One of the world’s finest

homes:

Chateau Pacifica. This luxuriant 11,098 square-foot mansion on more than one-half acre overlooks Newport Beach harbor and the expansive shoreline beyond. Daily vistas embrace Santa Catalina Island, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Port Los Angeles and city lights to the north-west, to the quieter beachfront coast of south Orange County.

Among the home’s many amenities are seven bedrooms including one Au-Pair and two guest suites; a 1,500-bottle wine cellar and separate tasting room; a 12-car underground garage with an elevator to the home’s three levels; fireplaces in the family room, library, living room, master bedroom, and cabana; a lushly appointed home theater; a dance studio; and a fully-equipped gourmet kitchen with an island made of an antique table once used by Tibetan monks.

Telescoping doors retract into the walls to create open-air passageway between the family room and adjacent poolside loggia. Its walls are hand-polished Venetian plaster; the architectural style is a harmonious blend of French provincial, Mediterranean, and California Coast classic.

A gem-like swimming pool, in-ground spa, curtained cabana with a fireplace, loggias, open patios, balconies, and verdant landscaping allow for open-air living as can only be enjoyed in a few lucky places in the world, such as Newport Coast.

This home is offered at $11,995,000. For more information, call First Team Real Estate’s Dean Lueck at 949.275.1801, or Tim Robertson at 949.322.7779.