Legoland California auctions a beach house — with a tiny catch

The winner of an online charity fundraiser — a 4-inch-tall version of the top bidder, that is — will get to live in this Coronado Craftsman-style home built at Legoland California. “It’s the only way most San Diegans can afford a beach home,” joked Julie Estrada, director of public relations, North America, for Merlin Entertainments, the owner of Legoland. “You’re taken care of every day, our model builders go through Legoland every day, so you have house cleaners, there’s even a playroom inside, and imagine being able to see cities like San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York all from the veranda of your Miniland home.” Designer kitchen in the Lego-brick Craftsman-style house. “You can see Petco Park, the convention center, Old Town, the beaches, all the different landmarks, from this home.” To pull off this designer home feat, Legoland collaborated with celebrity real estate agent Allie Lutz of the Netflix program “Buying Beverly Hills,” who worked with the master model builders to create the Craftsman-style home. The Coronado Craftsman-style beach house is the latest construction project at Legoland California’s Miniland USA, which contains tableaus with landmarks from across the country.