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The story of La Costa, California
La Costa is a world famous resort and residential community that became a part of Carlsbad in 1972. It lies just east of the beautiful Batiquitos Lagoon. Residents and visitors to La Costa enjoy picturesque rolling hills, lush canyons and expansive views that stretch all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
La Costa history
The modern La Costa story began in 1965, when a partner in the Desert Inn hotel in Las Vegas bought 3,500 acres of the scenic natural area. He developed a golf course and started selling La Costa real estate. The 90-room Rancho La Costa Inn was built to accommodate the visitors coming to look at these first home sites. Then, the Spa was added and ultimately, another 2,000 acres were purchased as the Inn grew in size. Ever since these humble beginnings, the rich and famous have been coming to what is now the celebrated La Costa Resort and Spa. Sports Shinko, a Japanese company, bought the Resort in 1987 at the peak of the real estate market for a record high price. Fourteen years later they sold the La Costa Spa to KSL, a California resort hotel group.
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The Beautiful Hills Of La Costa |
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Community Pool At La Costa Valley |
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Acura TIG Tennis Tournament |
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La Costa lifestyle
The La Costa Resort and Spa is undergoing a complete $150-million renovation that will transform the facility. Besides two 18-hole PGA championship golf courses, guests and club members enjoy 23 tennis courts, three swimming pools, excellent restaurants, three lounges and a movie theater. Besides upgrading the existing amenities, the renovation is adding 14,000 square feet of luxury retail space and a 42,000 square-foot ballroom.
A creative new La Costa real estate concept is also being developed. 197 one, two and three-bedroom villas are being built on the grounds of La Costa Resort and Spa. They will be sold to individual owners, who can use them for up to 120 days per year. The rest of the year the villas will be part of the rental pool of hotel rooms, effectively doubling the size of the resort to 446 rooms.
Each February, La Costa Resort and Spa hosts the World Golf Championships and in August the Acura TIG Tennis Tournament brings together the world's top women tennis players in an event that is growing more popular every year.
La Costa is only minutes from fine dining, shopping and entertainment venues that are sure to satisfy all tastes. The Forum Shops in Carlsbad offer upscale shopping with popular restaurants.
La Costa neighborhoods
The hills and canyons of La Costa offer a variety of private estates, luxury homes and condominiums. Many are second homes that offer getaways for people from around the world. Older homes and condominiums, many with golf course views, surround the La Costa Golf Course while new homes are being developed on the dwindling vacant land.
On the highest hills of La Costa with distant views of the Pacific Ocean are The Estates of La Costa. These luxury custom homes are built on .5 to 2-acre sites. Homes are typically in the 3,000 to 5,000 square-foot size and sell for $1.5 million and up.
The last of the original Rancho La Costa land holdings are now being developed into new master-planned, residential communities. La Costa Valley was built-out in 2002 featuring parks, open space, walking trails, community recreation facilities and a day-care center for children. The last three communities, La Costa Greens, La Costa Oaks and La Costa Ridge offer new luxury La Costa real estate starting in the $800,000 range. Young families and retired people alike, are attracted to the casual lifestyle, convenient location and fine schools of the new La Costa neighborhoods.
La Costa schools
Like the other areas of Carlsbad, La Costa schools share an excellent reputation for the education they provide. Younger children attend the Encinitas Union School District or the San Marcos Unified School District. And celebrating high achievement at all levels, the San Dieguito Union High School District serves the high school crowd. Fine private schools are conveniently located in the La Costa area. See below for more information on La Costa schools or go to the School Reports page.
La Costa real estate statistics and trends
Are you looking at homes for sale in La Costa or do you already own a home in La Costa? Protect your investment by going to the Real Estate Statistics page. There, you can track the average sales price, days on the market, sale to list price ratios and much more. Included are vital statistics, charts and graphs on La Costa real estate, broken down on a monthly and annual basis. And, be sure to sign up for the free e-mail reports on La Costa real estate trends by going to the Real Estate Trends page.
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Quick facts on La Costa and La Costa real estate
Total Housing Units: 12,287
Units Sold Last 6 Months: 169
Average Market Time: 73 days
SFD Price Range: $445,000 to $2,450,000
SFD Average Price: $856,024
SFD Median Price: $824,500
Condo Price Range: $265,000 to $775,000
Condo Average Price: $425,500
Condo Median Price: $385,000 |
Population: 28,683
Area: 9.2 sq. mi.
Median Age: 42 years
Median Family Income: $91,850
Carlsbad City Hall: 760-434-2820
Carlsbad C of C: 760-931-8400
Encinitas Union School District: 760-944-4300
San Marcos Unified School District: 760-744-4776
San Dieguito Union HS District: 760-753-6491 |
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Keller Williams Realty
6005 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 200  Carlsbad, California 92011
Office: 760-496-7935 Cell: 760-822-8690 E-mail: home@hribar.com
© Copyright 1997-2008 Neal Hribar. All rights reserved.
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