{"id":1631,"date":"2023-02-12T18:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T18:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/12\/glass-block-house-in-newport-beach-is-giving-miami-vice-vibes-for-5m\/"},"modified":"2023-02-12T18:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T18:21:17","slug":"glass-block-house-in-newport-beach-is-giving-miami-vice-vibes-for-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/12\/glass-block-house-in-newport-beach-is-giving-miami-vice-vibes-for-5m\/","title":{"rendered":"Glass-Block House in Newport Beach Is Giving \u2018Miami Vice\u2019 Vibes for $5M"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A two-story,\u00a0glass-block building<\/a>\u00a0is a real throwback on the sedate streets of Newport Beach, CA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was designed as a commercial building in the 1990s, in what is now a residential, equestrian neighborhood,\u201d explains listing agent and owner Richard Moriarty<\/strong>, with Moriarty and Associates. He is asking $4,999,999 for the home<\/p>\n

\u201cSo some friends of mine bought it and converted it to a residence,\u201d he says. And, charmingly, the retro glass-block facade survived the conversion.<\/p>\n

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Living space<\/p>\n

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In 2021, Moriarty purchased the place from his friends for $3,120,000, according to Realtor.com\u00ae. Since then, he has used the 5,463-square-foot space to entertain friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy buddies and I smoke cigars there every Wednesday,\u201d Moriarty says. \u201cIt has a big cigar patio with a fireplace, and we have big propane heaters out there. My friends are sad to see the cigar lounge go. They don\u2019t want me to sell, but we\u2019ll figure something out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moriarty relandscaped the grounds recently, adding more palm trees and a putting green.<\/p>\n

In addition to its use as a party pad, the property can still function as a workplace.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it was built as a seven-office [commercial] building, it is all steel-frame construction,\u201d Moriarty explains. \u201cIt\u2019s not showing any wear and tear, because it\u2019s commercially built.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cigar lounge<\/p>\n

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Kitchen<\/p>\n

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\u2018Miami Vice\u2019 house<\/h2>\n

The glass-block aesthetic continues in the four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and most of the living spaces. The living room has a full wet bar, refrigerator, dishwasher, and seating area, with built-in sound and lighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe previous owners were wealthy, so everything was expensive,\u201d Moriarty says.<\/p>\n

Even though the place was built in the 1990s, there seems to be an influence from before that: Think Phil Collins<\/strong> and pastel suits.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kind of call it the \u2018Miami Vice\u2019 house, because when you go inside, it\u2019s kind of like an \u201980s vibe,\u201d Moriarty says. \u201cIt\u2019s not a cookie-cutter home at all, because it was an office building that has been retrofitted and is on a really great piece of property.\u201d<\/p>\n

The home is on a half-acre lot, which Moriarty says is worth about $3 million without anything on it. He estimates building another similar-sized home would take years and about $15 million.<\/p>\n

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Garage interior<\/p>\n

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Moriarty says he has no idea how many glass blocks are part of the structure.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can count them,\u201d he says with a laugh.<\/p>\n

You can also count the cars that can fit in the garage. In addition to office space with a separate entrance and two bathrooms, there is plenty of space for 30 cars.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a single guy with a big car collection, this would be perfect for this house,\u201d he says. \u201cI just haven\u2019t found that guy yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casual dining space<\/p>\n

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Formal dining area<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com A two-story,\u00a0glass-block building\u00a0is a real throwback on the sedate streets of Newport Beach, CA. \u201cIt was designed as a commercial building in the 1990s, in what is now a residential, equestrian neighborhood,\u201d explains listing agent and owner Richard Moriarty, with Moriarty and Associates. He is asking $4,999,999 for the home \u201cSo some friends of…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}