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Winter Sales Piling Up - Manhattan Beach Market Update for 3/15/26

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by Dave Fratello

You know, we know, "Spring" starts early in Manhattan Beach – just like we now have Summer in March. 

But technically, the latest sales are still Winter's sales. So we'll be formal about that as we review a few highlights from the first half of March. 

Spring's almost here!

First, let's go big. 

934 1st Street, Manhattan Beach,

934 1st St. (6br/9ba, 6847 sqft.) boasts an ultra-modern makeover, pool and big views. 

It's been out there a long time, now in its 4th listing since May 2024, but at last there's a deal. It's been at $15.249M this year. 

2907 Crest Drive, Manhattan Beach, Up in the North End, 2907 Crest (2br/2ba, 1355 sqft.), a little remodel with nice views and a full-floor primary suite, got more than asking, closing for $3.050M (+$155K).

More toward midtown, a custom remodel with helicopter views of the ocean at 2215 Alma (3br/3ba, 2431 sqft.) flew off the shelves, going under contract the Monday after its debut, and closing for asking price ($4.200M) just 11 days later.

Someone knew what they wanted!

1728 Oak, Manhattan Beach,

1728 Oak (4br/3ba, 1996 sqft.), which drew 18 offers on an asking price of $2.199M, closed for $2.525M (+$326K / +15%). We're going to say the listing looked maybe a little cautious out of the blocks, but not 15% underpriced. 

2921 N Poinsettia, Manhattan Beach, Meantime, the "one that started it all" in the Tree Section, 2921 Poinsettia (3br/3ba, 1836 sqft.), closed for $3.000M (+$200K) after a long escrow. This was the first Tree Section listing of the year that shocked everyone with multiple bids and a much higher price. 

Trendsetter? No, it just revealed that there is a pool of buyers ready to go. And we saw them all again later.

620 12th Street, Manhattan Beach, Going big again, a newer 3-story beauty near downtown at 620 12th (5br/5ba, 4312 sqft.) closed for $9.000M, $500K over the list price. The whole deal appeared to have been arranged off-market.

Over on the east side, creative new construction at 1612 Magnolia (5br/5ba, 3380 sqft.) got 5% over asking, closing for $4.100M.

449 S Prospect Ave, Manhattan Beach, And a single-level mid-century style home on a sleepy cul-de-sac near Costa at 449 S. Prospect (4br/3ba, 1904 sqft.) got $150K over asking, closing at $2.750M. 

Not every sale happened in a flash and went over asking, but it was more the norm than not. 

And it still isn't Spring yet! 

Below, our update continues with the Movers. "Movers" are the:

(1) newest listings,

(2) newest escrows and

(3) newest closed sales within each of our 2-week market update periods. 

Here are the Movers for March 1-15, 2026 (click any address to see the property):

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New Listings (18)

ADDRESSBD/BASQFTLOTPRICE$PSFDOMSTART $START
127 21st 5/4 2,252 2,706 $6,250,000 $2,775 3 $6,250,000 03/13/26
1000 The Strand 10/9 5,967 4,979 $25,000,000 $4,190 3 $25,000,000 03/13/26
3521 Pine Avenue 3/2 1,664 4,638 $2,975,000 $1,788 4 $2,975,000 03/12/26
2100 Pine Ave 5/5 3,180 4,481 $4,649,000 $1,462 4 $4,649,000 03/12/26
436 1st Street 4/3 1,912 3,006 $3,750,000 $1,961 4 $3,750,000 03/12/26
461 26th Street 5/6 4,728 2,698 $8,500,000 $1,798 4 $8,500,000 03/12/26
324 18th Street 4/5 4,215 2,710 $9,700,000 $2,301 4 $9,700,000 03/12/26
1140 Manhattan Beach D 2/3 1,190 9,564 $1,325,000 $1,113 4 $1,325,000 03/12/26
5 Cordoba Court 2/2 1,465 1,550 $1,549,000 $1,057 4 $1,549,000 03/12/26
5 Nantucket 3/3 1,970 4,028 $2,500,000 $1,269 4 $2,500,000 03/12/26
1320 Curtis 3/2 1,600 5,258 $1,995,000 $1,247 5 $1,995,000 03/11/26
661 19th Street 3/1 1,105 4,412 $3,500,000 $3,167 10 $3,500,000 03/06/26
1940 N Ardmore 2/1 809 3,620 $1,650,000 $2,040 11 $1,650,000 03/05/26
621 6th 4/4 4,259 7,128 $7,749,999 $1,820 11 $7,750,000 03/05/26
3200 Elm Avenue 5/5 3,109 4,764 $3,899,999 $1,254 12 $3,899,999 03/04/26
214 El Porto Street 4/5 2,235 1,480 $5,199,000 $2,326 14 $5,199,000 03/02/26
220 20th Street 4/4 3,716 2,615 $8,295,000 $2,232 41 $8,295,000 01/20/26
1709 23rd Street 4/3 2,842 5,723 $4,499,000 $1,583 10 $4,599,000 08/18/25

 

New Pendings (20)

ADDRESSBD/BASQFTLOTPRICE$PSFDOMSTART $START
3112 Laurel 3/2 2,132 6,961 $3,100,000 $1,454 3 $3,100,000 03/12/26
642 14th 4/4 2,311 5,986 $4,600,000 $1,990 11 $4,600,000 03/05/26
605 Marine 4/5 3,659 4,413 $4,299,000 $1,175 4 $4,299,000 03/12/26
1720 Oak Avenue 4/4 3,471 4,487 $3,999,000 $1,152 11 $3,999,000 03/05/26
521 13th Street 3/3 2,428 2,872 $3,650,000 $1,503 17 $3,650,000 02/27/26
2508 Pine 5/4 3,077 4,480 $4,250,000 $1,381 46 $4,250,000 01/29/26
3013 Maple Avenue 3/3 1,742 4,589 $2,984,000 $1,713 18 $2,984,000 02/26/26
2917 N Poinsettia Avenue 4/4 3,164 4,647 $4,595,000 $1,452 78 $4,595,000 12/15/25
592 33rd Street 3/3 1,824 5,025 $3,599,000 $1,973 9 $3,599,000 02/19/26
98 Highland Avenue 3/2 1,142 3,382 $5,500,000 $4,816 25 $5,500,000 02/19/26
2407 Manhattan Ave 3/4 2,264 1,351 $6,395,000 $2,825 26 $6,395,000 02/18/26
1304 The Strand A 3/3 1,690 3,320 $4,995,000 $2,956 24 $4,995,000 02/20/26
209 41st Street 3/4 1,884 1,348 $3,198,000 $1,697 5 $3,198,000 02/27/26
3601 Bayview Drive 3/4 3,090 1,744 $7,450,000 $2,411 110 $7,450,000 11/06/25
217 43rd 3/3 1,368 1,355 $2,200,000 $1,608 42 $2,200,000 02/02/26
124 33rd 3/4 1,720 2,697 $3,799,000 $2,209 6 $3,799,000 02/26/26
934 1st Street 6/9 6,847 10,090 $15,249,000 $2,227 63 $15,249,000 01/05/26
113 S Herrin 5/5 4,354 7,497 $3,895,000 $895 8 $3,895,000 03/05/26
1659 3rd Street 4/4 2,865 7,457 $3,399,000 $1,186 34 $3,299,000 02/10/26
1623 8th Street 5/4 3,805 7,499 $3,999,000 $1,051 20 $3,999,000 02/24/26

 

New Sales (14)

ADDRESSBD/BASQFTLOTPRICE$PSFDOMSTART $CLOSED
2921 N Poinsettia 3/3 1,836 4,647 $3,000,000 $1,525 11 $2,800,000 03/13/26
2205 Pacific Ave 2/2 1,221 4,190 $2,200,000 $1,802 8 $2,200,000 03/13/26
4016 The Strand 4/6 3,330 3,492 $7,950,000 $2,462 8 $8,199,000 03/10/26
1612 Magnolia 5/5 3,380 4,865 $4,100,000 $1,183 27 $3,999,999 03/10/26
449 S Prospect Ave 4/3 1,904 8,107 $2,750,000 $1,366 4 $2,600,000 03/10/26
2907 Crest Drive 2/2 1,355 1,755 $3,050,000 $2,137 29 $2,895,000 03/06/26
2215 Alma 3/3 2,431 1,504 $4,200,000 $1,728 5 $4,200,000 03/06/26
620 12th Street 5/5 4,312 2,988 $9,000,000 $1,971 1 $8,500,000 03/05/26
3216 Highland Avenue 6/4 2,768 3,510 $3,325,000 $1,192 128 $3,642,999 03/05/26
320 35th Street 4/5 2,450 2,697 $3,900,000 $1,631 14 $3,995,000 03/04/26
3508 Maple 3/2 1,899 4,642 $2,250,000 $1,211 15 $2,299,000 03/03/26
2821 Alma Avenue 5/6 3,965 2,705 $8,000,000 $2,018 0 $8,000,000 03/03/26
1728 Oak 4/3 1,996 4,485 $2,525,000 $1,102 4 $2,199,000 03/02/26
1505 Wendy Way 2/2 1,546 5,400 $2,350,000 $1,520 0 $2,350,000 02/27/26

Here's the rest of our local real estate market update report for the period ending 3/15/26:

> 55 active listings as of 3/15/26 (flat from 2/28/26) 

> 40 SFRs (+1)

> 15 THs (-1)

See the Inventory list as of 3/15/26 here, or see the MB Dashboard for up-to-the-minute data.

Active listings by region of Manhattan Beach in this report:

> Tree Section: 9 actives (-1)

> Sand Section: 21 actives (-2)

> Hill Section: 3 actives (flat)

> East MB: 22 actives (+3)

We're also providing a report on closed sales by region of MB.

Sales data, including PPSF for all properties, are organized by sub-region of Manhattan Beach.

Here's a link to the spreadsheet: "MB Pending/Sold as of 3/15/26".

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