MG EXPERIENCE LUXURY
MG EXPERIENCE LUXURY
LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA Listing price: $34.75 million
The 11,239-square-foot Tree House, so called because it was built around the 150-year-old Portuguese cork trees on its 1.6-acre grounds, is detailed for large-scale outdoor entertaining. Designed by the award-winning architectural firm KAA Design, it has an outdoor kitchen and an entertainment area that adjoin a 1,200-square-foot recreation room that’s equipped with a huge movie theater and a bar that opens to outdoor spaces. Both of these areas have large sinks, wine-storage coolers, beverage fridges, ice makers, and dishwashers. The outdoor kitchen has a sizable barbecue area with a gas grill and a commercial-grade pizza oven. Other amenities include a large built-in fire pit, an outdoor TV, a large shuffleboard, a 150-foot-long lap pool, and a water feature with color-changing lights. Retractable awnings that have built-in heaters cover the entertainment area. “It’s a one-of-a-kind, private gated compound featuring a contemporary and warm home with panoramic ocean views,” says Ross Clark of the Dickinson-Clark Team at Compass, who co-listed it with Brett Dickinson. “The yard is completely private, and from the outdoor entertainment area, you can look through the house and see the sunset on the other side of the house.”
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA Listing price: $13.75 million
In the private community of Three Arch Bay, this estate stands on the ocean side of the Pacific Coast Highway. In addition to a bar, the property has a built-in barbecue and outdoor kitchen, a custom fire pit with wraparound seating, planters filled with “curated” gardens, and a “living” salad bar where diners sit at a table and pick fresh greens. The Platinum LEED-certified residence, a recent down-to-the-studs remodel, opens up to the outdoors. “Even if you are in the backyard, you can see the captivating ocean views that are also enjoyed from the front yard,” says Donna Pfanner, global real estate advisor at Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty. “It’s perfect for hosting large gatherings, sunny al fresco dining, or to unwind, and for lounging around the fire pit for a quiet evening under the stars.”
KAMUELA, HAWAII Listing price: $21 million
it’s flowing into the ocean, and a sunbathing area. The swinging sofa bed that is suspended over the water like a luxury hammock is a perfect spot for watching sailboats and sunsets while sipping Champagne, says listing broker Yvonne J. Khouri-Morgan of Corcoran Pacific Properties. “It’s an exceptional property because of the location,” she says. “It’s perched atop Honokaope Bay” and the outdoor entertaining area is so enticing that “you may not ever want to step inside.”
Set on 1.37 acres on the Island of Hawaii in Mauna Lani Resort on 49 Black Sand Beach, this ocean- front estate has a bar that’s ideal for sipping a cocktail and watching the whales and dolphins frolicking in the waves. The 5,784-square-foot indoor-outdoor house, which is being sold furnished, is in a private gated community. Its landscape is appointed with a variety of amenities, including several seating and dining areas, a flat-screen TV, tiki lights, a waterfall, an infinity pool that looks as though
5 Homes With Outdoor Bars for $10 Million and Up In sunny locales from California to Florida, this coveted amenity is at the heart of lavish backyard-entertainment spaces
Spanning chef’s kitchens, infinity-edge swimming pools, and all-weather theater setups, indoor-outdoor living spaces are becoming larger and more elaborate, emulat- ing the look and feel of the world’s best five-star resorts. And it’s often the wet bar that’s at the heart of these amenity-packed backyard entertainment spaces. With their luxury finishes, extravagant accoutrements, and high-end lounge seating, the latest home bars are designed to complement the architecture of the house— and to put everyone at ease and in a vacation mode regardless of the time of day or year. Here are five properties, priced at $10 million and higher, that have built-in outdoor bars worth raising a glass to.
BY NANCY A. RUHLING
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