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Magnificent Santa Monica Penthouse Oceanview

HughM • February 15, 2011 • Comments (0)

OCEAN AERIE - SANTA MONICA, CA

There are certain landmark properties in the Los Angeles area that always cause tourists to lean far out the car window to snap a photo or two to show the folks back home. The building overhanging the Pacific Coast Highway just past Santa Monica‘s California Incline is one of them. Maybe it’s the circular nose that hangs over the highway, or maybe it’s the skinny little front legs it seems to perch on. But whatever the appeal, it’s a magnet for lookie-loos. Even I find myself straining my neck upward to peek inside some of the units as I whiz by on the road.

And now the 4,000-square-foot penthouse unit has just come on the market at $4,925,000. While not as breath-taking a price-tag as faithful readers of Luxist‘s Estate of the Day have become accustomed to, it’s a breath-taking unit in a eye-catching landmark. And for you faint-of-hearters, we have every reason to believe that the hillsides around it, despite their precarious look each time it rains, aren’t going anywhere. Hey, this is L.A. Toughen up!

OCEAN AERIE – SANTA MONICA, CA

Ocean View 3

Ocean View 2

Ocean View

Front

Entrance 3

Staircase

Hallway 2

Piano Room

Kitchen 2

Family Room

Hallway

Entrance 2

Master Bedroom

Ocean Bath 3

Dressing Room

Entrance

Ocean Bath 2

Laundry Room

Office

Ocean Bath

Interior

Interior

Ocean Dining Room

Ocean Living Room

Aerial 3

Aerial 2

Aerial

Ocean Pool

Gym

Billed somewhat immodestly as the most-sought after penthouse in Santa Monica, we are hard-pressed to disagree. It’s the only two-story unit of its size in the building and has ocean views from every room, plus 180-degree jetliner views of the city lights. There are three large bedrooms and three bathrooms plus an over-sized master suite with two large walk-in closets, floor-to-ceiling windows, marble and hardwood floors and high ceilings. Amenities in the building include a gym, pool, spa and valet parking. There is around-the-clock security. With the main entrance on Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica restaurants and shops are a short walk away.

Next time I drive by, I hope you’ll wave.

from Luxist.com