How Much for the Sand Lot?
It will come as no surprise to anyone that home prices by the shore are significantly higher than they are inland. The houses themselves are not necesarily any nicer, it’s the view and the proximity to the ocean that draw top dollar. As a San Diego native and resident, I know and love so many of our fantastic neighborhoods and I’m wondering how often we locals actually use and enjoy our own beaches. On the other hand, anytime we want to go enjoy the ocean we know we are just minutes away. We might not always see the ocean, but we know it’s there. We hear it, we smell it and our most valued life experiences involve sand between our toes. The beaches have effects on us in other ways too. We are an extremely casual group and it is not uncommon for us to go to work in shorts and flip flops. My prom date actually picked me up in a tux and flip flops and then later took me out to see Vertigo – but let me not digress to memory lane. We’re easy going about our politics and generally pretty darned accepting of others. We appreciate diversity and love the arts. Our consumer culture rests on fish tacos and sunscreen. And still, we are just as consumed with work, family and social obligations as the rest of the country. I know I don’t vacation in my own backyard nearly enough despite the bounty our city has to offer. I’m sure if I lived on the beach I would spend more time there but would all the grains of sand be worth their weight in gold? Heck yeah. Otherwise we’d all live in Des Moines!
- 2007 multi-family condo with 4 beds, 3.5 baths
- 1,821 square feet, priced at $1,809 per square foot
- Asking $3,295,000
- On Redfin 133 days
- 1958 multi-family condo with 3 beds, 2 baths
- 1,950 square feet, priced at $818 per square foot
- Asking $1,595,000
- On Redfin 42 days
- 2003 multi-family condo with 2 beds, 2.5 baths
- 1,298 square feet, priced at $901 per square foot
- Asking $1,170,000
- On Redfin 165 days
Bonus link: Ocean Beach Webcam – watch ‘em frolic!
