North of Wilshire

The Santa Monica neighborhood north of Wilshire Blvd is architecturally diverse and extremely desirable. This upscale area is popular with upper-end buyers wanting to live in an area close to the beach as well as in an area with a community feel. Homes run the gamut from immaculate Craftsman bungalows and Spanish fourplexes to the framed Gehry house, a deconstructivist prize that sits at the corner of Washington and 22nd.

 

The North of Wilshire neighborhood is home to Montana Avenue, one of the most fabulous shopping streets in Santa Monica. On Montana, you’ll find a coffee house for every taste, including three Starbucks, a Pete’s, and a Café Luxxe.

 

Montana houses a variety of designer clothing boutiques, a Santa Monica Library branch, and several unique retail shops and galleries. Families living in the North of Wilshire neighborhood send their children to sought-after Lincoln Middle School, which is on 14th.