145 Coy Drive, La Selva Beach

Set atop a bluff above La Selva Beach, this turnkey home opens on its defining feature: Monterey Bay, seen across 180 degrees from the living room, kitchen and patio alike, the sky changing color over the water at the end of each day.

The living room is anchored by a Jerusalem stone fireplace; sliding glass doors with automated blinds frame the sunset over the bay, with Sonos sound throughout. The kitchen carries the same care with quartzite counters, an oversized island, Thermador appliances, a pot filler and beverage drawers.

The primary suite is its own retreat, with a fireplace, an oversized walk-in closet, a steam shower and a deep soaking tub with book-matched tile. French oak floors run throughout.

Three of the 10.37 acres are a working organic strawberry farm; the rest grows pears, figs, avocados, apples, limes and lemons. A three-car garage with EV charging handles daily use, a separate 25-by-45 steel shop holds five more cars, and a bocce court rounds out the patio. Undeveloped land beyond offers room for a pool or more gardens (buyer to verify).

The details

• 4 bedrooms, 3 full and 1 half bathrooms, approximately 3,000 square feet
• 10.37 acres with 180-degree Monterey Bay views
• Three-acre working organic strawberry farm and fruit orchard
• Thermador kitchen with quartzite counters and oversized island
• Primary suite with fireplace, steam shower and soaking tub
• Three-car garage with EV charger; 25 x 45 steel shop for five more cars
• Bocce court; Sonos sound; French oak floors
• Well water; septic; Pajaro Valley Unified schools; La Selva Beach (Watsonville mailing address)
• Built 1985

The neighborhood: La Selva Beach

La Selva Beach began in 1925 as Rob Roy, a seaside retreat with cottages, horseback riding and a private beach, and took its present name, Spanish for “the forest,” in 1935. It remains a small community on the bluffs above Monterey Bay, where cultivated fields along San Andreas Road run nearly to the edge of the coast.

From Coy Drive, Manresa State Beach is about seven minutes away, with day-use access on San Andreas Road and a seasonal tent campground on the Uplands. Highway 1 is about twelve minutes, Aptos Village about fifteen and downtown Santa Cruz about 25, with Monterey under an hour south. Schools are in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.

Nearby: Manresa State Beach, about 7 minutes · Aptos Village, about 15 minutes · Downtown Watsonville, about 20 minutes · Downtown Santa Cruz, about 25 minutes · Downtown Monterey, about 50 minutes

More about La Selva Beach →

Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Buyer to verify all information, including square footage, lot size, zoning and permits. Listing courtesy of Mario Desantis, Desantis Realty Group, Coldwell Banker Realty, CA DRE #02119587.