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489 Pearl Street sold on May 9, 2018 for $2,300,000, 7.8% below the $2,495,000 asking price after 21 days on the market. The buyer financed the purchase. The details are below for reference.
489 Pearl Street Laguna Beach, CA 92651
SubdivisionWoods Cove

About 489 Pearl Street
One of the most enchanting, vintage homes in Laguna, prominently curb appeal in the center of Woods Cove. Distinctive French Tudor style, thought to be designed by Aubrey St. Clair, enjoys abundant history & charming details throughout. Spacious living room features a towering hand hewn open beam ceiling, one of a kind picture windows, hardwood floors & an oversized fireplace hearth & mantle. In the kitchen there's a witch’s bend twisted brick chimney, the second sink is handcrafted brick, equipped with a hand pump to pull water. Multiple asymmetric steeply pitched roofs are cloaked in a whimsical shingle wave pattern. Numerous antique diamond pattern Tudor windows. Main house has 2 bedrooms plus 2 baths plus a den that could be a 3rd bedroom, kitchen, dining room and loft office. The upstairs master suite was recently remodeled and enjoys an ocean view. The office loft overlooks the great living room. The dining room is accented by an oversized Dutch door opening out to the yard creating an indoor/outdoor environment. Separate laundry area has a shower and sink. Beautiful gardens surround the private courtyard's rustic brick paver patio areas, which have entertained hundreds. Long barn shingles and red brick embellish the exterior. The multi-purpose room on lower level has separate entrance and is included in the estimated square footage. Attached one-car garage with a generous drive thru area can park several cars.
General Features
- Property Type
- Single Family Residence
- MLS Number
- LG18062867
- Year Built
- 1924
- Living Area (sq ft)
- 2,100
- Lot Size (sq ft)
- 6,000
- Levels
- Two
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Full Baths
- 1
- Garage Spaces
- 1
- Parking Spaces
- 1
- View
- Ocean
- Parcel Number
- 64426301
- On Market Date
- 2018-03-19
- Zoning
- R1
- Listing Terms
- Standard
Interior Features
- Interior Features
- Beamed Ceilings, Breakfast Bar, Brick Walls, Balcony, Cathedral Ceilings, Separate Formal Dining Room, Granite Counters, High Ceilings, Pull Down Attic Stairs, Unfurnished, Attic, Bedroom On Main Level, Loft, Primary Suite
- Appliances
- Built In Range, Dishwasher, Disposal, Gas Oven, Gas Range, Gas Water Heater, Refrigerator, Water Heater, Dryer, Washer
- Flooring
- Wood
- Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
- Cooling
- None
- Fireplace
- Gas, Living Room, Wood Burning
- Laundry
- Gas Dryer Hookup, Laundry Room
- Main Level Bedrooms
- 1
- Main Level Bathrooms
- 1
- Entry Level
- 1
- Common Walls
- No Common Walls
- Windows
- Bay Windows, Casement Windows, Shutters, Wood Frames
- Accessibility
- Accessible Entrance
Exterior Features
- Architectural Style
- Custom, French Provincial, Tudor
- Roof
- Shingle, Wood
- Construction
- Brick, Shingle Siding
- Foundation
- Raised
- Lot Features
- Back Yard, Corner Lot, Garden, Landscaped, Rectangular Lot, Sprinkler System, Street Level, Yard
- Patio and Porch
- Brick
- Parking
- Asphalt, Direct Access, Driveway Level, Door Single, Garage Faces Front, Garage
- Fencing
- Wood
- Pool Features
- None
- Spa
- None
- Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Water
- Public
- Utilities
- Cable Available, Natural Gas Connected, Phone Available, Sewer Connected, Water Connected
- Condition
- Updated Remodeled, Turnkey
- Units
- 1
Community Features
- Subdivision
- Woods Cove (WC)
- Community Features
- Street Lights, Suburban
Schools
- School District
- Laguna Beach Unified
- Elementary School
- Top Of The World
- Middle School
- Thurston
- High School
- Laguna Beach
Property Details for 489 Pearl Street
This 2-bedroom, 3-bath single-family home sits in the Woods Cove neighborhood of Laguna Beach in Orange County. It offers 2,100 square feet of living space. The home was built in 1924. The MLS record lists the assessor parcel number as 644-263-01. Highlights include ocean views, a fireplace, an attached one-car garage, an updated home, and French provincial architecture. The detail sections on this page cover interior and exterior features, estimated taxes, HOA dues where they apply, and the map location.
Property History
489 Pearl Street was listed for sale on March 19, 2018 at $2,495,000.
About Woods Cove
Woods Cove sits on the bluffs of Laguna Beach between Moss Street Beach and Pearl Street Beach, where Diamond Street meets Ocean Way and a stairway descends to a sandy cove with tide pools and the Keystone Arch. Its 1920s and 1930s shingled cottages, Spanish Revival, and Craftsman homes lie within the Laguna Beach Unified School District.
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Listed by Loraine Mullen-Kress of Surterre Properties
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