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The North Strand neighborhood is of the most expensive communities in the Dana Point area.  This is a brand new community that only has a small percentage of homes built as building times can take as much as 5 years to construct and complete a home.  This a beachfront location with properties located on the sand and streets located one to two rows back.  All the homes are situated to have views of the ocean and offer the security of being located in a guard gated neighborhood.

The North Strand is connected with the South Strand neighborhood which is situated higher up on the hillside of the Dana Point Headlands.  The two communities are connected through an underground tunnel which allows all residents to enjoy quick beach access.  Beach front homes

Dana Point Craftsman style homes with ocean views are best found in the South Strand community in Dana Point.  There are a couple locations in Dana Point that offer stunning Craftsman style homes like the Bal Harbor and Capistrano Beach neighborhoods but don't offer any views of the Pacific Ocean.  Since the inventory of the Craftsman architectural style is very limited your best bet for finding ocean views homes is the brand new community called The Strand.  

The Strand is divided into two sections with luxury ocean front homes situated on the North Strand and ocean view homes located in the hills in the South Strand community.  A brand new Craftsman style home has been built in the South Strand that offers wonderful ocean views as pictured below.

Capistrano Bluffs is a small section of homes located in the Capistrano Beach area of Dana Point.  Located on the ocean side of the 5 freeway and south of Pacific Coast Highway is a small pocket of homes located in this quaint neighborhood.  The area is very unique and offers a wide variety of homes from single level ranch homes to large scale estate homes.  Residents love living here due to the homes having their own custom personality and a location that is just blocks to the beach.  Homes date back to the early 1920's where you wind small Spanish style beach cottages to newer construction homes.  Price range will normally start in the $600,000 range and can go as high as several million dollars for large estate home that offers ocean views.

The

The Encantamar community in Dana Point and is a great place to find ocean view condos in the low $600,000 range.  I just had a chance to preview a condo in Encantamar and was pleasantly surprised by the panoramic ocean views that stretched from the Monarch Beach area and continued to the Lantern Village area of Dana Point.  This was a top floor unit that offered nice vaulted ceilings, outdoor view deck and two large bedrooms with highly upgraded bathrooms that you would see at a luxury resort.  

This is a great neighborhood for those who like to live in a location where you can walk to local grocery stores, banks, theater, gym and restaurants.  Located directly across the street from this community is the Ocean Ranch shopping center that has a Ralph's

Dana Point currently has 15 duplex properties on the market for sale ranging in price from $865,000 to $1,245,000 with one exceptional ocean front property listed at $4,995,000.  Ocean Front duplex properties are only located in one place in Dana Point which is known as "Capistrano Bay" or "Beach Road."  Beach Road is a secure guard gated neighborhood with a majority of residential single family homes.  However, there are a small handful of properties located in this community that are duplex properties that allows for two separate living quarters.  Since the community does allow for homes to be rented on this street it makes it very attractive to rent one unit and keep the other unit for the owner.   

Since Beach Road is a vacation destination point

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

Situated near the Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano city limits is a beach community known as "Westbourne."  Homes rarely come on the market in this community with the last listing being well over 2 years ago.  The properties in this community were built between 1964-1965 and are classic beach bungalows that typically have three to four bedrooms with 1,457 to 2,900 square feet of living space.  The neighborhood mainly consists of single level homes with a small mixture to two level properties.  Very similar to the adjacent Dana Knolls community that was also built in the 1960's and offers a prime location near local schools and shopping.

The location is really ideal as the homes are situated approximately 1 mile to the beach but still retain the

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

The Admiralty is one of my favorite buildings in town center of Dana Point.  The building is located on a dramatic bluff front as pictured below and situated directly above the Dana Point Harbor.  Not all condos in this complex will have dramatic ocean views as these are reserved for the units located on the front row.  This is a very popular complex as owners rarely put there units up for sale here.  On average, we will see no more than 5 condos come on the market during the year and are typically priced above the $1 million dollar price point.   A brand new listing has just came on the market this week and offers ocean views with 2 bedrooms and 2,778 square feet of living space.  The condo comes with two separate master suites that are located on two

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