Emerald Bay Laguna Beach

The Emerald Terrace neighborhood is filled with many contemporary home that over look the Pacific Ocean and offer stunning Catalina Island and sunset views.  The location is really ideal as it's situated in the upscale North Laguna area that is well regarded as one of the most desirable sections of town to live.  Because of this it is also features some of the most expensive homes for sale with top gated communities like Irvine Cove and Emerald Bay where homes listed over $20 million dollars is not uncommon.  The Emerald Terrace neighborhood dates back to the 1950's and early 60's when many of these houses were built.  During this period many considered these beach vacation properties and were often residents from the greater Los Angeles area.  Over the

Emerald Bay is well known for being one of the best places to find ocean view properties in all of Laguna Beach, California.  The market for homes located on the oceanfront in Emerald Bay is also picking up with the recent pending sale at 168 Emerald Bay priced at $20,995,000.  There is a lot of history to the oceanfront market here that explains some of these price jumps.  First, 168 Emerald Bay has had a rich history of home sales over the year.  

Back in 2007, this magnificent oceanfront estate home that features 5,750 square feet of living space sold for a record $19,000,000.  This was truly a record price at the time and right before the market went down.  The owners of that property then sold the property in 2012 for $16,000,000 a record price at

North Laguna offers several locations where you can find beach front homes located directly on the sand.  This area offers some of the most expensive homes in all of Orange County with beach front homes offered for as high as $49.5 million dollars.  The two communities where you can find these beachfront homes is the Irvine Cove and Emerald Bay neighborhoods.  Irvine Cove is home to the Irvine Family who own a small section of the neighborhood and have a private beach for themselves.  The rest of the community is a mixture of homes located on the sand and in the hills offering wonderful views of the ocean.  The Irvine Cove community is one of the most private neighborhoods in Laguna Beach with it's own secluded cove beach and guard gated entrance.  There

The Laguna Beach Real Estate market was in full swing in 2014 as home sales continued to rise and the luxury home market saw some really big sales this year.  The most expensive sale was located at 2675 Riviera Dr which is located in the plush Irvine Cove gated community.  The oceanfront estate located on the bluff front on Abalone Point sold for a record $23.6 million on 6/16/2014.  The home featured four bedrooms, five baths and 11,722 square feet of three different levels.  This was one of many homes that came on the market in the Abalone Point area with one neighboring home marketed for as high as $65 million.

The second highest price home sale was located at 176 Emerald Bay which sold for $15,075,000 on 9/22/2014.  This is just shy of last years

The Twin Points Estate is probably one of the most recognizable and most photographed spots in all of Laguna Beach, California.  Situated at the tip of Marine Drive in North Laguna sits a large parcel of land that spans 74,052 square feet according to Realist Tax records.  Commonly referred to as "Twin Points" for the two separate sections of land that stretch out into the Pacific Ocean.  If you were to stand the very tip of either of these points you would view Emerald Bay to the north and Main Beach to the south. 

In today's real estate market it's almost unheard of to have this much oceanfront land associated with one property.  Typical ocean front homes will be located on around a 10,000 square foot lot with lots between 20,000 to 40,000 square feet

Laguna Beach is one of the few beach cities where you will find a large number of historic ocean front homes for sale.  One of the reasons was that homes date back to the early 1900's as Laguna Beach was considered one of the most desirable 2nd home locations from those who lived in the Los Angeles area.  Many of these older homes still exist and mainly can be found in the South Laguna and Laguna Village areas.  Oceanfront homes in Laguna normally will start above the $5 million dollar price point with current historic ocean front homes starting at $5,950,000.  The size of these homes can really vary with some properties being under 2,800 square feet of living space while others will be much larger and incorporate a guest house with an average 5,000

Emerald Bay is one of the top communities here in Laguna Beach and offers a wide range of community amenities for it's residents.  Situated in the north section of Laguna Beach on a private beach is the exclusive community known as "Emerald Bay" that is home to approximately 500 homes.  This is a gated community that only allow access to those who live here and their guests.  Many ask about visiting the beach at Emerald Bay but there is not public access to this beach and the only way to gain access is by boat if you don't live in the community.  The video here explains some of the community amenities found in Emerald Bay.

For starters, Emerald Bay offers a 24 hour guard gate that creates a safe and friendly environment for those who live there. 

The Emerald Bay community in Laguna Beach is well known for it's large and beautiful homes that overlook the blue pacific with great ocean and sunset views.  Rarely do we see beach front homes come on the market in the Emerald Bay since the community only has 14 properties that sit directly on the beach.  The rest of the property are either located in the hills looking down at the ocean and sandy beach or located on the majestic cliff with views of Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove.

An amazing and rare home hast just come on the market that offers beach front living in the gated community of Emerald Bay in North Laguna Beach, California.  The property located at 102 Emerald Bay is on the market for sale for a cool $29,995,000 and offers a rare opportunity to

Emerald Bay in Laguna Beach is a large community of over 300 homes with a large majority of them offering views of the ocean and the Emerald Bay beach.  There is a small selection of homes in the Emerald Bay community that offer views of the Irvine Cove community looking north.   These homes are located on the north side (left hand side) of the ridge as pictured below.

When the the Emerald Bay community was first developed the homes located on the north ridge of the community had homes located on both sides of the ridge.  The Emerald Bay street raps around the ridge so depending on which side of the street you live on will determine if you have views of Emerald Bay or Irvine Cove.  Approximately 17 homes offer such a view of the Irvine Cove

The Emerald Bay community in Laguna Beach is going through a construction boom as real estate prices are starting to move upwards and the demand for these homes is growing.  There are several new construction homes currently being built in various parts of the community as we have seen record breaking prices for homes sold in this community in the last 12 months.

This week a new listing just came on the market in the Emerald Bay community for a record $38 million.  The highest priced home in Emerald Bay.  The home is located 156 Emerald Bay and just down the street from a home at 168 Emerald Bay that sold for $16 million last summer.  What makes this home so unique and that much more expensive is the direct steps down to the beach with it's own