A finer life not lived.
It is often said that a price tag can’t be placed on a dream but a new opportunity on Newport Beach’s Balboa Peninsula is directly challenging the maxim. For there, on 1504 W Oceanfront, very near the famed Echo Beach, is a surf shop, half-built cafe and three home bundled together for a neat $27 mil.
Per the listing, “Have you ever dreamed of owning your own surf shop to rent surfboards, boogie boards and sell souvenirs to tourists in the summer? Right next door, the Stuft Surfer, a famed cafe still under renovation, sits right on the strand with outdoor dining ideal for hungry surfers just in off the waves.”
The realtor says the surf shop and cafe are “true pieces of Orange County surf history.” The biggest of the three homes features a panoramic expansive rooftop deck with bubbling spa, fireplace, and bbq area. Together, the properties have 100 feet of ocean frontage and two garages with two carports.
Very cool and imagine sitting in your bubbling spa, gazing out at the panoramic view when you hear a little bell ring.
Customer!
You hop out of the tub, grab your towel and hustle downstairs to greet a wonderful tourist family from Omaha, Nebraska looking for boogie boards to rent and a “One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor Newport Beach!” t-shirt to buy.
After the transaction, you head back upstairs to throw a hot dog on the BBQ.
A finer life not lived.
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You got a dog in this Chas? You article has about $2.5 million in potential commission.
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Lobby to remove the Blackball and pay for the place with Ding/Broken Board repair factory out back. Big sticker over every broken board deck: “Broke my board at the Wedge and all I got to show…” etc. Probably pay for the whole thing in one summer, right??? Add in a first aid glue cuts shut and wrist/ankle/knee braces. Bob’s yer uncle.
if human progress is reaching into our pockets and removing all the money, then yeah, progress?
california is cooked. pay 27 mil – have a homeless gang sleeping in the alley behind your crib and using your fence to pitch a tent. gavin newsom killing it!
rumor has it gavin newsom to be next CEO of the WSL – checks out
Took my kids to Noosa yesterday to interview for a job as beach hire stall operators. They seem to think hanging out at the beach getting paid is a good idea. Even if they can’t afford the 27 mill, at least they have the right idea.
“A finer life not lived”
Quack.
Living in California (certainly SoCal) is WAY overrated. As a lifelong Cali native, I know this well. The smart money is leaving California. My wife and I bought a large house and land in the tropics for a fraction (i.e less than 3%) of the Newport abortion above. We can’t wait to leave this shithole state.
yup yup i got out 5 months ago – couldnt be more stoked!
Major influx of Californians and others in my hometown. Many are clueless to the nuances of island life and the culture here. Even the local groms walk all over them in the lineups. Here’s to hoping they move home when things open back up. No offense to you personally.
No offense taken.
What’s your hometown, BTW? I’ve spent time in the Islands multiple trips a year for 15+ years. Have surfed dozens of breaks on BI, Kauai, and Oahu, and never had a problem getting waves or getting along with the locals. Indeed… I’m often mistaken for being Hawaiian, being large and of dark complexion.
Surely you’d convert
To a tattoo studio
And sell coke out back?
And lose the high three figure revenue from rentals?
And miss out on the
High six figure revenue
Of illegal drugs?
Who in their right mind would wanna run a surf shop and cafe if they had that kinda money, let alone live in a glass box with a view of a crowded sandpit above some shops…
P.S.
In other beachfront land news…
Jamie O’s old man and the boys have to be out in 6 weeks after the house sold the other day.
Who in their right mind
Would run a dead surf league with
That kind of money?
Would not be surprised if hot dogs are banned in Newport and possession would be a felony. In other news, I have an ad for dog diapers on my BG page, how did you know my dog had an accident last night, Chas?
Got those ads too. Tell your dog to stop giving my dog bad ideas.
Wait, diaper or chastity belt?
Mammon
In other world news, Jamaica reports that the country is running low on ganja. Authorities are characterizing the shortage as a “cultural embarrassment”. One anti-weed official was quoted saying “no weed, no cry, mon”.
And on Tuff Gongs birthday no less.
was “buy here” supposed to be link? tried clicking to arrange a walk through but nothing happened.
I dont even have enough money to feel depressed by the asking price.
Fuck Newport