Pacific Grove, City of Neighborhoods, #5: The Beach Tract / Fairway Homes

Beach Tract / Fairway Homes is the coastal neighborhood at the northwest tip of the Monterey Peninsula, running along Monterey Bay and the Pacific Grove Golf Links. This is a tightly defined residential pocket where location is the selling point: shoreline frontage, bay views, and immediate beach and golf access.

The neighborhood concentrates Pacific Grove’s shoreline real estate and a mix of house types—from modest cottages and mid‑century ranches to larger, view‑oriented homes—along a compact walkable grid that connects directly to the Recreation Trail and downtown. That combination of immediate bay access, proximity to the golf course, and relatively larger lot sizes than much of the rest of the city is what most buyers are specifically seeking here.

Roots: Pacific Grove Golf Links opens in 1932, nearby parcels subdivided for homes
Bounds: Ocean View Boulevard to Pacific Avenue to Lighthouse Avenue to Asilomar Avenue
Key streets: Ocean View Boulevard, Pacific Avenue, Lighthouse Avenue, Asilomar Avenue.
Hallmarks: Monterey Bay frontage, Recreation Trail access, Perkins Park, Pacific Grove Golf Links
Residents: Long-term owners, retirees, small households, some second-home residents.
Natural buyers: Ocean Lovers, Owners seeking a level, walkable home base, Golfers, Social neighbors
Perks: Ocean views, direct trail and golf access, quiet and peaceful
Traditions: Springtime “Purple Carpet” in Perkins Park, volunteer cleanups