Pacifica just rewrote its own real estate record book. A newly built oceanfront estate at 5 Ohlone Drive sold this month for $18 million, the highest residential sale the beach town has ever seen. Finished in 2025, the single-story home spans roughly 1.44 acres inside a gated enclave and delivers sweeping Pacific views from nearly every room. The closing towers over typical Pacifica sales and has grabbed attention in part because trophy coastal estates like this rarely change hands in the local market.
As reported by the San Francisco Business Times, the sale, which ran under the headline "It's magnificent," highlights high-end finishes and a strong emphasis on privacy. That coverage notes the house is tucked inside an exclusive gated community and was completed in 2025, with listing photography credited to The Agency.
Sale and listing specifics
MLS records show the property (MLS #ML82050066) closed last Wednesday at $18,000,000, and describe it as a 4-bed, 5-bath, 5,165-square-foot home on a roughly 62,560-square-foot lot. Per MLSListings, the sale was entered in the regional MLS this month. The listing was carried by Mara McCain of The Agency, according to Realtor.com.
How rare is this price in Pacifica?
The number is not just high for Pacifica, it is off the charts. Per Redfin, the city’s median sale price over the last three months sits at roughly $1.28 million, which makes the $18 million closing an extreme outlier. That spread underscores how rarely ultra-luxury coastal estates sell in town and why this particular deal is drawing interest well beyond Pacifica.
What buyers were paying for
Public listing photos and marketing materials show a single-level, glass-forward layout oriented to ocean views, a resort-style pool, native landscaping and gated privacy, a package more often associated with high-end Peninsula enclaves than with Linda Mar. Those elements appear throughout broker marketing and listing descriptions on brokerage and aggregator sites, which helped frame the property as a turnkey coastal retreat. Per Compass, the home features premium finishes and three-car covered parking.
According to Zillow, public tax records aggregated on listing sites show the assessed value climbed to about $5.63 million in 2025 following the rebuild, with annual property taxes listed in the six-figure range. The sale now appears in county and MLS records and will show up in future local market reports and on the tax rolls.
