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LINDA ISLE

BOUNDARIES:

Linda Isle is a 500-foot-wide lagoon, created as a U-shaped turning basin with a total of 6,300 square feet of water frontage.The island can only be reached from the waterfront and/or Bayside Drive on the landside south of Pacific Coast Highway.

   

HOMES:

There are a total of 107 lots on the island consisting of 106 homes as one of the homes sits on two lots.

   

STYLE:

All the homes are custom waterfront palatial estates specifically built for each unique owner. All properties are complete with piers and slips.

   

BUILDER:

The island was owned by The Irvine Company before it became an island. Until 1949, it was called Shark Island because of the many shark sightings around it shores. The 20-acre parcel remained vacant unit the 1960's when The Irvine Company began its five-year development campaign to build out the island. All homes built were custom.

   

AGE:

One of the first homes completed was in 1969.

   

FEATURES:

Linda Isle and its natural beauty has provided motion picture settings. Numerous renowned Hollywood personalities have come to Newport Harbor and stayed, as have scores of nationally prominent figures in business, industry, the rt and cultural fields. The absolute magic of Pacific surf and sand, the delights of village-like living, the a world of incomparable variety. It is totally private and guard-gated 24 hours a day. Only tree-lined avenues greet you when you come onto the island. a beach side park and tennis court are available for those residents not heading seaward from their personal boat slip.

   

SHOPPING:

Newport Heights Elementary, Ensign Junior High and Newport High.