Pacific Palisades is an affluent LA City neighborhood on the Westside coast between Santa Monica and Malibu. Predominantly single-family residential with limited multifamily inventory. The January 2025 Palisades Fire reshaped parts of the community.
Affluent coastal-suburban demographic, historically entertainment-industry, finance, and professional-class. Long-established families and newer residents drawn by the coastal proximity and school districts.
Residential-dominated; limited local commercial activity concentrated in Palisades Village and Sunset/PCH. Residents work across the Westside.
Bus service. Primary access via Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway (PCH).
LAUSD. Palisades Charter High School is a flagship public school. Multiple private options.
Palisades Village, Getty Villa (adjacent), Will Rogers State Historic Park, Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, Temescal Gateway Park.
Temescal Gateway Park, Will Rogers State Historic Park, the Santa Monica Mountains trails, Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, Pacific Palisades beach access via PCH.
Palisades Village (the new Rick Caruso development anchoring downtown Pacific Palisades). Sunset Boulevard at PCH hosts restaurants. Gelson's Market and associated dining.
Palisades Americanism Parade (Fourth of July). Holiday tree lighting in Palisades Village.
The neighborhood was established by Methodists as a summer assembly in 1922 and retains the Palisades Americanism Parade as a signature community event. The January 2025 Palisades Fire caused significant loss; recovery is ongoing.
Founded 1922 by Methodists as a summer assembly. Developed as affluent residential throughout the 20th century. The January 2025 Palisades Fire caused significant loss; recovery is ongoing.
Pacific Palisades has limited multifamily inventory by LA standards. The buildings that do exist are small-scale, coastal-adjacent, and trade on scarcity. Post-fire recovery has added a specific variable to underwriting conversations.
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