Tagged : Dana Point Condos

The city of Dana Point offers a wide variety of properties from stunning ocean front homes to amazing ocean view condos.  For those wanting to find a condo that is within walking distance to the beach there are several great places we like to recommend.  Of course, many people have different ideas on how far of a walk to the beach is considered within walking distance so we picked the properties we feel like are the closest to the beach with a short walking distance radius.  There are still others that are located just outside our map coverage area so there will always be more that will be available at any given time.  Here are our best places to look.

1). Lantern Bay Villas has arguably one of the best locations in Dana Point for a condo community.

The city of Dana Point has a large number of gated communities with a large majority of them found in the upscale Monarch Beach area.  These include exclusive communities like The Strand at Headlands, Ritz Cove and Monarch Bay where it's not uncommon to find homes listed for over the $10 million dollars.  While many love the security that comes with living in a gated community some don't like the appeal of them being so large and prefer a smaller and more intimate neighborhood.  There are some small gated areas of homes that we love to recommend.

The first community is a little tract called Point Vista neighborhood which is only located on one street that has a manual gate at the top of the hill.  Once is inside there are an approximate total of only

Dana Point has some really great communities that are located near the beach and also represent some of the lowest priced condos.  I recently took a listing in the Spinnaker Run community the is located about a 5 to 10 minute bike ride to the beach and was surprised to learn that it was the lowest priced listing at $325,000.  It was a small condo one one bedroom, one bath and under 600 square feet so it's not for everyone but would be a perfect starter home for a young couple or a nice investment property.  The community offers a nice association pool, spa and a bike trail that takes you down to the beach in about 5 minutes or so.  Not too bad for $325,000 and considering it is currently the lowest priced condo in Dana Point as of the first week in April

The Harbor Walk community in Dana Point, California has some of the best values for condos located near the beach.  Many of the condos listed in this community will be under $250,000.  The complex is rather small with a total of 78 units and located on the ocean side of the freeway and located approximately 4-5 blocks to the Doheny beach area and down the street from Costco!

A couple things to note about these condos is that you will have main floor and upper level condos.  Condos located on the upper level will have vaulted ceilings which is the biggest difference in contrast to the normal ceiling height of the downstairs units.  Apart from this the complex has a nice community pool and assigned carport parking spots.  Residents do have to