Do you acquire small peninsula and Balboa Island lots?

Yes. Narrow standard-platted lots are central to the Newport Beach mandate. We underwrite the buildable envelope to the foot rather than applying a per-square-foot average.

The cottage is old and needs significant work. Is that an issue?

No. We acquire in as-is condition. On most Newport Beach parcels the existing structure is a cost line in our underwriting, not the source of value.

Do you buy properties with docks or harbor frontage?

Yes. Where a property carries harbor frontage, we review bulkhead condition, dock permits, and tideland considerations as part of underwriting before the offer is issued.

How is coastal permitting handled?

Coastal permit exposure is assessed before we commit. The offer reflects the expected approval path, so the transaction does not reopen when the permit position is examined.

Can the sale be kept off the market?

Yes. Newport Beach acquisitions are negotiated directly with the owner or their counsel — no MLS listing, no signage, and no public open houses.

Sell a Luxury Teardown or Redevelopment Site in Newport Beach, California

Q: What closing timeline is realistic?

Most Orange County closings settle in 14 to 30 days. Acquisitions may involve private capital or third-party financing, with funding requirements and due-diligence conditions clearly stated in each offer.

Private Acquisition — Stated Terms | Confidential Process | Defined Closing Date

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Closings in 14–30 Days

No Brokerage Commissions

Direct Acquisition — Stated Terms

Newport Beach is a harbor city built on a fixed grid of small, precisely valued lots. The Balboa Peninsula, Balboa Island, and Corona del Mar are platted largely in narrow parcels of roughly thirty by ninety to thirty by one hundred eighteen feet, many of them zoned for two units, and a substantial portion still carry post-war cottages that no longer reflect either current construction standards or current buyer expectations. Coastal jurisdiction, harbor and bulkhead considerations, parking requirements, and tight side-yard geometry make execution, not acquisition price, the variable that decides outcomes.

AceStone Capital Group acquires in Newport Beach because our defined acquisition criteria perform best where the buildable envelope is narrow and precisely knowable. We underwrite lot dimensions to the foot, applicable R-1 and R-2 standards, coastal permit exposure, harbor frontage and bulkhead condition where relevant, and required parking configuration, and we determine whether the existing cottage's footprint helps or hinders a replacement design. Owners receive parcel-specific written terms rather than a public listing process. Acquisitions may involve private capital or third-party financing, with funding requirements and due-diligence conditions clearly stated in each offer.

What We Acquire in Newport Beach

Within our California acquisition footprint, the Newport Beach mandate is limited to high-value residential redevelopment positions:

•Peninsula and Balboa Island cottage teardowns on standard narrow lots
•Corona del Mar R-2 parcels suited to a replacement duplex or single residence
•Harbor-frontage properties where bulkhead and dock condition drive value
•Oversized or combined lots supporting a single custom coastal residence
•Coastal parcels with permit, parking, or setback complexity

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Why Orange County Owners Choose a Private Transaction

Many Newport Beach cottages have been in the same family since long before the current pricing environment, held as summer property and passed through trusts. Those owners often face the same three facts at once: rising carrying costs, a structure that requires substantial work to remain usable, and a land value that has long since outgrown the building. A private transaction removes the open-house traffic and neighborhood price signaling that a peninsula listing generates within days.

AceStone Capital Group underwrites the parcel and, where it fits, issues a written offer with an agreed closing date and no listing agreement. Acquisitions may involve private capital or third-party financing, with funding requirements and due-diligence conditions clearly stated in each offer. — our luxury teardown mandate is defined before an offer is issued.

How the Newport Beach Acquisition Process Works

Submit the Property Details

Provide the address, APN, and any known lot, permit, or title detail for the Newport Beach parcel through our secure form.

Parcel-Level Underwriting

We assess exact lot dimensions, R-1 and R-2 development standards, coastal permit exposure, required parking configuration, and harbor frontage or bulkhead condition before an offer is issued.

Written Offer

You receive a written, no-obligation purchase offer reflecting the underwritten redevelopment position.

Escrow With a Local Title Partner

Escrow is opened with an established Orange County title partner and documentation is handled on our side.

Close on a Defined Date

Most closings settle within 14–30 days, scheduled around trust, estate, or occupancy timing.

A Market That Can Only Be Rebuilt

Newport Beach cannot widen its lots or extend its harbor. Every improvement in the housing stock comes from replacing what is already there, one narrow parcel at a time, under coastal review. For an owner holding a dated cottage, an R-2 parcel, or harbor frontage, AceStone Capital Group provides a written offer underwritten to the specific lot and a closing date set by the seller.

Review how the platform underwrites comparable positions in land and development site acquisition, residential property acquisition. If a house already stands on the parcel, use the Newport Beach redevelopment site pathway. Or read about the firm.

Continue in Newport Beach

AceStone Capital Group underwrites Newport Beach through separate seller pathways. If your situation fits another profile, start there instead:

I Own a Property in Newport BeachA residence in Newport Beach you would rather sell privately, as-is, on a defined date.I Own a Site in Newport BeachAn improved Newport Beach parcel whose land basis has outgrown the standing structure.

Related acquisition mandates

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Newport Beach Acquisition Profile

Coastal Development Permits and Bulkhead Conditions: Redevelopment Value on the Balboa Peninsula and in Corona del Mar

Read the full profile, or review every teardown redevelopment case study.

Nearby California markets

Beverly Hills, Malibu, Pasadena, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach. View the full acquisition footprint.