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Playa Vista is the Westside's newest master-planned neighborhood, built since the early 2000s on the land where Hughes Aircraft built the Spruce Goose. It is part of the City of Los Angeles, but it runs more like a planned community, with a master association, building-level associations and Mello-Roos special taxes on many tax bills.
Gary Jacobs adds those costs up for buyers before comparing a Playa Vista condo with an older house a mile away.
Long before the condos, this was wetland at the edge of the Ballona marsh, and the Tongva village of Guashna stood nearby. Hughes Aircraft had its headquarters here from 1941 to 1985, and the Spruce Goose came out of its giant wooden hangar. Turning the site into housing took years of fights over the Ballona Wetlands, the discovery of methane seeps, and the careful reburial in 2008 of about 1,000 Native American remains found during construction. The city required methane mitigation, including membranes, vents and alarms, under the buildings.
The result is a neighborhood with almost no older housing stock: condos, lofts and townhomes, plus a smaller number of detached homes, mostly built from the early 2000s into the 2010s. Parks are spread through the plan, Bluff Creek runs down toward the wetlands, and the Runway's shops and restaurants act as the town center. Employers moved in along with residents, from Electronic Arts and ICANN to the Google offices in the old Spruce Goose hangar, which put Playa Vista at the center of what people call Silicon Beach. Buyers often compare it with Culver City, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey and Westchester, trading a smaller yard or no yard for newer construction, a predictable layout and a short walk to work.
Market Snapshot
Live MLS numbers for Playa Vista, refreshed every night. The Free Market Report box lower on the page uses the same figures.
Homes, townhomes and condos (no rentals) from the MLS. These numbers refresh every night as listings go active, pending or sold. Last updated Oct 29, 2026 at 11:52 pm.
Absorption rate shows how fast homes are selling. It takes the homes for sale today and divides them by the number of homes that sold per month over the last 12 months.
The answer is how many months it would take to sell every home on the market if no new listings came up. Under about 4 months usually means a seller’s market, 4 to 6 months is balanced, and over 6 months favors buyers.
Right now about 22% of the homes for sale in Playa Vista are selling each month.
See the full Playa Vista market report →
Based on 106 sales in the last 12 months. Charts cover the last 8 full quarters. Source: CSMAR MLS and its data-share MLSs. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
No. Playa Vista is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles in ZIP 90094, served by LAPD, LAFD and LAUSD. Culver City, which is a separate city with its own school district, is close by, but Playa Vista is not part of it. As a City of LA neighborhood, Measure ULA applies to sales above the threshold.
Most owners pay at least two association assessments: one to the community-wide master association for parks, landscaping and shared amenities, and one to the sub-association for their building or neighborhood. Many parcels also carry special taxes from a City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District (Mello-Roos), which appear on the property tax bill. Ask for both HOA budgets and the most recent tax bill so you can compare the full monthly cost with homes outside Playa Vista.
Methane seeps were found around 2000, and the city required gas mitigation systems under Playa Vista's buildings, including protective membranes, venting and alarms. Residents and officials have disagreed over the years about how much risk remains. Read the disclosures, ask the HOA how its system is monitored and maintained, and include it in your inspection questions.
Playa Vista is in LAUSD. Playa Vista Elementary opened in 2012 with a science and technology focus and a partnership with Loyola Marymount University. Middle and high school assignment depends on the address, so check LAUSD's school locator, and look at nearby magnet and charter options, which require applications.
The City of LA's Rent Stabilization Ordinance generally does not, because Playa Vista's buildings were first occupied long after its October 1978 cutoff. The state rent cap under AB 1482 may apply to some rentals, though it exempts housing less than 15 years old and many individually owned condos and houses when the proper notice is given to the tenant. If you plan to rent out a unit, also check the HOA's leasing rules.
The first phase of homes filled in during the 2000s. The area around the Runway and the newer residential blocks came later, mostly in the 2010s. Buildings from the first phase are now old enough that reserve studies, roof and plumbing schedules and any special assessments deserve a close look. Newer buildings may have higher dues but fewer near-term repairs.
Jefferson Boulevard, Lincoln Boulevard and Centinela Avenue carry most traffic, the 90 and 405 freeways are a short drive, and LAX is close. The Ballona Creek bike path runs west to the beach and east toward Culver City. Many residents work in Playa Vista or nearby Silicon Beach offices, which is part of the draw.
Gary Jacobs can pull recent Playa Vista sales along with HOA dues and Mello-Roos for each, so you can compare true monthly costs with Mar Vista, Culver City and Marina del Rey. He can also flag buildings with upcoming assessments or reserve shortfalls.
The newest Playa Vista listings, straight from the MLS.
Active$1,195,00013044 Pacific, 414
Active$584,00013200 Pacific Promenade, 217
Active$749,00013045 Pacific Promenade, 303
Active$1,125,00013045 Pacific, 110
Active$2,250,00013173 Pacific Promenade, 202
Active$1,350,00013044 Pacific Promenade, 408
Active$999,00013045 Pacific Promenade, 314
Active$1,325,00013031 Villosa, 422
Active$3,849,00012680 Millennium DriveFree Market Report
Everything in the snapshot above, in far more detail: month-by-month prices, what sells at each price point, neighborhood-by-neighborhood numbers and who lives here. Homeowners also see recent sales of homes like theirs.
Homes for sale and closed sales (no rentals) from the MLS — CSMAR and its data-share MLSs. Updated Oct 29, 2026.
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Public and private schools that serve Playa Vista. Assignments go by exact address, so confirm with the district before you buy.
School assignments follow the street address, and districts adjust boundaries and offer transfers, so confirm the schools for a specific home with the district before you rely on them. Ratings and test scores open on GreatSchools.
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