Finneas O’Connell’s Malibu beach house
The cozy cottage spans 1,250 square feet and descends to 42 feet of frontage on Las Flores Beach.
![The cozy cottage spans 1,250 square feet and descends to 42 feet of frontage on Las Flores Beach.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d72044/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1315+0+0/resize/1440x925!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffb%2Fce%2Fdc54ae3d4fd18d8f7ae2135c3df3%2Fimage-01.jpg)
The two-story home. (engel.studios)
![The open floor plan.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5d87e69/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F83%2F0898dd044b64845443434b8d4c0e%2Fimage-09.jpg)
The open floor plan. (engel.studios)
![The kitchen.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/23764cf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F98%2F2b4acd3548d9ab58dd6e3f3e463c%2Fimage-11.jpg)
The kitchen. (engel.studios)
![The dining area.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bf07b13/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3f%2F2d%2F566df3464a5f9828562a6dd04ec4%2Fimage-10.jpg)
The dining area. (engel.studios)
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![The living room.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3448b4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F97%2Feb%2Fce54edf048b78b7bfab80c537b9c%2Fimage-02.jpg)
The living room. (engel.studios)
![The bedroom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf8e9f1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fbe%2F44a9c86f4e359918bda45681c6e2%2Fimage-05.jpg)
The bedroom. (engel.studios)
![The deck.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4137adf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F66%2F4e9637254642a4633abb7d7276b2%2Fimage-03.jpg)
The deck. (engel.studios)
![The view.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1e83e55/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F64%2Fe4%2Ff70e541941a388612fd1be5f9933%2Fimage-08.jpg)
The view. (engel.studios)
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![The hot tub.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4609538/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fde%2Fe1%2Fb39820cc446f939377c739324f5a%2Fimage-07.jpg)
The hot tub. (engel.studios)
![The main deck.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc6ae80/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1170+0+0/resize/1440x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2F2f%2F341a30c84da398dd6685d44b524a%2Fimage-06.jpg)
The main deck. (engel.studios)
Jack Flemming covers real estate for the Los Angeles Times. He was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.