4 BD/3 BA Craftsman style Townhome in Redondo Beach

Great 4 Bedroom 3 Bathroom Craftsman style back unit townhome built in 2005 with newly landscaped backyard. Enter into the main floor with 2 large bedrooms with extra high ceilings, a full bathroom, separate laundry room, and direct access to 2 car garage with storage. Your private backyard can be entered by either bedroom through the sliding glass doors. Head upstairs to an open floor plan with living room that features a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. There is an attached spacious balcony that is perfect for entertaining and BBQ's. The dining room has hardwood floors and kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. The extra large master bedroom features wall to wall closets, vaulted ceilings, and a master bathroom with a spa tub, large shower, and double vanity. The second bedroom upstairs is perfect for a nursery or home office with a balcony. This picture perfect home also has plenty of built in storage areas throughout as well. Conveniently located only 3 blocks to Birney Elementary and 2 blocks from Andrews Park. This is a standard sale and ready for move in with new carpet, fresh paint, and new appliances! Public Open House Saturday July 2nd from 2-5pm

2013 Vanderbilt Lane #C Redondo Beach

 Listed at $689,000

www.2013vanderbilt.com

Hermosa Beach home sale trends

Hermosa Beach last 12 months of home sale activity...on the way up!

My client's new house in the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-hotprop-ronnie-lester-20110607,0,2163968.story

1204 20th St. Manhattan Beach
Sold June 3, 2011 for $1,650,000

Deal of the Week!

I just previewed a wonderful duplex in S. Redondo Beach just a block from the heart of the Hollywood Riviera. This is a beautifully maintained 2 BD/2 BA duplex with wonderful ocean views from your spacious front patio yard. This is a 6,020 square foot lot with 2 single family homes each with 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. It is a true must see and a wondeful home with income property for a buyer who enjoys everything that S. Redondo Beach has to offer! Location, location, location!

It is listed within my brokerage, Shorewood Realtors, for $1,439,000 and located at 209 Avenue H.

305 2nd St. in Hermosa Beach

New Listing!!!

Beautiful 3 bedroom & 3.5 baths townhome with ocean view roof top deck and a private backyard. Just steps to the beach and in award winning Hermosa Beach school district. Enter into this home from the 2nd level with the master bedroom and bathroom with a south facing balcony. The entry floor also has another spacious bedroom and full bathroom. The bottom level has a guest bedroom with a walk in closet and a full bathroom. You can also enter the 2 car garage and private backyard from the lower level. The living & entertaining floor has an open floor plan with the kitchen, dining room area, and living room opening up to a west facing balcony. From the top floor you take the spiral staircase up to your private rooftop deck for the cool ocean breezes and views.

$1,059,000

Broker's Open Friday May 6th from 12-2pm

Public Open House Saturday May 7th & Sunday May 8th from 2-4pm

Sold in 4 days and now in escrow!



Hermosa Ave vs. Strand properties

Looking for a fabulous custom built home in Hermosa Beach for 1/2 the price of a Strand Listing? Check out 2804 Hermosa Ave, a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom contempory Cape Cod home for $3,600,000.

This home has been on and off the market over the past few years for between the current selling price down to $3,400,000. This home has all the perks living at the beach with panoramic views, roof top deck, Carrera marble countertops, custom built ins, and more.
Currently there are 11 Strand listings in Hermosa Beach that are 4 bedroom homes or more and range in price from $4,477,000 to $18,899,000. Great value with buying just a 100 yards away...

Foot of Longfellow Strand home

The infamous 1935 built strand home at 3205 The Strand in Hermosa Beach hit the market today for $6,299,000. This classic beach home is a "monument" on the strand and boasts a 30 x 85 foot lot and over 3,600 sq feet of living space. This home is grandfathered in by the Strand home building regulations of today and has a wider home and more frontage than if you built the home brand new today. It has 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and 2.5 garage spaces. A sight to see and a great buy in the north end of Hermosa Beach....strand living at it's finest and most historic!

Gem in Hollywood Riviera

127 Calle de Andalucia is in my opinion the deal of the week in S. Redondo Beach. This is a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom single level home with over 1,600 sq feet of living space. This home has a great layout and flow once you walk in to this home and upgrades throughout. Just a few, master bath with double vanities, hardwood floors, glass tile entry wall, granite kitchen counters, french doors off the family room that leads to a pool and backyard. This home is located in the upper Hollywood Riviera in a great neighborhood that is adjacent to Palos Verdes and is currently listed for $899,000. It was previously listed last summer at $935,000 and was not sold but the attractive price drop could entice a buyer.

Upgraded kitchen with stainless steel appliances & granite counters

great curbside appeal



Listings of the week!

Hermosa Beach

View from rooftop deck looking west

front of house from Prospect

324 Prospect - A fabulous 4 bedroom home in the Hermosa Hills with panoramic roof tops views of the South Bay. Built in 2003 and designed by local architect Pat Killen with all the modern and contemporary touches. You don't feel like you are on busy Prospect Ave since the home is set back a bit plus there are couple great parks within blocks for the kids. This home is currently listed at $1,045,000 and is great buy in Hermosa Hills. 

Redondo Beach

2421 Clark Ave #A - great price for a 4 bedroom freestanding townhome in N. Redondo Beach on a great street, built in 1990 with remodels and is a well kept home. This is a perfect home for a family with a backyard and adorable curb appeal and listed at $699,700.

Manhattan Beach

3400 Bell Ave - cute 3 bedroom, 2 bath family home in the Tree Section with beautiful upgrades throughout the home including Cherry wood floors, Travertine in the bathroom, and remodeled kitchen. This home even has a private deck and yard that leads off the family room and is currently listed at $1,099,000 

Hermosa Beach Rentals

Current Hermosa Beach Rentals

Home in S. Redondo Beach for under $425k?

The answer is yes, you can find a 2 BD home in desirable S. Redondo Beach for under $425k! I held an open house last Saturday afternoon at 1108 Camino Real Unit #409 in the High Point complex. It is a great 2 bd/2 ba quiet unit that has a balcony that overlooks the Wilderness Park, currently listed for $379,000.

There are also several other options in this area for 2 bedroom condos at nearby complexes such as Brookside Village which is FHA approved. There are currently three 2BD condos ranging $394,900 - $419,900. Great buys for first time home buyers looking to get into the market and invest in a home for the comparable monthly payment as their current rent. Ask me for more information or a mortgage lender referral!

New Hermosa Beach listings

The list keeps growing for fantastic homes hitting the market in 2011 for Hermosa Beach and there are a great variety of homes that could satisfy any type of buyer.  I would like to give a quick recap of the newest Hermosa Beach homes.

Looking for a home with an awesome view from the rooftop deck and great for entertaining, well check out 304 Manhattan Ave. This is a 2 bedroom plus bonus room on the 2nd floor with a balcony and 2 baths with an extremely oversized rooftop deck and almost 1,500 sq feet home. It has been upgraded with white Carrera marble in the kitchen, stainless steel appliances, and remodeled bathrooms. If living 2 blocks from the ocean is for you then $1,279,000 will get you this home. 


But if you want 3 bedrooms and in the same area then at 302 Palm Ave for $1,350,000. This is an almost 1,900 square foot modern and contemporary home built in 2003. It has an open floor plan perfect for entertaining inside or outside up on the rooftop deck to enjoy the 360 degree views. 


A good buy in the Hermosa Valley section is at 706 10th St, an over 2,700 square foot home with 4 bedroom/3.5 baths custom built in 2001 and designed by Pat Killen. Another great modern home with a much better price per square and listed at $1,099,000 for just a few more blocks away from the ocean and still west of PCH. 


Best deal so far in the Hermosa Sand section is at 349 29th St, a great Mexican Hacienda designed home built in 1993. It is a 3 bd/3 ba with a finished bonus office room on the roof with all the custom design touches such distressed wood beams and Mexican pane glass. This is a perfect home for entertaining with it's courtyard entrance, cathedral ceilings and rooftop deck with ocean and city views. This home boasts over 2,600 sq feet and it is being listed at $1,425,000.


The best family home in the Hermosa Hills section is at 1102 2nd St located on a quiet street to street lot for $1,575,000. This home was custom built in 2005 with a 'french normandy' design and over 3,200 square feet with 4 large bedrooms, and 3.5 bathrooms. Great family home with all 4 bedrooms on the ground floor and the living, formal dining, and kitchen on the 2nd floor with an attached deck with ocean views. 

New homes on the market in beach cities

We are only 5 days into 2011 and the market is already starting to get some great new inventory.

Hermosa Beach has 4 new listings, 2 of which were on the market earlier last year and came off over the holidays.
- 55 15th St is 3 bd/4 ba townhome located just steps from the strand, beach and Noble Park. It is being listed at $1,299,000 with almost 2,000 sq feet.
- 1956 Hermosa Ave is coming back out after being on the market for a good portion of 2010. But is now back on the market at a lower more attractive price of $1,359,000 with 3 bedrooms, a back patio deck with jacuzzi, and ocean views from the entertaining level.
- 302 Palm Drive is another 3 bd/3.5 bath modern beach home that is coming out at $1,350,000. This home has an open floor plan with modern upgrades and is great for entertaining with roof top views from PV to Malibu.
These are 3 great townhome style family homes for under $1.4 million and less than two blocks from the beach, great deals for beach living!
Another superb family home is at 603 30th St and is being offered at $1,599,000. This home boasts 4 bds/4 baths and over 3,400 sq feet of living space. Great for any family looking to entertain, live at the beach, and enjoy privacy up on the north side of Hermosa.

Manhattan Beach has 8 properties that have hit the market since the beginning of the year. Three of which were on the market last year too including 1605 Pine Ave, a 3 bd/2 ba beach bungalow offered at $855,000 and west of Sepulveda in the Tree section.
An adorable 1 bedroom beach bungalow came out today at $769,000. It is located at 319 32nd Place and is situated on a half lot in the happening North Manhattan Beach area with great restaurants, shopping & nightlife.
A really cute home is listed at $979,000 is located at 1346 2nd St. and is a 3 bd/2 ba with over 1,400 sq feet on a 5,000 sq foot lot. Great curb appeal with a white picket fence for the front yard and a back patio for entertaining.

Redondo Beach has 11 properties on the market, half of which were on in 2010 and 3 are short sales ranging from $470,000 to $1,249,000, mostly townhomes and just a couple single family homes.
1827 Stanford is a standard sale and is brand new to the market at $749,000. This home is a 3 bd/3 ba tall and skinny with a traditional floor plan and entrance into dining and living area. The second level has all 3 bedrooms upstairs and 2 of them have balconies off the bedrooms.
There are also 2 condos for under $600k and located on the Esplanade in S. Redondo with big ocean views.

As you can see there is already some great activity in the beach cities which looks to be a precursor to the already anticipated weekend after Super bowl Sunday when inventory really starts to flood the market. I am excited to see what else will be coming on soon and to finding some great homes for my clients!