Bluff Heights

It's the place where Craftsman aficionados come to crow and residents give their cars a rest to walk to shops, restaurants and the beach. Welcome to Bluff Heights, a neighborhood of about 800 homes in Long Beach just blocks from the beach bike path and the Long Beach Museum of Art.

The neighborhood, inland one mile from coastal Belmont Shore, has become a magnet for home buyers who love Craftsman houses, no matter how small. The homes measure from 900 square feet to 2,000 square feet, with most about 1,200 square feet.

The neighborhood was conceived as a modest area that made the dream of homeownership possible. Homes were designed for another time, when people had fewer clothes and more formal eating arrangements. The houses originally had two bedrooms with small closets, one bathroom and a formal dining room.

Bluff Heights was planned by John Bixby along the Pacific Electric Line at the turn of the century in an area that was more farmland than town. The big housing boom for Bluff Heights occurred between 1912 and the 1920s.

A home survey completed in November showed 588 of the 754 homes in Bluff Heights qualified as historical contributing homes. An active homeowner association successfully sought historic designation for the neighborhood. The designation means new home construction, including remodeling and renovation, even exterior painting, must undergo thorough review.

Bluff Heights is more expensive than Rose Park to the north, but less pricey than Belmont Heights to the east, with larger homes and better access to the shore.

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