South Santa Monica Homes for Sale in Ocean Park Neighborhood

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South Santa Monica homes for sale in Ocean Park are located along the Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Bay Ocean Park is an eclectic upscale neighborhood adjacent to Venice Beach. The Ocean Park community has woven together artsy characteristics of its southern neighbor and the sophisticated elements associated with Santa Monica properties.

The walkable community features boutique shopping, impressive art galleries, and wonderful restaurants and hangouts long Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard. Ocean Park, along with the entire Santa Monica community, strives for a sustainable, green lifestyle. The community takes measures to protect pedestrian and bicycle pathways and protect its notable Cassias trees.

Santa Monica homes for sale in Ocean Park are priced from approximately $750,000 to over $5 million. Within the neighborhood are small historic bungalows and cottages, modern high-rise beach condominiums, as well as classy beach homes and elegant single-family homes several blocks from the ocean.

Santa Monica and Ocean Park settled in the early 1870s, albeit with temporary housing. The two areas are separated by a gully that now houses the Santa Monica Freeway. One of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, Ocean Park really took off in 1891 when Abott Kinney formed the Ocean Park Development Company. He built roads, homes, parks and piers. After 1904, Kinney began his visionary community to the south, the Venice of America development, and others took over development of Ocean Park. In 1964, the ocean front was razed during the Ocean Park Redevelopment Project.

Los Angeles Unified School District serves families living in Ocean Park at traditional and alternative schools. A number of private and parochial schools are also located in the area.

Buying and selling Southern California Homes

For information about the Ocean Park neighborhood of Santa Monica homes for sale in Southern California, call Bob Cumming of Keystone Group Properties at 310-496-8122.

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