The current owners of this contemporary Hermosa Beach home—a licensed contractor and a celebrated veterinarian, author and public speaker, respectively—spent four years looking for the ideal spot for their new custom residence.
Led by global design firm HOK, in collaboration with Hawaii-based architect Ferraro Choi, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center is a laboratory, research, and office complex.
Around 150 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Lucia Preserve is an exclusive, 20,000-acre private development designed by Feldman Architecture with exceptional homes that are restricted in size to protect nature.
James Respondek was 18 years old when he made his first real estate transaction for the princely sum of $5,000. “I rode up on the back of a friend’s motorcycle, up to this little subdivision,” he recounts. “We looked around, and I found a lot.
Cruise along Zumirez Drive on Point Dume and one finds themselves on a golden-ticket street in Malibu. It’s a place prized for its private access to exquisite beachfront, epic surf breaks, and a community of well-heeled leisured privacy. That and its collection of beautiful homes.
