Pacific Palisades, CA Real Estate Market
Real Estate Profile: Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Pacific Palisades is part of the city of Los Angeles, bordered by Brentwood to the east, Malibu and Topanga to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. It is a very affluent and residential area, with a mixture of large private homes, small older houses, condominiums, and apartments. The area currently has about 27,000 residents. The Pacific Palisades is known as “Where The Mountains Meet the Sea” and is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities.
Different neighborhoods within the Pacific Palisades have their own, unique character. For example:
The Alphabet Streets also known as “North Village”, are north of Sunset Blvd. and are characterized by narrow streets, names starting with A, B, C, D, etc – hence the name Alphabet Streets.
The Bluffs are located further west along Sunset Boulevard and start past Palisades Charter High School and extend for a long distance between Sunset Blvd. and the Palisades Bluffs.
Castellammare is located on small bluffs directly on the ocean. The narrow, winding streets have Italian names. It is the home of the Getty Villa. It is located where Sunset Blvd meets Pacific Coast Highway.
Huntington Palisades is close to the ‘village’ proper, and is more of a suburb. It is located south of Sunset.
Palisades Highlands is near the end of Sunset Blvd., bordering Topanga. About five minutes away from the center of the Pacific Palisades, the Highlands could almost be considered its own separate community.
The Riviera features the exclusive Riviera Country Club and streets named after various locations in the French and Italian Riviera. It borders Santa Monica and Brentwood.
Rustic Canyon is located off Sunset Blvd. between The Riveria and Huntington Palisades. Above the canyon lies Will Rogers State Historic Park.
The Village is a small central business district on Sunset Boulevard, consisting of restaurants, stores, banks, and offices.
The Pacific Palisades is it’s own tight-knit little community with many atttractive features, from the village, to the ocean breezes, to the mountain trails and much, much more.
