1242 W Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA 92661

Newport Beach
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1242 W Oceanfront,Newport Beach, CA 92661
$18,800,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 2,741 sq. ft.
  • Single family
  • Active
Listed by: todd bousman, nate cole
Office: bouhaus properties949-533-8633
MLS#:NP26242697
Source:CRMLS

Price summary

  • Price:$18,800,000
  • Price per sq. ft.:$6,858.81

About this home

The Philip and Leah Lovell Beach House, R.M. Schindler (1926). One of the defining masterpieces of early California modernism, offered for the first time on the centenary of its completion. Widely recognized as “Schindler's second most important work” (Steele, 2005), the Lovell Beach House has served for the last 100 years as the Lovell family’s personal oceanfront retreat. Now it seeks a steward who can enjoy and enrich the “playful mood of beach life” that Schindler sought to conjure up. When client and architect met in the early 1920s, Dr. Philip Lovell was a prominent naturopath; Schindler, born in Vienna, had come to Southern California to supervise Frank Lloyd Wright’s projects in the region. For the young architect, Lovell’s corner lot on Balboa Peninsula would become a laboratory of radical innovation. Inspired by the “pile structure indigenous to all beaches,” Schindler lifted the house above the shore on five reinforced-concrete frames, each cast in the shape of a...

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Home facts

  • Year built:1926
  • Subdivision & Development:Balboa Peninsula (Residential) (BALP)
  • Listing ID #:NP26242697
  • Added:1 day(s) ago
  • Updated:November 13, 2026 at 06:42 AM

Rooms and interior

  • Bedrooms:4
  • Total bathrooms:4
  • Full bathrooms:4
  • Flooring:Carpet, Concrete, Laminate, Wood
  • Kitchen Description:Built In Range, Dry Bar, Electric Oven
  • Bedroom Description:All Bedrooms Up
  • Living area:2,741 sq. ft.

Heating and cooling

  • Heating:Central Furnace, Natural Gas

Structure and exterior

  • Roof:Membrane, Rolled Hot Mop
  • Year built:1926
  • Building area:2,741 sq. ft.
  • Lot area:0.09 Acres
  • Lot Features:Corner Lot, Drip Irrigation/Bubblers, Landscaped, Rectangular Lot, Street Level, Yard
  • Architectural Style:Modern
  • Construction Materials:Concrete, Plaster, Stucco
  • Exterior Features:Concrete Patio, Deck, Enclosed, Rooftop
  • Foundation Description:Combination, Pillar Post Pier, Slab
  • Levels:Three Or More

Schools

  • High school:Harbor
  • Middle school:Ensign
  • Elementary school:Newport

Utilities

  • Water:Public, Water Connected
  • Sewer:Public Sewer, Sewer Connected

Finances and disclosures

  • Price:$18,800,000
  • Price per sq. ft.:$6,858.81

Features and amenities

  • Appliances:Built In Range, Disposal, Electric Oven
  • Laundry features:Electric Dryer Hookup, Gas Dryer Hookup, Inside
  • Amenities:Balcony, Beamed Ceilings, High Ceilings, Living Room Deck Attached, Open Floorplan, Rain Gutters, Smoke Detectors, Storage Space, Trash Chute

Parking

  • Total parking spaces:2
  • Parking description:Direct Access, Door Single, Garage, Garage Faces Rear
  • Garage:Yes
  • Garage spaces:2
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