If your moving or re-locating, take a closer look at the city of Sierra Madre. Sierra Madre is a quaint, little community nestled at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains– only 30 minutes from downtown LA and 10 minutes from West Pasadena. Yet, despite its close proximity to these large metropolitan areas, life here runs at a slower pace. It has provided a calming respite for our family to the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
Sierra Madre has a “small town” feel with a friendly downtown area that includes all the necessities– bank, post office, dry cleaners and the pleasing ammenities like the coffee bars, boutiques and restaurants encouraging you to linger and enjoy. In addition, the downtown quad provides the perfect host setting for many family-friendly community events. There’s the annual Wistaria Festival, July 4th parade along Sierra Madre Boulevard, Halloween and Christmas Festivals and the 8.6 mile Mt. Wilson Trail Race for those who want a good run!
As a parent of elementary aged children, Sierra Madre provides a plethora of activities for them. The city has a very active organized sports program — little league and swim program and other youth program providing many opportunities for them to participate in. The local library has been an incredible resource that has helped us immensely as we muddled through the mountains of book reports, history and science fair projects that hit us throughout the school year.
Living in Sierra Madre has truly been an unexpected gift to us. We enjoy all of the different aspects of the city and appreciate all that it offers.
You have probably heard the phrase “I live on the upper east side”? I bet you did not know that it referred to
Prices for single family homes in Upper Hastings are fairly consistent with the median price of home’s in Pasadena. There are currently eight houses under contract, and while the median price is in the range of $780,000, ocassionally a house will appear for sale in the mid to high $600.0’s. Lot sizes are fairly standard and in the range of 7500 square feet.
Make note and mark you calendar’s for the upcoming Holiday Season. When darkness sets in, Upper Hastings puts on a spectacular display, as many of the houses celebrate with lights and unique decorations. It is very entertaining for young and old alike.
If you are looking for a neighborhood to call home, check out Upper Hastings. Pasadena’s answer to the “upper east side”.
If you have been looking for homes throughout Pasadena and have decided that a hundred year old home is not for you, then welcome to Lower Hastings Ranch. Any frustration you have experienced with the Pasadena housing market, just might end here. Most of the homes in this area were constructed between 1949 and 1953, considered new by Pasadena standards. Architectural styles are typically California Ranch (do you think this may have had something to do with the name Hastings Ranch?) and single level.
The neighborhood is dominated by single family homes, however there is one small townhome complex with approximately 31 units and prices ranging in the low to mid $500’s.
Lower Hastings is characterized by larger than normal lot sizes in the range of 10,000 to
12,000 square feet and also larger homes with a median square footage of approximately 2300. One of the great things about Lower Hastings is that many of the garages are located in the rear of the house, which helps to eliminate street parking, making the streets seem much more spacious. Most homes also enjoy great mountain views from either the front or back yards.
Residents also have access to a
You may ask “What makes South Pasadena so desirable?” There are so many things. To begin, it has a great sense of community with 10,980 Households that encompass just 3.44 sq. miles. If you prefer to live in the hills with a view, you have the Altos area. If you like sidewalks with tree lined streets, close to parks and shopping the Marengo area may be more to you liking. No matter where you are located you will still be in the much sought after
Location is key and the city is conveniently located between Pasadena and LA. The 110 (Pasadena Frwy) makes it easy to get downtown to work or just up the street into Old Town Pasadena for its many restaurants and attractions. South Pasadena has a “Midwestern” feel to it with its array of custom craftsman bungalows. Anyone can feel at home here, but only the lucky can call it home.
The availability of housing here is low. As of today there are only 17 single family residences listed for sale. The smallest is 900 square ft., listed for $595,000 while the largest has 4,995 sq ft. and is listed for $3,850,000. Many prospective home buyers can look up to two years waiting for their perfect home to become available. It helps to be a seasoned home buyer so you don’t let the home you like slip away.
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