Long Beach California Real Estate
INLAND LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES
Long Beach California is a patchwork of unique communities. Some are well-defined and others meld into nearby neighborhoods. Whether youre looking for a home for a single professional or a family of five, youre sure to find your perfect fit within the diverse communities of Long Beach.
Bixby Knolls / Highland Terrace
Located only a few minutes from Downtown Long Beach, Bixby Knolls is one of Long Beachs oldest and most desirable neighborhoods. This popular community offers a wide variety of home ownership opportunities.
Ready to move up to a larger home? In Bixby Knolls youll find elegant homes with square footage of 2,000 and up. If youre looking for a condo or townhome, youve come to the right place. There are plenty of multi-unit golf course views in this upscale neighborhood. properties along this communitys quiet, tree lined streets.
Uptown Long Beach
Located only four miles north of Downtown Long Beach, Bixby Knolls is historically known as ˜uptown. As youd expect in any uptown area, there are great restaurants and shopping. For great American Cuisine and ˜Live Jazz Thursdays, visit Four Olives Café located at 4276 Atlantic Avenue. If you prefer a more European dining experience, make a reservation at the romantic Delius Restaurant where youll be served wine with a seven course prix fixe meal.
Love Antiques?
Put Thor Antiques on your list of must visit shops. Located in a restored 1950s building in the beautiful Bixby Knolls neighborhood, Thor Antiques specializes in Edwardian, Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Retro jewelry. They also have vast art, silver and enamel collections.
Bixby Knolls Park
Child Care Co-Op Program
The Bixby Knolls Park may be small, but it has a lot to offer. Need child care? Check out the Child Care Co-Op Program. When youre ready for a game of hoops, check out the Bixby Knolls Park basketball courts. Theres also a volleyball court and picnic area waiting just for you.
California Heights
Its like going back in time or Living in History.
If youd like to live in a community with old-fashion ambience, youve found it! Take a stroll down the tree-lined avenues lit by the renovated antique street lamps. Along the way, you´ll see a wide variety of home styles including 1938 Ranch, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and the well-known Craftsman Bungalow.
How It All Started
Until the discovery of oil in nearby Signal Hill in the early 1920s, California Heights was part of the Bixby Ranch and was primarily cattle land. Once oil was discovered, there were those who thought California Heights might have oil reserves as well. But by 1923, it became painfully evident that there was very little oil to be had and residential development began.
The Jothan Bixby Company built 25 Spanish style bungalows. Then other homes were built one at a time creating a variety of home styles in the neighborhood. The California Heights area grew rapidly attracting new families, and by 1939, most of the building was complete.
Hilltop Neighborhood
Today, this neighborhood is a close community dedicated to protecting and preserving the character of each home and the integrity of the neighborhood as a whole. Because of its high concentration of older original homes, California Heights is officially recognized by the city as one of 17 historic neighborhoods in Long Beach.
California Heights Historic District
A Ten-Year Perspective
It would be my pleasure to consult with you regarding available properties in the California Heights area. Contact Laurie
Carson Park
Imagine walking down beautiful tree-lined streets in a family-friendly residential community. Thats what youll experience when you call Carson Park home.
Carson Park is conveniently located:
- West of Palo Verde Ave & Woodruff
- East of the Gabriel River
- North of Wardlow and Los Coyotes Diagonal
- South of Centralia
This area has everything you could want in a community:
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- Larger homes nestled on large, park-like yards
- Close to shopping
- Easy commute to all areas of Long Beach and Los Angeles with quick access to 605, 405 and 91 freeways
- Just minutes from CSULB, LBCC
- 90808 Zip Code, statistically the safest in Long Beach
- El Dorado Park is just minutes away
- Close to the award winning Cerritos Library
- Peaceful enjoyment abounds
Need room for your growing family?
Built predominantly in the 1950s, Carson Park homes range in size from 1,300 to 1,800 square feet and beyond. Most homes have 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, providing ample room for family life. Many sit on lots in excess of 5,000 square feet.
It would be my pleasure to consult with you regarding available properties in the Carson Park area. Contact Laurie
Long Beach Towne Center
Shop, Dine and Play
At the expansive Long Beach Towne Center, you can do all three. If youre hungry, have lunch at Lucilles Smokehouse BBQ. Just want a snack? Wetzels Pretzels may be calling your name. When you need a jolt of caffeine, Starbucks is ready and waiting. Whether youre looking for a gift, home renovation materials or back-to-school clothes, youll find it here. From hair cuts to movie theaters to bulk shopping, Long Beach Towne Center has it all.
Hartwell Golf Course
Fore!
Wouldnt it be great to drive just a few minutes from your Carson Park home and play 18 holes of golf? At Heartwell Golf Course, you can do just that. Named by Southland Golf Magazine as one of the 2 best par-3 golf courses in Southern California, Heartwell Golf Course is a 2,143 yard par-54 course with bunkers, water, fairways, plenty of undulation and grass tee boxes.
College Park Estates
Located close to Cal State Long Beach, this family oriented, residential, park-like community continues to grow in popularity. Not only is it located conveniently to the university, it also provides easy access to shopping in nearby Los Altos. The homes, built in the 40s, 50s and 60s, are larger than most Long Beach homes and are shaded by mature trees.
A College Town
Here in aptly named College Park Estates, youll find California State University Long Beach, also known as Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach. Whatever you choose to call it, youll be impressed with its credentials:
The Walter Pyramid is a collegiate athletic facility located at Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California. It officially opened on November 30, 1994, and cost approximately $22 million to construct. It rises 18 stories high and measures 345 feet along each side of the base.
The Walter Pyramid, formerly known as the Long Beach Pyramid, is the on-campus basketball and volleyball arena for the NCAA college basketball and college volleyball teams of Long Beach State University 49ers.
Los Altos
Located north of the CSULB campus, this suburban community of Long Beach consists primarily of single-family homes built during the 1950s and 60s. From small starter homes to larger homes for growing families, Los Altos has them all.
Stores Galore
New shopping centers have sprung up as Los Altos popularity has increased. At the recently rebuilt Los Altos Center you can shop at nationwide stores like Sears, Borders, CompUSA as well as smaller local shops. With a $70 million renovation, the former Navy Hospital has been converted into the nearly 400,000 square foot Los Altos Gateway Center. Composed of value-oriented retailers such as Big K and auto dealerships.
Earthquake Survivor
Located at the Los Altos United Methodist Church is a unique and historically-significant church organ. Historians believe this organ to be the oldest Tracker-Type church instrument in existence west of the Mississippi. Built in Boston the organ was shipped to San Francisco in a clipper ship. It survived the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and is in excellent condition today.
El Dorado East Regional Park
Lakewood Plaza and Rancho
If you are seeking a tree lined, quiet, well established neighborhood with a family atmosphere¦youll love Lakewood Plaza and the Rancho neighborhoods.
Its located close to Long Beachs El Dorado Park where your family can enjoy a day of golf or a picnic in the park. Nearby freeways are easily accessible and make for an easy commute to work and shopping. The Plaza area is home to Cubberley School, a K-8 California Distinguished School.
Ranch style homes are the specialty
Built up between 1950 and the late 1960s, this neighborhood is well known for its open floor plan Ranch style homes. Whether you´re looking for a smaller starter home with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath or a spacious family home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, youll find it here. There are homes from 850 square feet to over 1,700 square feet.
Of particular interest are the Cliff May ranch-style homes, built in the early 50s, for which The Ranchos are famous. Considered by many to be the father of the California ranch-style house, Cliff May was a builder with extraordinary vision of what the ideal California home should encompass. He believed homes should be designed for livability rather than facade and designed about 18,000 of these beautiful homes as well as more than 1000 custom homes across the United States. His additional goal of bringing the outdoors in was achieved in his designs by incorporating large expanses of glass creating a home that was filled with natural light bringing the outside gardens in, vaulted ceilings with exposed wood beams, clean lines with little decoration, attached garages, large patios with sliding glass doors, and rooms that flow into each other.
As you can imagine, the classic, mid-century Cliff May style homes are highly desirable and as a result rarely come on the market. If youre interested in finding out more about the availability of these fabulous homes, give Laurie Manny, your Ranchos real estate expert, a call at (562) 212-5420.
Enjoy the Outdoors
At nearby El Dorado Park, youll find activities for the whole family. Theres a 12-station fitness course, an archery range, bicycle trails and even radio controlled model aircraft and sailboat areas. Read More>>>
Rancho Los Cerritos (Virginia Country Club area)
Do you dream of living in a golf community? Then discover Rancho Los Cerritos, the almost hidden jewel of Long Beach.
This exclusive neighborhood, filled with beautiful estates and mansions, is situated around the Virginia Country Club golf course. That´s why its lovingly known as the Virginia Country Club area.
In the Virginia Country Club area, you wont find the typical Long Beach size lots that average 4 to 6 thousand square feet. Instead, youll find huge, lush, estate size lots of 10 to 20 thousand square feet.
This is the neighborhood people dream of living in. Elegant historic mansions set well back from the wide tree-lined streets. Plenty of open space between estate-size homes that back to the Virginia Country Club golf course.
Located just a short 10 minute drive from Long Beach Boulevard, the Virginia Country Club area is easily accessible.
Interwoven Communities
Confused about where one community ends and another begins? It is a bit confusing. All you really need to know is that the Long Beach communities of California Heights, Bixby Knolls, Ranchos Los Cerittos and Highland Terrace meld together to form an incredible enclave of beautiful homes with an historical feel. A place youll love to call home!
Virginia Country Club Golf Course
The prestigious 18-hole Virginia Country Club Golf Course, which opened in 1909, features 6,505 yards of golf for a par of 71. The courses slope rating is 128 and 70.9 is its course rating.
Golfers love this course, as you can tell from these rave reviews:
- Great classic architecture
- State of the art greens
- Lots of mature trees
History
Experience the old-world charm of this historic neighborhood. The Rancho consists of 27,000 rambling acres. It was once part of an 18th Century Spanish-American land grant given to a soldier by the name of Manuel Nieto. Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site is one of only two ranchos in Long Beach that are still visited today by tourists.
Historic Rancho Los Cerritos was originally built in 1844 and is now a public museum. The Rancho is a significant state archaeological site due to the many artifacts and treasures unearthed there. Take a tour of the adobe style home and ranch built originally for Spanish, Mexican and American families. Meander through the two story adobe and experience how life might have been in the late 1800s.
The Rancho includes an archive of 3,000 + books in the California History Research Library. Some of the highlights include the Sarah Bixby Smith Manuscript Collection and the Llewellyn Bixby, Jr. Manuscript collection. View antique furniture, over 1,100 historic photographs, manuscripts, legal papers, blueprints, video, maps, deeds and letters from the early occupants. See the original architectural blueprints of the adobe during the 1930 remodeling phase. Sit beside the beautiful gardens and get a glimpse of an earlier time in history or visit the local gift shop.
Hollywood loves the Virginia Country Club Community.
Want to Know More About Buying or Selling in the Rancho Los Cerittos/Virginia Country Club area? Call Laurie Manny today at (562) 212-5420.
Signal Hill
Are you looking for a community that has it all¦beauty, shopping, entertainment and fabulous homes¦look no further than Signal Hill.
Here you will find a mix of many residential options and commercial areas. Property values in Signal Hill grew an astounding 13.961% over last year¦only 9 cities experienced growths above 10%.
When choosing a home, you can choose from single family homes, townhouses, condominiums, multi-family dwellings, upscale two and three story single family homes and historical houses. (Read More about Signal Hill Neighborhoods>)
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- Crescent Heights Historic District
- Eastbluff
- Hathaway Ridge
- Westbluff Estates
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- Townhouses
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- Cherry Avenue Townhouses
- Skyline Estates
- Skyline Villas
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- Multi-family dwellings
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- City View Condominiums
- Las Brisas Phase I and II
Signal Hill North-End Neighborhood
No Utility Tax and one of the lowest Business License Taxes in the country make Signal Hill a desirable home for businesses. Its convenient location, close to the Long Beach Municipal Airport and not too far from the Port of Long Beach, is another attractive feature for businesses.
A few of the companies making their home in Signal Hill are DHL, oil-related companies such as Signal Hill Petroleum and Schlumberger, and the HMO Universal Care which is headquartered here
Concerned about education, property values or neighborhood crime?
No need to worry in Signal Hill¦you will enjoy one of the lowest crime rates in Southern California.
Signal Hill Elementary School has earned the California Achieving Schools Award and the National Achieving Schools Award. The acclaimed Long Beach Unified School District serves Signal Hill.
Parks in Signal Hill
There are 10 beautiful and diverse parks in Signal Hill. Whether you are looking for an entertaining day with your family and friends, exercising outdoors, or just learning about and enjoying nature, Signal Hill has the park for you. Are you getting married? Several parks even allow weddings¦but dont forget to get your permit.
Many wonderful activities are available for you to choose from. You could play basketball, have a picnic and barbeque, bring the children to the playground or get a game of football together in the open fields. Enjoy nature by walking the trails and take in the lush plants and wildlife in the area. You can even roller skate, bike or ride your scooter.
There are other opportunities such as community buildings where you could hold a meeting or class. You can even catch a small play or see other entertainment at the amphitheater. Below are the parks located in Signal Hill.
- Calbrisas Park
- Discovery Well Park
- Hillbrook Park
- Hilltop Park
- Panorama Promenade
- Raymond Arbor Park
- Reservoir Park
- Signal Hill Park
- Sunset View Park
- Temple View Park
Make Signal Hill Your New Home
Come experience Signal Hill´s beauty, shopping, entertainment, parks and fabulous homes.
For an agent who is knowledgeable about this area and market values, call Laurie Manny, today at (562) 212-5420 for all of your Signal Hill Real Estate needs.
Wrigley Heights
Want to live in a quiet, tree lined, neighborhood with a small town atmosphere, but still have the amenities of the big city¦come home to Wrigley Heights.
Wrigley was one of the first communities to be established in Long Beach. The neighborhood was first developed in 1905. The town received its name from William Wrigley, the owner and founder of the well-known Wrigley Spearmint Gum Corporation in Chicago.
Located north of Downtown Long Beach, Wrigley Heights is a terrific community with diverse home styles and prices. Choose from traditional, Craftsman, or Spanish distinctive style homes that range in size from 1,300 square feet and up. Looking for space to spread out? There are some lots that are over 10,000 square feet. Thinking of buying a duplex? Youll find one here.
The average list price in Wrigley in January of 2007 is approximately $540,000. Wrigley is in the Long Beach Unified School District.
Wrigley Metro Station
Easy Access to Freeways
If you like living close to Long Beach and easy access to freeways, youll love Wrigley Heights. These local freeways are just a short drive away. The area is bounded on the north by the 405 Freeway, on the west by the 710 Freeway and the LA River, on the south by Pacific Coast Highway and on the east by Long Beach Boulevard. From Wrigley it is easy to jump on the Metro Blue Line light rail for easy commuting into Downtown Long Beach or into Los Angeles. The Metro Blue Line is one of the most successful light rail lines in the country with an average of 63,000 riders daily.
The residents of Daisy Avenue in Wrigley host the Daisy Avenue Christmas Parade every December. The parade begins at Pacific Coast Highway and proceeds to the greenbelt at Hill Street. The large fir trees that line the Daisy Avenue center medians are lit for the Christmas holiday season. Many of the Daisy Avenue residents participate by lavishly decorating their homes and have contributed to the area being dubbed ˜Christmas Tree Lane. The parade is a wonderful event which the locals look forward to every year and for which motorists line up for the holiday drive up the avenue. It has been an annual tradition since 1953.
Ready to Buy or Sell in Long Beach?
Call Laurie Manny, the Long Beach expert, at (562) 212-5420.
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