A Dana Point home featuring aquatic elements in its three-level rotunda design is on the market in Monarch Beach’s guard-gated Ritz Cove neighborhood.
The asking price is $22.55 million.
Built in 2009 on 75 bedrock-deep caissons, the 7,681-square-foot house offers five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. County records indicate the property last sold in March 2004 for $5.1 million.
David Bernard Fine Architects designed the all-concrete structure for the current owners to rise two stories above the nearly quarter-acre terraced hillside lot overlooking Salt Creek Beach.
A glass bridge suspended over a koi pond leads to a two-story atrium capped by a large skylight. Three 400-gallon saltwater aquariums, two at the entry level and one upstairs, look like they’re built into the bones but can be easily removed without any major structural modifications.
The interior features two primary suites, expansive living spaces and curved glass walls that frame ocean views as far north as the Dana Point Headlands.
Take the main staircase or elevator to all three levels, including the subterranean six-car “gallery” garage, lined with polished Italian terrazzo flooring and a glass wall that peers into the depths of the backyard pool.
The subterranean level also includes a media lounge, wine storage and a glass-walled gym with sauna and steam facilities.
Outside, the backyard offers direct access to the sand.
Roderic Stadelmann and Sam Orozco of Compass share the listing.