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Emil Soleyman

emil@emilrealestate.com +1(209) 500-8589

Listed by Brian Thomas, DRE #01320898 • Surterre Properties Inc.

$8,995,000

Est. payment - /mo

7 Beds

5 Baths

5,218 SqFt

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Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Home

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 5,218 sqft

Price per Sqft $1,723

MLS Listing ID CRNP26186669

Bedrooms 7

Full Baths 5

Year Built 1964

Lot Size 0.421 Acres

Property Sub-Type Single Family Home

Source California Regional MLS

Property Description

You can build a home. You cannot build this lot. On the bluff above the Back Bay in Dover Shores, 1542 Galaxy Drive is 18,321 square feet of land - approximately 93 feet wide and nearly 200 feet deep - with panoramic, unobstructed views across Upper Newport Bay to the bluffs and the Newport Center skyline. Here, the land is the luxury. What lies in the sightline is the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve: protected open space of water, wetlands, bluffs, and sky. Morning fog over the marsh, egrets along the shallows, golden evening light across the water - the everyday backdrop of life here. The land is where the story begins. The 1964 residence on it is an opportunity to reimagine the site, and a complete design vision has already been created by architect Rory Foubister, with interiors by Lindye Galloway and construction envisioned by Well Done Builders. That concept is conceived as a reveal. From the street, almost nothing - a low stone wall, olive trees, a screened gate. Inside, a courtyard opens to the sky around a mature olive tree. Beyond it, the house gives way to a wall of glass, pool and lawn, and the whole bay. Envisioned at approximately 8000 square feet - five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a gym and wellness center, a subterranean level with car turntable, and an

Location

State CA

County Orange

Area N7 - West Bay - Santa Ana Heights

Interior

Cooling None

Fireplaces Type Living Room

Laundry None

Exterior

Garage Spaces 2.0

Pool Pool - In Ground, 31, Pool - Yes

View Bay, Hills, Local/Neighborhood, Ocean, Panoramic, Water, City Lights

Building

Story One Story

Water District - Public

Others

Tax ID 11766308

Special Listing Condition Not Applicable

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1542 Galaxy DR Newport Beach, CA 92660