Casa Princeton is a spectacular and meticulously restored 1930s Spanish home in the highly sought-after Collegiate Streets of Santa Monica, California. The home is walking distance to the prestigious Brentwood Country Club, Brentwood Country Mart, Erewhon, Montana Avenue, and is in the acclaimed Franklin School district, an AAA+ location. Originally designed by notable local architect Cecil Gale, Casa Princeton is governed by the sun and spectacular year-round natural light. The private, fully gated and hedged property includes a single-level main house, guest house, pool, market gardens, heated outdoor shower, and al fresco dining areas. It has a European soul, raw, tactile, worldly, and liberating, yet with understated elegance: a Mediterranean retreat in the heart of Santa Monica. La piccolo estate. Currently, the personal residence of internationally renowned, award-winning hoteliers and architects, Casa Princeton, has been featured in glossy international design and travel magazines.

The main house, with its thick hand-troweled plaster walls and stunning Spanish arches, features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen with AGA Elise, Miele, and Thermador appliances, plus a large beamed living room with an original working wood and gas fireplace, a coved-ceiling formal dining room, a sun-drenched kitchen nook, and a hall lined with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and custom cabinetry for ease of living. The rare primary wing includes an exquisite en-suite bathroom that enjoys spectacular morning sunshine and opens to a terracotta terrace, pool, and gardens via French doors. Hand-cast hardware, integrated Italian marble sinks, custom brass features, pristine original oak hardwood flooring, and European stone are just some of the no-expense-spared details. La Casa de la Piscina, based on an Andalusian farmhouse and overlooking the pool and gardens, is a stunning, fully permitted one-bedroom guest house with a kitchen, bathroom, and separate living space. In addition to the beautiful interior bath, there is a heated outdoor shower for languid summer days or spontaneous night swims. The gardens, designed in collaboration with award-winning landscape architect P. Keningale, are centered around the pool, mature trees, and a show-stopping half-century-old bougainvillea. Blending Mediterranean retreat with California natives, the landscape is sustainable, drought-tolerant, and low-maintenance. For the person who understands and expects quality above all else, Casa Princeton is a private, intimate retreat in the heart of the city.