
Redondo Beach, California 90277
Analysis of 809 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, California 90277 is currently available with a list price of $4,895,000. The property maintains a Poor Condition Rating (30/100), indicating the property requires renovation and updates to maximize its market potential. This presents opportunities for value-add investors. Located in a high-demand neighborhood within the Redondo Beach Unified School District, this asset is categorized as a low-risk, high-reward acquisition suitable for Experienced Investors and Fix-and-Flip Specialists.
Property is extensive renovation needed.
Built in 1950 (74 years old), this property features a vintage kitchen with dated appliances and cabinetry. The presence of a wall-mounted AC unit suggests a lack of modern central HVAC systems. While the home is a well-maintained historical landmark, its age and dated interior systems require a total rehab or 'world-class renovation' as suggested in the listing description to meet modern luxury standards.
Situated on the westernmost edge of the Esplanade, the property offers rare, unobstructed panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, coastline, and Catalina Island that are impossible to duplicate.
Known as the 'Esplanade Cottage' and formerly owned by Jayne Mansfield, this landmark residence carries significant local prestige and historical value within the South Bay community.
With a generous 5,667 sqft bluff-front lot, the property presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a world-class legacy estate or perform a high-end restoration.
At a list price of nearly $4.9 million for a 1,330 sqft home, the market value is heavily concentrated in the land and location rather than the current living utility.
Built in 1950, the existing structure likely requires a substantial capital investment for modern upgrades or a complete rebuild to meet contemporary luxury standards.
A Coastal Legacy There are homes near the ocean. There are homes with ocean views. And then, every so often, there is a property so intimately connected to the sea that it feels as though it has become part of the coastline itself. Welcome to 809 Esplanade. Perched at the very edge of the Pacific, the iconic Tiffany-blue cottage is the last home on the western bluff of the Esplanade—a surviving piece of old California on one of the South Bay’s most coveted and tightly held stretches of coastline. Its story begins with something remarkable: Knob Hill Tract — Lot 1. Before the Esplanade became the prestigious coastal address it is today, this bluff marked the edge of a growing seaside community. Here, where land meets sea in spectacular fashion, a little cottage was built in 1950. More than 75 years later, it remains. From its extraordinary perch, 809 opens to a panorama of ocean, sky and coastline—the dramatic cliffs of Palos Verdes to the south, an uninterrupted Pacific horizon to the west, and the coastline unfolding north into the distance. But the magic of The Cottage isn’t simply what you see. It’s what you experience. Morning light dances across the water as salt air and ocean breezes drift across the bluff. Pelicans, ospreys, hawks and owls glide past at eye level. Foxes wander the sand below while dolphins and whales appear beyond the breakers. Sailboats disappear toward the horizon, and storms roll dramatically across the Pacific. Then, as evening falls, the western sky becomes the entertainment—delivering sunsets cinematic in scale, all to the rhythmic sound of waves below. It feels worlds away, yet the Redondo Pier, Riviera Village, the beach, restaurants, shops and the energy of coastal life are just moments away. Now this beloved cottage awaits its next chapter—an exceptional opportunity to restore, renovate, or create a legacy estate worthy of a setting that simply cannot be recreated. For more than three quarters of a century, 809 Esplanade has held a front-row seat to the Pacific. Opportunities to acquire a property so iconic and so irreplaceably positioned along the California coast are exceptionally rare. A piece of old California. A front-row seat to the Pacific. And now, a chance to become its next steward.
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| Feature | Subject | Average Home |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Baths | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Square foot | 1,330 | 1,746.19 |
| Lot Size | 5,667 | 5,449.254 |
| Price | $4.89M | $1.77M |
| Price per sq ft | $3.7K | $1.0K |
| Built year | 1950 | 1962 |
| HOA | $0 | $20 |
| Days on market | 16 | 51 |
Aug 24, 2026
$4,895,000
Initial Listing
Apr 13, 2006
$3,300,000
Public Record
Jan 6, 2005
$3,550,000
Public Record