Pacific Palisades: A $6.5M Sale Adds Another Key Market Comp
A renovated Marquez Knolls home sold for $6.5 million ($1,857/SF), giving owners, builders, and buyers another comp for what Pacific Palisades homes are worth today.
At a glance
closed Jun 26, 2026
initial ask
6.5% below ask
3,500 SF building
0.34 acres, LARE15
renovated by Costa Projects 2024-2026
Nov 18, 2024
before reno costs and carry
Nov 2024 to Jun 2026
Measure ULA, seller-side
single-level contemporary
2 covered garage, 4 open
What matters
- Another Premium Market Comp. This substantially renovated Marquez Knolls home closed at $6.5 million ($1,857/SF), giving owners, builders, lenders, and buyers another comp for premium finished product.
- Buyers Pay a Premium for Views. This is not just a renovated house comp. It is a view comp.
- Buyers Are Still There. Despite the headlines surrounding Pacific Palisades, buyers are still writing big checks for the right property. The market may be watching slowly, but demand is still showing up in the comps.
- Ignore the Noise. Watch the Comps. Everyone has an opinion about where Pacific Palisades is headed. Actual sales matter more. Every closing tells me what buyers are willing to pay today.
What an Operator Sees
The story isn't that a home sold for $6.5 million. The story is that another buyer stepped up and paid market value in Pacific Palisades.
There's been no shortage of opinions about where the Palisades market is headed. I prefer to follow the comps. Every quality sale reduces uncertainty and gives owners, builders, lenders, and buyers another real benchmark for what the market is willing to pay.
If you're rebuilding, don't underwrite your project based on hope. Underwrite it based on actual transactions. One sale doesn't define the market—but dozens of sales do. That's why I track every meaningful sale. The data tells the story long before the headlines catch up.
I track every Pacific Palisades sale in Los Angeles so you don't have to.
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Appeared in the July 3, 2026 edition of The Tape.