Located on an oversized 4,100 foot lot, this charming and updated Golden Hills home is far from ordinary. The curb appeal couldn’t be better….from the white picket fence, to the large front yard with environmentally friendly turf, to the updated exterior with a charming porch, smooth stucco to the manicured landscaping. As charming inside as out the home offers gleaming hardwood floors, recessed lights, remodeled kitchen and 3 bright bedrooms. Enter the home to a warm and inviting living room with large windows and an abundance of natural light. Directly off of the living room you’ll enter the remodeled kitchen with stainless appliances, granite countertops, tile floors and an adjacent dining area overlooking the front yard. Featuring 3 bright bedroom and 2 remodeled bathrooms with a coastal inspiration. The largest bedroom also offers direct sliding doors to the huge grassy backyard and flagstone patio. Yards generally don’t exist in the Golden Hills and 1637 Armour offers large front and rear yards. All of this located on a quiet one way street in the Jefferson Elementary district of Redondo and just a short drive to King Harbor, the Redondo pier and one mile to the beach.
Redondo Beach saw another month of increased home prices and a lower number of home sales in February of 2014. The lowest price sale was a townhome style condo at 2012 Carnegie Lane that sold for $495,000 while the highest price sale was a townhome at 1800 Pullman that sold for $1,290,000. The home was built in 2010 and was over 3200 square feet. To see the homes that sold in February visit our South Bay monthly home sales information page.
See the Positives and Negatives of Homes in the Golden Hills
As many of my clients are from out of the area or out of state, they seem to have a notion that the South Bay is simply one big city and there aren’t all that many differences between Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach. The reality is that even within these cities the individual neighborhoods vary quite a bit. Due to the sheer size of the city, Redondo Beach is one of the more varied communities in the South Bay in terms of types of housing, size and age, and price.
The area just east of Hermosa and just South of Manhattan (see Golden Hills Map)is a hilly section of Redondo Beach known as the Golden Hills. Knowing the areas pros and cons is an important step in determining whether the Golden Hills is the right area for you. The homes in the area have a not entirely flattering nickname and are called “tall and skinnies”. Drive down any street in the area and you’ll see why. When the homes were originally built the area was subdivided into 25×100 foot lots. With no alleys in the rear, this means that the frontage of the home required a 2 car garage and as you’ll notice, the homes look somewhat similar. So here’s the pros and cons of the area.
Pros of Life in the Golden Hills:
You get a bigger house for a lower price. Many of the homes in the area are in the 1700+ square foot range with spacious living rooms, open kitchens and good sized bedrooms.
Prices for either smalller square foot houses or fixers generally start in the high $1,000,000k range and newer, larger homes can sell for over $1,600,000.
Location is excellent. Being just east of Hermosa Beach, means that the Golden Hills is very close to the beach. Saying it’s a walk or bike ride is a bit of a reach, but it’s not far off. Being this close to the beach means cooler summers and warmer winters……and who doesn’t like that.
Upgrades. Many of the homes in the area have been very nicely upgraded and well taken care of. Those that haven’t can be purchased for an even greater discount.
Price. Look just west in Hermosa and the price jumps considerably. Try to find a home this size in other parts of Redondo and expect to pay $100k more.
Cons for the homes in the Golden Hills:
The biggest complaint that I get to the area is the bedroom configuration. With a 25 foot wide lot there’s only so many options the original builders had. The general layout is living room (often with vaulted ceilings), kitchen and master bedroom upstairs, and garage and 2 bedrooms downstairs. The master on one level with the other bedrooms downstairs is often an obstacle with families with small kids or expectant parents.
Proximity to your neighbors. Again with lots 25 feet wide, and front doors usually needing to be on the side of the house due to the garage, don’t generally mean much room between you and your neighbor.
Lack of street parking. With 2 car wide driveways in front of every 25 foot wide lot, it doesn’t leave much room for curbs. On the other hand a two car garage plus 2 driveway spaces may make that a non factor.
Small yards. Generally these homes have a small yard in the rear without a front yard to speak of. Again this can be a positive or a negative, depending on your situation.
Welcome home to this wonderfully remodeled single family home in the Golden Hills of Redondo Beach. This beautiful home boasts a great split level floorplan that offers a spacious and open layout with all three bedrooms on the same floor and a stylish interior. Features include a gorgeous kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, pendant light and recessed lighting with great natural light. Custom paint and dramatic dark hardwood floors extend throughout the home giving the home a true designer feel. Nice sized master suite offers large customized closets, gleaming hardwood floors, newer doors and windows and a beautifully remodeled bath. The 2nd and 3rd bedrooms share another stylishly remodeled bathroom with custom tile and frameless shower. Both bedrooms are west facing and offer great natural light and sit high above the neighboring home to take full advantage of the coastal breezes. Spacious one car garage has a laundry area, direct access to the home, and a full size access door to the seemingly endless storage space underneath the home. Just a few blocks from both Hermosa and Manhattan Beach this home is the perfect starter home in a fantastic neighborhood. View all of the current homes for sale in the Golden Hills of North Redondo Beach
With inventory remaining low throughout most of the South Bay, the volume of sales continued to be lower than normal, but certainly not due to a lack of demand. Prices continued to rise with multiple offers on many appropriately priced homes and days on market remaining very low. Click on any city below to see the homes sales and prices for February 2014
Community info and current listings for the Golden Hills in North Redondo
Located just east of Hermosa Beach, the “Golden Hills” section of Redondo Beach offers great home values for the South Bay. The homes in the Golden Hills are affectionately known as the “tall and skinnies” and many offer great square footage for much less than in neighboring Hermosa and Manhattan. Redondo Beach offers great schools, proximity to the beach, and an abundance of activities. Home prices generally range from the low $1,000,000’s to over $2.4M for new construction and the homes are usually 3-4 bedrooms.
Current Homes for Sale in the Golden Hills of North Redondo Beach