About Venice

The beachfront neighborhood of Venice started out as a resort town, with its claim to fame being a mile-long stretch of sandy beaches. Like its Italian namesake, the city of Venice Beach is also crosshatched with canals. While these canals were originally constructed to help drain the marshland, they now serve to add to Venice Beach’s unique ambiance.

The outdoor recreation opportunities in Venice center around its close proximity to the ocean. Venice Beach is a popular surfing spot. It is also home to a bike path, children’s play area, and the Venice Beach Recreation Center.

Living in Venice

One of the most prominent features in Venice is its 2.5-mile Ocean Front Walk, where visitors can enjoy an incredible variety of street performers and shopping stalls as they stroll along the water. This broad walkway runs parallel to the beach and leads from Venice to Santa Monica in the north and Marina del Rey in the south.

Another prominent street in Venice is Windward Avenue along with its Windward circle turnaround. This area focus on more practical shops where you can get your daily necessities rather than the unique boutiques that can be found in other parts of Venice.

Abbot Kinney Boulevard is another action packed street, complete with high-end shops, bars, restaurants, and art galleries interspersed along the sides of the boulevard. Some of this area’s particularly well-known spots are its design and furniture stores, a well-respected massage parlor – Lamai Thai Massage, and a unique spiritual bookstore.

While a day at the beach is great, there are times that the residents need to focus on more practical errands. Venice is also home to a public library, a farmer’s market, its own post office, and a couple of top notch grocery stores. Venice is also home to several Internet cafes where you can get out of your house, sip your coffee, and check emails or browse the web.

Real Estate in Venice

Like in many other markets, the home prices in Venice Beach have increased over the last few years. The median home price in Venice currently hovers around $1.5 to $1.7 million. Its oceanfront location puts a premium on land prices, and as a result, the price per square foot in Venice is more than double that of Los Angeles.

The real estate for sale in Venice beach is characterized by mid-sized single-family homes, usually with 3-4 bedrooms and a footprint of around 2,000 square feet. Many of these homes have been recently renovated, with updated kitchens and bathrooms. Homes here feature vaulted wooden ceilings, wide windows, sliding glass doors, and fenced in yards. Many also include two car garages and tranquil golf course views. The nearby shopping areas make it easy to pop out and pick up a few things from the store before dinner.

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