A Private Cove. A Single Gate.
2 Emerald Bay · Laguna Beach, California
At A Glance
A coastal Mediterranean residence behind the gated guard of one of three private-beach communities on the California coast. Five bedrooms, five and a half baths, a flat-pad lot, and the Pacific just past the corner.
Step Inside The Gate
Twelve frames of Emerald Bay as it lives. The bay before breakfast, the cliff in late light, a deck wide enough for the whole Pacific.
"You don't move to Emerald Bay. You wait for it."
Built To Feel Inevitable
Two Emerald Bay is the second address inside the gate. It is also one of the few interior lots that retains a flat pad large enough for the Mediterranean it carries: three levels of stucco, terra cotta, and stone, three balconies that stack toward the water, and a quiet courtyard the road never quite reaches.
The first floor opens to the gardens, the kitchen, and the long table. The second is the living level, with a great room that runs the width of the house and a primary suite that takes the bay corner for itself. The third is private, two of the bedrooms tucked under the tile roof with their own deck and a chimney they will likely never need.
Outside, the path is the same path the original 1962 owners walked. Past the guardhouse, down Bayview, two hundred steps to a private cove kept in trust for residents only. The community owns the sand, the parking, and the quiet. There are three private beach communities in the entire State of California. This is one of them.
The Cove
Down Bayview Drive, past the lifeguard tower, sand kept in trust for residents only.
The Gate
Two of three private beach communities on the California coast. Emerald Bay has been the quietest of them since 1962.
The Pad
Most of the cove is bluff. This lot sits low. Afternoon light, ocean breeze, no climb home.
The Tile
Stucco walls, arched windows, hand-set Saltillo. Mediterranean as built, not as remembered.
What Makes It Singular
Emerald Bay's beach is one of three privately-owned coves on the California coast. The community owns the sand, the parking lot, and the lifeguard. Two hundred steps from the front door, with no public access.
Stucco, terra cotta, and stone arrayed across three terraced floors. Hand-set Saltillo tile, arched window heads, three balconies that follow the line of the bluff.
Most of Emerald Bay is bluff. Number Two sits on one of the community's few flat pads, with garden space, no descent at the door, and afternoon light that crosses the courtyard from the west.
A primary suite that takes the bay corner. Two bedrooms on the main level for daily life, two upstairs under the tile roof for the long weekends. Five and a half baths, all dressed in stone.
A 24-hour guardhouse, a private tennis facility, a community park, and the cove. Emerald Bay is what California's private beach communities used to be, and what almost none of them still are.
Run The Numbers, Quietly
A private estimate, running quietly. Move the down payment, the rate, the term. The number runs in the corner; nobody else has to see it.
Monthly Payment, Estimated
Principal and interest only. Excludes property tax, HOA, and insurance.
Emerald Bay, As It Lives
Emerald Bay sits between Crescent Bay and Irvine Cove on the north end of Laguna's coastline. It is unincorporated. It is gated. It has been known by name for sixty-four years.
Inside the gate: a 24-hour guardhouse, four tennis courts, a community park, a private cove with its own lifeguard. Outside the gate: ten minutes to downtown Laguna, twenty to John Wayne Airport, two hours to LAX.
The schools are Top of the World Elementary, Thurston Middle, and Laguna Beach High School. The boats are at Newport. The morning is quiet.
Schedule
A private tour, by appointment, inside the gate. Leave a note and a way to reach you. Anna will respond within twenty-four hours.
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