Pacific Palisades Real Estate

Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. Although now part of Santa Monica, it is often included when speaking of Santa Monica Real Estate. In the area there are about 27,000 residents. It is a very affluent and primarily residential area, with a mixture of large private homes, small (usually older) houses, apartments and condominiums. It also includes some large parks and many hiking trails. It is known as “Where The Mountains Meet the Sea.”
 
North of Sunset Blvd are the Alphabet Streets, known as “North Village”. and are characterized by narrow streets. The street names are consecutively named beginning with A, B, C, D, etc – hence the name Alphabet Streets.
• The Bluffs are located further out-of-town west along Sunset Boulevard and start past Palisades Charter High School and Via De La Paz. they extend for a long distance between Sunset Blvd. and the Palisades Bluffs.
Another typical suburb is Huntington Palisades, and is located close to the ‘village’ proper. It is located south of Sunset Blvd.
• Marquez Knolls is a large area of homes, known for spectacular ocean views, and is located farther west on Sunset Blvd on a mountain upslope. The lower upslope was developed in the1950s and 1960s by the Earl Lachman family.
Palisades Highlands is a community at the western end of Sunset Blvd., bordering Topanga.
The Riviera Country Club, a high end country club, is the main feature of The Riviera. The south and north sections of the neighborhood is divided by Sunset Boulevard. It borders Santa Monica and Brentwood.
Within Rustic Canyon are post-war homes located on the former polo field of The Uplifters, the original site of The Uplifters clubhouse (now a city park) and the “cabins” developed as second homes and weekend retreats. This area is also known as Uplifter’s Ranch. Located off Sunset Blvd. between The Riviera and Huntington Palisades.
The Village is a small central business district on Sunset Boulevard, consisting of banks, restaurants, stores, and offices.




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