At the top of the market, homes continued to sell for millions of dollars, although at this level it was not as strong as the sellers’ market. In the list of the most expensive homes sold this year, nine of the 10 properties sold for less than the listing price.

No home sales have reached historic highs for the city in 2021, although the price to enter the top 10 has risen from $ 3.2 million to $ 3.75 million. If that sounds like a lot, know that in Los Angeles, the buy-in for the high-end in 2021 was $ 26 million.

In Long Beach, unsurprisingly, the more expensive homes all have a view of the water: Alamitos Bay, the canals of Naples or the shimmering blue of the Pacific Ocean. This year, homes around Country Club Drive, Park Estates, and Belmont Shore / Heights were closed, all areas that have sometimes slipped into the top 10 in recent years.

Here are the most expensive homes sold in Long Beach in 2021:

N ° 10: 6819 Ocean Blvd., $ 3,750,000, listed by Keith Muirhead. This old duplex has been converted into a single family home with six bedrooms and five bathrooms. It is on the bay side of the peninsula with a beautiful beach (and no sidewalk) in front of the house. If buyers find themselves overloaded, they can easily convert it back to a duplex to save some money.

N ° 9: 220 Rivo Alto Canal, $ 3,802,500, listed by Keith Muirhead. This is just one of the many great places in Naples, this four bed, four bath offers stunning views over Alamitos Bay and is protected from the inevitable by a new sea wall. It’s a hassle-free home for a boat owner with its own dock and direct access to open water; no bridges to navigate.

No. 8: 182 Rivo Alto Canal, $ 4.25 million, listed by Nancy Conger. This three story Italian house has been recently renovated with four new bathrooms, a new kitchen, new herringbone porcelain floors in the kitchen, nook and great room, while the bedrooms have marble floors. bamboo and wardrobes. The master suite is 564 square feet with access to a balcony.

No. 7: 5488 The Toledo, $ 4.3 million, listed by Joyce Rivière. Do I still say that these houses have a great location and a great view? No, let’s just state that they all do. This five bed, three bath home on the main channel of Alamitos Bay is fully glazed facing the bay, the peninsula, the Pacific and, on a good day, Catalina. It’s the only home in the top 10 that sold above its listing price of $ 3.9 million.

N ° 6 (tie): 7023 Seaside Walk, $ 4.4 million, listed by Shannon Jones. This striking three-story home at the tip of the peninsula, which ranked in the top 10 with closing on December 15, offers water views from almost every room. Its modern architecture gives it a clean and crisp exterior appearance with an airy interior. The house has easy vertical access with its two stairs and an elevator. It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and parking for five vehicles.

N ° 6 (tie): 5679 Corso Di Napoli, $ 4.4 million, listed by Spencer Snyder. This mid-modern Treasure Island house is a repeat in the top 10, ranking No.4 in 2018 when it sold for $ 4.3 million. The eye-catching Treasure Island home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms on a wraparound 3,486 square foot corner lot.

Number 4: 5601 Seaside Walk, $ 4.8 million, listed by Spencer Snyder. The second Seaside Walk residence on this year’s list, this five-bedroom, seven-bathroom Mediterranean mansion, as its address should tell you, is just yards from the beach on the Peninsula. The massive 5,697 square foot home features a main retreat with spectacular ocean views and a private balcony overlooking the Pacific.

No. 3: 5565 Naples Canal, $ 5.405 million, listed by Amy Conrad. OK, now we start talking about real money. The Mediterranean seems to have overtaken the Spanish Renaissance as a Euro-influenced style, as evidenced by this 5,000 square foot open water estate in Naples, with a 40 foot dock and views of the canal and bay. The home’s formal dining room mixes aged wood and travertine flooring leading to a stone fireplace. There is also a full size elevator to the second level, a three car garage with a workshop and a powder room.

No. 2: 20 Ocean Manor Place, $ 5.5 million, listed by Miguel Nunez. The former home of developer and perhaps over-enthusiastic Ferrari fan Tony Shooshani is a sprawling 6,000-square-foot beachfront property with private beach access in a gated enclave of just two homes. Each of its six bedrooms, as well as its large hall, offer an ocean view. An attached two bedroom guest house can be rented or used to accommodate relatives or friends.

No. 1: 6068 Lido Lane, $ 6.6 million, listed by Kimberley Robinson. Your best winner in 2021 is open water on Naples’ Gold Coast, Corso De Oro. Designed by renowned Long Beach architect Kollin Altomare, who has created ultra-luxurious hotels and residences across the country and around the world. The three story house has an elevator, three bedrooms, an office (or a fourth bedroom and five bathrooms. There is a fireplace on each floor. The residence is packed with features, with Stealth Acoustics invisible speakers, a Crestron smart home system, underfloor heating, two laundry rooms, central vacuum, a wine cellar and a spacious bar.