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Beautiful Home in South Torrance with Huge Outdoor Spaces

April 4, 2025 by Keith Kyle

Recently Remodeled and Reimagined

5331 Linda Drive, Torrance, CA 905055331 Linda Drive, Torrance, CA 90505

Reduced to $3,288,000

Click here to see the MLS listing and current status

One of our favorite neighborhoods in all of the South Bay is known by several names.  The general area is South Torrance but this small pocket is called Seaside Ranchos….and maybe even more well known as the Christmas Light area due to the elaborate displays and community participation around the holidays.

The home is listed by Vicki Leach of Vista Sotheby’s International Realty.

The home is equally impressive inside and out.  The interior was recently remodeled and extensively altered with highlight features including soaring ceilings, skylights all bringing in fantastic light.

The list of updates and upgrades is long with gourmet kittchen, updated baths, new roof, not one, but 2 A/Cs and more.

The outdoor areas are incredible with a lushly landscaped backyard including an abundance of fruit trees, grassy yard, outdoor patio and a great sense of privacy thanks to the mature trees.

The home last sold in 2018 for $1,850,000.

Contact Torrance real estate specialist Keith Kyle with Vista Sotheby’s International to request more information or to arrange a private tour.

5331 Linda Drive, Torrance, CA 90505 Basics

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • 3,501 square feet (buyer to verify)
  • Huge 10,660 sq foot lot
  • Built in 1948 but recently remodeled
  • 2 car garage
  • Central heat and dual zoned A/C
  • Gated community of Springwood at Plaza Del Amo
  • Listed by Vicki Leach – Vista Sotheby’s International Realty – 310-292-9873
  • Listed for $3,228,000

5331 Linda Drive, Torrance, CA 90505 – For Sale at $3,288,000


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Filed Under: Home Prices, Homes for Sale, Realtor Keith Kyle, Remodeled Homes, Seaside Ranchos, South Torrance, Torrance CA real estate market, Torrance home prices, Torrance homes for sale, Torrance Real Estate, Torrance Realtors, Vista Sotheby's International Realty Tagged With: 5331 Linda Drive Torrance CA 90505, Christmas lights area of Torrance, seaside ranchos, seaside ranchos torrance, Vista Sotheby's International Realty

Cape Cod Charmer at 22505 Kathryn in South Torrance

September 14, 2021 by Keith Kyle

The featured home of the week is a beautiful and spacious 3 bed, 3 bath home in south Torrance at 22505 Kathryn.  The home was built in 1953 but a down to the studs remodel and expansion was done in 2014.  The home offers just under 3,000 square feet and sits on a 5,456 square foot lot.    The home is priced at $1,649,000.

Contact us for more information on this home

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22505 Kathryn Torrance 90505- Listed At $1,649,000


Listing courtesy of Robert Ross – 3 Leaf Realty Inc – 310-546-6300

Filed Under: Home Prices, Homes for Sale, Seaside Ranchos, South Torrance, Torrance home prices, Torrance Real Estate, Torrance Realtors Tagged With: 22505 kathryn torrance, christmas lights area of torrrance, seaside ranchos, south torrance homes for sale, torrance real estate

Torrance Real Estate Explained – Hillside Overlay

May 5, 2014 by Keith Kyle

By Keith Kyle

Home with "flags" marking outline of proposed addition
Home with “flags” marking outline of proposed addition

A few of the many benefits of living near the beach are the wonderful ocean views and ocean breezes that make life here so unique.  These ocean views have immeasurable value from both a quality of life aspect as well as a significant monetary impact.  In many of the South Bay cities these views are unprotected and it’s not rare for a home’s stunning ocean views to disappear when the one story home next door gets torn down and new and much larger home replaces it.

Certain areas of Torrance are the exception. Primarily found in the Hollywood Riviera and Seaside Ranchos neighborhoods the city has incorporated much stricter building guidelines known as the “Hillside Overlay” area.  (see map below)

See the homes currently for sale in the Hollywood Riviera

In 1977, the Hillside Overlay Area was established in Torrance, CA in order to address issues concerning building, remodeling, and protecting views and privacy.  All new construction (meaning both new homes and expansions on current structures) are subject to review and input by neighbors including “flagging”  where a mock up of the future structure are marked with plastic flags  to approximate the outlines of any proposed addition to the structure prior to permit approval so that neighborhood input may be obtained.

Torrance Municipal Code Excerpt (Hillside Overlay)

The basics of the hillside overlay are as follows:  Upon receipt of the complete application, the Community Development Director shall set a date, time and place for a public hearing thereon as soon as practicable and shall send notice thereof to the owners of land included within a three hundred (300) foot radius of the exterior boundaries of the land for which the permit is sought

No construction and no remodeling or enlargement of a building or structure shall be permitted unless the Planning Commission (or the City Council on appeal) shall find that the location and size of the building or structure, or the location and size of the remodeled or enlarged portions of the building or structure, have been planned and designed in such a manner as to comply with the following provisions:

  1. The proposed development will not have an adverse impact upon the view, light, air and privacy of other properties in the vicinity;
  2. The development has been located, planned and designed so as to cause the least intrusion on the views, light, air and privacy of other properties in the vicinity;
  3. The design provides an orderly and attractive development in harmony with other properties in the vicinity;
  4. The design will not have a harmful impact upon the land values and investment of other properties in the vicinity;
  5. Granting such application would not be materially detrimental to the public welfare and to other properties in the vicinity;
  6. The proposed development will not cause or result in an adverse cumulative impact on other properties in the vicinity.

 

 

Filed Under: Buyers, Hollywood Riviera homes 90277, Seaside Ranchos, Sellers, South Torrance, Torrance CA real estate market, Torrance Real Estate Tagged With: flagging, hillside overlay, hollywood riviera, ocean views, protecting ocean views, seaside ranchos, torrance

Seaside Ranchos A Great Combination of Neighborhood Feel and Beach Proximity

April 17, 2014 by Keith Kyle

By Keith Kyle

Many buyers actively seek Torrance neighborhoods for the wonderful community feel, tree lined streets, great schools and family friendly vibe.  Nowhere is this more embodied than in the Seaside Ranchos area of South Torrance.  The Seaside Ranchos neighborhood is often called Sleepy Hollow or the Christmas Lights area due to the annual show put on by the residents with lights strung across the Chinese Elm trees that line the streets.  Sitting just North of Pacific Coast Highway as it turns inland near the Palos Valos Peninsula the neighborhood is a collection of beautiful homes on larger lots.    The majority of the homes offer 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and due to the much larger lots than in most areas of Torrance often have fantastic backyards.

The tree lined streets offer a very safe and friendly feel and give the area it’s “Christmas Lights” nickname as all of the community trees are wrapped in white lights during the holidays and rare is the home that isn’t decorated with lights and decorations.  The area has become so popular during the holidays that traffic is restricted in the evenings and cars line up for seemingly hours to drive through the spectacular display.  Prices generally start in the low $1,000,000s and can price over the $2.5M mark for some of the most impressive homes on oversized lots.  One of the newest communities in the South Bay is just nearby as well.

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