interiors by the Design Studio; the dock can accommodate a 70-foot-long yacht, and there is room for several additional docks; quick ocean access; a child-oriented wing with a room between two bedrooms that could be used as a children’s family room or a study; a room off the master bathroom that could be used as an exercise room.
Where: On Alamitos Bay and Naples Canal, Treasure Island, Long Beach
Contact: Jack and Barbara Irvin, Coldwell Banker Coastco Real Estate, Long Beach, (562) 961-1203
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To be considered for Home of the Week, please send color interior and exterior photos (copies only, please; we cannot return the pictures) and a brief description of the house, including what makes the property unusual, to Ruth Ryon, Real Estate Section, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012; or by e-mail to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.
