An 11.36-acre estate at the top of Three Arch Bay in Laguna Beach, California, came to market in October 2026 with an asking price of $26.5 million — and a backstory that will be familiar to anyone who watched MTV in the mid-2000s. This is the house where Lauren Conrad once lived as a teenager: the home her family lived in during filming of “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” the reality series that aired from 2004 to 2006 and made Conrad a household name.
That framing matters, and it is worth stating plainly at the start. This is not Lauren Conrad’s current home, and she is not the seller. The listing is her former family home — designed and built by her own father — and its celebrity chapter is a teenage one, two decades old. What is actually for sale is one of the largest and most private residential lots on this stretch of the Orange County coast, with a nearly 8,000-square-foot Mediterranean house on top of it. For another former-resident listing handled with the same care, see the story of Marilyn Monroe’s Palm Springs ‘Doll House’.
Quick Facts
- Location: Three Arch Bay, Laguna Beach, California (guard-gated community)
- Asking price: $26.5 million, as reported (October 2026)
- Lot: 11.36 acres — by far the largest lot in Three Arch Bay
- Living space: Nearly 8,000 sq ft
- Bedrooms / Bathrooms: 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms plus a half bath
- Style: Santa Barbara / Mediterranean, with materials sourced from Italy
- Built: 2004, designed and built by architect James “Jim” Conrad
- Lauren Conrad connection: Her family’s home during MTV’s “Laguna Beach” (2004–06); the family sold it in 2008
- Listing agent: Richard Trey Dewey of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty, as reported
Built by Her Father, Filmed From the Pilot
Unlike many celebrity-linked listings, where the famous name is a brief former tenant, this house was a family project. It was designed and built in 2004 by architect James “Jim” Conrad, Lauren Conrad’s father, as the family home. The timing put it directly in the path of television history: the house appeared on “Laguna Beach” from the pilot episode onward, when it was still under construction, and viewers of the series watched the house — and the family — across the show’s run.
The Conrad family sold the property in 2008 for $11.9 million, as reported. The current owner, according to public records as reported, is Ming Hsieh, the founder of Cogent Systems. The listing is held by Richard Trey Dewey of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty.
The distinction from Conrad’s own property history is worth underlining. Conrad herself bought a different cliffside home in the same Three Arch Bay community in 2014, for $8.5 million. So even within this one gated enclave, there are two separate “Lauren Conrad” houses — the one she bought as an adult, and this one, the family home she grew up in on screen. This listing is the second of those.
Inside the House
The house runs to nearly 8,000 square feet in a Santa Barbara and Mediterranean style, built with materials sourced from Italy. The details reported from the listing include travertine floors, arched windows and vaulted ceilings, along with a private office and two separate family rooms — a layout that reflects its origins as a working family home as much as a showpiece.
Outside, the centrepiece is a heated saltwater infinity-edge pool, with terraces positioned for the coastal views. The agent’s description puts the outlook at its widest: coastal views running from Los Angeles to Coronado Island. The estate also has private beach access, a significant feature in a community where the shoreline is reached through the gates rather than from public streets.
Three Arch Bay: The Setting Is Half the Story
Three Arch Bay is a guard-gated community with 24-hour patrols, a clubhouse and tennis courts — one of the most established private enclaves in Laguna Beach. Within that setting, this lot stands apart on size alone: at 11.36 acres, it is by far the community’s largest, sitting at the top of the community with the elevation that produces the long coastal views.
That combination — the largest lot in a gated community, a house with a documented place in television history, and a build by the famous resident’s own father — is what the $26.5 million asking price rests on. The television connection gives the property its headlines; the land is what gives it its market position. A comparable former-resident dynamic played out in the listing of Prince’s former Beverly Hills rental, where a documented association, honestly framed, formed part of a much larger property story.
Key Features
- 11.36-acre lot at the top of Three Arch Bay — the community’s largest by far
- Nearly 8,000 sq ft, 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms plus a half bath
- Santa Barbara / Mediterranean design with materials sourced from Italy
- Travertine floors, arched windows and vaulted ceilings
- Heated saltwater infinity-edge pool and view terraces
- Private office and two family rooms
- Private beach access; guard-gated community with 24-hour patrols, clubhouse and tennis courts
- Designed and built in 2004 by architect James “Jim” Conrad; appeared on MTV’s “Laguna Beach” from the pilot episode
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Lauren Conrad’s house?
Not in the ownership sense readers might assume. It was her family’s home — designed and built by her father, architect James “Jim” Conrad — and she lived there as a teenager during filming of MTV’s “Laguna Beach.” The family sold it in 2008. Conrad is not the seller, and this is not her current home.
How much is the Laguna Beach house listed for?
The asking price is $26.5 million, as reported when the property was listed in October 2026.
Where is the house located?
In Three Arch Bay, a guard-gated community in Laguna Beach, California, with 24-hour patrols, a clubhouse, tennis courts and private beach access. The estate sits at the top of the community on an 11.36-acre lot, the largest in Three Arch Bay. The exact street address is not published here.
What does the house include?
Nearly 8,000 square feet with 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms and a half bath, in Santa Barbara/Mediterranean style with materials sourced from Italy, travertine floors, arched windows, vaulted ceilings, a private office, two family rooms and a heated saltwater infinity-edge pool.
Who owns the house now, and who is selling it?
According to public records as reported, the current owner is Ming Hsieh, founder of Cogent Systems. The Conrad family sold the property in 2008 for $11.9 million. The listing agent is Richard Trey Dewey of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty.
How is this different from Lauren Conrad’s other Laguna Beach home?
Conrad bought a different cliffside home in the same Three Arch Bay community in 2014, for $8.5 million. That purchase was her own adult home; this listing is the former family home built by her father, where she lived as a teenager during the television series.
