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The Versailles building in Newport Beach, California has a few select condos that can offer wonderful sea views of the Pacific Ocean.  The approximate location is adjacent to the Hoag Hospital and Superior Avenue which leads down to the beach.  This is an older complex with one story units that were built in the early 1970's.  There many individual buildings that are within the Versailles community that are three stories high with condos located on each floor.  There is a nice central courtyard and gated patrol at the entrance of Versailles with a very distinctive Italianate architecture.  

The majority of ocean view condos located in Versailles are located in the 100, 101 and 102 buildings.  These three buildings will face west towards the ocean will

One of the unique things seller's are doing in today's Newport Beach Real Estate market is condo conversions.  The process entails taking a multi-family duplex style property and converting them into individual condos.  By doing this the total property value of the property typically increases as two stand alone condos are normally worth more than one duplex building.  This is not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination but the benefits often make the process very worthwhile and profitable.  The entire Newport Towers building located on the Newport Bay recently went through the condo conversion process as well and turned all of the units into individual condos.

A condo conversion has just been completed at 5306 Seashore Drive in Newport Beach.

Newport Beach is one of the largest beach towns in Orange County, California and there is a wide range of architectural style homes that can be found here.  The Mid-Century architectural style is very popular in various cities in Orange County but can be hard to find in the Newport Beach area.  There are a few select areas where these homes can be found that offer the simplistic design that was very common in the 1950's and 1960's.  The floor plans tend to incorporate the outdoor spaces into actual living quarters as pictured below.  Homes tend to feel larger when this is put into practice and takes advantage of a lot more living square footage.

One of the best places to find these homes is in the Dover Shores Community.  Dover Shores is located just

The Westcliff and Dover Shores community share the same common area in the West Bay area of Newport Beach, California.  The majority of the homes in this area date back to the early 1950's when they were built as vacation beach bungalow style properties.  Many of these original homes still exist but the area has seen a huge surge in new construction as this is considered one of the most popular neighborhoods north of the Back Bay.  What makes this area unique is the individual charm of custom homes that can be found here.  This is not a track community where all the homes look the same but each has it's own unique architectural charm.  Dover Shores area occupies the land closest to the Newport Bay and is where you will find multi-million dollar water

Kings Road is one of the premier areas in Newport Beach, California that offers panoramic views of both the Newport Beach, Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island like the photo depicted below.  Perched high on a hill above Pacific Coast Highway in the Newport Heights area is a unique neighborhood that offers large expansive homes that overlook the ocean.  The street names Kings Road has homes located on both sides of the street with the ocean view homes located on the west side of the  road.  Most of Newport Beach is located on flat land which makes this area so desirable.  

Real Estate prices can be listed for well above $7 million dollars for a premier ocean view estate home.  Currently no homes are available in this area but several ocean view rental

The Dover Shores community in Newport Beach is beautiful neighborhood that is filled with very elegant homes.  One of the reasons that many love this area is due to the various architectural styles that can be found here.  It's not uncommon to see large Mediterranean style homes mixed together with Cape Cod and Bungalow inspired houses.  One of the most captivating designed homes in the Contemporary architectural style.  Since the Dover Shores area sits next to the Back Bay, many have incorporated houses to take advantage of these great views.  Many have turned theses homes that were built in the 1960's in the mid-century design into beautiful Contemporary homes.  Some of the core elements found in a couple of the Contemporary homes currently on the

The Park Lido community is ideally located just blocks to the beach in Newport Beach, California. This is a large community of 98 residences which are attached and classified as single family homes.  This is a really unique neighborhood that is blocked off from street views and offers a very private and serene park like setting.  The association provides four community pools and beautiful grounds which span over a couple acres of land.  When these were first built in 1962 home buyers were given the option of either two or three bedroom floor plans to choose from.  Each of of two and three bedroom units have various square footage sizes with the largest model at 1460 square feet.

Real Estate prices have always consistently been selling above the mid

The Baycrest Newport Beach community is a wonderful neighborhood filled with mid-century bungalow style homes located in the middle of the city.  These are timeless beach homes that were built in the 1950's and still offer the original charm of when they were first built.  Since the 1950's many have built brand new construction homes while still retaining the integrity of this classic neighborhood.  The area itself is located north of the Back Bay area which is known for it's rare wildlife and lush vegetation.  There are top rated schools in the immediate area with small shopping areas and the beach just blocks away.

Real Estate prices for the Baycrest community can really vary a lot.  A small starter home will typically start around $1.5 million and

The Seawind community is one of my favorite condo buildings in the Newport Beach area due to it's small scale and great location near the beach.  These condos rarely come on the market for sale due to the limited number of units in this complex, 56 condos in total.  For example, in 2014 only one unit came up for sale and quickly sold in 37 days for $445,000.  In 2013, only three units came on the market and quickly sold between $400,000 to $420,000.  This year one listing sold in 39 days for $460,000 in January 2015.

One of the reasons this complex is so popular is the extremely low price points compared to other condo buildings in the Newport Beach area.  Even though the complex is small it has it's own private pool area and detached garages.  Its an

The Brookview gated community features residential condos in the Newport Heights area of Newport Beach, California.  The complex is made up of 6 separate condo buildings that feature a central community pool as you enter through the private gates.  The location is just off Superior Avenue which runs directly down to the beach area and is just a few blocks away.  These condos were built 35 years ago and still have the look and appearance of a newer style building.  All the units are two bedroom units that are townhouse style and located on two levels.  The main floor living space is found on the mid level with all the bedrooms located on the upper floor.  Directly below the townhouses are two car garages which is very much sought after in this area of