The city of Redondo Beach has gone green....green Christmas that is. The city is promoting their Christmas tree recycling program. Information from the City of Redondo is below:
Redondo Beach Holiday Tree Recycling
Remember to Recycle your holiday tree! By recycling your holiday tree, you can help our environment and keep this valuable resource out of the landfills. Flocked trees and trees coated with fire retardant will be accepted.
Single-Family Units with curbside trash collection -
Multi-Family Units (proof of residency required) and Businesses with centralized trash service
Recreation Dept. 320 Knob Hill Ave.
Dominguez Park 200 Flagler Ln.
Anderson Park 2229 Ernest Ave.
Please remove plastic containers, ornaments, tinsel, and metal stands as trees will be mulched. For more information call:
Recycling Hotline: (310) 318-0613 www.Redondo.org
Looking for information on real estate and homes for sale, the housing market, lifestyle, schools, cities realtors and more in the South Bay? Keith Kyle Homesand South Bay Brokers are your online resource for homes and information on all of the South Bay cities below. Find South Bay area homes for sale, see recent home sales, and learn more about the area.
Click on any city below to get valuable information and view all of the current homes for sale in that city or area.
While the real estate market around the country may be taking a hit, home values along the coast of the South Bay is almost as stable as ever. The "sand" section of Manhattan Beach has remained particularly strong as oceanview and oceanfront homes that are walkable to the beach are always in demand. Home prices in the sand section (see map) are reaching unbelievable highs with full lot walkstreets in the 3-6 million dollar range, depending on age, condition and view.
Typical 1/2 Lot El Porto Home Some Stunning Ocean Views
While these homes are out of reach for most South Bay buyers, there is an area of Manhattan Beach that offers far more reasonable prices. The area is known as "north" Manhattan, although it's more familiar to most as El Porto. El Porto is the northernmost neighborhood of Manhattan Beach. Ideally located for commuters traveling to Santa Monica or downtown Los Angeles, El Porto offers close proximity to LAX, Marina Del Rey, the Westside and more. As El Porto lies on a fairly steep grade, homes in the area often offer stunning ocean and panoramic views from Palos Verdes to Malibu. One unique feature of El Porto is that it offes many half lots generally measuring 45x30 which allows for some more affordable housing within a block or two from the ocean. Many of these homes are "legal non-conforming" duplexes with a 2 bedroom unit upstairs and a 1 bedroom or studio rental downstairs. Homes in the area start in the mid $800,000 and depending on size, age, and views can go up to the $2,000,000+ range. The area is ideal for people not needing a huge home, that love the beach and ocean, and want to shave off 15 minutes of their commute. For surfing enthusiasts, it happens to front the best surfing beach in the South Bay.
Keith Kyle - Realtor, e-Pro - South Bay Brokers - 2501 N Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 - 310-251-2344 - Keith.Kyle@SouthBayBrokers.com
For real estate information, open houses, and FREE MLS access visit www.KeithKyleHomes.com
When we were at the peak of the market the townhomes in the Fusion complex drew a great deal of interest for many couples and singles priced out of the nearby Beach Cities. Fusion is technically on 149th Street in Hawthorne, but is just off Aviation Blvd and directly across the street from Manhattan Beach. As the market cooled so did the prices in Fusion and we're now seeing smaller 2 bedroom townhomes selling in the low to mid $400,000 range. The homes are just a few years old and are a great option for those looking to live near the beach. Some of the benefits are:
If you are looking for a nice home, fairly close to the beach in the South Bay, Fusion may be a good fit for you. Contact us to see what's currently on the market.
Keith Kyle - Realtor, e-Pro - South Bay Brokers- 2501 N Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 - 310-251-2344 - Keith.Kyle@SouthBayBrokers.com
For real estate information, open houses, and FREE MLS access visit www.KeithKyleHomes.com
As the parent of two here in Hermosa Beach, I'm always on the lookout for new and healthy activities in the Beach Cities and always happy to pass along information for kids activities. We had the chance to get a free session at Dawn Barnes Karate Kids back in 2006 in Redondo Beach. Our daughter seemed to enjoy it so we enrolled in the age appropriate class and were happy....for a while.
We quickly realized that the original tuition quickly becomes so much more. Our one day a week class soon turned into two as our daughter got a bit older, and along with it our tuition doubled.....OK more classes more money...I get it. As we had our first "belt test" I realized that the costs of this were starting to become a bit daunting. In this "belt test" she performed the same moves she had in class in front of the teacher. After about 5 minutes (I'm not exaggerating and have the video to prove it) she passed and was awarded the new belt. Then we were told that the past 5 minutes would cost $55. Yikes.
Over time our daughter started to decide she would rather do other activities and no longer wanted to do Karate Kids. We notified the staff and were told we would be fine as it was the end of the year as they make you sign your life away with a 12 month contract.
All was well until the billing company called us about 2 months later saying we owed money. For what we asked....their response was that we needed to talk to Karate Kids to find out. We called Karate Kids and they told us to find out what the cost was from the billing service! Round and round we went until we were finally told it was a cancellation penalty. One of which they had never mentioned of course. After endless phone calls and a huge waste of time, they realized it was their error and forgave the cancellation penalty.
Until just the other day we receive a call from the billing service! We still owe the money......2 years later.
In a normal situation I wouldn't post a negative article about a local business, but as a local Realtor, and one who gives advice and information about local events and activities I thought I'd be doing a service by putting this out there.
Karate Kids...buyer beware.
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