Park Estates asks 63% less than Long Beach as a whole.
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Park Estates
Custom mid-century and traditional houses, started in 1948, on curving streets between Recreation Park and Cal State Long Beach
Median askingPark Estates$329K7 for sale
See homesPark Estates, in short.
Park Estates is a small residential neighborhood in east Long Beach, ZIP 90815, roughly between 7th Street and Atherton Street from Recreation Park east to Bellflower Boulevard and Cal State Long Beach. Developer Lloyd Whaley started it in 1948 for custom postwar houses on large, curving lots, including Richard Neutra's 1951 Hafley House, John Lautner's 1951 Alexander House, and Whaley's own home by Paul R. Williams. A homeowners association with CC&Rs reviews exterior changes and even the removal of trees over 12 feet. Houses rarely list: in September 2026 only one was for sale, asking about $1.47 million.
Park Estates by the numbers.
- 14,124Population
- 52%Bachelor's degree or higherage 25+
- $104,895Median household income
- 38.2Median age
- 1948FoundedDeveloped by Lloyd Whaley
- 90815ZIP codeEast Long Beach
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2019–2023; neighborhood facts compiled by The Slava House.
East Long Beach's postwar custom-house tract
On its big lots, many owners hired their own architects instead of using stock plans.
Park Estates is a quiet residential neighborhood in east Long Beach, roughly between 7th Street and Atherton Street, with Recreation Park and its golf courses on the west and Bellflower Boulevard and Cal State Long Beach on the east. The Los Altos and Alamitos Heights neighborhoods sit nearby.
Developer Lloyd Whaley started it in 1948, with larger lots and more curving streets than the tract neighborhoods around it. Many streets carry Spanish names, like La Pasada, El Prado and Vista Hermosa, and the mature trees are part of what owners protect: the homeowners association requires approval before anyone removes a tree taller than 12 feet.
Richard Neutra designed a pair of houses on La Pasada Street in 1951, the Hafley House and the Moore House, and John Lautner's Alexander House went up the same year. Kenneth S. Wing, Lloyd Wright and Paul Tay also designed houses here, and Paul R. Williams designed Whaley's own home. Mid-century modern is the signature, mixed with large traditional and ranch houses.
It's quiet. Recreation Park's golf, tennis center and lawns are on the west side, and Cal State Long Beach and its theaters are across Bellflower. For shopping you drive to Los Altos or the Traffic Circle, a few minutes away.
Park Estates isn't a city historic district, so there's no Certificate of Appropriateness. But the HOA has CC&Rs by tract and an architectural review board that you must consult before any exterior change, which plays a similar role.
Live from the MLS
Park Estates compared with all of Long Beach.
A square foot in Park Estates costs 10% less than across Long Beach.
Park Estates$551
All of Long Beach$610
Listings in Park Estates have been on the market 8 days longer than across Long Beach.
What’s for sale
86% of the homes for sale in Park Estates are condos.
- Condo86%6 homes
- Single-family14%1 home
Homes for sale in Park Estates are 48% smaller than across Long Beach.
Park Estates597 sq ft
All of Long Beach1,156 sq ft
Each card sets the median in Park Estates against all of Long Beach. The arrow on a card lists every Long Beach neighborhood we cover. Asking prices for homes on the market right now inside each mapped area, not sale prices. Updated October 3, 2026, 7:00 PM PT
Homes for sale in Park Estates
7 active listings in the mapped area
$1,467,000
Single-Family3 bd2 ba1,536 sqft
1611 N Greenbrier
$529,000
Condo2 bd2 ba960 sqft
1401 N Greenbrier Road 202
$329,000
Condo1 bd1 ba597 sqft
5585 E Pacific Coast HWY 234
$325,000
Condo1 bd1 ba597 sqft
5585 E Pacific Coast Highway Unit 261
$310,000
Condo1 bd1 ba597 sqft
5585 E Pacific Coast Highway #214
$260,000
Condo1 ba418 sqft
5585 E Pacific Coast 230
$459,000
Condo1 bd1 ba790 sqft
5300 E Atherton Street 2F
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Where to eat, shop, and explore in Park Estates
The restaurants, cafes, shops, parks, and landmarks that give Park Estates its everyday character, most within a short walk.
10 places
Pick one and I’ll show you where it is.
Park20 min walk
A 210.9-acre city park on the neighborhood's west side, with an 18-hole and a 9-hole golf course, the Billie Jean King Tennis Center, lawn bowling greens from 1929 and a 1920s bandshell that's a city landmark.
Park10 min walk
A neighborhood park on the north edge, with an art-and-music themed playground built in 2018.
Landmark · Nearby15 min walk
A 1,054-seat theater on the CSULB campus, opened in 1994 and named for Richard and Karen Carpenter; Musical Theatre West has staged shows here since 1997.
Park · Nearby10 min walk
A 1.3-acre Japanese garden with a koi pond on the CSULB campus, dedicated in 1981. Visits are free but need a reservation, and it's closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Restaurant5 min walk
A casual Mexican grill at 5530 East Atherton Street, the closest quick lunch to most of the neighborhood.
Recreation · Nearby20 min walk
A 3,238-seat ballpark in Recreation Park, opened in 1958. Long Beach State's Dirtbags play here, and since 2026 so does the Long Beach Coast of the Pioneer League.
Landmark · Nearby15 min walk
The blue, 190-foot pyramid arena at Cal State Long Beach, across Bellflower Boulevard. Long known as the Walter Pyramid, it was renamed the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in November 2025 and hosts Long Beach State basketball and volleyball.
Landmark · Nearby25 min walk
A historic ranch on Bixby Hill, with an adobe from the early 1800s, barns and gardens on 7.4 acres. It's on the National Register and tells the story of the Bixby ranch land east Long Beach grew from.
Restaurant · Nearby15 min walk
The Los Altos branch of Hof's Hut, the coffee-shop chain Harold Hofman started in Belmont Shore in 1951. People come for the pies.
Landmark · Nearby15 min walk
The contemporary art museum on the CSULB campus; check its hours before you go.
Lloyd Whaley's 1948 plan on Bixby ranch land
The association required sloped roofs, even on a Neutra.
The land was part of Rancho Los Alamitos, the Bixby family's ranch, whose adobe and barns still stand about a mile east on Bixby Hill. After World War II, as east Long Beach filled with tract houses, Lloyd Whaley began Park Estates in 1948 with estate-size lots meant for custom homes instead of repeated floor plans.
Owners hired serious architects. Neutra's Hafley House, built in 1951 for a General Motors executive, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and it shows how the neighborhood rules shaped the houses: the association required a sloped roof, so Neutra, known for flat roofs, gave it a pitched roof of cedar shingles. Next door he built the Moore House for portrait painter Bethuel Moore as the other half of a 'double house.' Lautner's Alexander House went up the same year, and Whaley's own house was designed by Paul R. Williams.
Cal State Long Beach grew up next door. Edward Killingsworth ran the master plan for the Cal State Long Beach campus for more than 40 years starting in 1962, and the Walter Pyramid, now the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid, rose across Bellflower in the 1990s.
- Developed by Lloyd Whaley from 1948 on former Rancho Los Alamitos land
- Neutra's 1951 Hafley House is on the National Register
- Houses by Neutra, Lautner, Wing, Lloyd Wright, Paul Tay and Paul R. Williams
A catalog of postwar design
Architect-designed modern houses next to large traditional homes, all on generous lots.
Collectors and design buyers come for the mid-century houses: post-and-beam construction, walls of glass, clerestory windows and indoor-outdoor living on lots big enough that the houses don't crowd each other. The Hafley House's shingled roof is a reminder that even the modern houses here were built under neighborhood rules.
It isn't all modern. Large traditional and ranch houses fill many blocks, keeping the scale big and the streets green.
Houses rarely come up. In September 2026, only one house was listed inside our Park Estates map, asking about $1.47 million, while five 1970s condos on the edges, along Pacific Coast Highway and Atherton Street, asked about $260,000 to $459,000.
- Custom mid-century houses by nationally known architects
- Large traditional and ranch houses on big lots
- One house listed in September 2026; edge condos from about $260K
HOA rules and the upkeep on a mid-century house
What to check before buying an architect-designed house here.
Get the CC&Rs for the house's own tract. The Park Estates Homeowners Association reviews exterior changes through its architectural review board, which meets monthly, and removing any tree over 12 feet needs HOA approval. City permits apply on top of that. If you keep what the architect intended, you usually keep the value too.
Mid-century houses have their own maintenance: flat or low-slope roofs, single-pane glass walls, radiant slab heating and original systems can need specialized work. Get inspections that account for the era and style, and use contractors who know modern houses.
A big lot means more yard to keep up. Near Cal State Long Beach, expect traffic on game and event nights. Ask the HOA for its current dues, and look up the LBUSD school assignment for the address.
- Exterior changes go through the HOA's architectural review board
- Plan for mid-century maintenance: roofs, glass and original systems
- Expect CSULB traffic on game and event nights
How the Park Estates market works
A small, design-driven market with very few listings.
Demand comes from move-up buyers who want a larger house and lot, and from buyers who specifically want an architect-designed mid-century house, a pool of people well beyond Long Beach. With so few houses coming up, a well-kept significant house can draw knowledgeable competition.
What sets the price: the architect and design, the size and quality of the house and lot, how well it's been preserved or sympathetically updated, and the street. The single house listed in September 2026 asked about $1.47 million, which says little about the range; a Neutra and a traditional ranch are different products.
Close to the park and the campus
You'll drive for errands and walk to the park.
Errands mean the car. Recreation Park is on the west side for walks, golf and tennis, and Cal State Long Beach is to the east. Shopping and dining are a short drive away in Los Altos, at the Traffic Circle and along 7th Street and Pacific Coast Highway.
For the region, 7th Street, Bellflower Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway lead to the 405 and 605. Downtown Long Beach and the beach at Belmont Shore are a short drive southwest.
More Park Estates facts
- 1948–1960sHome build eraMid-century and traditional
- 2Neutra housesA 1951 pair on La Pasada Street
- 12 ftTree ruleTaller trees need HOA approval to remove
- 210.9 acresRecreation ParkTwo golf courses next door
Rentals in Park Estates
5 active rentals in the mapped area
$4,800/mo
Single-Family2 bd2 ba1,630 sqft
5140 E Los Flores
$2,250/mo
Apartment2 bd1 ba800 sqft
5480 E Atherton 18
$2,300/mo
Condo1 bd1 ba597 sqft
5585 E Pacific Coast Highway
$1,750/mo
Condo1 ba418 sqft
5585 E Pacific Coast Highway 125
$2,600/mo
Apartment1 bd1 ba800 sqft
5290 E El Roble 1/2
Renting in Park Estates
Occasionally. It's mostly owner-occupied houses, so rentals are few; most rental listings are condos and apartments on the edges, with a house now and then.
Questions & answers
Yes, if you want space and real architecture on a quiet street. The houses are custom and postwar, on large curving lots, with Recreation Park on one side and Cal State Long Beach on the other. Expect very few listings, HOA review of exterior changes, and the upkeep a mid-century house needs.
Explore near Park Estates
1.4 mi awayBelmont HeightsCraftsman bungalows on the rise above Belmont Shore, with a local main street on BroadwayRead the guide ›1.8 mi awayBelmont ShoreSmall old houses around Second Street, a few minutes' walk from flat waterRead the guide ›1.9 mi awayNaplesThree canal islands in Alamitos Bay, built from 1905, and some of the priciest homes in Long BeachRead the guide ›2.2 mi awayBluff ParkA 1982 historic district of big pre-war houses on the ocean bluff, facing a 13-acre strip of lawn above the beachRead the guide ›2.3 mi awayThe PeninsulaA mile-long sandspit between the ocean and Alamitos Bay, where front doors open onto a 1920s boardwalk instead of a streetRead the guide ›2.9 mi awayAlamitos BeachOld apartment blocks east of Downtown, with Broadway through the middle and the sand at the end of the streetRead the guide ›
Where we check the facts
The facts in this guide (districts, zones, rules) come from the official records below. We re-check them before property tours.
- Park Estates Homeowners Associationparkestateshoa.comCC&Rs by tract, architectural review board, 12-foot tree rule
- Los Angeles Conservancy — Hafley Houselaconservancy.org1951 Neutra house, sloped-roof requirement, Moore House next door
- Wikipedia — Park Estates, Long Beachen.wikipedia.orgWhaley 1948; Paul R. Williams, Lautner, Wing, Lloyd Wright, Paul Tay
- Long Beach Post — Lautner's Alexander Houselbpost.comAlexander House, 1951
- City of Long Beach — Recreation Parklongbeach.gov210.9 acres, golf courses, tennis center, 1929 lawn bowling, landmark bandshell
- Wikipedia — Blair Fielden.wikipedia.orgopened 1958, 3,238 seats, Dirtbags, Long Beach Coast (2026)
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- Wikipedia — Carpenter Performing Arts Centeren.wikipedia.org1994, 1,054 seats, Musical Theatre West since 1997
- CSULB — Earl Burns Miller Japanese Gardencsulb.edufree reservations; closed Mondays and Tuesdays; dedicated 1981
- Wikipedia — LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramiden.wikipedia.orgrenamed November 2025; 190 feet tall
- Wikipedia — Rancho Los Alamitosen.wikipedia.orgBixby Hill, 7.4 acres, National Register 1981
- Wikipedia — Hof's Huten.wikipedia.orgfounded 1951 in Belmont Shore
- Wikipedia — Edward Killingsworthen.wikipedia.orgCSULB master plan from 1962
- Long Beach Unified School Districtlbschools.netSchool Finder for address-level assignments
- CRMLSgo.crmls.orgactive listings and asking prices, September 2026
Photo credits (5)
- Koi pond at the Cal State Long Beach Japanese Garden, across Bellflower from Park EstatesSergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- The old Moreton Bay fig at Rancho Los Alamitos, about a mile east of Park EstatesPhilipp Beckers, CC BY-SA 2.0
- A red Japanese maple over the waterfall in the Cal State Long Beach Japanese GardenSergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Richard Neutra's 1951 Hafley House on La Pasada Street in Park EstatesJerrye & Roy Klotz, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cyclists on the San Gabriel River Trail, a short ride east of Park EstatesSteve D, CC BY-SA 3.0