A Coastal Tradition – Christmas Tree Lighting Illuminates Balboa Island

balboa_christmas_tree Balboa Island created a winter wonderland by the sea, celebrating the Christmas season with its annual Christmas tree lighting. The Marine Avenue Fire station hosted this yuletide gathering on December 5th, 2010. The Christmas tree was lit ceremoniously at dusk, establishing a stunning pine centerpiece shining over Balboa Island. Balboa Island considers this to be its premier event to mark the Official Christmas Season. During the Christmas tree lighting, local restaurants, bars and hotels promoted their holiday specials and organized community Christmas events. The main street on Balboa Island features unique boutiques, which offer specialized gifts. Check out boutiques, specialty food shops, and pet accessories shops to find unique gifts this holiday season.

Tis the season for celebrating! A snow machine produced flurries of snow for the children. Toddlers bundled up in tiny snow jackets tumbled through piles of snow in a designated snow recreation section. Having grown up in Balboa Island, many of them have never experienced a genuine snowy winter. Naturally, Santa Claus made an appearance, a chance for kids to make a Christmas wish and a charming photo memory. To make the night even more special, Balboa Island served apple cider, cookies, popcorn and other seasonal snacks. Christmas carolers sang classic Christmas tunes, creating a sonorous, joyful ambiance.

This mix of festivities brought together family and community in Balboa Island. Balboa Island has a history of communal Christmas trees, which are displayed in neighborhoods, churches and stores around the island. The gorgeous evergreen decorated with lights is an homage to Christmas tradition. Longtime Newport Beach residents remember these Christmas traditions from many years past.

Look out for other Balboa Island events this Christmas. The annual Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour invites locals to see beautiful homes decorated for the holidays. Homes will be open on December 12th, showcasing beautiful Christmas decorations and interior design. The 102th annual Newport Harbor holiday boat parade will be from December 15th – 19th. The 14 mile parade of yachts decorate with Christmas lights dazzles one million visitors yearly.

Did you celebrate at the Balboa Island Christmas tree lighting this year?

Whats your favorite Christmas tradition?

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17:26 25 Jun 22

Steve Roose is, simply, a great broker. He represented us in a purchase of a house on Balboa Island. Within hours of our first conversation, he provided detailed market data that helped us to understand prices in the market, and how to bid for the property in which we were interested. During the negotiation, he gave us sound advice during the process of offers and counteroffers. He walked us through the contracting process (which was new for us, since we are out of state). He introduced us to the builder who will be the contractor for the new house we will build. He introduced us to people in the community. He was always on time for meetings or calls. And he always has a smile. We give Steve our highest recommendation!!

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23:18 21 Jun 22

Steve is a force of nature. Always prompt with a response and smile, he delivers with any request. He helped us: Find/Buy a Teardown, Choose a Builder, Rent three properties while the house was being built, introduced us to numerous island people who are now are friends, let me borrow his truck and literally cooked us dinner multiple times. Steve is not just a realtor. He is our friend.

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03:48 22 Feb 22

Steve is one of the most dedicated, caring, professional and honest agents that I have ever worked with. He helped me buy the home of my dreams. Steve is the person you want, because he cares more about your transaction than he does for his own benefit. I recommend him extremely highly.

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15:54 14 Feb 22

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09:38 12 Feb 22

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05:29 30 Jan 22

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21:18 16 Dec 21

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20:43 03 Dec 21

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01:34 07 Aug 20

Amazing, trustworthy, and supportive!!!My husband and I had the absolute best experience with our first 1031 exchange being handled by Luxury Real Estate.The family property had to be sold and a 1031 needed to happen.Our go to is Steve and Greg at Luxury Real Estate!Steve Roose & Greg Earl are the ultimate pros. Every challenge that came up was handled with great aplomb, they are so quick to respond (even after hours) when we would reach out with questions (and we had MANY along the way!)When they listed the property for sale, within hours of listing there were multiple offers for above asking price.They quickly got to know our likes and dislikes for the property we were looking for and took us around to different places that fit our criteria.They practice safety measures during these Covid times, making the very anxious me, feel comfortable.They act with urgency, without being pushy, they are fun and an absolute joy to work with and be around.The whole process took a grand total of 2 months.Steve and Greg have such integrity. Truly wonderful people.We highly recommend working with them! We look forward to doing business with them in the future.

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18:33 02 Aug 20

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17:25 11 Jul 20

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21:26 07 Jul 20

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18:59 07 Feb 17

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21:43 01 Nov 16

Steve is an excellent realtor. We listed our home for sale after he helped us find our new home. We had a small window of time to get the best offer we could. We quickly had a buyer in place due to Steve's strategic marketing and connections and everything was ready to go. Our buyer dropped out last minute and within hours Steve had another buyer lined up with an even more attractive offer. We didn't even have time to get stressed out! He worked tirelessly for us and we couldn't be happier. We admit we are very picky and high maintenance and he never even blinked. We have since recommended him to family and friends and have gotten great feedback from them as well.

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