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Is it Maui I See or Merely LA? Who Cares?!- Just Dive In! Tropical Paradise Hits Market

 
It's 100 degrees in New York City today and my heart is longing not for the balmy breezes of Southampton but rather a certain private water garden in the fancy La Habra Heights neighborhood of LA.  This tropical paradise overlooking Catalina Island and just a short distance from Disneyland would surely cool the temperature of any hot blooded New Yorker! Take a plunge via the secret tunnel water slide then meet me for a mai tai (or two!) at the six seat swim-up grotto bar just under the cascading falls-- my treat!  Imagine yourself as a self proclaimed King Neptune reigning over your own "sea" for a mere 7,800,000 clams!   Oh!  Did I mention this aquatic wonderland also comes with a 9,000 square foot house complete with casino (!) theatre, and wine cave?!  Details! Details!  To arrange a private tour, contact Orange County's #1 Agent- the affable Sean Stanfield of First Team Real Estate. 

Laurence P. Mitchell

Not Your Dad's Center Hall Colonial-- Forbes.com Showcases 12 Wacky Houses on the Market Now

 
 
The organically beguiling  "Mushroom House" in Pittsford, NY (asking $1.1 Million) is only one of a dozen unusual homes collected in a portfolio compiled by Morgan Brennan on Forbes.com.  An exotic mix of forms and materials defy any hint of cookie cutter thinking!  Check out the full line-up including a converted church, a suburban castle and even Frank Gehry's Schnabel House in Los Angeles:  Forbes.com Unusual Home Collection 

 Laurence P. Mitchell