104 Feet of Pacific Frontage at The Strand at Headlands

Spanning approximately 11,169 square feet across three elevator-served levels, the structure is built on a deep daylight basement concept that preserves exceptional ceiling heights throughout every floor—a technical decision with immediate experiential consequence. Rooms breathe. Light travels. The proportions never feel borrowed from a floor plan; they feel engineered for a specific quality of coastal living.

On the main level, walls of glass and pocketing doors dissolve the boundary between interior and coastline. The great room, dining area, and chef-caliber kitchen are oriented as a continuous field of white-water and sunset views, anchored by imported materials and designer lighting that give every surface a considered precision. The kitchen presents a long island with waterfall-edge stone, professional-grade integration, and a butler's pantry finished with sleek gray cabinetry, stone countertops, and under-cabinet lighting—functional infrastructure rendered with the same care as any public-facing space.

The primary suite occupies its level with quiet authority. A boutique-style wardrobe with a central stone-topped island, integrated lighting, and custom cabinetry reads less like a closet than a private atelier. The spa-inspired bath positions a freestanding soaking tub directly before floor-to-ceiling glass walls framing uninterrupted ocean panoramas, while a glass-enclosed shower, dual vanities with warm wood cabinetry, and a wood-planked ceiling complete the atmosphere. The bedroom itself is anchored by a fireplace set into a textured surround, a recessed wood-paneled ceiling, and sliding glass doors that open directly to a private ocean-view terrace.

The lower level is conceived with equal seriousness. A media room and bar, a billiards lounge, a dance studio, a professional-grade gym with mirrored walls and direct outdoor access, a sauna, and guest accommodations establish a complete private world. The wine room—lined with backlit semi-precious White Quartz—is the level's most singular statement: a space where the boundary between cellar and installation dissolves entirely.

Outdoors, the estate extends across an adjacent city easement to create a resort-scale environment rarely achievable on a private site. A rectangular pool and spa, sun deck, fire feature, outdoor kitchen with built-in grill and television, oceanfront terraces, and a custom putting green occupy the expanded footprint with the assurance of a property twice its apparent size. Glass railings preserve every sightline, while wood-paneled ceiling soffits shelter the covered terraces with material warmth.

Crestron home automation governs lighting, climate, motorized shades, security, pool systems, and audio-visual controls throughout. Lutron lighting, indoor and outdoor audio, exterior surveillance cameras, solar panels with battery backup, a four-car garage, and a dedicated golf cart space complete the infrastructure. At 55 Strand Beach Drive, technology and craft serve a single shared purpose: to make the experience of this coastline as effortless as it is irreplaceable.

Dana Point occupies one of the most storied stretches of the Southern California coast, a city shaped as much by its geography as by its history. The headlands that give The Strand at Headlands its name rise dramatically above the Pacific at a point where the coastline bends, creating a natural amphitheater of ocean views that drew attention long before the first luxury estate was built here. Richard Henry Dana, the author whose 1840 memoir Two Years Before the Mast described this stretch of coast in vivid detail, lent his name to the point—a testament to the enduring distinctiveness of a landscape that has never required embellishment.

The Strand at Headlands is among the most exclusive guard-gated communities on the Orange County coast, a thoughtfully planned enclave where residential development was shaped by a genuine commitment to preserving the natural environment surrounding it. Approximately 70 acres of open space and coastal trails have been set aside within and adjacent to the community, providing residents with direct access to one of the most dramatic stretches of preserved coastline in Southern California. These trails traverse the headlands and clifftops, offering perspectives of the Pacific that no road can match.

At the community's center is a private 9,000-square-foot beach club, available exclusively to Strand residents, with a pool, spa, and fitness facilities that complement the amenities of any individual estate. Direct beach access connects the community to the sand below the headlands, while the broader Dana Point waterfront—home to Dana Point Harbor—sits just minutes away. The harbor is one of the largest small-craft harbors on the West Coast, accommodating private vessels, sportfishing operations, whale-watching excursions, and a working waterfront that gives the city a vitality uncommon among coastal enclaves of comparable exclusivity.

The surrounding area reflects the full range of what refined coastal living demands. The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, perched on the bluffs just north of the headlands, has long defined the standard for luxury hospitality along this coastline. The resort's dining, spa, and event facilities extend naturally into the social fabric of the community. Salt Creek Beach, one of Orange County's most celebrated surf breaks, lies within easy reach, as does the broad arc of Doheny State Beach to the south—a setting for paddleboarding, kayaking, and the unhurried rhythms of life at the water's edge.

Laguna Beach, with its galleries, restaurants, and the annual Pageant of the Masters, is a short drive north along Pacific Coast Highway. San Juan Capistrano, home to the landmark mission that has anchored this region since 1776, offers a counterpoint of historical depth. And Los Angeles and San Diego both remain accessible without requiring the routines of daily life to be organized around the commute.

Within Dana Point itself, the emerging Lantern District has brought a renewed concentration of dining, retail, and community life to the city's core. The broader culture of the town remains oriented toward the water: sailing, surfing, fishing, and the particular ease that comes from living at a latitude where the coast remains mild across the full arc of the year. At The Strand at Headlands, that ease is compounded by privacy, by preserved landscape, and by the quiet confidence of a community that understood what it had before it was ever developed.