Hermosa Beach Sand Section Home Prices Reaching New Levels

Although median prices in a luxury market such as the Hermosa Beach sand section can vary dramatically due to one or two oceanfront home listings on The Strand, the median home prices for active listings has reached record highs. The sand section of Hermosa Beach is the area closest to the ocean and is bordered by Manhattan Beach to the north, the streets of Valley/Ardmore to the east, and Redondo Beach to the south. There are numerous housing options ranging from magnificent Strand homes, to “walkstreet” homes with an alley in the back but a pedestrian only sidewalk in the front, to endless ocean view condos, townhomes and single family. In general prices are higher north of Pier Avenue.

According to local realtor and Hermosa Beach resident Keith Kyle with South Bay Brokers “the homes active on the market are almost all exclusively very high end luxury homes and we’ve reach a median home price never seen before.” The current median home price for all types of active homes is at $3,749,000. This in a town where the median prices have hovered in the $1.1M-$1.2M in general for the past few years. There are many factors at the moment including a number of ocean front homes including 2666 The Strand, an oceanfront estate priced at a whopping $15,900,000 (incredibly it was raised from it’s original $13,900,000), 718 The Strand at $6,300,000 and 5 other homes priced over $4.0M with 3 walkstreet homes for sale.

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in Communities, Hermosa Beach, Market Trends, Ocean View Homes, Oceanfront Homes, Walkstreet Homes Posted by Keith Kyle

3612 Alma Manhattan Beach sand section townhome

March 28, 2013May 16, 2025

North Manhattan – El Porto Real Estate

Welcome to El Porto in North Manhattan Beach

The most affordable area of the Manhattan Beach sand section

While the real estate market around the country was taking a hit, home values 3612 Alma Manhattan Beach sand section townhome along the coast of the South Bay remained as stable as ever. The “sand” section of Manhattan Beach remained particularly strong as oceanview and oceanfront homes that are walkable to the beach are always in demand. Home prices in the sand section (see map) are reaching unbelievable highs with full lot walkstreets in the 3-6 million dollar range, depending on age, condition and view.

While these homes are out of reach for most South Bay buyers, there is an area of Manhattan Beach that offers far more reasonable home prices. The area is known as “north” Manhattan, although it’s more familiar to most as El Porto. El Porto is the northernmost neighborhood of Manhattan Beach. Ideally located for commuters traveling to Santa Monica or downtown Los Angeles, El Porto offers close proximity to LAX, Marina Del Rey, the Westside and more. As El Porto lies on a fairly steep grade, homes in the area often offer stunning ocean and panoramic views from Palos Verdes to Malibu. One unique feature of El Porto is that it offes many half lots generally measuring 45×30 which allows for some more affordable housing within a block or two from the ocean. Many of these homes are “legal non-conforming” duplexes with a 2 bedroom unit upstairs and a 1 bedroom or studio rental downstairs. Homes in the area start in the mid $1,500,000 and depending on size, age, and views can go up to the $3,500,000+ range. The area is ideal for people not needing a huge home, that love the beach and ocean, and want to shave off 15 minutes of their commute. For surfing enthusiasts, it happens to front the best surfing beach in the South Bay. If you are looking for an oceanview home in Manhattan Beach you may want to consider the El Porto.

Keith Kyle – Realtor, e-Pro – Vista Sotheby’s International– 2501 N Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 – 310-251-2344

in El Porto, Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach Sand Section, Ocean View Homes, Oceanfront Homes, Walkstreet Homes Posted by Keith Kyle

March 26, 2013March 9, 2023

Manhattan Beach Sand Section Market Update

Manhattan Beach Sand Section Homes Report

The sand section of Manhattan Beach offers the epitome of California coastal living. The sand section is the area of Manhattan Beach that is bordered by the beach and ocean to the west, and generally the streets of Valley and Ardmore to the east. What makes this area so desirable is the proximity to the beach and the ocean. The area offers a variety of housing options with oceanfront luxury homes on The Strand, beautiful “walk street” homes with a wonderful sense of community and often sweeping ocean views, townhomes just a few blocks to the beach, and multi unit homes of North Manhattan, known as El Porto. The market is always very active as the demand is always strong for prime beach real estate. As of mid March there are 9 active homes for sale in the Manhattan Beach sand section, 21 pending home sales and 18 closed homes sales as of February 1st. According to Manhattan Beach realtor Keith Kyle, “Incredibly low inventory coupled with very high demand since the beginning of the year is driving prices up quickly. There are many buyers looking in this luxury market, but there are very few listings and even homes priced at market value are often selling with multiple offers, over asking and with huge concessions by the buyers.” The current average sales price since the beginning of February has been slightly over $2,300,000. See the chart below to see the market by the numbers.

Active MLS Listings – Currently there are 9 active homes for sale in the Manhattan Beach Sand Section
		List Price	ADOM		BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	1,179,000	2	–	2	2.00	1933	1,392	1,153
	Max	6,750,000	19	–	5	6.00	2013	5,000	3,772
	Avg	3,207,889	10	–	4	4.00	1990	3,012	2,216
	Sum	28,871,000		–
8 Pending home Sales – 21 Total “In Escrow”
		List Price	ADOM		BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	975,000		–	2	2.00	1946	1,082	1,350
	Max	2,499,000	105	–	5	4.00	2009	2,989	5,885
	Avg	1,854,750	31	–	3	3.38	1982	2,040	2,855

13 Pending Sales in Backup Offer Status
		List Price	ADOM		BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	925,000	5	–	2	1.00	1921	982	1,345
	Max	6,995,000	73	–	5	5.00	2007	5,000	4,930
	Avg	2,519,538	36	–	4	3.69	1988	2,602	2,577

18 Closed Home Sales since 2/1/2013
		List Price	ADOM	Selling Price	BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	1,199,000		1,214,500	2	2.00	1927	1,350	990
	Max	11,500,000	449	10,995,000	5	5.00	2012	4,761	3,507
	Avg	2,409,278	78	2,362,350	3	3.72	1987	2,281	2,562
	Sum	43,367,000		42,522,300
Status: All (48)
		List Price	ADOM	Selling Price	BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	925,000		1,214,500	2	1.00	1921	982	990
	Max	11,500,000	449	10,995,000	5	6.00	2013	5,000	5,885
	Avg	2,496,458	46	2,362,350	3	3.71	1987	2,465	2,549

in Manhattan Beach, Ocean View Homes, Oceanfront Homes, Walkstreet Homes Posted by Keith Kyle

March 20, 2013October 18, 2023

1311 Paseo Del Mar – Oceanfront Home for Sale in San Pedro’s South Shores

**Please note that this home sold and this is an older post**

Beautiful Cape Cod inspired oceanfront home at 13110 Paseo Del Mar in South Shores. Click here to view all of the ocean front homes in the South Bay cities of Palos Verdes, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo and more.

in Communities, Homes of Note, Ocean View Homes, Oceanfront Homes, San Pedro Posted by Keith Kyle

Some great new listings in San Pedro – Palisades and South Shores Area

There have been some very charming homes on the market lately in the neighborhoods of Palisades and South Shores in San Pedro CA. One of the more interesting possibilities is the ocean front home located on the bluff at 1311 Paseo Del Mar. This one story Cape Cod home features a very large and open floorplan with panoramic ocean and coastline views.

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Palisades

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in Communities, Homes, Ocean View Homes, Oceanfront Homes, San Pedro Posted by Keith Kyle

Real Estate Update in the Manhattan Beach Hill Section

The hill section of Manhattan Beach offers it all…..beautiful homes on quiet streets, stunning views, much larger lots than in other “sections” of Manhattan Beach, and luxury homes to take your breath away. All of this while still being west of Pacific Coast

Highway/Sepulveda Blvd and still walkable to the beach. It is specifically due to the larger lot sizes that the homes in the area are not as confined to certain sizes and designs to fit within the smaller lots of the sand section and tree section. The result are often truly custom homes with large square footage, not at the sacrifice of larger outdoor areas. It is simply the best of all worlds. The market has not been as active as some of the surrounding areas and cities with very low inventory and relatively low numbers of listings and sales. There have been 5 closed home sales in 2013 with an average sales price of $1.869M. Due to low number of homes sold in the area and the extreme pricing differences, these numbers can be drastically different over time. See a quick recap of the real estate market in the hill section of Manhattan Beach.


2 Active MLS Listings in the Hill Section
		List Price	ADOM	Selling Price	BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	3,150,000	12	–	3	5.00	2002	3,695	5,502
	Max	3,695,000	41	–	6	5.00	2003	3,936	6,255
	Avg	3,422,500	27	–	5	5.00	2003	3,816	5,879
	Sum	6,845,000		–
2 Pending Sales
		List Price	ADOM	Selling Price	BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	1,750,000	12	–	4	4.00	1995	4,405	5,200
	Max	2,997,000	54	–	5	5.00	2003	4,429	5,798
	Avg	2,373,500	33	–	5	4.50	1999	4,417	5,499
	Sum	4,747,000		–
1 Pending in Backup Offer Status
		List Price	ADOM	Selling Price	BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	3,699,000	50	–	4	4.00	2006	3,447	4,191
	Max	3,699,000	50	–	4	4.00	2006	3,447	4,191
	Avg	3,699,000	50	–	4	4.00	2006	3,447	4,191
	Sum	3,699,000		–
5 Closed Sales Since January 2013
		List Price	ADOM	Selling Price	BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	939,094		939,094	2	1.00	1952	782	4,377
	Max	3,577,000	152	3,525,000	5	6.00	2004	5,000	9,429
	Avg	1,893,019	32	1,869,719	3	2.80	1970	2,611	5,768
	Sum	9,465,094		9,348,594
Status: All
		List Price	ADOM	Selling Price	BR	BA	Year Built	SqFt	Lot SqFt
	Min	939,094		939,094	2	1.00	1952	782	4,191
	Max	3,699,000	152	3,525,000	6	6.00	2006	5,000	9,429
	Avg	2,475,609	33	1,869,719	4	3.70	1986	3,297	5,579
	Sum	24,756,094		9,348,594

Contact Manhattan Beach realtor, Keith Kyle for more information on any of the hill section homes for sale below.

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in Communities, Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach Hill Section, Market Trends, Ocean View Homes Posted by Keith Kyle

Ocean View Homes

Hermosa Beach Sand Section Home Prices Reaching New Levels

North Manhattan – El Porto Real Estate

Welcome to El Porto in North Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach Sand Section Market Update

Manhattan Beach Sand Section Homes Report

1311 Paseo Del Mar – Oceanfront Home for Sale in San Pedro’s South Shores

Some great new listings in San Pedro – Palisades and South Shores Area

Real Estate Update in the Manhattan Beach Hill Section

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