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253 EMERALD BAY sold on November 1, 2017 for $5,900,000, 3.3% below the $6,100,000 asking price after 169 days on the market; it was first listed at $6,300,000. The buyer financed the purchase. The details are below for reference.
253 EMERALD BAY Laguna Beach, CA 92651
SubdivisionEmerald Bay

About 253 EMERALD BAY
EMERALD BAY | LAGUNA BEACH Stunning modern soft contemporary Emerald Bay home located directly across from Swanson Park on a street-to-street lot. This Emerald Bay home was re-constructed via a major remodel in 2008 and was designed with ceiling to floor glass with retractable glass doors into the walls to create seamless indoor/outdoor living. The design elements of this phenomenal property include: 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms plus 2 half baths, front entry courtyard, formal living room, gourmet kitchen that extends to an exterior terrace plus a large seated working island, a great room/family room that extends to a large view and outdoor dining terrace and fireplace, master suite with large hers and his walk in closets, a private working office, bonus/study/entertainment room, salt water swimming pool and spa, indoor/outdoor pool cabana/home gym with half bath with retractable glass doors which open to the pool level with outdoor seating around another outdoor fireplace. Walk across to Emerald Bay’s Swanson Park, tennis and swim pool facilities or to Emerald Bay’s main beach.
General Features
- Property Type
- Single Family Residence
- MLS Number
- LG17033145
- Year Built
- 2008
- Living Area (sq ft)
- 4,729
- Lot Size (sq ft)
- 5,650
- Levels
- Three Or More
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Full Baths
- 4
- Half Baths
- 2
- Garage Spaces
- 2
- Parking Spaces
- 2
- View
- Canyon, Park Greenbelt, Neighborhood, Trees Woods
- Private Pool
- Yes
- HOA Dues
- $8,000
- HOA Frequency
- Annually
- HOA Name
- EMERALD BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- Parcel Number
- 05307311
- On Market Date
- 2017-02-27
- Listing Terms
- Standard
Interior Features
- Interior Features
- Wet Bar, Breakfast Bar, Built In Features, Cathedral Ceilings, Separate Formal Dining Room, Eat In Kitchen, Living Room Deck Attached, Open Floorplan, Pantry, Stone Counters, Recessed Lighting, Storage, Wired For Data, Wired For Sound, All Bedrooms Down, Dressing Area, Primary Suite, Walk In Pantry, Walk In Closets
- Appliances
- Six Burner Stove, Built In Range, Convection Oven, Double Oven, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Refrigerator, Range Hood, Water To Refrigerator
- Flooring
- Wood
- Heating
- Forced Air
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Fireplace
- Living Room, Outside
- Laundry
- Inside, Laundry Room
- Main Level Bathrooms
- 1
- Common Walls
- No Common Walls
- Doors
- Sliding Doors
Exterior Features
- Architectural Style
- Contemporary, Modern
- Roof
- Fire Proof
- Construction
- Glass, Stucco, Copper Plumbing
- Lot Features
- Near Park
- Patio and Porch
- Deck
- Parking
- Door Single, Garage Faces Front, Garage, Permit Required, Private
- Fencing
- Masonry, Stucco Wall
- Pool Features
- Filtered, Gunite, Heated, In Ground, Private, Salt Water, Waterfall, Association
- Spa
- Gunite, Heated, In Ground, Private
- Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Water
- Public
- Condition
- Updated Remodeled, Turnkey
- Units
- 1
Community Features
- Subdivision
- Emerald Bay (EB)
- Community Features
- Curbs, Street Lights, Gated, Park
- Association Amenities
- Controlled Access, Sport Court, Fire Pit, Maintenance Grounds, Meeting Room, Management, Outdoor Cooking Area, Picnic Area, Playground, Pool, Pet Restrictions, Recreation Room, Guard, Spa Hot Tub, Security, Tennis Courts
- Security
- Prewired, Gated With Guard, Gated Community, Twenty Four Hour Security, Smoke Detectors
Schools
- School District
- Laguna Beach Unified
- Elementary School
- El Morro
- Middle School
- Thurston
- High School
- Laguna Beach
Property Details for 253 EMERALD BAY
This 4-bedroom, 6-bath single-family home sits in the Emerald Bay neighborhood of Laguna Beach in Orange County. It offers 4,729 square feet of living space. The home was built in 2008. The MLS record lists the assessor parcel number as 053-073-11. Highlights include canyon views, a private pool and spa, a fireplace, a guard-gated community, an attached two-car garage, and central air. The detail sections on this page cover interior and exterior features, estimated taxes, HOA dues where they apply, and the map location.
Property History
253 EMERALD BAY was listed for sale on February 27, 2017 at $6,300,000.
About Emerald Bay
Emerald Bay is a guard-gated coastal community in North Laguna Beach, bordered by Crystal Cove State Park and the Pacific Ocean, with a private residents' beach and homes in Mediterranean, midcentury, and contemporary styles. Founded in 1929, it is bisected by Pacific Coast Highway and lies within the Laguna Beach Unified School District.
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