5 Luxury SoCal Retreats with Views from Calabasas to Santa Monica

Within a gated Calabasas enclave, this Classics Plan One finds rare privacy on an all-usable half-acre with panoramic, unobstructed views. A perfect cul-de-sac setting leads to a privately gated courtyard entry, opening to 4,618 square feet of mostly single-story living. The remodeled center-island kitchen connects seamlessly to the family room, creating an easy rhythm for everyday mornings and effortless gathering. Five bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths include a primary suite anchored by a fully remodeled bath, while a separate main-level office offers a quiet place to focus. Outdoors, the resort-quality yard is designed for long afternoons and lingering evenings: a covered outdoor living room, an oversized pebbled pool and spa, and a separate covered pavilion with an outdoor fireplace and barbecue center. Massive manicured lawns complete the setting for relaxed, open-air living.

Tucked into Santa Monica’s Rustic Canyon, 630 Hightree Road brings timeless mid-century charm to an expansive, sunny 11,000-square-foot lot with direct access to Rustic Canyon Park. The setting encourages an easy rhythm of indoor-outdoor living, with nature as a constant backdrop and a rare sense of quiet in one of the Westside’s most coveted neighborhoods. For those drawn to thoughtful reinvention, much of the groundwork is already in place: a completed survey, as-built files on hand, a front yard cleared of debris, and a backyard that has been completely leveled. The property also comes with verbal approval to add up to 6,240 square feet, creating a clear runway for a future vision. It’s a place to live now—and imagine what could come next.

Tucked along Chautauqua Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, this restored 1930 Spanish-style residence unfolds with a sense of quiet escape. Beyond the gates, a courtyard entry sets an immediate tone—warm, welcoming, and evocative—while cathedral beamed ceilings and French doors shape an easy indoor/outdoor rhythm from the front courtyard to the back patios. The primary suite reads as deliberately romantic, paired with an office, dressing area, and an upstairs patio that looks across Rivas Canyon to the ocean. Downstairs, two bedrooms are complemented by a beautiful wood-paneled family room. A newly remodeled chef’s kitchen anchors the home’s flexible floor plan and entertaining flow, with light, bright walls for art and windows oriented to sweeping vistas. Private and resilient, it’s completed by a guest house and a lasting sense of place.

Beyond a private gate, 3.28 acres unfold with panoramic, unobstructed views and a rare sense of complete privacy on one of North Ranch’s best streets in Westlake Village. Inside, a beautifully updated center-island kitchen opens seamlessly to the great room, creating an easy rhythm for everyday life and entertaining. Soaring wood ceilings, hardwood floors, a fireplace, and a built-in entertainment center give the great room warmth and scale, while French doors draw you out to the rear grounds. The backyard is designed for long, sunlit afternoons, with a Pebble Tech pool and spa, fountains, and low-maintenance turf areas. A covered outdoor living area and outdoor kitchen extend the living space outdoors, with a bonus/game room adding flexibility for work or play.

On a tree-lined street in Westchester, this one-story residence is designed for classic Los Angeles indoor/outdoor living, set on a secluded 16,000 sq. ft. lot with expansive views of the Santa Monica Mountains and the city skyline. An open floor plan connects the family and dining rooms through 25-foot Fleetwood sliding doors that pocket away, dissolving the boundary between inside and out. The layout includes four bedrooms and three bathrooms, anchored by a primary suite with a large bath, walk-in closets, and doors that open to a very private view. Evenings can unfold in the living room by the fireplace, or gathered at the bar that bridges the kitchen and dining room. Outside, a pool, patio, and sprawling lawn create space for lawn games, cookouts, sunbathing, and long nights under the open sky.