Located along Laurel Way, moments from the Beverly Hills Hotel and Rodeo Drive, Opal is a newly built contemporary estate by designer and developer Ramtin Ray Nosrati, defined by its elevated setting, sculptural water features, and expansive views stretching across downtown Los Angeles, the ocean, and surrounding mountains and ridgelines.
For the first time, the Carroll Dean House has come to market in Agoura Hills, a rare Cliff May-designed estate shaped by California architecture, open-space preservation, and family life in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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A preserved 1954 midcentury home in Jefferson Park’s Historic Preservation Overlay Zone has sold for $2.11 million, bringing renewed attention to a residence tied to Los Angeles architecture and the lives of Dr. John Marshall Robinson and Doris Robinson.
Harold Matzner’s longtime Palm Springs estate is now on the market for $19.5 million, marking the first time the property has been offered for sale since Matzner acquired the main residence in 1986. If the estate sells near its asking price, it could set a new residential record for Palm Springs.
Two prominent L.A. estates are being marketed with the option to accept cryptocurrency, adding a digital-asset angle to two of the city’s ultra-luxury listings. La Fin at 1200 Bel Air Road is now listed for $99,950,000, while 9330 Flicker Way in the Bird Streets is offered at $68,000,000.
In California, large estates continue to define luxury living. Yet some buyers are looking at ownership differently, especially when they divide time between multiple homes, travel often, or want a property without the demands of managing a full estate.
From Haven Lifestyles for Tooyn Homes
Across Southern California, a quintet of residences illustrates how luxury is increasingly measured in light, air, and the space beyond the walls. From Woodbridge’s rare premium lot to an 8th-fairway corner setting in Camarillo, each home turns siting into everyday pleasure. Simi Valley adds cul-de-sac calm with sweeping valley-to-library views, while the Venice Canals offer a private, creative refuge with lasting upside. In Studio City, a 2023 build pairs modern design with elevated outdoor living near Ventura Boulevard.
California’s outdoor-minded lifestyle takes distinct shapes across this quintet of residences, from Mandalay Bay docks and turning basins built for serious boating to Mandalay Shores rooftops framing ocean-and-mountain horizons. In Oxnard, beach adjacency and gated walkway access anchor days in the sand and evenings in western-exposure sunsets. Farther inland, a Bakersfield estate pairs resort-scale entertaining with a massive RV shop and sunroom. Rounding out the mix, a Los Feliz hillside home spotlights city-light views and a walkable urban rhythm.
Privacy-forward settings shaped around outdoor living and entertaining. From a gated Clancy Lane retreat in Rancho Mirage to a nearly 1.5-acre South Pasadena equestrian sanctuary, each property treats amenities as a lifestyle anchor. On Hollywood Beach in Oxnard, panoramic ocean-to-mountain views quintet with an elevator and nearby boat docks, while a 2022 Bakersfield build delivers a resort-style lazy-river pool on over 2.5 acres. In Hancock Park, a classic English traditional adds whimsy and a guest house.
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