Monthly Archives: June 2012

I mentally toyed with other adjectives – stunning, opulent, outrageous – but none of them really hit the mark.  We toured 3305 Pine Avenue, Manhattan Beach during Brokers’ Open Houses on Friday. At a $4,295,000 list price, it is not only the price tag [on Pine in the Tree Section?!]  that grabs your attention. This “compound” is a beautifully done 3,000+ sf 5 bedroom home on a beautiful section of Pine Avenue built by Dennis Maloney.  What is unique is that the owner purchased the lot next door – expanding his turf to over 9,000 sf of property.  After building the home, the owner created  the ultimate “playhouse” next door.  This 2,400+ sq ft structure and backyard  is complete with swimming pool grotto, full bar, movie theatre, sauna, work out room, etc. No bedrooms, no kitchen, literally a Playhouse!   The entire property feels like a mini luxury resort.  So, if you love to entertain a few hundred friends at a time  or want to feel like you are on a Conde Nast Traveler style vacation every night you come home, this property is for you. It is. . . well . . . extraordinary!