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ADDRESS	BD/BA	SQFT	LOT	PRICE	$PSF	DOM	START $	START
Address 217 9th Street	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 1734 sqft	LOT 1347	PRICE $3,995,000	$PSF $2,304	DOM 2 DOM	START $ $3,995,000	START 12/04/21
Address 4113 Crest Drive	BD/BA 2br/3ba	SQFT 2295 sqft	LOT 1350	PRICE $4,900,000	$PSF $2,135	DOM 24 DOM	START $ $4,900,000	START 11/12/21
Address 220 16th Street	BD/BA 5br/4ba	SQFT 2701 sqft	LOT 2707	PRICE $5,799,000	$PSF $2,147	DOM 45 DOM	START $ $5,999,000	START 10/22/21
Address 2804 The Strand	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 3469 sqft	LOT 3481	PRICE $14,999,999	$PSF $4,324	DOM 68 DOM	START $ $16,499,000	START 09/29/21
Address 320 23rd Street	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 1783 sqft	LOT 2700	PRICE $2,999,000	$PSF $1,682	DOM 77 DOM	START $ $3,195,000	START 09/20/21
Address 2904 Alma Avenue	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 2417 sqft	LOT 3502	PRICE $3,136,000	$PSF $1,297	DOM 81 DOM	START $ $3,136,000	START 09/16/21
Address 4114 The Strand	BD/BA 4br/6ba	SQFT 2250 sqft	LOT 3507	PRICE $4,395,000	$PSF $1,953	DOM 117 DOM	START $ $4,395,000	START 08/11/21
Address 117 Crest Drive	BD/BA 4br/5ba	SQFT 2520 sqft	LOT 1666	PRICE $4,399,000	$PSF $1,746	DOM 118 DOM	START $ $4,495,000	START 06/17/21
Address 2522 The Strand	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 2740 sqft	LOT 3498	PRICE $8,500,000	$PSF $3,102	DOM 134 DOM	START $ $8,500,000	START 08/11/21
Address 417 2nd Street	BD/BA 5br/6ba	SQFT 4331 sqft	LOT 2691	PRICE $5,650,000	$PSF $1,305	DOM 165 DOM	START $ $6,250,000	START 06/24/21
Address 137 15th Street	BD/BA 2br/2ba	SQFT 888 sqft	LOT 1347	PRICE $2,599,000	$PSF $2,927	DOM 172 DOM	START $ $2,599,000	START 06/17/21
Address 522 Rosecrans Avenue	BD/BA 3br/2ba	SQFT 1092 sqft	LOT 3006	PRICE $1,599,000	$PSF $1,464	DOM 174 DOM	START $ $1,699,000	START 06/15/21

ADDRESS	BD/BA	SQFT	LOT	PRICE	$PSF	DOM	START $	START
Address 3212 Alma Avenue	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 2187 sqft	LOT 3499	PRICE $3,410,000	$PSF $1,559	DOM 10 DOM SOLD SOLD 12/01/21	START $ $3,250,000	START 12/01/21
Address 2917 Vista Drive	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 2140 sqft	LOT 3499	PRICE $2,599,000	$PSF $1,214	DOM 17 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/30/21	START $ $2,650,000	START 11/30/21
Address 2211 Vista Drive	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 2250 sqft	LOT 3509	PRICE $2,751,111	$PSF $1,223	DOM 7 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/29/21	START $ $2,699,000	START 11/29/21
Address 3504 Crest Drive	BD/BA 3br/2ba	SQFT 2028 sqft	LOT 1802	PRICE $2,320,000	$PSF $1,144	DOM 11 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/24/21	START $ $2,200,000	START 11/24/21
Address 304 16th Street	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 2244 sqft	LOT 2994	PRICE $3,499,000	$PSF $1,559	DOM 7 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/23/21	START $ $3,499,000	START 11/23/21
Address 320 24th Place	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 1804 sqft	LOT 2704	PRICE $2,700,000	$PSF $1,497	DOM 6 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/18/21	START $ $2,750,000	START 11/18/21
Address 2104 Grandview Avenue	BD/BA 3br/2ba	SQFT 1790 sqft	LOT 3493	PRICE $2,530,000	$PSF $1,413	DOM 10 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/16/21	START $ $2,595,000	START 11/16/21
Address 3316 Vista Drive	BD/BA 4br/3ba	SQFT 2156 sqft	LOT 2697	PRICE $2,515,000	$PSF $1,167	DOM 24 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/12/21	START $ $2,750,000	START 11/12/21
Address 224 32nd Street	BD/BA 4br/5ba	SQFT 4268 sqft	LOT 2698	PRICE $6,700,000	$PSF $1,570	DOM 327 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/12/21	START $ $7,499,000	START 11/12/21
Address 3605 Crest Drive	BD/BA 2br/2ba	SQFT 1149 sqft	LOT 1746	PRICE $1,779,000	$PSF $1,548	DOM 26 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/12/21	START $ $1,779,000	START 11/12/21
Address 124 21st Place	BD/BA 3br/4ba	SQFT 1939 sqft	LOT 1354	PRICE $3,774,256	$PSF $1,946	DOM 31 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/10/21	START $ $4,000,000	START 11/10/21
Address 324 17th Street	BD/BA 4br/5ba	SQFT 3634 sqft	LOT 2707	PRICE $6,300,000	$PSF $1,734	DOM 3 DOM SOLD SOLD 11/10/21	START $ $5,999,000	START 11/10/21

About the Manhattan Beach Sand Section

The Sand Section of Manhattan Beach is the coastal area of town. Manhattan Beach Sand Section real estate features a mix of housing options, with plenty of townhomes along with single-family homes and rentals.

The Sand Section runs the entire two-mile length of Manhattan Beach along the coastline and the Pacific Ocean, with the northern border at El Segundo and 45th Street, going all the way south down to 1st Street and the border with Hermosa Beach. The Sand Section’s eastern border is usually about four to five blocks in from the beach.

Single-family homes in the Sand Section tend to sell from $3M to $6m, making townhomes a more affordable alternative at $2M-$4M.

The priciest luxury real estate in all of Manhattan Beach is located on The Strand, with prices from $8M to $16M, occasionally much more.

Looking for a lot to build on? It will probably cost $3M minimum. A Strand lot could cost $10M or more in a prime location.

Sand Section Lot Sizes and Zoning

The typical full-sized lot in the Sand Section is 2700 square feet, often 30' wide by 90' deep. Some parts of town have slightly larger lots, and in others, “half lots” of about 1350 square feet can be found.

The area is zoned for fairly dense development. Zoning in the Sand Section typically allows for three-story homes with very minimal setbacks. People often build out to the maximum and don't leave much space for a yard. Parts of town allow, and encourage, townhome development, meaning two units on one lot.

New construction of a single-family home maxing out on a 2700 square foot lot will get you 4000 to 4200 square feet on three levels. Homes with more than 3600 sqft. must have 3-car parking. Some families choose to build a little bit less on a standard lot (below 3600 sqft.) and keep just a 2-car garage, allowing more living space on the lowest level.

Basements are allowed in most parts of Manhattan Beach and will count as livable square footage.

Townhomes will tend to be 1900-2100 sqft. inside, although 2-townhome developments on bigger lots can be 2500-2800 sqft. instead.

You can still see some of the original beach cottages built in Manhattan Beach in the 1920s and 1930s. Often the homes are less than a thousand square feet inside. But they are also often replaced by new construction, because the land underneath the old homes is worth many times what the structure is worth.

Downtown, Parks and Other Features of the Sand Section

Downtown Manhattan Beach runs along the western part of Manhattan Beach Boulevard, ending at the famous Manhattan Beach Pier. Some downtown development also runs north and south along Highland Avenue and Manhattan Avenue, closer to the water. The Metlox Plaza development downtown at Valley Drive and Manhattan Beach Boulevard is credited by many with reviving downtown and spurring a trend toward destination restaurants and top-tier dining.

The Manhattan Beach Pier and the county beach around it is always a focus of community activities, including surf contests, running races, pier fishing, volleyball tournaments and even an annual sand castle building contest that has run more than 50 years.

At the end of the pier is the newly renovated Roundhouse Aquarium, totally redone in 2018 in honor of the memory of local resident Harrison Greenberg.

In the middle of town, Bruce’s Beach Park is a vast hillside of grass with benches and basketball courts. Ocean views are unblocked and seem to go on forever from the historic park. At the bottom of the hill is a major Los Angeles County Lifeguard station, marking the spot where, in the 1920s, a local Black family (Willa and Charles Bruce) once owned a resort that was later seized by the city to create the park.

There’s not much debate about where the best surf is in Manhattan Beach: It’s in El Porto, the beaches at the northern end of town near the jetty at El Segundo. It’s a destination for locals and many others from around the area.

No matter where a home is located, north or south, in the Sand Section, probably the biggest distinction people make is among homes that are west of Highland Avenue, versus those east of Highland. West of Highland, homes are closer to the beach, and a lot of those homes have ocean views. An equivalent property west of Highland may be worth $1 million or more above the value for a property east of Highland. It’s really that big of a difference.

Also, generally speaking, homes south of the pier are more valuable than homes to the north. This is probably because the South End is smaller, quieter and less densely developed than other parts of the Sand Section, and almost all South End locations are considered to be walkable to downtown.

Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of December 6th, 2021 at 4:01am PST. This information is for your personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you may be interested in purchasing. Display of MLS data is usually deemed reliable but is NOT guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Buyers are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all information and should investigate the data themselves or retain appropriate professionals. Information from sources other than the Listing Agent may have been included in the MLS data. Unless otherwise specified in writing, Broker/Agent has not and will not verify any information obtained from other sources. The Broker/Agent providing the information contained herein may or may not have been the Listing and/or Selling Agent.

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