Pacific Grove

Buyer's Guide 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 […]
Buyer's Guide Pacific Grove, City of Neighborhoods, #4: Washington Park / Marino Pines Washington Park / Marino Pines is a quiet residential pocket built around PG’s largest park, close to downtown but set apart by a calmer pace, smaller streets, and a more private everyday feel. The neighborhood’s identity comes from that combination of park edge and residential fabric: tree-lined streets, older homes, and a setting that suits […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Neighborhoods, #3: Forest and Pine   Forest and Pine is one of Pacific Grove’s most convenient and livable neighborhoods, prized for its central location, level grade, and easy access to downtown, schools, and the coast. It feels distinctly established, with a mix of older cottages, period homes, and updated residences.     For buyers, the appeal is straightforward: this is […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove City of Homes, #42: 403 Lighthouse Avenue 403 Lighthouse Avenue Corner of Lighthouse Avenue and Monterey Avenue 4 beds, 3.5 baths, 3,000 SF on a 6,134 SF lot Built, 1932 Last sold, 2001     At the street, the raised front wall and dense planting hold most of the garden out of view.     The garden sits below the house near […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #41: C.A. Towne 1904 211 14th Street Between Laurel Avenue and Lighthouse Avenue 2 beds, 2 baths, 1,279 SF on a 1,800 SF lot Built, 1900 Last sold, 1988     This Craftsman bungalow sits half a block uphill from Lighthouse Avenue, near its transition from district to corridor, where streetcar access and the canneries made the location a […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes: 1-40   #1: Trimmer Hill, 230 6th Street #2: The Gosby House Inn, 643 Lighthouse Avenue #3: 605 Pine Avenue #4: The Butterfly House, 309 9th Street #5: Margaret Lawrey 1887, 592 Central Avenue #6: Captain’s Castle, 106 7th Street #7: 178 Central Avenue #8: Dr. Andrew J. Hart 1894, 649 Lighthouse Avenue #9: Frank Clark […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #40: Mrs. C.B. Sillman 1894 162 Pacific Avenue Between 20th Street and Grove Street 4 beds, 3 baths, 2,395 SF on a 7,601 SF lot Built, 1894 Last sold, 2018     This Victorian with Queen Anne influences is one of the larger early survivors among the first wave of permanent homes, and its scale still stands out among its […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #39: Mrs. B.L. Hollenbeck 1888 118 Caledonia Avenue Between Central Avenue and Union Street 4 beds, 3.5 baths, 2,300 SF on a 3,037 SF lot Built, 1880 Last sold, 2008     The Caledonia homes encircling the park have Retreat-era lot patterns, visible in their spacing, setbacks, and impressive front yards. This Folk Victorian-influenced vernacular home is the second built […]
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Buyer's Guide Candy Cane Lane Bulletin: Monterey at the Mid-Year (2026) The Monterey Peninsula enters mid‑2026 in a reset phase. Prices are no longer behaving like the pandemic boom years, but the market is also not breaking down; instead, it is separating clearly by neighborhood, property type, condition, and price band. Buyers and sellers are being rewarded or punished less by broad market momentum and more […]
Buyer's Guide Buyer’s Guide: Pacific Grove Overview: Living in Pacific Grove Today Why Buyers Choose Pacific Grove Who Pacific Grove Tends to Fit Best Ownership Challenges to Understand Up Front Market Expectations How Pacific Grove Is Laid Out Big Picture Geography Weather, Fog, and Daily Life Schools and School Geography Utilities, City Contacts, and Everyday Resources Key microclimate themes Neighborhood Guide […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #38: Margaret Gholz 1921 381 Laurel Avenue Corner of Laurel Avenue and 10th Street 2 beds, 2 baths, 1,535 SF on a 3,561 SF lot Built, 1925 Last sold, 2021     This Spanish Colonial Revival somehow feels built into (and not atop) its raised site, like the home was part of the hillside.     White stucco walls and […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #37: F. Applewood 1885 106 19th Street Between Pacific Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,195 SF on a 2,000 SF lot Built, 1890 Last sold, 2024     One of the oldest surviving homes on its block, this Folk Victorian cottage faces Lover’s Point from a street-to-street lot behind Caledonia Park. Its central location places […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes #36: 615 Ocean View Boulevard 615 Ocean View Boulevard Corner of Ocean View and 17th Street 3 beds, 1.5 baths, 1,585 SF on a 3,291 SF lot Built, 1915 Last sold, 1973 This updated vernacular cottage enjoys a rare front-row position where Ocean View bends towards the coast and Lover’s Point Park, creating open corridors facing both directions.     […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes #35: 215 9th Street 215 9th Street Between Laurel Avenue and Lighthouse Avenue 2 beds, 1 bath, 627 SF on a 1,799 SF lot Built, 1900 Last sold, 2024     This vernacular bungalow is one of the street’s oldest surviving homes, built just before the explosive growth along Lighthouse Avenue.     Its value comes through that survival: […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes #34: 226 Laurel Avenue 226 Laurel Avenue Between 3rd Street and 2nd Street 3 beds, 2 baths, 2,192 SF on a 12,197 SF lot Built, 1936 Last sold, 1986     Mature trees cover much of the façade so that, from the street, you see only glimpses of the home. It’s hard to hide a house this size, and […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #33: 211 3rd Street 211 3rd Street Between Lighthouse Avenue and Laurel Avenue 3 beds, 4.5 baths, 3,888 SF on a 15,839 SF lot Built, 1900 Last sold, 1998     From its bay-facing perch, this stately Colonial Revival has an air of shrouded mystery that’s echoed in the public records, which split at the most basic level: the […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #32: 243 Lighthouse Avenue 243 Lighthouse Avenue Between 3rd Street and 4th Street 2 beds, 4 baths (2 full, 2 half), 2,866 SF on a 7,300 SF lot Built, 1932 Last sold, 1988     Sitting on one of the last stretches before the Lighthouse corridor crosses into Monterey, the home occupies a threshold position along one of the […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #31: 228 1st Street 228 1st Street 4 beds, 4.5 baths, 3,470 SF on a 14,401 SF lot Corner of 1st Street and Laurel Avenue Built, 1910 Last sold, 2010   The appeal starts with the land. The level parcel spans 1st to 2nd Street, created by merging eight original lots (Lots 19–26). The combined 120’ x 120’ lot […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #1-30   #1: Trimmer Hill, 230 6th Street #2: The Gosby House Inn, 643 Lighthouse Avenue #3: 605 Pine Avenue #4: The Butterfly House, 309 9th Street #5: Margaret Lawrey 1887, 592 Central Avenue #6: Captain’s Castle, 106 7th Street #7: 178 Central Avenue #8: Dr. Andrew J. Hart 1894, 649 Lighthouse Avenue #9: Frank Clark […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #30: 171 Laurel Avenue 171 Laurel Avenue Between Eardly Avenue and 1st Street 3 beds, 2 baths, 2,086 SF on 8,550 SF lot Built, 1910 Last sold, 2017     Lighthouse Avenue’s electrification brought businesses and streetcar riders to the district, cementing it as the town’s main drag and creating a premium for nearby homes like this Spanish Revival: […]