Palos Verdes Open Air Marketplace & Carnival 2021!
Palos Verdes Open Air Marketplace & Carnival 2021!
Palos Verdes Open Air Marketplace & Carnival will be taking place this weekend, and Palos Verdes homes owners can enjoy all the events starting on Friday, June 18, through Sunday, June 20, 2021. As in past years, the Fair will have its “Friday Fun Night” with the opening of the carnival on Friday, June 18, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This is when local youth can enjoy a fun-filled night with pre-purchased unlimited ride discount tickets of $30, or $35 at the gate. The Fair will have something for everyone with its marketplace and carnival rides.
For more information, contact the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce at (310) 377-8111 or visit them at www.pvstreetfair.com. The Open Air Marketplace & Carnival is located at Norris Center & Deep Valley Drive (501 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates 90274). The Palos Verdes Marketplace & Carnival hours are Saturday, June 19, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, June 19, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The carnival hours are Friday, from 4:00 – 10:00 p.m., and Saturday & Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Parking is available at the Promenade parking structure at Drybank Drive and Silver Spur Road. There will also be parking at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.
Click here to read my previous article on the Palos Verdes Street Fair & Music Festival.
All-day wristbands for carnival rides will be sold for $35/per day and you can obtain a $5 discount by going to www.pvstreetfair.com and purchasing before the Fair.
Photo courtesy of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Favorite Palos Verdes Homes June 15, 2021
Favorite Palos Verdes Homes June 15, 2021
My favorite new Palos Verdes homes listings on June 15, 2021, are described below. We currently have 90 single family Palos Verdes homes for sale ranging in price from $1,399,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes (the low in Eastview is $760,000) to $19,995,000 in the City of Palos Verdes Estates. There are 8 Palos Verdes condos/townhomes for sale priced between $570,000 and $1,895,000. My favorite new Palos Verdes homes listings are:
Audrey Judson & Lily Liang’s (Strand Hill Christies International Realty) 6490 Sea Cove Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, 90275 (above left) is a 6 bedroom, 7 bath, 7,617 square foot home for $7,295,000. This fabulous ocean bluff Palos Verdes Drive South home features breathtaking ocean/Catalina views, large kitchen w/center island & breakfast bar, huge owner’s suite w/sitting area & fireplace, elevator, and incredible expansive back yard w/pool/lanai/volleyball court. Steve Smith’s (Compass) 3649 Navajo Place, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274 (above right) is a 4 bedroom, 4 bath, 3,937 square foot home for $4,550,000. This stunning 1920’s Hacienda style Valmonte home features chef’s kitchen w/butlers kitchen, spacious primary suite w/city lights view, office, billiard room and resort style backyard w/pool/spa.
Cheryl Rau’s (RE/MAX Estate Properties) 2008 Noya Place, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274 (above left) is a 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 3,351 square foot home for $3,400,000. This beautifully remodeled Lunada Bay home features gorgeous ocean views, chef’s kitchen w/butler’s pantry, owner suite w/ocean views, home theater, and huge backyard w/pool & Jacuzzi. Gabrielle Herendeen’s (RE/MAX Estate Properties) 30020 Avenida Esplendida, Rancho Palos Verdes, 90275 (above right) is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,451 square foot home for $1,899,000. This one-level Country Club home features ocean/Catalina views, kitchen w/breakfast bar & eat-in area, primary suite w/3 closets, sun room, and park like backyard.
To read my prior article on favorite Palos Verdes homes for sale click here.
Photos courtesy of CRMLS
South Coast Botanic Garden Presents Gnome Sweet Gnome Father’s Day Weekend!
South Coast Botanic Garden Presents Gnome Sweet Gnome Father’s Day Weekend!
Palos Verdes homes owners can enjoy some Father’s Day fun by visiting the South Coast Botanic Garden for their ‘Gnome Sweet Gnome’ Father’s Day weekend celebration from June 18, through June 20, 2021.
This is your opportunity to show the dads in your life that you love them like gnome-body else! There will be gnomes hidden throughout the Garden for a fun scavenger hunt, and you’ll need to roam to find the gnomes! It also happens to be National Gnome Day (yes, it’s a real thing) on June 21, so your visit can be in honor of both holidays!
If gnomes aren’t really your dad’s thing, perhaps he might enjoy The Bar Society, Inc. Father’s Day Weekend Event. They will be selling craft beer and cocktails as well as charcuterie boards. The bars will be open Friday & Saturday for Happy Hour from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The locations of the bars will be announced as you enter the garden, and you can consume any food or beverages while seated in one of the designated picnic areas. Both the drinks and the boxes are available while supplies last.
June is a magical time in the Garden with the Bohannon Rose Garden continuing to bloom into summer and the Lavender Garden beginning to bloom as well. It’s a must-visit time in general, but celebrating dad here will make it all the more special.
Tickets to the ‘Gnome Sweet Gnome’ Father’s Day Weekend are the same as regular Garden Admission. Cost is free for Members and $15 for Adults, $11 for Seniors (62 and over) and Students (with ID), $5 for Children ages 5 – 12, and free for Children 4 and under.
For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website at https://southcoastbotanicgarden.org/celebrate-dad-at-our-gnome-sweet-gnome-fathers-day-weekend/.
The South Coast Botanic Garden is located at 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula. Due to the current situation, it is recommended that you contact the garden early to make your reservations as there are a limited number of tickets.
To read my prior article about the Garden click here.
Photo courtesy of the South Coast Botanic Garden
Palos Verdes Real Estate Sales Silver Spur Neighborhood 2020
Palos Verdes Real Estate Sales Silver Spur Neighborhood 2020
2020 Palos Verdes homes sales for Silver Spur decreased to 43 single family homes sold compared to 62 in 2019. Price per square foot for Silver Spur houses that sold in 2020 increased to $738 compared from $690 in 2019, a 6.9% increase. Average sales price for Silver Spur homes sold in 2020 was $1,512,606 compared to $1,221,367 in 2019. The most expensive home sold for $4,200,000 and the lowest priced home sold for $882,500.
Currently, Silver Spur has 4 active Palos Verdes homes for sale. There are 4 single family homes ranging in price from $1,599,000 for a 3 bedroom/2 bath,1,595 square foot home, to $7,890,000 for a 4 bedroom/5 bath, 4,131 square foot home. There are no condo/townhomes for sale in this area.
To view current Palos Verdes real estate statistics for the entire Peninsula, please click here or on the “Statistics” tab above.
Photo of Grandview Park located in Silver Spur Neighborhood courtesy of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Library District 2021 Children’s Summer Reading Program
Palos Verdes Library District 2021 Children’s Summer Reading Program
The Palos Verdes Library District offers reading activities for young children through grade twelve. Not only is summer a great time for children to maintain or even improve their reading skills, but if you haven’t visited the summer reading program at our local library, then you’re missing some great activities for the kids and adults too. In addition to reading books, members may also try some reading activities that are fun, exciting, informative and funny. Children can track their progress online or use classic paper reading logs. The theme this year, “Reading Colors Your World,” reminds children and parents that reading opens up the world to us all! Go online at pvld.beanstack.org to keep track of your children’s reading, or you can use a paper log by downloading one from the PVLD Summer Reading Program webpage or pick one up from the library. You can join anytime during the summer, and for more information call the Young Readers desk at 3120-377-9584, ext 600. You can help your children earn cool prizes and online awards while they enjoy reading stories. They can select from over 20 fun activities and for every four activities they complete they will be mailed a cool souvenir iron-on patch. The activities take about 15-30 minutes and kids can repeat favorite activities as many times as they like.
Magic Workshop – Monday, June 14, 2021, @ 3 PM viz Zoom
June’s performer is the amazing John Abrams presenting a virtual magic show like no other! See amazing tricks and learn how to do magic yourself! Just have these items available:
1 empty toilet paper roll – A dollar bill and a coin (any kind) – A deck of cards
Click here to join the workshop via Zoom. This show will be presented live and can be viewed afterward too.
Take & Make – Kaleidoscope Week of June 22, 2021, is an all new service from PVLD.
A “Take and Make” kit includes materials and instructions to make a cool science gadget or some beautiful artwork. Pick up a kit from the library, take it home and use your own tape, glue, and crayons to make and customize your own project.
Teen Summer Book Club
The summer book club will meet twice, each with a different color theme. For June, they will discuss a book that makes you feel BLUE: that is, any book that puts you in your feels. For July, the discussion will be about a book that makes you see RED: any book that you just can’t stand!
Teen Summer Reading Program: is for those entering grades 6 through 12 in Fall 2021!
Teens can keep track of how many books they read this summer and earn a couple of $5 Amazon gift cards! All reading counts: your own books, library books, graphic novels, or audio books! You can read something new or even your old favorite, they all count. When you have read 5 books, you will receive a $5 Amazon gift card! After you read another 5 books you will earn a second $5 Amazon gift card. Limit two gift cards per person. Supplies are limited. Gift cards will be sent via USPS.
Riddle of the Week: silly, virtual riddle solving fun!! June 21 – August 15, 2021
Kids will be able to use the Alphabet Number code to solve the weekly riddles! To help avoid gathering, this year all Riddle of the Week questions and answers will be online only: posted on PVLD social media and on the PVLD Summer Readers Webpage. Just answer 6 or more of our 8 riddles this summer and receive a Certificate of Achievement! Certificates will be mailed to qualified participants after August 15th, 2021.
Miraleste Virtual Book Club
Saturday, June 13, 2021 @ 1:00pm on Zoom
Saturday, July 11, 2021 @ 1:00pm on Zoom
Saturday, August 8, 2021 @ 1:00pm on Zoom
Each month read a different book! More info and Registration
For more information go to pvld.org/pvsummer or call (310) 377-9584 ext. 600.
To read my prior article on Palos Verdes Library District click here.
Photo courtesy of the Palos Verdes Library District
Favorite Palos Verdes Homes June 8, 2021
Favorite Palos Verdes Homes June 8, 2021
My favorite new Palos Verdes homes listings on June 8, 2021, are described below. We currently have 93 single family Palos Verdes homes for sale ranging in price from $1,299,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes (the low in Eastview is $969,000) to $19,995,000 in the City of Palos Verdes Estates. There are 11 Palos Verdes condos/townhomes for sale priced between $669,000 and $1,895,000. My favorite new Palos Verdes homes listings are:
Stephen Haw’s (Keller Williams Palos Verdes) 1509 Lower Paseo La Cresta, Palos Verdes Estates 90274 (above left) is a 6 bedroom, 9 bath, 10,207 square foot home for $10,900,000. This luxurious Mediterranean Monte Malaga estate features unobstructed ocean/Catalina/Malibu views, remodeled Tuscany kitchen, formal dining room w/butlers station, designer library, home theater, elevator, tennis court, and pool/spa. Brian Lane’s (Madison Residential Realty, Inc) 453 Via Media, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274 (above right) is a 5 bedroom, 7 bath, 5,665 square foot home for $5,995,000. This newly renovated Malaga Cove home features ocean/city views, office, spacious owner’s suite w/fireplace, bonus room, cabana & pool/spa.
Jackie Wang-Dojiri’s (RE/MAX Estate Properties) 1 Hillcrest Meadows, Rolling Hills Estates, 90274 (above left) is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,411 square foot home for $1,675,000. This remodeled one level La Cresta home features cathedral ceilings, remodeled kitchen w/center island & breakfast area, office, owner’s suite w/vaulted ceiling & fireplace, and outdoor kitchen & firepit. Judy Henry’s (RE/MAX Estate Properties) 2161 Dorado Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, 90275 (above right) is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 1,374 square foot home for $999,000. This beautifully remodeled Eastview/RPV home features gleaming hardwood floors, upgraded kitchen, remodeled baths and private owner’s suite.
To read my prior article on favorite Palos Verdes homes for sale click here.
Photos courtesy of CRMLS
Palos Verdes Homes Sales May 2021
Palos Verdes Homes Sales May 2021
Palos Verdes real estate sales May 2021 for Palos Verdes homes decreased compared to April. 75 Palos Verdes houses sold in May compared to 86 homes in April and increased compared to the 31 homes that sold in May 2020. There were 88 Palos Verdes single family homes pending in May which increased from the 70 homes pending in April. The number of active Palos Verdes homes for sale in May (80) decreased from the 84 homes for sale in April.
Average sales price for Palos Verdes homes sold in May decreased to $2,282,000 compared to $2,378,000 in April, and increased from the $1,789,000 in May 2020. Price per square foot for Palos Verdes houses that sold/closed escrow in May increased to $821 from $777 in April. Average days on market in May was 14 days which decreased from the 23 days in April. Months of inventory (months it would take to sell existing inventory at the current rate of sale) increased to 1.1 months in May for Palos Verdes homes for sale compared to 1 month in April. A “normal” or balanced market is considered 3 months of inventory and Palos Verdes real estate “months of inventory” is considerably lower indicating the continuing demand for Palos Verdes homes. Entire charts can be accessed by clicking here or on the “Statistics” tab above.
Currently, there are 91 single family Palos Verdes homes for sale. 110 Palos Verdes houses are in escrow (72 homes have pending sales and 38 homes are active under contract). Additionally, 12 homes have sold/closed escrow in the first 7 days of May at an average sales price of $3,707,500.
To read my April report on Palos Verdes Real Estate sales, click here.
Chart courtesy of Trendgraphix, Inc.
Palos Verdes Real Estate Sales Peninsula Center Neighborhood 2020
Palos Verdes Real Estate Sales Peninsula Center Neighborhood 2020
2020 Palos Verdes homes sales for Peninsula Center increased to 27 single family homes sold compared to 24 in 2019. Price per square foot for Peninsula Center houses that sold in 2020 increased to $647 compared from $598 in 2019, a 8.2% increase. Average sales price for Peninsula Center homes sold in 2020 was $1,371,783 compared to $1,273,365 in 2019. The most expensive home sold for $1,860,000 and the lowest priced home sold for $1,035,000.
Currently, Peninsula Center has 3 active Palos Verdes homes for sale. There is 1 single family home for $1,399,000 for a 3 bedroom/2 bath,1,454 square foot home. There are 2 condo/townhomes ranging in price from $735,000 for a 2 bedroom/2 bath, 1,050 square foot condo/townhome, to $849,000 for a 2 bedroom/2 bath, 1,113 square foot condo/townhome.
To view current Palos Verdes real estate statistics for the entire Peninsula, please click here or on the “Statistics” tab above.
Photo of Promenade on the Peninsula courtesy of Arvin Design
Enjoy Peninsula Cars & Coffee at Promenade on the Peninsula!
Enjoy Peninsula Cars & Coffee at Promenade on the Peninsula!
Palos Verdes Concours d’ Elegance is glad to announce that they have brought back Peninsula Cars & Coffee for all to enjoy. On Saturday, June 5, 2021, from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., a group of car enthusiast will bring their Hot Rod, Custom, Muscle Car, Sports Car, Antique and other special interest vehicles to the Promenade on the Peninsula’s top deck of the parking structure. The entrance is off of Indian Peak Road and non display parking is available on the lower decks.
What an enjoyable way to start your weekend by grabbing a cup of coffee and feasting your eyes on these beautiful cars. You can meet the owners and ask them questions. This free event takes place the first Saturday of the month.
To read my prior article on Coffee & Cars click here.
For more information go to www.PVconcours.org.
Photo courtesy of Arvin Design
Favorite Palos Verdes Homes June 1, 2021
Favorite Palos Verdes Homes June 1, 2021
My favorite new Palos Verdes homes listings on June 1, 2021, are described below. We currently have 78 single family Palos Verdes homes for sale ranging in price from $1,295,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes (the low in Eastview is $1,149,000) to $19,995,000 in the City of Palos Verdes Estates. There are 13 Palos Verdes condos/townhomes for sale priced between $550,000 and $1,895,000. My favorite new Palos Verdes homes listings are:
Keith Kelley & Bill Davis’ (Palm Realty Boutique) 7 Outrider Road, Rolling Hills 90274 (above left) is a 6 bedroom, 5 bath, 4.547 square foot home for $5,499,000. This fabulous Rolling Hills home features sweeping ocean/city/harbor views, elegant remodeled kitchen, attached guest house, and pool & stable area on over an acre of land. Jerry & Audrey Yutronich’s (RE/MAX Estate Properties) 2206 Estribo Drive, Rolling Hills Estates 90274 (above right) is a 5 bedroom, 4 bath, 2,294 square foot home for $1,995,000. This luxurious ranch style Palos Verdes Drive North home features coffered inlaid wood ceilings, walls of glass, gourmet kitchen, guest house, and pool.
Gayle Probst’s (RE/MAX Estate Properties) 109 Via Colusa, Palos Verdes Estates 90274 (above left) is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,335 square foot home for $1,850,000. This charming Valmonte home features a large patio entry, open beamed ceilings, den, formal dining room and family room. Maureen Megowan’s (RE/MAX Estate Properties) 32724 Coastsite Drive #206, Rancho Palos Verdes 90275 (above right) is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,433 square foot condo for $949,000. This beautiful Palos Verdes Bay Club condo features exhilarating ocean/Catalina views, floor to ceiling windows, modern kitchen, 2 updated bathrooms, and community pools/tennis courts.
To read my prior article on favorite Palos Verdes homes for sale click here.
Photos courtesy of CRMLS