Pacific Grove, City of Homes #36: 615 Ocean View Boulevard

615 Ocean View Boulevard

Corner of Ocean View and 17th Street
3 beds, 1.5 baths, 1,585 SF on a 3,291 SF lot
Built, 1915
Last sold, 1973

This updated vernacular cottage enjoys a rare front-row position where Ocean View bends towards the coast and Lover’s Point Park, creating open corridors facing both directions.

The corner lot brings daylight from two sides, gives the house more window placement options, and opens the facade to broader sight lines than a one-frontage property could manage.

The elevated siting provides the front rooms with a buffer from the street and a clearer view line.

The remodel appears to have been built around that advantage.

The front-gabled small-house form is still readable but the larger windows, balcony addition, split exterior treatment, and raised porch stance give the house a stronger corner profile and pull the front rooms toward the view.

Those visible change makes the front elevation feel wider, taller, and more open than the house’s original form.

Three Things I Love About the Home

1. The Front-Row Seat: The house sits directly in the shoreline view corridor of a PG landmark.

2. The Split Material Facade: The stone base and lighter upper siding give the front elevation a clear two-part read, echoing the home’s split levels.

3. The Driveway: Dedicated parking is a must this close to Lover’s Point, and tandem parking keeps more of the corner lot available for the house and its outlook.