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Playa del Rey townhomes and condos

Playa Del Rey is considered hot real estate and is comprised of an assortment of many contemporary neighborhoods that offer a wide selection of both condominiums and single-family homes, along with some land and lots that are still available for custom building.

This unique community is in a prime location and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Marina Del Rey and Ballona Creek to the north, Playa Vista to the northeast, Westchester to the east, and LAX and El Segundo to the south, for example; in the Del Rey Hills neighborhood there are expensive mid century homes on the Hills over looking the Santa Monica Bay with views that span from Catalina to Malibu. You will find Playa del Rey townhomes and condos are some of the finest in the Southbay and Westside areas.

Down the hill, on Culver Boulevard, you will find retail businesses in a quaint beach village setting, and nearby you enter The lagoon area where you will find numerous very expensive Condo Complexes that surround the beautiful lagoon along with famous surfing spot; ‘Toes Beach’

Playa Del Rey provides easy access to both the Westside and to the northern areas like Venice Beach, Santa Monica and Malibu, with the South Bay beaches of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach.

With a California post card coastal climate, Playa del Rey is a paradise for the recreational enthusiast and hosts a unique collection of condominiums and single-family homes guaranteed to satisfy every taste, especially the beach and surfing lifestyle.

In addition to a wide variety of famous beaches, surfing spots and parks, there is a 21-mile paved path that traces the Pacific Ocean shoreline past local beach communities, and is a popular attraction for local residents and tourists alike, who enjoy bicycling and inline skating, and makes a perfect setting for late afternoon strolls or romantic dinners at any of the many fine local restaurants.

Playa Del Rey’s fantastic location also makes it convenient to nearly everything in the Los Angeles area, with fast freeways, only minutes away, that provide access to such attractions as Universal Studios, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Knott’s Berry Farm and the famous Disneyland, and all just 10 minutes from LAX, the world’s 4th busiest airport.

Playa del Rey homes

In a flood plain sits Playa Del Rey, mostly above sea level, and beneath the Del Rey Hills, AKA the Westchester Bluffswhich slopes gradually uphill north to the Santa Monica Mountains. The rolling hills are the result of ancient, wind-blown, compacted sand dunes which rise up to 125 feet above sea level, with one prominent, steep dune running parallel to the coast, from Playa Del Rey, all the way south to Palos Verdes.
The Pacific Ocean is to the west, Marina Del Rey and Ballona Creek are located to the north, Playa Vista to the northeast, Westchester to the east, and El.

 The vast majority of  Real Estate in Playa del Rey  is zoned for residential purposes only. There are residential buildings, along with other businesses like restaurants and offices along portions of Manchester Blvd and Culver Blvd.

The northern part was originally wetlands, but the natural flooding was halted by the concrete channel which contains Ballona Creek. The harbor was the mouth of the Los Angeles River prior to 1824, when it shifted its course to San Pedro to the south. To get to the Marina from Playa Del Rey, take the bridge to the jetty, between Ballona Creek and the Marina is accessible to foot traffic and bicycle traffic, but not to automobiles.

In the 1950s and early 1960s, Playa Del Rey was known as a great Los Angeles area “surfing spot,” but due to the many rock jetties that were built to prevent beach erosion, the good surf is mostly gone. “Toes”, “Toes Over Beach”, or “Toes Beach” as called by the local surfing community, are names derived from the toes over or Hang Ten surfing maneuver, and the big beach surfing spot is at the northernmost end of Playa del Rey. Most surfers now flock south of Dockweiler Beach, to “El Porto”, the most northern part of beach in the city of Manhattan Beach.