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Keith Kyle Realtor - Vista Sotheby's International Realty

Just Listed – Beautiful S Redondo Townhome Blocks to the Beach

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New to the Market This Week – 307 N Broadway in South Redondo Beach CA

Own the Southern California coastal lifestyle with this beautiful home in the heart of south Redondo Beach.

Ideally located and central to everything that makes the South Bay so special.  Just 2 blocks to King Harbor and the Redondo Pier, half mile to the beach and bike path, steps to shopping and dining, 3 blocks to Redondo Union High School and a block from serene Czuleger park.  This is one of those homes that you park the car on Friday and there’s no need to get back in until after the weekend.

Contact listing agent Keith Kyle with Vista Sotheby’s International for more information on this home or to schedule a private showing.

This fully detached front townhome looks and lives like a single family home with landscaped front yard and no shared walls. Offering 3 spacious bedrooms plus an oversized mezzanine level perfect for home office with it’s own private ocean view deck.  Built in 2005 the owners have meticulously maintained and upgraded and it’s picture perfect just waiting for it’s future owner to make their own memories here.

307 Broadway is just as charming on the inside as it is from the outside.  With an elegant Mediterranean inspired design and manicured front yard the home is  beautifully framed with colorful flowers and roses.

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • 2,410 square feet
  • Built in 2005
  • 2 car garage

Entryway features a dramatic staircase with wood steps and beautiful iron railings and travertine flooring to 1st floor guest rooms.  The hallway to the guest rooms makes for even greater privacy and adds a creates a sense of space from the moment you enter.  Lower level features two bright and spacious bedrooms with ample closet space, recessed lighting, plantation shutters and ceiling fans.  The first floor also offers a beautiful full guest bathroom along with laundry closet and direct access to the 2 car attached garage.

The main level also features a beautiful primary suite.  This fantastic room features an abundance of windows with plantation shutters, recessed lights, and plenty of room.  Looking for closet space?   The primary suite features not one but two closets.  The walk in is huge with another separate double closet as well.  The luxurious en suite offers a separate shower and jacuzzi tub, separated vanities with beautiful granite countertops and an abundance of light.

Head upstairs to the warm and inviting main level and immediately be struck by the soaring ceilings and incredible light.  This open concept level has everything for today’s home buyer and is the perfect space to enertain or just spend a relaxed night at home.  The beautiful living room offers gleaming distressed maple wood floors, sliders that lead directly to the private balcony, fireplace and an incredible sense of openness.  The open concept allows for both the kitchen and dining areas to merge seemlessly.  The entertainer’s kitchen is the central feature of the main level and offers granite countertops, high-end stainless appliances including the Sub Zero refrigerator, beautiful coastal inspired white cabinetry and plenty of counter space.  Head out the sliding doors to the private and large deck to enjoy summer BBQs and beach breezes.  The location and size of the balcony perfectly merges indoor and outdoor spaces.

Head upstairs to the open mezzanine and loft left.  This adaptable space can be utilized to fit your lifestyle from play area to home gym to the perfect home office.  This beautiful space offers ample storage and it’s own private west facing deck for the perfect outdoor lounge area and feature ocean views and incredible beach breezes.

Additional highlight features and upgrades include Simonton dual paned windows throughout, central A/C and heat, and spacious 2 car side by side garage with new epoxy floor coating.  The HOA is inactive and there are no monthly fees.

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Redondo Beach MLS Listing

Off Market Opportunity in South Redondo Beach

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Coming to the market in October

Own the Southern California coastal lifestyle with this beautiful home in the heart of south Redondo Beach.

Ideally located and central to everything that makes the South Bay so special.  Just 2 blocks to King Harbor and the Redondo Pier, half mile to the beach and bike path, steps to shopping and dining, 3 blocks to Redondo Union High School and a block from serene Czuleger park.  This is one of those homes that you park the car on Friday and there’s no need to get back in until after the weekend.

This fully detached front townhome looks and lives like a single family home with landscaped front yard and no shared walls. Offering 3 spacious bedrooms plus an oversized mezzanine level perfect for home office with it’s own private ocean view deck.  Built in 2005 the owners have meticulously maintained and upgraded and it’s picture perfect just waiting for it’s future owner to make their own memories here.

307 Broadway is just as charming on the inside as it is from the outside.  With an elegant Mediterranean inspired design and manicured front yard the home is  beautifully framed with colorful flowers and roses.

Entryway features a dramatic staircase with wood steps and beautiful iron railings and travertine flooring to 1st floor guest rooms.  The hallway to the guest rooms makes for even greater privacy and adds a creates a sense of space from the moment you enter.  Lower level features two bright and spacious bedrooms with ample closet space, recessed lighting, plantation shutters and ceiling fans.  The first floor also offers a beautiful full guest bathroom along with laundry closet and direct access to the 2 car attached garage.

Head upstairs to the warm and inviting main level and immediately be struck by the soaring ceilings and incredible light.  This open concept level has everything for today’s home buyer and is the perfect space to enertain or just spend a relaxed night at home.  The beautiful living room offers gleaming distressed maple wood floors, sliders that lead directly to the private balcony, fireplace and an incredible sense of openness.  The open concept allows for both the kitchen and dining areas to merge seemlessly.  The entertainer’s kitchen is the central feature of the main level and offers granite countertops, high-end stainless appliances including the Sub Zero refrigerator, beautiful coastal inspired white cabinetry and plenty of counter space.  Head out the sliding doors to the private and large deck to enjoy summer BBQs and beach breezes.  The location and size of the balcony perfectly merges indoor and outdoor spaces.

The main level also features a beautiful primary suite.  This fantastic room features an abundance of windows with plantation shutters, recessed lights, and plenty of room.  Looking for closet space?   The primary suite features not one but two closets.  The walk in is huge with another separate double closet as well.  The luxurious en suite offers a separate shower and jacuzzi tub, separated vanities with beautiful granite countertops and an abundance of light.

Head upstairs to the open mezzanine and loft left.  This adaptable space can be utilized to fit your lifestyle from play area to home gym to the perfect home office.  This beautiful space offers ample storage and it’s own private west facing deck for the perfect outdoor lounge area and feature ocean views and incredible beach breezes.

Additional highlight features and upgrades include Simonton dual paned windows throughout, central A/C and heat, and spacious 2 car side by side garage with new epoxy floor coating.  The HOA is inactive and there are no monthly fees.

Redondo Beach 2 on a Lot Townhomes Explained

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Something fairly unique to real estate in Redondo Beach is what’s known as two on a lot townhomes.  When most people think of townhomes they envision a row of identical looking homes with shared walls, lots of neighbors, and a big HOA.  Redondo Beach 2 on a lot townhomes are dramatically different and many buyers from out of the area have trouble wrapping their heads around what this means.

See the current two on a lot townhomes for sale

Simply put a 2 on a lot townhome is a property in which the owner “owns” their home but instead of owning the lot or land outright…they own a 50% share of the lot.  When many of the original homes were built in Redondo Beach, the homes often enjoyed great lots of 7500 feet.  The original homes were simply beach bungalows or small duplexes.  As these R2 lots began to dramatically increase in value they were often purchased by builders looking to increase their return by building two homes on the lot.  Technically considered townhomes, or even condos due to the fact that the land is “shared” by the members of the homeowners association, for almost all intents and purposes they look and feel like single family homes.  See also 3 on a lot townhomes” in Redondo Beach.

Aerial View of 2 two on a lot townhome buildings. Closer home is attached and rear 2 are detached

Whereas a standard single family home priced around $1,400,000 may be 3 bed/2 bath and about 1600 feet and built in the 1950’s, these detached townhomes are generally newer, nicer and larger and often have 4 bedrooms, 3 or 4 bathrooms, 2000+ square feet and the built within the last 15 years.  They also often have all of the luxury finishes, such as master suites with walk in closets and jacuzzi tubs, gourmet kitchens with granite counters and stainless appliances, hardwood floors, recessed lights and laundry rooms.  In addition they have attached garages and most have smaller yards.

Other than the architecture and often a shared driveway they really do feel like single family homes.  As the “association” is simply comprised of the two neighbors the formalities are often only shared insurance and shared landscaping.   Sometimes even those are handled by the separate owners and for all intents and purposes it lives like a single family home.  As the structures are not attached responsibilty for upkeep often falls on the individual owner which limits some of the usual “HOA” challenges and annoyances.  Keep in mind that the HOA can never be disolved, but are often so informal they exist in legality only.  Both front and back homes are generally equally sought after as the front unit is often brighter but sits in front of the driveway the rear unit uses, while the back unit often has a bit more sense of privacy and often has a slightly larger yard.

Current Townhomes for Sale in North Redondo Beach

3 on a Lot Townhome – Redondo Beach Real Estate

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One of the property types fairly unique to Redondo Beach is the “3 on a lot” townhome. When most buyers, especially those coming from out of the area, think of a townhome they picture endless rows of identical looking houses. Many buyers reach out to me looking for a single family home in the area, but unfortunately, can’t always afford single family homes in Redondo Beach. I often recommend that they consider a townhome as they’ll generally get nicer, newer, larger and better location for a lower price. Most of the time this idea is quickly rejected but once I show them the concept of a “two on a lot” or “three on a lot” they become far more interested. A great number of the lots in North Redondo are fairly large for the area at 50×150. These lots originally had some type of bungalow or duplex built in the 50s and many were long ago sold and knocked down. Due to zoning rules in Redondo Beach, what replaced them were most often townhomes.   A “3 on a lot” townhome is a building in which 3 units share the lot.

These 3 on a lot townhomes are always connected, unlike some 2 on a lot situation, with shared walls between the front unit and middle, and back unit and middle. The most common details of the units are:

  • Front Unit – usually has some type of front yard that, while technically often “common use” areas, they are generally used only by the front owner. The units often have square footage of 1700-1900, 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, at least one balcony, attached garage and one shared wall (garage below and often living room above. Most often there are two bedrooms and 1 bath downstairs, with the master bedroom, living room and kitchen upstairs. These units are often the brightest but also front the street.
  • Middle Unit – The middle unit is often the least expensive of the three units due to the multiple shared walls and no yard. Square footage is often between 1700-2000 square feet and either has the same configuration as above, or often times has 4 bedrooms with 2 downstairs, master upstairs and a very small 4th bedroom upstairs. Living room is often smaller in the middle unit.
  • Rear Unit – Usually the most expensive as they almost always have some type of private yard in back. Configuration is often the same as the front unit, but usually some type of sliding doors/French doors from one or both of the downstairs bedrooms accessing the backyard.

One aspect that many buyers find difficult to accept is the fact that there is an HOA. Unlike large complexes with management companies, HOA board meetings etc., the HOA on a 3 on a lot can be very low key and sometimes not even active. As the 3 owners collectively own a portion of the land, the HOA cannot be dissolved but in many cases it is inactive. In general they are informal affairs with the minimal HOA fees (often around $175 a month) covering landscaping and shared insurance and each owner covering maintenance, and other items separately. As with any property not wholly owned there are possible challenges and frustrations as owners (just like neighbors) don’t always see eye to eye on fixes, repairs like termite work, roof fixes, etc. Overall the benefit of the townhouse concept is that the same price that may purchase a 1100 foot 2 or 3 bed 1 bath house in need of work, can purchase a 1800 foot 3 bedroom 3 bath townhome that’s far newer. Real estate purchases almost always involve compromises and priorities and depending on just what’s important to a buyer in Redondo Beach, a 3 on a lot townhome might be an ideal fit.

 
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