Home of the Day: Island escape in Avalon

Perched on a hillside overlooking Catalina Harbor, this three-story contemporary features a glass elevator with skylight, floor-to-ceiling windows and a gourmet kitchen with a pizza oven. Inviting indoor-outdoor entertaining, retractable walls open to 2,000 square feet of deck space and an infinity-edge swimming pool.

Address: 223 Beacon St., Avalon, 90704

Price: $8.38 million

Built: 2009

Lot size: 7,968 square feet

House size: 6,800 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms

Features: 2,000 square feet of deck space; retractable walls; exterior spiral staircase; exercise room with sauna; glass elevator with skylight; gourmet kitchen; multiple fireplaces; custom wine cellar; private office; flex room; additional service elevator to first floor; security system; 800-gallon desalination system for landscaping

About the area: According to online real estate website Redfin, the median list price for homes in the Avalon area in the last 90 days was $650,000, based on five sales.

Agents: Kelly Nelson, Catalina Island Real Estate, (310) 510-3000

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