Santa Monica Real Estate

Santa Monica is a beautiful beachfront city on the western coast of Los Angeles County with a population near 90,000. Santa Monica has been known by many names such as “City by the Sea,” “Pearl of the Pacific,” “City of Inspiration” and “Jewel of the Sunset Bay.” It’s gently rolling slopes, ocean views, and serene climate make it a pearl in the crown of the California coastline. Santa Monica is a town with tons of attractions: shopping, amusement pier, beaches, restaurants, museums, and a vibrant and storied history. Santa Monica is bordered by the Pacific Palisades, Brentwood and Venice; Santa Monica is home to many Hollywood celebrities and executives and has an eclectic mix of affluent single family neighborhoods, renters, surfers, professionals, and students. Santa Monica has a robust tourism industry and the town only continues to modernize and develop its downtown areas.

A Togva village before Spanish Settlement in the 1700s, Santa Monica drew its name when the early Spanish explorers quenched their thirst at a beautiful spring, and felt the need to name their place of rest. Since it was Saint Monica’s day, they named the beautiful land by the sea Santa Monica. Santa Monica was development as an Oceanside attraction town after the United States won the territory in the 1870s. Because of its mild climate and beautiful ocean-side views, Santa Monica was a booming resort town with entertainment piers, a beautiful beach bathhouse, offshore casino’s, shopping and hotels, until the great depression which hit the city very hard.

During the war years and again in the 1980s Santa Monica has revitalized and returned to the boom times. Today Santa Monica remains a city full of tourism, entrepreneurship and development: the face of the city is always shifting and improving. Featured in many classic Hollywood films, and containing offices for Sony Pictures, Viacom, and Google, Santa Monica is currently undergoing a tech boom with lots of start-ups and entrepreneurs flocking to the seaside city. Because of this and its cache as a tourist destination, Santa Monica has weathered the recession, and is doing better than ever in terms of new development and industry. Santa Monica is known as a family friendly town with plenty of cultural events, farmers markets, and strict anti-smoking ordinances.

Santa Monica is made up of a diverse group of neighborhoods: each with its own flavor. Downtown Santa Monica houses retail, hotels, restaurants, movie theatres, office space and residential apartments. The downtown area is undergoing intense redevelopment: Santa Monica Place mall re-opened after a $500 million dollar facelift in 2011, and new retail and apartment spaces are under construction up and down Ocean Avenue, which is prized for its lofty and beautiful ocean views as you gaze off the Santa Monica bluffs. The North of Montana neighborhood is located on the North Side of Santa Monica towards the Pacific Palisades and is primarily made up of large single family homes at or above 7,500 sq. ft. In this area of Santa Monica the streets are lined with trees, the elementary schools are high-performing, and it is a very popular Halloween trick-or-treating destination. Montana Avenue is in walking distance and provides plenty of boutique shops and services, restaurants, and coffee shops for Santa Monica’s elite. Many of the Entertainment Industry’s insiders can be found reading or writing scripts over coffee on Montana Avenue.

Gillete’s Regent Square is located right in the heart of Montana street shopping between 17th street and 21st Place, Montana Ave and San Vicente. These lots are quite large for Santa Monica real estate, at 9,000 sq. ft. or larger. North of Wilshire refers to the Santa Monica neighborhood that is North of Wilshire Blvd but south of Montana Ave, and is primarily residential containing mid-size homes, condos, and apartments. The westernmost end of this Santa Monica neighborhood has rare examples of well-preserved Victorian duplexes which are unique to this part of Los Angeles. Craftsman Era bungalows line the east-west avenues and more small apartment buildings and condos line the streets near Wilshire Blvd. and Ocean Ave.

Santa Monica Canyon is tucked between the Pacific Palisades, Sunset Boulevard and the Pacific Ocean. With its winding streets and steep canyon walls, this neighborhood has more in common with Topanga Canyon than the rest of Santa Monica. Musicians, movie stars and old-time locals call this home. It actually is not part of Santa Monica itself, but is part of the city of Los Angeles: one of the best elementary schools in LA is located here, called Canyon Charter Elementary School. Ocean Park neighborhood in Santa Monica is a mix of smaller homes, apartments, bungalows, and Condos. Several high rise towers rise along the Santa Monica beach. The area has an artistic vibe, and the very popular Main Street shopping area which is lined with restaurants, yoga studios, trendy clothing stores, and a weekly farmers market bring a touch of local culture to Santa Monica as compared to the constantly shifting and developing downtown. Main street also provides some of the best night-life in Santa Monica.

Sunset Park neighborhood is bound by Pico Blvd and Lincoln Blvd and is made mostly single family homes, many of which date back to the 1940s when they were constructed for workers at the Douglas Aircraft Factory. Upscale remodels are common, and the Santa Monica Airport which is host to many private jet liftoffs is also in the neighborhood.

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Santa Monica Pier:

The pier was developed in the early 1900s as one of the first coastal theme parks. The pleasure destination continues today housing a world-famous carousel, Ferris wheel, rides, restaurants, arcade, aquarium, art stands, shops, and trapeze school. The pier is a very popular tourist destination, with millions of visitors annually. It hosts summer concerts on the pier for free to the public each Thursday nights during the summer months. Visitors enjoy strolling down the pier, taking in the coastal view on the Ferris wheel, and dining on fair fare. Locals fish from the end of the pier and many artists make their living by making portraits, cartoons, or sculptures of the passing visitors.

Third Street Promenade:

Long the center of Santa Monica, the promenade is a pedestrian-only zone that stretches from Wilshire to Broadway Avenues on Third Street. Shops, restaurants, movie theatres, and other forms of entertainment line the boulevard, and it is considered by many to be the heart of downtown Santa Monica, at least for tourists. The promenade leads to the new Santa Monica Place mall which features high end retail and dining destinations and an indoor/outdoor design. Street performers frequent the promenade, and it is a common location for film and television shoots. It is not uncommon to walk by a live taping, demonstration, or concert in progress when you spend a day on the promenade.

Bergamont Station:

Originally a train station, and later an industrial warehouse complex, Bergamont Station was transformed into an art complex in 1993. Keeping the Industrial Feel to the campus, Bergamont Station became a development of various galleries and art complexes which are very popular with art enthusiasts today. With over 600,000 visitors a year, Bergamont is the center of the Santa Monica arts scene. Originally intended to become a train station when the Metro light rail re-opened, the complex has become so popular that new land was bought and developed for the station that will let out at the arts center, opening in 2015.

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Santa Monica Real Estate

Santa Monica is a beautiful beachfront city on the western coast of Los Angeles County with a population near 90,000. Santa Monica has been known by many names such as “City by the Sea,” “Pearl of the Pacific,” “City of Inspiration” and “Jewel of the Sunset Bay.” It’s gently rolling slopes, ocean views, and serene climate make it a pearl in the crown of the California coastline. Santa Monica is a town with tons of attractions: shopping, amusement pier, beaches, restaurants, museums, and a vibrant and storied history. Santa Monica is bordered by the Pacific Palisades, Brentwood and Venice; Santa Monica is home to many Hollywood celebrities and executives and has an eclectic mix of affluent single family neighborhoods, renters, surfers, professionals, and students. Santa Monica has a robust tourism industry and the town only continues to modernize and develop its downtown areas.

A Togva village before Spanish Settlement in the 1700s, Santa Monica drew its name when the early Spanish explorers quenched their thirst at a beautiful spring, and felt the need to name their place of rest. Since it was Saint Monica’s day, they named the beautiful land by the sea Santa Monica. Santa Monica was development as an Oceanside attraction town after the United States won the territory in the 1870s. Because of its mild climate and beautiful ocean-side views, Santa Monica was a booming resort town with entertainment piers, a beautiful beach bathhouse, offshore casino’s, shopping and hotels, until the great depression which hit the city very hard.

During the war years and again in the 1980s Santa Monica has revitalized and returned to the boom times. Today Santa Monica remains a city full of tourism, entrepreneurship and development: the face of the city is always shifting and improving. Featured in many classic Hollywood films, and containing offices for Sony Pictures, Viacom, and Google, Santa Monica is currently undergoing a tech boom with lots of start-ups and entrepreneurs flocking to the seaside city. Because of this and its cache as a tourist destination, Santa Monica has weathered the recession, and is doing better than ever in terms of new development and industry. Santa Monica is known as a family friendly town with plenty of cultural events, farmers markets, and strict anti-smoking ordinances.

Santa Monica is made up of a diverse group of neighborhoods: each with its own flavor. Downtown Santa Monica houses retail, hotels, restaurants, movie theatres, office space and residential apartments. The downtown area is undergoing intense redevelopment: Santa Monica Place mall re-opened after a $500 million dollar facelift in 2011, and new retail and apartment spaces are under construction up and down Ocean Avenue, which is prized for its lofty and beautiful ocean views as you gaze off the Santa Monica bluffs. The North of Montana neighborhood is located on the North Side of Santa Monica towards the Pacific Palisades and is primarily made up of large single family homes at or above 7,500 sq. ft. In this area of Santa Monica the streets are lined with trees, the elementary schools are high-performing, and it is a very popular Halloween trick-or-treating destination. Montana Avenue is in walking distance and provides plenty of boutique shops and services, restaurants, and coffee shops for Santa Monica’s elite. Many of the Entertainment Industry’s insiders can be found reading or writing scripts over coffee on Montana Avenue.

Gillete’s Regent Square is located right in the heart of Montana street shopping between 17th street and 21st Place, Montana Ave and San Vicente. These lots are quite large for Santa Monica real estate, at 9,000 sq. ft. or larger. North of Wilshire refers to the Santa Monica neighborhood that is North of Wilshire Blvd but south of Montana Ave, and is primarily residential containing mid-size homes, condos, and apartments. The westernmost end of this Santa Monica neighborhood has rare examples of well-preserved Victorian duplexes which are unique to this part of Los Angeles. Craftsman Era bungalows line the east-west avenues and more small apartment buildings and condos line the streets near Wilshire Blvd. and Ocean Ave.

Santa Monica Canyon is tucked between the Pacific Palisades, Sunset Boulevard and the Pacific Ocean. With its winding streets and steep canyon walls, this neighborhood has more in common with Topanga Canyon than the rest of Santa Monica. Musicians, movie stars and old-time locals call this home. It actually is not part of Santa Monica itself, but is part of the city of Los Angeles: one of the best elementary schools in LA is located here, called Canyon Charter Elementary School. Ocean Park neighborhood in Santa Monica is a mix of smaller homes, apartments, bungalows, and Condos. Several high rise towers rise along the Santa Monica beach. The area has an artistic vibe, and the very popular Main Street shopping area which is lined with restaurants, yoga studios, trendy clothing stores, and a weekly farmers market bring a touch of local culture to Santa Monica as compared to the constantly shifting and developing downtown. Main street also provides some of the best night-life in Santa Monica.

Sunset Park neighborhood is bound by Pico Blvd and Lincoln Blvd and is made mostly single family homes, many of which date back to the 1940s when they were constructed for workers at the Douglas Aircraft Factory. Upscale remodels are common, and the Santa Monica Airport which is host to many private jet liftoffs is also in the neighborhood.

Places of Interest:

Santa Monica Pier:

The pier was developed in the early 1900s as one of the first coastal theme parks. The pleasure destination continues today housing a world-famous carousel, Ferris wheel, rides, restaurants, arcade, aquarium, art stands, shops, and trapeze school. The pier is a very popular tourist destination, with millions of visitors annually. It hosts summer concerts on the pier for free to the public each Thursday nights during the summer months. Visitors enjoy strolling down the pier, taking in the coastal view on the Ferris wheel, and dining on fair fare. Locals fish from the end of the pier and many artists make their living by making portraits, cartoons, or sculptures of the passing visitors.

Third Street Promenade:

Long the center of Santa Monica, the promenade is a pedestrian-only zone that stretches from Wilshire to Broadway Avenues on Third Street. Shops, restaurants, movie theatres, and other forms of entertainment line the boulevard, and it is considered by many to be the heart of downtown Santa Monica, at least for tourists. The promenade leads to the new Santa Monica Place mall which features high end retail and dining destinations and an indoor/outdoor design. Street performers frequent the promenade, and it is a common location for film and television shoots. It is not uncommon to walk by a live taping, demonstration, or concert in progress when you spend a day on the promenade.

Bergamont Station:

Originally a train station, and later an industrial warehouse complex, Bergamont Station was transformed into an art complex in 1993. Keeping the Industrial Feel to the campus, Bergamont Station became a development of various galleries and art complexes which are very popular with art enthusiasts today. With over 600,000 visitors a year, Bergamont is the center of the Santa Monica arts scene. Originally intended to become a train station when the Metro light rail re-opened, the complex has become so popular that new land was bought and developed for the station that will let out at the arts center, opening in 2015.

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