Estero
The three terraced buildings of Estero seen from over the water in late afternoon, sedum roofs stepping down a bluff to the sand

Estero

Forty-eight residences on a bluff in Sablecrest. Not actually a real place… but we wish it was.

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Three buildings step down a bluff at the western edge of Sablecrest. Cedar, concrete, bronze, sedum. Forty-eight residences above the Sycamore break, built to draw more from the sun than they use.

Except they don’t use any energy, because these buildings aren’t real. And neither is the bluff. The goat is real, but yeah… other than that we pretty much made this whole thing up. Sorry. We wish it was real too.

The Site

From the highway, the building nearly disappears.

The ocean facades are layered in deep cedar louver screens that filter afternoon light into fine horizontal shadow. The bases are board-formed concrete. Window frames are bronze-anodized aluminum. The roofs are planted with sedum and read as continuous with the bluff.

Three low buildings terrace down the hillside toward the water, four stories at most. From Ridge Highway above, the roofs are all that shows. From the sand, the building reads as shadow and slat.

Design Architect
Kuroda Vane Architects
Executive Architect
Hollis & Ardent
Landscape
Dry Season Landscape
Developer
A private family office
Estero seen from the sand: cedar louver screens, a board-formed concrete base and sedum roofs meeting the bluff behind

Residences

Four plans, named for the breaks below.

Pre-leasing for Q1 2027. Six weeks free on 13-month terms.

Sycamore floor plan drawing, 620 square feet

Sycamore

Studio 1 bath 620 sq ft from $6,500 View Sycamore →
Leo floor plan drawing, 1,050 square feet

Leo

1 bed 1 bath 1,050 sq ft from $9,500 View Leo →
Matador floor plan drawing, 1,680 square feet

Matador

2 bed 2 bath 1,680 sq ft from $15,000 View Matador →
Zuma floor plan drawing, 2,400 square feet

Zuma

3 bed 2.5 bath 2,400 sq ft from $24,000 View Zuma →

Interiors

White oak, cedar, travertine, bronze.

Ten frames. Scroll sideways.

Living room with a board-formed concrete fireplace, cedar-slatted ceiling and a full glass wall open to a terrace above the water at dusk
Living room, Zuma plan. Concrete hearth, cedar ceiling, terrace to the west.
Kitchen with a pale marble island, white oak cabinetry and three slim brass pendants hanging before a window onto the ocean
Kitchen. Marble island, white oak, brass pendants.
Primary bedroom lined in white oak with a full-width window to the sea and one board-formed concrete wall
Primary bedroom. Oak ceiling, morning light.
Residents lounge with a marble bar, an oak-framed billiard table and floor-to-ceiling glass facing the ocean
Residents’ lounge. Bar and billiards, west light.
Travertine bathroom with a freestanding stone tub, cedar louvers casting hard horizontal shadow across it
Primary bath. Travertine, louver shadow across the tub.
Private terrace with a board-formed concrete parapet, two teak lounge chairs and open water beyond
Terrace, Matador plan. Board-formed concrete, teak.
Small study with a walnut desk beneath a bronze-framed window looking straight down onto the surf
Study, Leo plan.
Entry corridor with a long cast-concrete bench and a window wall onto a dry-stone retaining wall
Entry corridor. Cast concrete bench, stone retaining wall.
Glass-walled cedar sauna with a round concrete cold plunge beside it, the ocean going dark behind
Sauna and cold plunge, dusk.
Movement studio with an oak floor and sliding glass open to a spa terrace and the ocean
Movement studio.
Cedar louver screens at golden hour throwing hard horizontal shadow across the lap pool along the west terrace

West facade, 6:40 p.m., October.

Amenities

The beach is the amenity. The rest supports it.

The bluff stair and its funicular dropping to the sand at dusk, gate open at the landing

Beach & Surf

  • Private beach via bluff stair and funicular
  • Heated board storage, 96 racks. Ninety-seven residents surf.
  • Shaping shed with planer and glassing bay
  • Resident surf coach, Tuesday and Saturday
  • Wetsuit dry room and outdoor showers
  • Daily surf report at the landing
  • A dolphin, informally named Gerald, passes the point at 7:15 most mornings.
Twenty-five metre lap pool running to the bluff edge with a round cold plunge beside it, morning light

Water & Wellness

  • 25-meter saltwater lap pool, 80°F
  • Cedar sauna
  • Cold plunge, 45°F. Not negotiable.
  • Treatment room, by appointment
  • Movement studio for yoga and qigong
  • Strength room, open 24 hours
Residents lounge with a marble bar and an oak billiard table under low pendants

Gathering

  • Residents’ dining room, seats 24
  • Demonstration kitchen
  • Library with fireplace. Fourteen hundred volumes, none of them about real estate.
  • Screening room, 14 seats
  • West terrace with fire pits
  • Two guest suites, bookable by residents
The three buildings from above, sedum roofs and native planting running into the bluff

Grounds & Service

  • 3.2 acres of native planting by Dry Season Landscape
  • Kitchen garden and citrus grove
  • Dog run and wash station. Current record holder is a dachshund named Officer Brambles.
  • Concierge, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Will not accept tips. Will accept fruit.
  • Refrigerated package room
  • EV charging at every parking space
  • Bicycle storage and workshop
The bluff stair and its funicular descending 140 feet to a private beach, photographed from the sand at dusk

Beach & Surf

One hundred forty feet to the sand.

The bluff stair descends to a private beach. A funicular runs alongside it. At the landing: heated board storage for 96 boards, a shaping shed, a wetsuit dry room. A resident surf coach is on the sand Tuesday and Saturday mornings.

The 25-metre saltwater lap pool at the bluff edge in morning light, cedar sauna and round cold plunge beyond it

Water & Wellness

Twenty-five meters of saltwater, facing west.

The lap pool is heated to 80 degrees. Beside it, a cedar sauna, a cold plunge held at 45, and a treatment room by appointment. The movement studio holds yoga and qigong six mornings a week.

Performance

The building makes more energy than it uses.

VERDA

Platinum

The highest rating from the Verda Building Council, covering site, water, energy, materials and indoor air.

THERMA

Sealed Envelope

An airtight, triple-glazed envelope with continuous insulation. Heating and cooling demand is a fraction of code.

AURA

Certified

Air, water, light, sound and thermal comfort measured against the International Aura Building Institute standard.

OCEAN

Platinum

Self-certified. The sole certifying body is the developer.

Net-positive

Annual energy. Grid-tied, exporting surplus.

412 kW

Rooftop solar with 1.2 MWh of battery storage on site.

62%

Of greywater recycled to landscape irrigation.

0.6 ACH

Air changes per hour at 50 Pa. Triple-glazed sealed envelope.

1 goat

Vegetation management. Named Beatrice.

A map of the Sablecrest coast: Point Verano at the western end, Ridge Highway running inland, and Estero marked on the last bluff above the Sycamore break

The Neighborhood

The last bluff before the county line.

Sycamore break
Below
The Anchovy
2 min
Halcyon State Beach
4 min
Point Verano
10 min
Sablecrest Village
20 min
Nearest Verdant
24 min

Residents describe the last of these as either the best or the worst thing about the property.

Availability

47 residences available.

Open the full table
UnitPlan FloorExposure Sq ft Rent Available Action
A-101Sycamore · Studio1Ocean, west620$6,500Jan 15, 2027Tour →
A-102Leo · 1 bed1Ocean, northwest1,075$9,750Jan 26, 2027Tour →
A-103Leo · 1 bed1Ocean, west1,090$10,000Feb 6, 2027Tour →
A-104Matador · 2 bed1Ocean, northwest1,665$15,750Feb 17, 2027Tour →
A-201Leo · 1 bed2Ocean, northwest1,050$10,100Feb 28, 2027Tour →
A-202Matador · 2 bed2Ocean, west1,705$16,250Mar 11, 2027Tour →
A-203Matador · 2 bed2Ocean, northwest1,720$16,500Mar 22, 2027Tour →
A-204Zuma · 3 bed2Ocean, west2,385$26,550Apr 2, 2027Tour →
B-101Leo · 1 bed1Ocean, southwest1,050$9,800Feb 10, 2027Tour →
B-102Leo · 1 bed1Bluff, south1,075$10,050Feb 21, 2027Tour →
B-103Matador · 2 bed1Ocean, southwest1,720$15,800Mar 4, 2027Tour →
B-104Leo · 1 bed1Bluff, south1,035$10,550Mar 15, 2027Tour →

A selection. Rents shown are monthly, before the six-week concession on 13-month terms. See all 47.

Schedule a Tour

Model residences open in January.

Tours run from the leasing gallery at the top of the site. Bring shoes for the bluff stair.

Leasing office · (303) 351-6659
Monday to Saturday, 10 to 6. Sunday by appointment.

Schedule a Tour View floor plans