Orange County · Orange County

Newport Beach — Harbor Island, Linda Isle, Balboa Peninsula.

Waterfront estates with slips. Tight lots, high design intensity, $10M–$30M.

Newport Beach — Harbor Island, Linda Isle, Balboa Peninsula — Cerro Studio luxury design
How we work in Newport Beach — Harbor Island, Linda Isle, Balboa Peninsula

Our practice in Orange County, applied to Newport Beach — Harbor Island, Linda Isle, Balboa Peninsula.

The Newport Coast corridor — from Crystal Cove through Pelican Hill and Newport Coast proper to the backbays of Harbor Island and Linda Isle — is one of the most sustained custom-luxury markets in California. Median prices on the $5M+ tier hover around $12M. Newport Beach alone averages fifty new listings above $5M per month. The design ceiling runs high — new builds routinely clear $25M — and the clientele is sophisticated, well-traveled, and fluent in luxury expectation.

Laguna Beach, Emerald Bay, and Crystal Cove extend the market south with smaller parcels, stronger ocean-orientation, and a slightly more restrained aesthetic register. Our approach here moves toward Pacific-coastal modern with Mediterranean bones — the detail vocabulary of a Montecito estate scaled to a bluff-top ocean view.

For the full Orange County positioning, visit the Orange County market page.

At a glance
Market
Orange County
Investment range
$5M – $35M
Region
Orange County
Signature elements
  • Limestone and travertine in warm tones
  • Vaulted wood-ceiling great rooms
  • Outdoor loggia and infinity-edge pool terraces
  • Mediterranean millwork — beamed ceilings, arched openings, recessed niches
  • Disappearing glass walls at ocean-facing living spaces
  • Private yacht slip and tender dock integration
Architects we collaborate with
  • Eric Olsen Design
  • Brandon Architects
  • Hamilton Architects
  • Tim Barber Ltd
  • Oatman Architects
Builders we trust
  • Patterson Custom Homes
  • Spinnaker Development
  • McCarthy Brothers
  • Corbin Reeves
From our work

Projects in Orange County and adjacent markets.

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A Cerro home in Newport Beach — Harbor Island, Linda Isle, Balboa Peninsula.

We design ground-up estates, whole-home renovations, and historic restorations across Newport Beach — Harbor Island, Linda Isle, Balboa Peninsula and the wider Orange County market. Every inquiry is read by the principal designer.

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