Dana Point Ocean View Homes

Dana Point Ocean View Homes are best found in the Lantern Village and Monarch Beach communities in Dana Point, California.  Here you will find custom homes and luxury estates in gated communities.

Found 118 blog entries about Dana Point Ocean View Homes.

Sep 2

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Driving through the center part of Dana Point and you will notice many streets that are named in the nautical theme.  Streets names like Golden Lantern, Amber Lantern, Silver Lantern, Cooper Lantern, Violet Lantern and Blue Lantern are some of the oldest existing streets in the Dana Point area that date back to the 1920's when some of the first homes were built here in Dana Point.  The city has always had a very strong maritime connection with the Dana Point harbor where you will find many of the property owners yachts parked here today.

The street of the Golden Lantern is large street that starts at the Dana Point harbor and goes all the way to the Dana Point and Laguna Niguel city limit line.  Golden Lantern basically cuts through the middle of the

Aug 19

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Dana Point has some wonderful ocean view homes built in the Mediterranean architectural style.  Some neighborhoods are more prominent in this architectural style and knowing where to look is the key.  One of the first places to start your search is in the Monarch Beach area of Dana Point.  By far, this is the best place to find high end Mediterranean style homes.  The Monarch Beach area is the newest area of Dana Point and is home to many luxury communities that are often gated.  We recommend the following communities.

Located next to the Ritz Carlton hotel is the luxury community called Ritz Cove.  The neighborhood was built in the last 20 years and that is predominately all Mediterranean style homes.  Homes normally start in the high $2 to low $3

Aug 5

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The Blue Lantern Village condos are located at 33672 Blue Lantern Street in Dana Point and offer wonderful ocean views in the Lantern Village area of Dana Point.  This is a very small complex built in the Spanish architectural design and filled with 8 residential condos that range from one to three bedroom units.  The condos were built in the mid 1970's and average 2,165 square feet in living space.  These are generous size units for the area and are often priced under the $900,000 price point as all the condos here offer ocean views.

Select condos in this building will offer a 2 car attached garage with a main floor master bedroom.  This is a great location with easy walking distance to the downtown Dana Point area as well as the High School.  Since

Jul 22

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The Ritz Cove community has some of the best panoramic ocean views in this ocean front location.  Oringally built with a connection to the luxury St Regis Hotel that sits adjacent to this community, the homes are grand in style and built with the 5 star resort in mind.  All of the homes in this community will have some kind of an ocean view as the streets have been terraced upwards to maximize the views for all the properties.

All the homes are located on Ritz Cove Drive are located within one to five rows back from the ocean.  The first row is considered ocean front as the homes face the ocean and typically have a greenbelt walkway or Monarch Beach golf course in front of them.  Real Estate prices typically will be priced the lowest on the top row and

Jun 24

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The Capistrano Heights community is located in the upper section of the Capistrano Beach area just above the 5 freeway.  The main section of the Capistrano Beach area is located just west of the 5 freeway and offers beach close custom homes.  Capistrano Heights is a small area that occupies four streets and often has peek views of the ocean.  This area is often confused as part of the city of San Clemente since streets located above these 4 streets fall into the boarders of San Clemente and often referred to as the "Harbor Estates" area of San Clemente.  The Heights offer a nice mixture of one and two story single family homes that are often located on one way streets.  They offer easy access to the 5 freeway and the Ralphs shopping center located next to

Jun 18

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Some of the first homes in the new South Strand development has just finished construction and are currently being offered for sale.  The Strand at Headlands is one of the newest developments in the Monarch Beach area of Dana Point with two separate sections known as the "North Strand" and the "South Strand."  The North Strand is the ocean front section of the community with many homes in existence for several years.  The community offers a combination of ocean view and ocean front homes in a community where all homes are within a 2 to 3 block radius.

The South Strand is located in a separate area that features five rows of ocean view homes that overlook the ocean and the North Strand development.  The South Strand has it's own private guard gated

Jun 3

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The Lantern Village area of Dana Point offers many ocean view properties for sale.  The Village area itself covers many different neighborhoods from luxury communities like Lantern Bay Estates which offers a guard gated entrance that is within walking distance to the Dana Point Marina and the beach.  There are also several condo buildings in this area like Lantern Bay Villas and Las Mariansas that offer great ocean views.  All the communities in the Lantern Village offer a downtown Dana Point location that is close to the many shops that line Pacific Coast Highway.

Lantern Village Ocean View Homes in Dana Point, California

The central Lantern Village area is located on the east side of Pacific Coast Highway and can offer great views of the ocean as pictured above.  These homes are located on a gradual hillside

May 27

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Crystal Cove is an ocean view community near Crystal Cove park in the Lantern Village area of Dana Point.  This is a popular area that is located on a hill just above Pacific Coast Highway with homes overlooking the park with wonderful coastline and ocean views.  The views are mainly to the south with the bluff front Marriott Hotel and coastline starting from the Doheny Beach area and continuing down past San Clemente.

Crystal Cove Ocean View Homes in Dana Point, California

The Crystal Cove Park is a long stretch of grassy area with a walking trail around the park.  At the very far end of the park is a fenced in dog park area which also offers views of the ocean.  This is a public park that is free for residents to enjoy and located very close to the downtown Dana Point area

Crystal Cove Park in Dana Point, California

The homes are a

May 13

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Dana Point is a city that is rich in history and dates back to the early 1920's when some of the first homes were built here.  The downtown and Capistrano Beach area is the most populated area for these older homes that are often built in the Spanish architectural style.  Located on the beach are a small handful of historic homes that are considered beach front since they literraly sit next to the sandy beach.  This area of Dana Point is often referred to as Beach Road or Capistrano Bay.  The community has changed dramatically since the 1920's as many of the homes have been built on the empty lots with huge Mediterrean and Contemporary style homes.

Beach Road still has 5 historic homes that still exist on this beach front street and have a lot of charm

Apr 30

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Monarch Cove is a very small and intimate community in Dana Point that offers homes with commanding views of the Monarch Beach golf links and Pacific Ocean.  The homes were first built in the year 2000 and completed in 2007.  These are large luxury estate homes that all feature over 6,000 square feet of living space with ocean and golf course views as pictured below.

Monarch Cove Golf Course View Homes in Dana Point, California

To enter the community you first have to go through the Ritz Cove guard gated community.  This is located next to the Ritz Carlton Hotel and is home to ocean view and oceanfront homes that sell between $4 to $20 million dollars.  The general public can park next to this community and take the beach access that goes in front of these luxury properties.  

Ritz Cove Community Guard Gated Entrance in Dana Point, California

Once inside the Ritz Cove