UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                      CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.05 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    129915203
                                  (CUSIP Number)

                               September 12, 2003
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

         [X] Rule 13d-1(c)

         [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)


*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).





CUSIP No. 129915203                                           Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

                        Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC

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      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY

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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                               Delaware
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                             5     SOLE VOTING POWER

     NUMBER OF                                       -0-
      SHARES                 ---------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     OWNED BY
       EACH                                         545,365
    REPORTING                ---------------------------------------------------
      PERSON                 7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH
                                                     -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                    545,365
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                         545,365
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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_|

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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                         5.4%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                         OO




CUSIP No. 129915203                                           Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

                        Mercury Targeted Securities Fund LP

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      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY

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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                               Delaware
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                             5     SOLE VOTING POWER

     NUMBER OF                                       -0-
      SHARES                 ---------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     OWNED BY
       EACH                                         545,365
    REPORTING                ---------------------------------------------------
      PERSON                 7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH
                                                     -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                    545,365
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                         545,365
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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_|

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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                         5.4%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                         PN





CUSIP No. 129915203                                           Page 4 of 10 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

                        David R. Jarvis

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      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY

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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                               United States
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                             5     SOLE VOTING POWER

     NUMBER OF                                      6,000
      SHARES                 ---------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     OWNED BY
       EACH                                         545,365
    REPORTING                ---------------------------------------------------
      PERSON                 7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH
                                                    6,000
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                    545,365
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                         551,365
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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_|

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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                         5.4%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                         IN





CUSIP No. 129915203                                           Page 5 of 10 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

                        Malcolm F. MacLean IV

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      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY

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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                               United States
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                             5     SOLE VOTING POWER

     NUMBER OF                                      2,800
      SHARES                 ---------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     OWNED BY
       EACH                                         545,365
    REPORTING                ---------------------------------------------------
      PERSON                 7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH
                                                    2,800
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                    545,365
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9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                         548,165
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10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_|

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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                         5.4%
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12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                         IN





Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer:

                  California Coastal Communities, Inc.

Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  6 Executive Circle, Suite 250
                  Irvine, California 92614

Item 2(a).   Name of Person Filing:

                  This Schedule is being jointly filed by:

                  (i)   Mercury  Real Estate  Advisors  LLC, a Delaware  limited
                        liability company ("Mercury Advisors"),  with respect to
                        the shares held by Mercury Targeted  Securities Fund LP,
                        a private  investment  partnership formed under the laws
                        of the State of Delaware (the "Mercury  Fund").  Mercury
                        Advisors is the investment  advisor to the Mercury Fund.
                        As such, Mercury Advisors has investment discretion with
                        respect to any  transactions in the subject  securities,
                        which   transactions  are  generally   reviewed  by  the
                        investment  committee  of  the  general  partner  of the
                        Mercury Fund.

                  (ii)  The  Mercury  Fund with  respect  to shares  held by it.
                        Mercury  Advisors  is  the  investment  advisor  to  the
                        Mercury Fund. As such,  Mercury  Advisors has investment
                        discretion  with  respect  to  any  transactions  in the
                        subject  securities,  which  transactions  are generally
                        reviewed  by the  investment  committee  of the  general
                        partner of the Mercury Fund.

                  (iii) David R. Jarvis, a Managing Member of Mercury  Advisors,
                        with  respect to (i) 545,365  shares held by the Mercury
                        Fund,  and (ii) 6,000 shares owned  individually  by Mr.
                        Jarvis.

                  (iv)  Malcolm  F.  MacLean  IV, a  Managing  Member of Mercury
                        Advisors, with respect to (i) 545,365 shares held by the
                        Mercury Fund,  and (ii) 2,800 shares owned  individually
                        by Mr. MacLean.


Item 2(b).   Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                  100 Field Point Road
                  Greenwich, CT 06830




Item 2(c).   Citizenship:

                  (i)   Mercury Real Estate  Advisors LLC is a Delaware  limited
                        liability company.
                  (ii)  Mercury  Targeted  Securities  Fund  LP  is  a  Delaware
                        limited partnership.
                  (iii) Mr. Jarvis is a United States citizen.
                  (iv)  Mr. MacLean is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share

Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number:  129915203


Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a)   [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act,

            (b)   [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

            (c)   [ ]  Insurance  Company as defined in section  3(a)(19) of the
                  Act,

            (d)   [ ]  Investment  Company  registered  under  Section  8 of the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940,

            (e)   [ ]     An      investment      adviser     in      accordance
                  withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E),

            (f)   [ ] An employee  benefit plan or endowment  fund in accordance
                  withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),

            (g)   [ ] A parent  holding  company or control person in accordance
                  withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G),

            (h)   [ ] A savings  association  as defined in Section  3(b) of the
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

            (i)   [ ] A church plan that is excluded  from the  definition of an
                  investment  company under section  3(c)(14) of the  Investment
                  Company Act of 1940,

            (j)   [ ] A group, in accordance withss.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.  Ownership.

         Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC:
         --------------------------------



         (a)  Amount beneficially owned:        545,365 shares

         (b)  Percent of class:    5.4%

         (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
                  (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None
                  (ii)  Shared  power to vote or to  direct  the  vote:  545,365
                        shares
                  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of:
                        None
                  (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        545,365 shares

         Mercury Targeted Securities Fund LP:
         -----------------------------------

         (a)  Amount beneficially owned: 545,365 shares

         (b)  Percent of class:    5.4%

         (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
                  (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None
                  (ii)  Shared  power to vote or to  direct  the  vote:  545,365
                        shares
                  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of:
                        None
                  (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        545,365 shares

         David R. Jarvis:
         ---------------

         (a)  Amount beneficially owned:  551,365 shares

         (b)  Percent of class: 5.4%

         (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
                  (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,000 shares
                  (ii)  Shared  power to vote or to  direct  the  vote:  545,365
                        shares
                  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of:
                        6,000 shares
                  (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        545,365 shares

         Malcolm F. MacLean IV:
         ---------------------

         (a)  Amount beneficially owned:  548,165 shares

         (b)  Percent of class: 5.4%

         (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
                  (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,800 shares
                  (ii)  Shared  power to vote or to  direct  the  vote:  545,365
                        shares
                  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of:
                        2,800
                  (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        545,365 shares




Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                  Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

         By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
the undersigned's  knowledge and belief,  the securities  referred to above were
not  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.






                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  September 22, 2003


                          Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC

                          /s/ David R. Jarvis
                          -------------------------------------
                          Name:  David R. Jarvis
                          Title:  Managing Member


                          Mercury Targeted Securities Fund LP

                          By:  Mercury Securities LLC, its general
                          partner

                          By:  /s/ David R. Jarvis
                          -------------------------------------
                          Name:  David R. Jarvis
                          Title:  Managing Member


                          /s/ David R. Jarvis
                          -------------------------------------
                          David R. Jarvis, an individual

                          /s/ Malcolm F. MacLean IV
                          -------------------------------------
                          Malcolm F. MacLean IV, an individual






                                  Exhibit Index


The following exhibits are filed with the report on Schedule 13G:

Exhibit A: Joint Filing Agreement dated September 22, 2003 between Mercury Real
Estate Advisors LLC, Mercury Targeted Securities Fund LP, David R. Jarvis and
Malcolm F. MacLean IV.






                                    Exhibit A



                             Joint Filing Agreement

Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,  Mercury
Targeted Securities Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership, David R. Jarvis, an
individual  and  Malcolm F.  MacLean  IV, an  individual,  hereby  agree to file
jointly the  statement on Schedule  13G to which this  Agreement is attached and
any  amendments  thereto which may be deemed  necessary,  pursuant to Regulation
13D-G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

It is understood and agreed that each of the parties  hereto is responsible  for
the timely filing of such  statement  and any  amendments  thereto,  and for the
completeness  and accuracy of the  information  concerning  such party contained
therein,  but such party is not responsible for the completeness and accuracy of
information  concerning any other party unless such party knows or has reason to
believe such information is inaccurate.

It is understood and agreed that a copy of this  Agreement  shall be attached as
an exhibit to the statement on Schedule 13G, and any amendments  thereto,  filed
on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

Dated:  September 22, 2003


                             Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC

                             /s/ David R. Jarvis
                             -------------------------------------
                             Name:  David R. Jarvis
                             Title:  Managing Member


                             Mercury Targeted Securities Fund LP

                             By:  Mercury Securities LLC, its general
                             partner

                             By:  /s/ David R. Jarvis
                             -------------------------------------
                             Name:  David R. Jarvis
                             Title:  Managing Member

                             /s/ David R. Jarvis
                             -------------------------------------
                             David R. Jarvis, an individual

                             /s/ Malcolm F. MacLean IV
                             -------------------------------------
                             Malcolm F. MacLean IV, an individual