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Important Torrance and South Bay Phone Numbers

We hope that the following list will help steer you in the right direction if you need services in the City of Torrance or surrounding South Bay cities.

UTILITIES MANHATTAN BEACH
AT&T. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844.827.7057		 CITYMB.INFO
Cox Cable. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 310.377.1800		 City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.802.5050
Time Warner Cable . .
. . . . . . . . . 888.892.2253		 Chamber of Commerce. . . . . . . 310.545.5313
Verizon (phone). . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 800.483.3000		 Fire Deparment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.802.5200
Verizon Fios. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 888.553.1555		 Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . 310.802.5100
So. Cal. Edison. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 800.655.4555		 Waste Management. . . . . . . . . . 310.830.7100
So. Cal. Gas Co.. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 800.427.2200		 Manhattan Water/Trash. . . . . . . 310.802.5559
Ca. Water Service Co..
. . . . . . . . 310.257.1400		 Animal Aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.802.5159
USPS. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.275.8777
REDONDO BEACH
LEGAL REDONDO.ORG
Consumer Affairs. . .
. . . . . . . . . . 888.878.3256		 City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.372.1171
US IRS. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.829.1040		 Chamber of Commerce. . . . . . . 310.376.6911
LA Teasurer/Tax Collector.
. . . . 213.974.2111		 Fire Deparment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.318.0663
LA Tax Assessors Office.
. . . . . . 213.974.3211		 Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . 310.379.2477
LA Tax appeals Board.
. . . . . . . . 213.974.1471		 City of El Segundo Water. . . . . . 310.414.0183
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
CI.ROLLING-HILLS-ESTATES.CA.US
EL SEGUNDO City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.377.1577
ELSEGUNDO.ORG Chamber of Commerce. . . . . . . 310.377.8111
City Hall. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.524.2300		 Fire Deparment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.377.9523
Chamber of Commerce. .
. . . . . 310.322.1220		 Sheriff’s Department. . . . . . . . . 310.539.1661
Fire Deparment. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 310.524.2269		 Tennis Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.541.5485
Police Department. . .
. . . . . . . . 310.524.2200
Consolidated Disposal
. . . . . . . . 800.299.4898		 PALOS VERDES ESTATES
City of El Segundo Water.
. . . . . 310.414.0183		 PVESTATES.ORG
City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.378.0383
HAWTHORNE Chamber of Commerce. . . . . . . 310.377.8111
CITYOFHAWTHORNE.ORG Fire Deparment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.373.6539
City Hall. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.349.2900		 Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . 310.378.4211
Chamber of Commerce. .
. . . . . 310.676.1163		 Athens Services (Trash) . . . . . . 888.336.6100
Fire Deparment. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 310.970.7972		 Art Jury Homes Assoc.. . . . . . . 310.373.6721
Police Department. . .
. . . . . . . . 310.349.2810		 Post Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.541.0624
HC Waste Management. .
. . . . . 800.906.7428
Golden State Waste Co..
. . . . . . 800.999.4033		 RANCHO PALOS VERDES
RPVCA.GOV
HERMOSA BEACH City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.377.0360
HERMOSABCH.ORG Chamber of Commerce. . . . . . . 310.377.8111
City Hall. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.318.0239		 Fire Deparment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.831.4624
Chamber of Commerce. .
. . . . . 310.376.0951		 Sheriff’s Department. . . . . . . . . 310.539.1661
Fire Deparment. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 310.376.2479		 Parks and Recreation. . . . . . . . . 310.544.5260
Police Department. . .
. . . . . . . . 310.318.0360
Athens Services (Trash)
. . . . . . 888.336.6100		 TORRANCE
Post Office. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.379.4242		 TORRANCECA.GOV
City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.328.5310
LOMITA Chamber of Commerce. . . . . . . 310.540.5858
LOMITA.COM Fire Deparment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.781.7000
City Hall. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.325.7100		 Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . 310.328.3456
Chamber of Commerce. .
. . . . . 310.326.6378		 Torrance Trash Dept.. . . . . . . . . 310.781.6900
Fire Deparment. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 310.638.6121		 Torrance Water Dept.. . . . . . . . . 855.354.5623
Sheriff’s Deptartment.
. . . . . . . . 310.539.1661		 Parks and Recreation. . . . . . . . . 310.618.2930
Cal-Met Trash Co.. . .
. . . . . . . . . 310.212.3596
Main Post Office. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 310.326.8280
LONG BEACH
LONGBEACH.GOV
City Hall. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562.570.6555
Chamber of Commerce. .
. . . . . 562.436.1251
Fire Department. . . .
. . . . . . . . . 562.591.7631
Airport. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562.570.2600
Police Department. . .
. . . . . . . . 562.435.6711
in Torrance Real Estate Posted by Keith Kyle

Torrance Foreclosures Continue to Dwindle

By Keith KyleForeclosure-sign

Torrace continues to see a decline in distressed home sales with only 5 actve short sales and no current bank owned homes or REO listings.  With property values continuing to rise and now that we’re beyond peak prices, the ability for distressed homeowners to sell for a profit (or not at a loss) has limited the foreclosure market to a trickle.  View the current distressed home sales in Torrance CA.  Contact realtor and Torrance specialist Keith Kyle for information on the market or any of the homes below.  To see foreclosures in other South Bay cities, visit our South Bay and Beach cities foreclosures page.

MLS Type   Address Type  Price  Bed/Bath Year
 Sq Ft
SB14227234 SFR/D 22925 Alexandria AV SPAY  $ 360,000 3/1,0,0,0 1955/ASR 867/A
PV15199285 CONDO/A 3120 Sepulveda BL #211 FOR, NOD, SPAY  $ 299,000 2/2,0,0,0 2002/EST 727/E
SR15258736 TWNHS/A 4325 W 182nd ST #18 SPAY  $ 449,999 2/2,0,1,0 1980/ASR 1398/A
15933447 TWNHS 18239 VAN NESS AV #301 SPAY  $ 414,000 3/1,1,1,0 1964 1321
SB15017245 SFR/D 1951 W 235th ST SPAY  $ 620,000 3/1,1,0,0 1964/ASR 1575/A
in Homes for Sale, Short Sales and Foreclosures, Torrance Real Estate, Torrance Realtors Posted by Keith Kyle
Torrance open houses

Torrance CA Home Prices Continue to Rise in December

By Keith KyleTorrance open houses

The December numbers are in and if there was any thought that the real estate market in Torrance was slowing down or leveling the numbers certainly say otherwise.

The average home price in Torrance for the homes that closed escrow during December was $620,851* with a median price of $619,000*.  Those are big numbers that still shows no sign of slowing or reversing.   See the chart below for the December home sales numbers for Torrance and the South Bay for December of 2015.

*Based on MLS sales only.  Does not include off market sales information

City # of Homes Sold December 2015 Median December 2014 Median Yearover Year % Change
Carson 73 $360,000 $365,000 -1.4%
El Segundo real estate 10 $949,000 $735,000 20.2
Gardena 41 $420,000 $385,000 9.1%
Harbor City 15 $483,000 $467,000 9.1%
Hawthorne real estate 35 $508,500 $667,750 -23.8%
Hermosa Beach 24 $1,475,000 $1,360,000 8.5%
Lawndale real estate 13 $420,000 $415,000 1.2%
Lomita 16 $520,000 $490,000 6.1%
Long Beach 339 $456,000 $395,000 15.4%
Manhattan Beach real estate 34 $2,184,000 $1,689,000 29.3%
Marina Del Rey 31 $905,000 $759,000 19.2%
Palos Verdes Estates 29 $1,456,000 $1,150,000 26.7%
Playa Del Rey 17 $605,000 $482,000 25.5%
Rancho Palos Verdes 48 $1,170,000 $1,135,000 3.1%
Redondo Beach homes 89 $836,250 $770,000 7.3%
San Pedro 72 $517,500 $492,000 5.2%
Torrance 122 $619,000 $562,000 10.1%
Westchester 34 $951,000 $807,500 17.8%
in Home Prices, Homes for Sale, Torrance Real Estate, Torrance Realtors Posted by Keith Kyle
Keith Kyle home sales

See the Homes That We Have Sold in Southern California

By Keith Kyle

We are so fortunate to have worked with so many wonderful people and in such a great area.  It just doesn’t get much better.  See the map below to view all of our local home sales. Although we’ve sold more homes in Torrance and Redondo, we have been lucky enough to sell throughout the area, from Santa Monica to Huntington Beach. Many of these were first time buyers and are now happy homeowners. The red marks are home sales in which I represented the buyer, the orange marks represent homes that I listed, and the blue marks represent homes in which I represented both buyers and sellers.  Click on the marks to see pictures of the various homes and properties.

You can also see the interactive map of our South Bay home sales on Google.

Keith Kyle home sales

in First Time Buyers, Homes for Sale, Listing Agents, South Bay Brokers, Torrance Real Estate, Torrance Realtors Posted by Keith Kyle
Village Court 55+ senior condos in Torrance

Torrance Home Spotlight – 55+ Living at Village Court 21345 Hawthorne

By Keith Kyle21345_Hawthorne_Blvd_Village Court Spa

Located in the fantastic Torrance neighborhood of Southwood, Village Court is definitely not what often comes to mind when you think of 55+ senior living.  Village Court was built in 2005 by Anastasi Developement and original prices ranged from the lower to mid $500s for a one bedroom all the way up to over $850,000 for the largest of the 3 bedrooms.  There are several Village Court floorplans ranging from one bedroom units with 716 square feet, 1 Torrance 55+ Condosbedroom with a den, 2 bedroom as well as the rare 3 bedroom units with approximately 1300 square feet.

See the current homes for sale in Village Court 21345 Hawthorne Blvd.

All floorplans have a nice and open layout with a spacious corner kitchen, featuring hardwood floors, granite countertops and stainless appliances, open to the living room.  Each home offers a deck or patio and face either the exterior side of the building or the interior social area with views of the BBQ areas, sitting areas, pool and spa.Village Court Bedroom

With resort style amenities Village Court offers a beautiful pool and spa deck with fireplaces and firepits, sitting “lounge” areas, outdoor dining tables, exercise room, library area and clubhouse.

in 55+ Homes, Southwood, Torrance Real Estate Posted by Keith Kyle
West Torrance real estate map

Neighborhood Spotlight – Charming West Torrance

Welcome to the charming neighborhood of west TorranceTorrance homes for sale

Sitting just east of Redondo Beach and little further than a mile from the beach, West Torrance is a fantastic community with tree lined streets, award winning neighborhood schools that are often within walking distance, loads of great parks and all just a short drive to the beach.  Bordered by 190th to the north it enjoys mild coastal weather, proximity to shopping and dining, and has a wonderful community feel.

See the current homes for sale in West Torrance 90503

The homes in the area are generally 3 bedroom 1200 feet single family homes that are remodeled or updated and built in the 1940’s and 50s.  Unlike some of the nearby communities such as Manhattan and Hermosa Beach in which “mansionization” has become a big problem, west Torrance still retains much of it’s original charm and feel with the majority of the homes being appropriately sized for the lots.  Lot sizes range from around 5000 feet to larger 8000+ foot lots and all are highly sought after.  Prices have skyrocketed in the past several years with smaller 3 bed/1 bath homes nearing the low $1,100,00,000 with updated and expanded (many of the homes added a living room and bath in the distant past giving many homes square footage ranging between 1400 and 1700 feet) homes selling in the lower to mid $1,600,000s and newer construction nearing $2,000,000.

West Torrance real estate map

The many appealing factors to west Torrance are the numerous parks including Entradero, La Romeria, Sunnyglen and Victor, the fantastic schools of the Torrance Unified system including Lynn Middle School, Towers and Victor Elementary and West Torrance High School.  West High was even named to the Newsweek 500 top public high schools in the country.

in Home Prices, Homes for Sale, Real Estate Trends, Torrance Real Estate, West Torrance Posted by Keith Kyle