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812 Gainsborough Drive sold on November 10, 2021 for $3,100,000, 5.9% below the $3,295,000 asking price after 91 days on the market. The buyer financed the purchase. The details are below for reference.
812 Gainsborough Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651
SubdivisionUpper Diamond

About 812 Gainsborough Drive
This home is a contemporary architectural masterpiece designed by Laguna Beach Architect Horst Noppenberger. It features 1-1/2 foot thick curved board-formed concrete walls, curved and angled details wherever you look, and dramatic floor-to-ceiling glass windows throughout the open floorplan to enjoy breathtaking views up the north coast to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and serene city lights below. Each of the home’s 3 levels serves a separate function. The first has an oversized, high-ceilinged 2-car garage and a laundry room. The second features 2 bedrooms, both with en suites, a chef’s dream kitchen with a Thermador freezer and refrigerator, a 6-burner stove, an island with a vegetable sink, and an open layout, and the living and dining rooms, which are characterized by the built-in 10-seat glass dining table, a warm fireplace, and a free-standing steel staircase. The third level is dedicated to the master suite, which boasts a free-standing fireplace and a master bathroom you’ll have to see to believe, featuring a soaking tub and a huge glass-enclosed shower, both with multi-million dollar views. Some additional amenities include an elevator to all levels, a video surveillance system, and 3 water purification systems: electromagnetic, salt water softener by Ecowater, and a reverse osmosis system. Built into the hillside with 48 caissons, all of which are sunk into bedrock and tied together with steel cables, the home was built to be impervious to any natural disaster.
812 Gainsborough Drive, Laguna Beach
- Price
- $3,100,000
- Days On Site
- N/A
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Inside Area (SqFt)
- 2,647 sqft
- Total Baths
- 4
- Full Baths
- 3
- Partial Baths
- 1
- Lot Size
- 5,301 SqFt
- Year Built
- 2013
- MLS® Number
- LG21152408
- Status
- Sold
- Property Tax
- N/A
- HOA/Condo/Coop Fees
- N/A
- Sq Ft Source
- Assessor
General Features
- Property Type
- Single Family Residence
- MLS Number
- LG21152408
- Year Built
- 2013
- Living Area (sq ft)
- 2,647
- Living Area Source
- Assessor
- Lot Size (sq ft)
- 5,300
- Lot Size (acres)
- 0.1217
- Levels
- Three Or More
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Full Baths
- 3
- Half Baths
- 1
- Garage Spaces
- 2
- Parking Spaces
- 2
- View
- City Lights, Coastline, Ocean, Panoramic, Water
- Parcel Number
- 64429107
- On Market Date
- 2021-07-13
- Listing Terms
- Standard
Interior Features
- Interior Features
- Balcony, Separate Formal Dining Room, Eat In Kitchen, Elevator, High Ceilings, Multiple Staircases, Open Floorplan, Recessed Lighting, Storage, Track Lighting, Unfinished Walls, Wired For Data, Wired For Sound, Dressing Area, Primary Suite
- Appliances
- Six Burner Stove, Barbecue, Dishwasher, Freezer, Disposal, Gas Oven, Gas Range, Gas Water Heater, High Efficiency Water Heater, Hot Water Circulator, Ice Maker, Microwave, Water Softener, Tankless Water Heater, Vented Exhaust Fan, Water To Refrigerator, Water Heater, Water Purifier, Washer
- Flooring
- Bamboo, Concrete
- Heating
- Central, Energy Star Qualified Equipment, Floor Furnace, Natural Gas, Zoned
- Cooling
- Central Air, Electric, Zoned
- Fireplace
- Dining Room, Free Standing, Gas, Primary Bedroom, See Through
- Laundry
- Gas Dryer Hookup, In Garage
- Main Level Bedrooms
- 2
- Main Level Bathrooms
- 3
- Common Walls
- No Common Walls
- Windows
- Double Pane Windows, Roller Shields, Screens
- Accessibility
- Accessible Elevator Installed, Parking
Exterior Features
- Architectural Style
- Contemporary, Custom, Modern
- Exterior Features
- Lighting
- Construction
- Drywall, Ducts Professionally Air Sealed, Glass, Hardiplank Type, Concrete, Stucco, Steel
- Foundation
- Concrete Perimeter, Permanent, Pillar Post Pier
- Lot Features
- Zero To One Unit Acre, Sprinklers In Rear, Sprinklers In Front, Sprinklers Timer, Sprinklers On Side, Sprinkler System
- Patio and Porch
- Deck
- Parking
- Concrete, Direct Access, Driveway Level, Driveway, Garage Faces Front, Garage, Paved
- Fencing
- Average Condition
- Pool Features
- None
- Spa
- None
- Sewer
- Sewer Assessments
- Water
- Public
- Utilities
- Cable Available, Electricity Connected, Natural Gas Connected, Phone Connected, Sewer Connected, Underground Utilities, Water Connected
- Condition
- Building Permit, Updated Remodeled, Turnkey
- Faces
- West
- Units
- 1
Community Features
- Subdivision
- Upper Diamond (UD)
- Community Features
- Hiking, Storm Drains
- Security
- Security System, Closed Circuit Cameras, Fire Detection System, Firewalls, Fire Sprinkler System, Smoke Detectors
Schools
- School District
- Laguna Beach Unified
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Property Details for 812 Gainsborough Drive
This 3-bedroom, 4-bath single-family home sits in the Upper Diamond neighborhood of Laguna Beach in Orange County. It offers 2,647 square feet of living space. The home was built in 2013. The MLS record lists the assessor parcel number as 644-291-07. Highlights include ocean and coastline views, a fireplace, an attached two-car garage, a 5,301-square-foot lot, central air, and an updated 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
812 Gainsborough Drive was listed for sale on July 13, 2021 at $3,295,000.
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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