List Price: $760K

Listing Status: Active

Days on Market: 1

0 Bedrooms · 0 Bathrooms

Property Type: Land

Lot Size: 191,664 sq ft

HOA Fee: $20.83/Monthly

MLS Number: 260016644SD

About This Property

Perched at 925 feet in gated Panoramic Estates, this 4.40-acre homesite is one of the last build-ready view lots in Vista's Elevado Hills. The hard part is already done — percolation test complete, septic system county-approved, and grading plans submitted — cutting out the 12 to 18 months most land buyers spend stuck in pre-construction limbo. From the highest point in the community, take in unobstructed ocean, sunset, and city-light views, with sightlines all the way to Catalina Island on a clear day. Set within the newly designated San Luis Rey AVA, behind a gated entrance with paved private roads and underground utilities already in place. A rare, fully de-risked opportunity to build your forever home in one of North County's most exclusive private communities. Long before the first vine was planted in California, the Luiseño people — the Payómkawichum — stewarded this valley for thousands of years. They understood what the land here offers: elevation, light, marine air, and a view that stretches all the way to the Pacific. That understanding hasn't changed. It's just been confirmed by the federal government. This 4.40-acre estate lot (APN 172-112-16-00, Parcel Map 13930, Zoned A70) sits within the San Luis Rey AVA — a federally recognized American Viticultural Appellation established in August 2024, one of only four in San Diego County. The same marine-influenced climate, diurnal temperature swings, and granitic sandy loam soils that define this appellation also make this one of the most extraordinary homesites in North County San Diego. At 925 feet, this is the highest-elevation parcel in the community, with unobstructed sightlines down the historic San Luis Rey River Valley, past Oceanside, to San Clemente and Catalina Island on a clear day. Picture the home you'd build here: a great room and terrace facing due west, sunsets over the Pacific every evening, city lights below at night, total privacy behind a gated entrance. Only five estate homes have been built across the community's 35 lots so far — this is still an early, intimate enclave — but not every lot commands a view like this one. This parcel's elevation puts it above the rest, with a sightline to the ocean that few of the remaining lots can match. Once it's built on, that view is spoken for. This is not a raw lot. Most buyers spend 12–18 months buried in pre-construction unknowns before they ever break ground. This property eliminates that entirely: Percolation test completed — the foundational requirement for septic approval, done Septic system designed and county-approved by KARN Engineering for a 4-bedroom home Grading plans submitted — site work is fully scoped Build cost established at $400/sq ft — a real number, confirmed by The Palmerin Group, the same team that completed the most recent custom home built in this gated community The community itself sets the standard. Panoramic Estates is a gated enclave of 35 custom estate lots in Vista's Elevado Hills, with a 4,000 sq ft HOA minimum that keeps the neighborhood exactly what it is — a collection of true custom estate homes, one valued at $3.5M, with two others above $2M. Paved private roads, curbs and storm drains, underground electric and cable, and a 1" water meter are all already in place. Horses are allowed. Water service runs through Vallecitos Water District. Gated, private, and secure. Ideally located with quick access to I-5, I-15, and Highways 76 and 78, yet minutes from Cal-A-Vie Health Spa, The Havens Country Club, downtown Vista Village, and Alta Vista Gardens — this is rural seclusion without sacrificing convenience to everything North County has to offer. The seller was months away from breaking ground on his own forever home here. Life changed. The groundwork didn't — and it's ready for someone else to finish what he started. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the build-ready, motivated luxury buyer who wants ocean views, total privacy, a gated address, and a clear,...