Beach Front for Sale in Calle #5 Norte, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Unique, One of a Kind Beach Front Home in La Paz

Brand-new, architecturally-designed Baja beachfront home. Mexican/American minimalist modern, American quality and building construction and standards throughout. Amenities and luxuries to bring your “beach bum” heart and sophisticated urban soul into harmony. Kayaking and windsurfing near your front door!

An intelligently designed home,for the discerning individualist

Whether it’s sunrise or sunset, winter or summer, stormy or calm, you have a front row seat on nature’s stage. Land includes federal concession giving this property owner use rights all the way to the water, ensuring that no one can build in front of you, ever!

El Comitan, a rural/suburban neighborhood about 20 minutes from downtown La Paz, is surrounded by a unique combination of federal biological preserve, small mangrove woodland, federal marine research institution, and the Bay of La Paz. At night, look across the bay to the city lights. You’ll feel like you’ve dropped out, but not without your espresso, wine, and margarita. At full moon, you can walk the sandy streets without a flashlight. About 60 bird species inhabit the preserve and neighborhood, in a word– “tranquility.” Airport is only about 15 minutes away.

This one-story, open floor plan home is a delight in every way. The inner sanctum master suite has a sitting room, bedroom, and dressing room. The bathroom has a gorgeous “Champaign” bubble tub set in a corner window. Bathe by starlight and candlelight.

The home was designed by a pair of architects for a telecommuting couple. There is high- speed Internet access and wireless setup for the house and guesthouse, two offices (could be second and third bedrooms). The layout allows the breezes to penetrate all rooms.

The laundry room has brand-new Maytag Nepune washer and dryer, also a shampoo sink and chair and manicure stool. The beautician will come to you! Adjacent to the laundry is a small pantry or storeroom.

The kitchen has custom-made cabinetry, cooking island, dishwasher, and a tremendous amount of storage. The espresso bar comes with an espresso machine. A built-in wine rack and shelves for liquor and cook books is also here. Cabinetry in kitchens, bathrooms, and dressing areas in the main house and guesthouse were designed and built in the USA. All kitchen appliances stay. The brushed-nickel kitchen and bathroom plumbing and accessories are from Hans Gruhe and Danze.

There is a small grocery, espresso cafe, and hair salon in a lovely little shopping plaza (not a strip mall) in El Centenario, the nearby village.

The half-bath in the house brings “oohs” and “aahs” from guests when they see the unique glass pedestal sink, fan-shaped mirror, and ceiling light fixture. There is a full bathroom attached to the guesthouse for friends enjoying the salt water pool or an outdoor party.

All windows and sliding glass doors are vinyl-clad and dual-paned tempered glass.
Built for year-round comfort, construction has fully insulated walls and ceilings. Air-conditioning in every room with “mini-split” system that conserves energy;
Heatilator fireplace and raised hearth in the living room and outdoor gas firepit on the covered verandah. Custom details and high-end furnishings in main house and guesthouse stay.

The guesthouse, with tropical decor accents, has a complete kitchen, sitting area, and bedroom, and beautifully appointed bathroom. The extra “pool” bathroom has stackable washer and dryer and it own outside entrance. The guesthouse can rent for $120 a night during the La Paz high-season or serve as a caretaker’s cottage when the owners are away. The pool is salt water (like swimming in silk) and has colored lighting for nighttime romance and atmosphere.

The sellers will leave furnishings, linens, games, TV, DVD player, 12-place settings of Dansk dishware, cutlery, and waterless cookware, and more. We have trusted service workers–maid, gardener, pool service, repair and maintenance service, and professional services, such as lawyer, accountant, and so on. Truly, you only need to bring your clothes.

Completed in December 2005, main house has 2300 square feet under roof; one master and two studies (or bedrooms); kitchen, pantry, laundry room, living room, dining area, large entry area, one master bathroom, half-bathroom, dramatic front door entry portico, master suite beach-facing terrace wired and plumbed for spa or other uses, back porch for utility use. Some sections of house are cantilevered to provide dramatic floating effect emphasized with underlighting.

Completed in October 2006, guesthouse is 600 square feet, has two bathrooms, pool pump room, interior decorated in tropical palm motif, woodwork of same quality as main house, sliding glass wall facing pool, and four windows.

Back of property contains storage building with 20,000 liters of water storage tanks, pumps, propane gas storage, and raised storage area. Also, extra water tank and pump used for delivering water from tanker truck to water storage at high speed.

Property is over ½ acre with beach rights from front door to the water’s edge. Annual taxes are about $250 USD. Three telephone lines, electricity, weekly trash pickup service; high-speed internet and voice-over-Internet service, renewable and transferable beach concession, saltwater pool, large car park area, stately palm trees; many extras include almost all building materials and windows from the USA, glass wind-breaker walls for pool, two fountain kits, and more and more. Computers, fine art, pottery, and 1998 Chevy Blazer are negotiable extras.


Price: $850,000
TERMS: All cash, as-is sale; assumable fideicomiso (required by Mexican law for all foreigners) US dollar mortgage available with 35% down, 6 months reserves and 720 credit score. This is US BANK financing for cross-border loans. Available to US & Canadian citizens or legal residents.