This 3,569 square-foot home was designed by Louie Tomaro and built by Gravatt Homes in 2007. It has 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. It sold in 2008 for $2,750,000, down from an original asking price of $3,200,000. The Tree Section lot is 4,996 square feet.

This Tomaro-designed home was built in 2004. The 6,646 square-foot home has 5 bedrooms and 7 baths. The Hill Section lot is 8,127 square feet.

There is a tie for the Manhattan Beach (single family) home listed the longest, that sold in September.

926 N. Rowell Avenue (see Oct 2nd post for September Lowest $ Manhattan Beach Home Sale) was listed on 12/1/09 and sold on 9/27/09.

328 16th Street (pictured) was listed on 12/3/09 and sold on 9/29/09. This is a gorgeous, new, walkstreet home, close to the beach and downtown. It was designed by Louie Tomaro and built by Mike Davis Custom Home. It has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and all the high-end features & finishes you would expect of a new, luxury home at the beach. The original listing price was $3,643,000. It sold for $2,950,000.

This Tree Section home, in the Martyrs Hill area was built in 2008. It sold in 2008 for $4,200,000 before construction was complete. The 4,930 square-foot home was designed by Louie Tomaro and built by Rick Farnham Development Inc.

This 6-bedroom, 6-bath, Hill Section home with great ocean views is currently offered for sale at $3,650,000 (listed by Julie and Greg Meidroth - Shorewood Realtors). If you prefer, it is also offered for lease at $20,000 per month. It was purchased new, in 2004 for $3,975,000. The home was designed by Louie Tomaro and built by Ted Davis. It is over 6,000 square feet (taped) and the lot is 8,030 square feet.

If you are interested in purchasing or leasing this home or one like it, contact Janie Sue Nagy for more information.

Of all the closed sales for Manhattan Beach homes in July, 511 Pacific Avenue qualifies as the highest-priced property. It is also the home that had been looking for a buyer the longest time. It was first listed for sale in May, 2007 at $8,150,000 while it was still under construction. After numerous price reductions and several changes in listing agents, it finally sold as a short sale on July 1, 2010 for $5,250,000.

This Hill Section home was designed by Tomaro Architecture and built by Mike Davis Custom Homes. It is located on a 9,380 square-foot lot between Pacific Avenue and Ardmore Avenue. The 6-bedroom/9-bathroom home is 7,980 square feet (per builder) with a four-car garage.

This Tree Section home in the Martyrs Hill area was designed by Louie Tomaro and built by Rick Farnham Development in 2007. It sold for $4,200,000 before construction was complete. The lot is 6,250 square feet. The developers purchased the property in 2006, before this home was built for $1,975,000.