Santa Monica Real Estate

Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. Although now part of Santa Monica, it is often included when speaking of Santa Monica Real Estate. Currently the area has about 27,000 residents. It is a very affluent and primarily residential area, with a mixture of large private estate type homes, small (usually older) houses, condominiums, and apartments. It also includes some large parks and many hiking trails. It is known as “Where The Mountains Meet the Sea.”
 
• The Alphabet Streets also known as “North Village”, are north of Sunset Blvd. and are characterized by narrow streets. The street names are consecutively named beginning with A, B, C, D, etc – hence the name Alphabet Streets.
The Bluffs are located further out-of-town west along Sunset Boulevard and start a little past Palisades Charter High School and Via De La Paz. they extend for a long distance between Sunset Blvd. and the Palisades Bluffs.
Being close to the ‘village’ proper, Huntington Palisades is more of a typical suburb. It is located south of Sunset Blvd.
Traveling farther west on Sunset Blvd, you will find Marquez Knolls, sitting on a mountain upslope with breathtaking ocean views. Developed in the early 1950s and mid 1960s by the Earl Lachman family, is what is known as the lower upslope area.
Palisades Highlands is a community near the western end of Sunset Blvd., bordering Topanga.
The Riviera Country Club, a high end country club, is the main feature of The Riviera. Sunset Boulevard divides the neighborhood into north and south sections. It borders Santa Monica and Brentwood.
On the former polo field of The Uplifters, the original site of The Uplifters clubhouse (now a city park) and the “cabins” developed as second homes and weekend retreats, is Rustic Canyon featuring many post war homes. This area is also known as Uplifter’s Ranch. Located off Sunset Blvd. between The Riviera and Huntington Palisades.
Restaurants, banks, offices and stores make up The Village which is located on Sunset Blvd and is in the central business district.