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California Heights Historic District Homes Market Report

Updated October 3, 2009

 

 

Its like going back in time or Living in History. If you would like to live in a community with old-fashioned ambience, you have found it! Take a stroll down the tree-lined avenues lit by renovated antique street lamps. Along the way, you´ll see a wide variety of home styles including Ranch, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, lovely Victorians and the well-known Craftsman Bungalows.

 

From the massive front porch timbers of the Craftsman Bungalow to the intricately detailed Victorian woodwork...there's a historic home style here to suit every preference.

 

Founded in 1926 California Heights is comprised of approximately 1500 homes within a 50 block area, most lovingly restored, and was named the West's Best Neighborhood by Sunset Magazine.

 

California Heights Historic District is bounded by:

• Bixby Road on the North
• Wardlow on the South
• Gardenia on the East
• Lime on the West
  

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Are you concerned about how you will afford to maintain your Historic Long Beach Home? The Mills Act makes preservation easy! This 10 year endlessly renewable contract with the city provides tax incentives to owners of Long Beach Historic Properties.

• History of Long Beach California
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Average sale price in the Cal Heights neighborhood is currently $508,742; averaging 65 days on market. With 33 closed sales since January 1, 2009; sales in the Cal Heights community are doing quite well in this market with prices holding steady in the last year.

Contact Laurie for an appointment to view any of the 14 homes for sale in the California Heights neighborhood of Long Beach (562) 212-5420:

California Heights Homes For Sale

Active on the market as of October 3, 2009

See below for current MLS feed of all California Heights and Bixby Knolls homes for sale. 

Property Type:   Residential       Status:   Active
Subject Property
#	MLS#	Address	Bed	Bath	Gar	SqFt	YBlt	List Price	DOM
1	P705565	3748 Cerritos Ave	2	2/2	2	1,291	1948	$379,500	1
2	P703027	3615 Gaviota Ave	3	2/2	2	1,946	1937	$499,000	23
3	P694428	3751 California Ave	3	2/2	2	1,510	1925	$499,900	70
4	P698539	3400 Gardenia Ave	3	2/2	3	1,553	1997	$505,000	53
5	P703120	3758 Gaviota Ave	3	1/1	1	1,407	1930	$509,000	19
6	P674568	3635 Gundry Ave	3	1/1	2	1,420	1932	$544,000	241
7	P698587	3569 Orange Ave	3	2/2	2	1,715	1941	$545,000	56
8	P705047	3641 Myrtle Ave	3	1/1	2	1,232	1925	$549,000	5
9	P674428	902 E Bixby Rd	2	1/1	2	1,386	1931	$574,000	241
10	P683966	3620 Brayton Ave	4	2/1	2	1,571	1930	$579,000	165
11	P703103	3746 Lime Ave	3	3/3	2	1,989	1929	$595,000	19
12	P705101	3747 Rose Ave	2	1/0	2	1,242	1937	$599,000	5
13	P703673	3524 Rose Ave	3	3/2	2	2,829	1946	$599,900	16
14	P703094	3470 Gundry Ave	6	4/3	1	2,509	1928	$779,000	25
Average			3		2	1,686		$554,021	67
Number of Properties: 14
Average ( ListPrice / SqFt ) : ( 554021 / 1686 ) = $ 328.60

 

5 California Heights Homes are currently accepting back up offers:

Average Price: $506,970

Average Days on Market: 79

 

5 California Heights Homes are currently pending in escrow:

Average Price: $414,875

Average Days on Market: 116

 

33 California Heights Homes SOLD (Closed Escrow)

1/1/2009 through 10/3/2009

#	Address	Bed	St	Gar	SqFt	Yr  Blt	Sold Price	SP/   SqFt	SP/LP	SP/OLP	Sold Date	DOM
1	3625 Rose Ave	2	1	2	1347	1938	$338,000.00	$250.93	112.70%	112.70%	07/10/09	14
2	3705 Orange Ave	2	1	2	840	1929	$319,000.00	$379.76	102.90%	102.90%	04/29/09	71
3	3618 Lemon Ave	2	1	2	734	1924	$340,000.00	$463.22	94.47%	62.97%	07/15/09	329
4	3761 Lemon Ave	3	2	1	1337	1937	$355,000.00	$265.52	96.60%	64.56%	03/06/09	238
5	3629 California Ave	2	1	0	720	1925	$370,000.00	$513.89	98.80%	98.80%	06/25/09	11
6	3590 Myrtle Ave	2	1	2	1241	1956	$405,000.00	$326.35	101.50%	92.68%	07/15/09	173
7	3540 MYRTLE Ave	2	1	2	955	1946	$410,000.00	$429.32	100.24%	100.24%	08/24/09	2
8	3632 Orange Ave	4	1	2	1998	1945	$425,000.00	$212.21	99.79%	94.23%	08/07/09	108
9	3642 BRAYTON Ave	2	1	2	767	1921	$425,000.00	$554.11	100.00%	100.00%	07/21/09	24
10	3611 Lime Ave	3	1	2	1474	1942	$435,000.00	$295.12	102.35%	102.35%	03/27/09	30
11	3728 Orange Ave	3	2	1	1252	1957	$436,000.00	$348.24	100.23%	91.79%	01/16/09	40
12	3530 Brayton Ave	2	1	2	1456	1927	$450,000.00	$309.07	103.45%	103.45%	07/30/09	10
13	3709 Olive Ave	2	1	1	1092	1940	$435,000.00	$398.35	98.42%	98.42%	07/19/09	16
14	3649 Lewis Ave	2	1	1	1038	1927	$407,000.00	$392.10	90.65%	90.65%	07/30/09	70
15	3505 N Gaviota St	3	1	2	1315	1938	$405,000.00	$307.98	90.00%	64.29%	06/18/09	247
16	3439 GUNDRY AVE.	2	1	2	1570	1934	$425,000.00	$270.70	94.44%	94.44%	06/25/09	12
17	3610 Walnut Ave	2	1	2	1111	1936	$457,000.00	$411.34	99.80%	99.80%	01/30/09	13
18	3582 Walnut Ave	3	1	2	1345	1941	$465,500.00	$346.10	101.66%	101.66%	01/13/09	16
19	3710 Olive Ave	2	1	1	983	1927	$470,000.00	$478.13	101.29%	101.29%	01/07/09	8
20	3455 Gardenia Ave	3	1	2	1362	1939	$479,000.00	$351.69	95.99%	90.55%	04/28/09	62
21	3739 Rose Ave	3	1	2	1444	1936	$540,000.00	$345.57	100.00%	100.00%	09/01/09	6
22	3513 Myrtle Ave	4	2	3	2658	1969	$505,000.00	$203.16	108.22%	108.22%	05/31/09	39
23	3529 Olive Ave	3	1	2	1250	1940	$525,000.00	$404.00	95.46%	95.46%	08/13/09	12
24	3456 Rose Ave	3	1	2	1545	1937	$530,000.00	$339.81	98.31%	98.31%	05/18/09	7
25	3608 Walnut Ave	3	1	2	1560	1936	$545,000.00	$339.74	98.33%	86.32%	06/16/09	217
26	3581 Walnut Ave	2	1	2	1550	1925	$554,000.00	$351.61	97.50%	97.50%	09/20/09	17
27	3751 Rose Ave	3	1	2	2000	1940	$554,000.00	$277.00	98.93%	100.75%	06/26/09	8
28	3454 Cerritos Ave	3	1	2	1806	1936	$565,000.00	$312.85	100.00%	100.00%	08/31/09	29
29	3513 Myrtle Ave	4	S	3	2658	1969	$545,000.00	$205.04	90.98%	83.85%	03/19/09	108
30	3752 Falcon Ave	4	2	2	1797	1931	$545,000.00	$303.28	86.65%	75.17%	03/25/09	127
31	3735 Linden Ave	4	1	2	2345	1925	$730,000.00	$311.30	105.04%	105.04%	08/05/09	10
32	3644 Falcon Ave	3	1	2	2363	1999	$685,000.00	$289.89	98.00%	95.27%	09/10/09	45
33	3749 N Elm Ave	4	2	3	5550	2007	$1,770,000.00	$318.92	90.77%	90.77%	04/08/09	19
Average						3	$508,742	2		98.59%		65

1/1/2009 - 10/3/2009

2009 Average Price: $508,742;  July 2008 Average price was: $510,999

2009 Average Days on Market: 65;  July 2008 Average Days on market were: 100

 

5 California Heights homeowners cancelled their listings:

Average Price: $537,600

Average Days on Market: 135

8 California Heights home listings expired:

Average Price: $481,422

Average Days on Market: 152

 

Contact Laurie to begin your search for your California Heights Home (562) 212-5420

 

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