Long Beach Condos

Long Beach, California has some wonderful historic neighborhoods where you will find houses built in the early 1900's and located within a short distance to the beach.  The historic Carroll Park area of Long Beach is a perfect example of this with beautiful architectural historic homes that can be found throughout this grand neighborhood.  The one thing that's hard to find in this area is residential condos with one exception.   There is a small condo building called Carroll Park East that is located at 372 Carroll Park in Long Beach that features one and two bedrooms condos in this heart of this community.  The location is just outside the Bluff Heights historic neighborhood and features a small neighborhood park commonly referred to as "Carroll

One of the more charming places to buy a condo in the Long Beach area is the Barcelona condo complex.  The complex dates back to 1928 and has the look and feel of an old historic Spanish Village with one and two bedrooms condos located around a central courtyard.  This is a rather small complex with only 20 condos located here with condos located on either the ground or second level.  What I love about these condos is some of the original details that can still be found in these condos.  Select condos in this building will offer beautiful hardwood flooring, wood beamed ceilings and classic Spanish tiles.  Condos in the building often come with a secured parking space with additional storage capabilities and two laundry facilities.   The location really

One of the more affordable places to buy a condo in a small condo complex of Towne Capri in Long Beach, California.  This is a mid-century building that was approximately built in 1958 with one and two bedroom floor plans.  One of the biggest selling points for this condo is it's location in the popular downtown area of Long Beach with a couple block radius to Ocean Blvd and a short walk to the beach.  Another big selling feature for these condos is the low homeowners association dues which currently run $167.77 which Is considered low when compared with other condo buildings in the area.  The association has a nice community barbecue area and secure underground parking which is a huge for a condo building in this price range.

There is currently one

One of the best kept secrets for finding condos in the $200,000 range in the Glen Ellyn Manor complex in Long Beach, California.  The condos offer a prime location in the Downtown Long Beach area and just a couple blocks to Ocean Blvd which sits right next to the beach and Pacific Ocean.  Most of the properties we have seen come on the market in recent years have been one bedroom units that go up to 594 square feet of living space.  There have been some smaller studio units that go up to 404 square feet and large 2 bedroom units 780 square feet.

The most ideal buyer for Glen Ellyn Manor condos would either be first time home buyers who don't want to pay rent to live in the area or for real estate investors looking to buy and then rent out for a return

The Long Beach real estate market has seen a strong surge in real estate prices for the last year with a huge pool of buyers looking for well priced homes.  If you have looked at real estate prices in nearby beach towns you soon realize how expensive it is to live by the beach in Southern California.  One exception to this is the condo market in Long Beach, California where you can still find a wide range of properties that are priced under $300,000.  There are some really great condo buildings to consider in this price.First, the Wilmore Building located at 315 W 3rd street is a great place to start your search.  It's located in the Downtown area of Long Beach which has become the hub for many of the hi-rise condo buildings.  Currently real estate prices

Some of the best values can be found in the Village on the Green community if you are in the market to buy a residential condo in the Long Beach area.  Historically these condos do not come on the market very often and average around 5 listings every year to be offered for sale.  From a a price point perspective it's really hard to beat the prices found here that often are listed in the low $400,000 range for a one bedroom condo.  Most of the condos that do come on the market are one bedrooms condos with a variety of 551 and 651 square feet floor plans.  The two bedroom units do come on the market occasionally with the last time we saw one was back in 2019 when one sold for $519,000.  

One of the biggest selling points about living here is being in a

One of the iconic buildings from the 1960's in the Long Beach area is the Chateau Lisa building.  The compex was built in 1968 and is one of the affordable places to find a two bedroom condo in the Belmont Heights area of Long Beach.  The exact location is on the corner of Junipero Avenue and 2nd streets mixed in with the Bluff Park neighborhood homes.  One of the best features I love about these condos are those with north facing windows that over look the Park area.  It adds an extra layer of the open floor plan with covered outdoor patios that take in the wonderful park views.  The location is also one of the best selling points as it's just blocks to the ocean and a short distance to local shops and restaurants.

Real Estate prices have historically

Having a high walk score has become one of the latest shopping items when looking for a home or condo in the Long Beach area.  What exactly is a walk score?  Well think about it this way, having a high walk score means that you have many local amenities that are within walking distance from you home or condo.  Places like restaurants, grocery stores, movie theater, retail shopping stores are all within a short distance from your place of residence.  The higher the score the closer these places are to the place where you live.  Scores go up to a 100 so if you see a score of 95 then you know that you have picked a place that offers a lot of places close by.

Long Beach, California is a very big beach town with a lot of different areas so not all

Even if you are new to the Long Beach area then you probably have heard of the Queen Mary which is one of the most iconic attractions within the city.  The location is just opposite many of the condos that line Ocean Blvd with some of the top condo buildings offers Queen Mary views.  In addition to these views can also be panoramic ocean views as well the Long Beach coastline.  Properties that have these types of views typically command a premium in price and are some of the most sought after condos in the downtown area.

Some of the popular places to find Queen Mary views are condo buildings like the Ocean Club which is located directly on the beach.  The building offers three levels of beach front condos as well as a large inventory of ocean view

One of the best kept secrets for finding a home in a gated community in Long Beach is the Cienga neighborhood.  The location is on the east side of town near the Circle Area.  There are a total of 8 buildings that reside in this community each with a variety of one, two and three bedroom floor plans.  The most popular tends to be the larger three bedroom units that average over 1,500 square feet that offers a spacious open floor with an attached two car garage.  All of the condos here were built in 2006 so many of the interior features are still modern and new looking.  The architectural designs of the homes are very thought out with interior laundry rooms, Master bedrooms with covered outdoor balcony and large walk-in closet.  Many of the condos will