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The Breaker’s Beach House in Santa Cruz
423 37th Ave, Santa Cruz
Designed by Bay Area Architect Noel Cross as the ultimate luxury beach house. This 2008 custom built home featured in Coastal Living Magazine, sits on the site of the historic Breakers Beach House: a collection of cozy motor court cottages for adventurous families in the 1930’s. Designed from the ground up to fit seamlessly into the desirable Pleasure Point neighborhood comprised of cottages, bungalows, and eclectic seaside homes, you can expect the quintessential coastal living and lifestyle. Walking through the front gate and stepping onto the boardwalk you’ll notice the native grasses and foliage as if you were walking through the dunes on your way to the beach.
As you pass an intimate patio setting, you’ll enter the house and know that you’ve stepped into an exceptional home: wide-plank natural oak-wood floors, high ceilings, and numerous large windows offer a both polished and rustic atmosphere that feels open and airy. The lower level offers ample accommodations for both family and friends, enhancing your enjoyment of the home. Ascending the wide oak and steel stairway to reach the great room, you’ll be greeted by a gorgeous Monterey Bay view. The Great Room, featuring high vaulted ceilings and huge windows, seamlessly blends kitchen, dining, and living areas for a sophisticated, yet feeling of the Santa Cruz beach lifestyle.
Entertain like a pro in a custom kitchen featuring Viking and Sub-Zero appliances. Whether sitting at the peninsula dining area or out on the deck gazing at the Monterey Bay, you can enjoy a wonderful meal with family and friends. When it’s time to put the day behind you, retire to your Master Suite with its own bay-facing deck. When you awake in the morning, grab your surf or paddleboard from onsite storage and head to the Point Market for breakfast burrito before you paddle out on the bay. Or, head to your home office to take care of business. Yes, this could all be yours: the surf, tranquility, luxurious living, all in your new Santa Cruz home.
FROM ARCHITECT NOEL CROSS
A casual assemblage of local vernacular architecture informed by the consistent scale and simple materials of nearby cottages, shacks, and bungalows. These influences were distilled down to a palette of board and batt, clapboard, and cedar shiplap, and synthesized with the bolder forms that evoke images of nearby Capitola Wharf, beach guard towers, and the client’s surf shack program requirements.
At a glance
- Home Size: approximately 2,061 square feet of living space
- Lot Size: approximately 4,574 square feet
- 4 bedrooms
- 3 and one half bathrooms
- Inverted floor plan
- Boardwalk walkway & front patio with cast iron log natural gas fire-pit
- Great room with ocean views, vaulted ceiling, and slate deck
- Decorative gas insert fireplace in great room
- Modern kitchen with Viking and Sub-Zero appliances
- Master suite with ocean views & slate deck with a stairway down to patio
- Guest suite with private bath, 3rd bedroom & hallway full guest bath
- Laundry room with utility sink
- Large linen closet
- Private outdoor shower area
- Surfboard storage / utility closet
- Separate studio or office (can be used as a 4th bedroom with a half bathroom)
- Motorized gated driveway with parking for two cars and a one car garage
- Built in 2008 with superior finishes and thoughtful interior design
Exterior Front
- Ipe fence and boardwalk
- Drought tolerant plants and grasses with automatic drip irrigation system
- Spacious patio with natural gas firepit, featuring a cast-iron log-set
- Ipe wood and stainless steel stairway to master suite
First Floor
- High ceilings and wide plank natural oak flooring
- Guest suite with private bath and flat screen television
- Lockable utility and AV closet
- 3rd bedroom with flat screen television
- Full bath in the hallway
- Large laundry room with utility vanity
- Garage access through laundry room
- Outdoor enclosed shower
- High ceiling storage room for surfboards, bikes, etc.
- Lockable driveway access gate
Second Floor
- Great room with high vaulted ceilings and wide plank, natural oak flooring, combines cooking, dining, and living spaces
- Modern kitchen with copious storage
- Viking professional range and a Subzero refrigerator
- Curved quartz dining peninsula
- Motorized custom window shades
- Flat screen television
- Access to slate and stainless steel deck with views of Monterey Bay
- Master Suite with private bathroom, reading nook, and flat screen television
- Slate and stainless steel balcony with stairway leading to the lower level patio area
Separate Building/Studio (approximately 215 square feet)
- Separate building that can be utilized as an artist studio, a home office, or additional guests accommodations.
- Half bathroom
- Outdoor, private shower (for beach goers and surfing enthusiasts)
- Custom surfboard storage
- Flat screen television
Exterior Rear
- Automatic motorized linear gate for driveway and garage access
- One-car garage with access through house
- Gated storage for garbage bins
- Private, paved parking for two cars and access to a one car garage
- Locking pedestrian gate to studio and patio area
Design Team
- Architect: Noel Cross Architects
- Contractor: The Conrado Company
- Interior Design: Viscusi Elson Design
- Landscape Architect: Christopher Yates
- Lighting Design: Vita Pehar Design
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