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821 Gainsborough Drive sold on October 2, 2015 for $3,200,000, 5.7% below the $3,395,000 asking price after 139 days on the market. The buyer financed the purchase with a conventional loan. The details are below for reference.
821 Gainsborough Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651
SubdivisionUpper Diamond

About 821 Gainsborough Drive
Experience a unique, custom retreat reminiscent of New England Sea Coast Architecture. Located in the Diamond/Crestview neighborhood, the home features 16 foot ceilings, English walnut flooring, honed marble, and exceptional wood detailing throughout. You'll marvel at the expansive glass picture windows creating breathtaking ocean, city, and north coast views from Catalina Island to the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Viking professional appliances, built-in refrigerator, and beautiful granite appointments comprise the gourmet island kitchen. The adjacent family room, with versatile space for additional eating, includes a walk-in refrigerated wine cellar and technology niche. The home features 3 bedroom suites with private balconies and views from every major room. Enjoy a built-in sound system that flows throughout the home's interior, and outside to the generous entertainment terrace. The street level garage provides access to the elevator which services the main floor living areas and lower floor bedrooms and outdoor space. Here is the romance, tranquility, and entertainer's home you've been looking for !
General Features
- Property Type
- Single Family Residence
- MLS Number
- LG15094772
- Year Built
- 2003
- Living Area (sq ft)
- 2,940
- Living Area Source
- Appraiser
- Lot Size (sq ft)
- 5,227
- Lot Size (acres)
- 0.12
- Levels
- Two
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Full Baths
- 2
- Half Baths
- 1
- Garage Spaces
- 2
- Parking Spaces
- 4
- View
- Catalina, City Lights, Coastline, Ocean, Panoramic, Trees Woods
- Parcel Number
- 64429168
- On Market Date
- 2015-05-03
- Listing Terms
- Standard
Interior Features
- Interior Features
- Breakfast Bar, Built In Features, Cathedral Ceilings, Coffered Ceilings, Separate Formal Dining Room, Elevator, High Ceilings, Living Room Deck Attached, All Bedrooms Down, Primary Suite, Wine Cellar, Walk In Closets
- Appliances
- Six Burner Stove, Double Oven
- Flooring
- Carpet, Stone, Wood
- Heating
- Forced Air
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Fireplace
- Family Room, Living Room, Primary Bedroom
- Laundry
- Inside, Laundry Room
- Common Walls
- No Common Walls
- Windows
- Double Pane Windows, Wood Frames
- Doors
- French Doors
- Accessibility
- Accessible Elevator Installed
Exterior Features
- Architectural Style
- Custom
- Exterior Features
- Lighting
- Roof
- Concrete, Slate
- Construction
- Wood Siding
- Lot Features
- Drip Irrigation Bubblers, Sprinklers Timer
- Patio and Porch
- Terrace
- Parking
- Concrete, Garage, One Space
- Pool Features
- None
- Spa
- None
- Water
- Public
- Utilities
- Sewer Available, Underground Utilities
- Condition
- Turnkey
- Units
- 1
Community Features
- Subdivision
- Upper Diamond (UD)
- Community Features
- Storm Drains
Schools
- School District
- Laguna Beach Unified
Property Details for 821 Gainsborough Drive
This 3-bedroom, 4-bath single-family home sits in the Upper Diamond neighborhood of Laguna Beach in Orange County. It offers 2,940 square feet of living space. The home was built in 2003. The MLS record lists the assessor parcel number as 644-291-68. Highlights include ocean and coastline views, a fireplace, an attached two-car garage, a 5,227-square-foot lot, central air, and a turnkey home. The detail sections on this page cover interior and exterior features, estimated taxes, HOA dues where they apply, and the map location.
Property History
821 Gainsborough Drive was listed for sale on May 3, 2015 at $3,395,000.
About Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach is a coastal Orange County city set along a shoreline of coves and bluffs, with beaches including Main Beach, Heisler Park, and Crystal Cove State Park reached from Pacific Coast Highway. Rooted in an early-1900s artists' colony, it hosts the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters within the Laguna Beach Unified School District.
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