Charming Beach Cottage with Jacuzzi

Charming Beach Cottage
on Silverstrand Beach
Oxnard, California

This sun-filled retreat is a short stroll to the sand* and offers three bedrooms (King bed, Queen bed, and two twin beds upstairs in the children's loft), 1 1/2 bathrooms, a wood burning fireplace, cable/DVD/VHS/CD/iPod dock station, a private back yard featuring a Jacuzzi, bar-b-que, fire pit, hammock, and an outside hot shower to enjoy after swimming or surfing in the Pacific ocean.

* The cottage is less than a block from the sand

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR

The sparkling Channel Islands Harbor -- gateway to the Channel Islands National Park is a hub for boating, sport fishing, kayaking and whale-watching excursions. Miles of uncrowded beaches, fresh seafood, tall ships and year-round events make the Harbor a great destination.

Open Daily

HERZOG WINE CELLARS
More than a century of tradition and excellence defines Herzog winemaking, from its Slovakian roots to its new state-of-the-art facility in Oxnard. The nation's largest producer of fine kosher wines, Herzog Wine Cellars offers wine tasting, educational tours and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine.

Sunday through Friday, 11am to 6pm



VENTURA COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM
Maritime history comes alive at Fisherman ''s Wharf where the Museum features nautical displays, models of historic sailing ships, a world-class marine art collection and special exhibits.

Open Daily
11:00am to 5:00pm

CENTENNIAL PLAZA
Downtown Oxnard is home to Oxnard's newest entertainment complex - Centennial Plaza - featuring a 14-screen, state of the art, first run movie theater as well as specialty restaurants and chain eateries. Located in the heart of downtown, across from Plaza Park and the Carnegie Art Museum.

CARNEGIE ART MUSEUM
Built in 1907, this grand Neo-Classical building is home to Oxnard's premier art museum. Featured are changing exhibitions from international collections, as well as offerings from its own permanent collection of California Impressionism and Hollywood photography.

Thursday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, 1:00pm to 5:00pm


HERITAGE SQUARE
Spectacular Victorian and Craftsman-style houses, once owned by Oxnard's pioneer families, are proudly displayed in a lushly landscaped square block of historic downtown. Heritage Square is also home to the Petit Playhouse and Oxnard's award-winning Elite Theatre Company.

Open Daily
Guided tours Saturday, 10am to 2pm.

Oxnard:

About an hour north of Los Angeles, Ventura County looks out on the expansive Pacific Ocean. Initially settled by Chumash Indians, the region was discovered by Portuguese and Spanish adventurers in the mid-16th century. Not long thereafter, Spain began to construct missions along the coast, and San Buenaventura (Ventura's original, official name) was established in 1782. Small communities and sprawling ranches grew around it, giving rise to the eventual town. In the 19th century, California saw an influx of settlers, and Ventura County became an agricultural capital, a title it holds yet today. In fact, the town of Oxnard derived its name from brothers who built a factory there to process sugar beets, a profitable early crop. Thanks to fertile lands and abundant rainfall, the area now serves as a top producer of strawberries, lima beans, lemons, and celery. The oil industry and the military also rank as major employers, along with electronics and tourism. Throughout its periods of growth, Ventura County has had the foresight to maintain its communities' small-town charm, as well as their history. Naturally, the coast is a perpetual draw, and area beaches are frequented by residents and visitors alike. Off the coast, the Channel Islands are a favorite of outdoor enthusiasts as well. While you're around, you'll definitely want to visit San Buenaventura Mission, Ventura Harbor, and Ventura's City Hall, not to mention Carnegie Art Museum and Heritage Square in Oxnard. They're just brief indication of the all-American appeal that brings folks to the county for business, for pleasure, and for fun.

LOS ANGELES TIME NEWS ARTICLE RE: OXNARD SHORES

New Rich Person Summer Spot: Oxnard, the Montauk of LA
Friday, June 29, 2012, by Adrian Glick Kudler

Pictured: 925 Mandalay Beach Rd., which is asking $2.75 million

The Hollywood Reporter declares that $70,000 a month Malibu rentals are fine and all, but the cool kids (you know, like Dave Grohl and...Pat Sajak) are now heading up the coast to Oxnard. Oxnard! Here's a little New Yorkist explainer from Keller Williams real estate agent Susan Blau: "If this were back east, Oxnard would be Montauk and Malibu would be East Hampton." THR says Oxnard is great because the beaches are relatively wide, it's cheaper than "more well-known communities" (one agent says "a stunning home" comes in at $2.5 to $3 million), and it's pretty under the radar and therefore not packed. So there's no Nobu, but, as one agent puts it: "you are not going to run into your boss, or someone who is going to pitch something to you." (On the other hand, the LA-aping street names might confuse the hell out of you.)

As for what you can get, real estate wise: "The housing stock, all on typically narrow 20- to 30-foot-wide lots, ranges from midcentury A-frame surf shacks (right now, there's a $2.3 million listing at 4161 Ocean Drive) to contemporary spreads (a $2.9 million residence on Ocean Drive put on the block by Warner Bros. executive vp/CFO Edward A. Romano)."
· A Mellower Beach Vibe Awaits Hollywood Players in Oxnard [THR]

A Mellower Beach Vibe Awaits Hollywood Players in Oxnard
6:00 AM PDT 6/19/2012 by Gary Baum
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In-the-know industry-types are heading an hour up the coast from Malibu to Ventura County's quieter beach scene, the Montauk of SoCal.

As the second-home summer season hits high gear and Malibu begins to yet again resemble a zoo, savvy industry players eager to skip the scene but keep the sunscreen are heading a bit farther up the coast to the beaches of Oxnard in Ventura County, on the way to Santa Barbara. Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chief Jim Gianopulos has a place there, along with the likes of Dave Grohl, Pat Sajak and A-list attorney Warren Dern.
"It's fantastic, quiet, beautiful," says Shelley Browning, CEO of management firm Magnolia Entertainment. She and husband Ken, a top entertainment lawyer, purchased in the area -- which is an hour north of Los Angeles -- after looking seriously at several properties on Malibu's Carbon Beach. "Here, you have none of the nonsense of other beach towns -- the noise and traffic and parking issues and headaches." As Keller Williams real estate agent Susan Blau puts it: "If this were back east, Oxnard would be Montauk and Malibu would be East Hampton."
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The neighboring stretches of the Oxnard coast -- from north to south are Mandalay Shores, Hollywood Beach and Silver Strand -- long have been a favorite of those in the business: from The Sheik, starring Rudolph Valentino, being shot on its dunes to Clark Gable and Carole Lombard famously sharing a quaint wooden bungalow in the neighborhood. Even Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were rumored to have kept a beachfront love nest there.
Prime Oxnard oceanfront property lures buyers for three reasons. First, the wide-for-the-region sandy beaches. Second, the value relative to more well-known communities. And third, the sparsely populated shore remains mostly under the radar and off the cosmopolitan grid. Unlike Malibu, there are no chichi boutiques or hot restaurants.
The housing stock, all on typically narrow 20- to 30-foot-wide lots, ranges from midcentury A-frame surf shacks (right now, there's a $2.3 million listing at 4161 Ocean Drive) to contemporary spreads (a $2.9 million residence on Ocean Drive put on the block by Warner Bros. executive vp/CFO Edward A. Romano).
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"It's the last undiscovered, or at least underappreciated, beach area along the Southern California coast," says hotel designer Darrell Schmitt (The Peninsula Beverly Hills), who has a house on Hollywood Beach. Adds Ariel Palmieri of Coldwell Banker: "You can buy a stunning home in Oxnard for $2.5 million to $3 million versus $8 million to $10 million in Malibu. Plus, you are not going to run into your boss, or someone who is going to pitch something to you. You can be totally incognito. Yet at the same time it's very accessible: You can rise early on a Monday morning and still get into work back in L.A. if you want to."
According to RE/MAX agent Gary Cuoco, oceanfront prices are down 35 percent from their peak of several years ago, but are holding. "Right now," he says, "people are picking up some amazing value on the sand."

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