Manhattan Beach Homes Are Smokin’!

Manhattan Beach median home prices continued to climb and spiked 17% in 2014, hitting an all time high for median home prices. Median home prices in 2013 were at $1,628,250, up from $1,414,750 in 2012. That number increased to $1.9 million in 2014. Experts all point...

Manhattan Beach Leads in Luxury Sales

Manhattan Beach lead the strong rebound in California’s luxury housing market in 2013 as sales of homes costing $1 million or more soared 45% to their highest level in six years. ayres-manhattan-beachAccording to La Jolla based DataQuick, 39,175 homes costing $1 million or more were purchased. Manhattan Beach recorded 439 million plus sales, the most in the state in 2013. Even some undeveloped lots sold for $900,000. Malibu had the most expensive sale in 2013, $74.5 million for an 8 bedroom, 14 bath beachfront estate on almost 5 acres. This was also the most expensive sale in the U.S. at the time and a record for Malibu. In some communities, including Santa Monica, all of the sales last year were $1 million or more according to DataQuick.

Plans to Limit New Offices and Banks in Downtown MB Scrapped.

The Manhattan Beach Planning Commission, scrapped a proposal to limit offices and banks to open on store front properties.
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Under the now defunct proposal, new offices and banks would not be allowed on street fronts on Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Highland Avenue and Manhattan Avenue downtown or on Highland and Rosecrans avenues in the north end, but existing offices and banks would be permitted to remain.

Understanding the concerns, the commissioners directed the staff to undertake developing a master plan by acquiring more public comment, possible at a public forum or workshop.