Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. Although now part of Santa Monica, it is often included when speaking of Santa Monica Real Estate. The area currently has about 27,000 residents. It is primarily residential and a very affluent area, with a mixture of large private homes, small (usually older) houses, condominiums, and apartments. It also includes some large parks and many hiking trails. It is known as “Where The Mountains Meet the Sea.”
“North Village” are the Alphabet Streets north of Sunset Blvd. and are characterized by narrow streets. The Alphabet Streets are consecutively named such beginning with the letters, A, B, C, , etc.
The Bluffs are located further out-of-town west along Sunset Boulevard and start a little past Via De La Paz and Palisades Charter High School. they extend for a long distance between Sunset Blvd. and the Palisades Bluffs.
Being close to the ‘village’ proper, Huntington Palisades is more of a typical suburb. It is located south of Sunset Blvd.
Known for spectacular ocean views, Marquez Knolls is a large area of homes located farther west on Sunset Blvd on a mountain upslope. The lower upslope was developed in the1950s and 1960s by the Earl Lachman family.
Palisades Highlands is a community near the western end of Sunset Blvd., bordering Topanga.
The main feature of the The Riviera is The Riviera Country Club, a high end country club. The neighborhood is divided into north and south sections by Sunset Boulevard. It borders Santa Monica and Brentwood.
In Rustic Canyon there are post-war homes located on the former polo field of The Uplifters, the original site of The Uplifters clubhouse (now a city park) and the “cabins” developed as second homes and weekend retreats. This area is also known as Uplifter’s Ranch. Located off Sunset Blvd. between The Riviera and Huntington Palisades.
The Village is a unique, small central business district on Sunset Boulevard, consisting of restaurants, stores, banks, and offices.
