Cindy Shearin presents

A rare opportunity for Venice Canal ownership is available in the newest building on the border of Marina del Rey and Venice Beach. The sophisticated-modern 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhome in the sought after Latitude 33 development is not only a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean and famous Venice Beach, but this particular unit overlooks the peaceful Venice Canals. The beauty of living on the canals is unique, it is both trimmed with lush greenery, and one can travel by foot along a secluded pathway to the lively Abbot Kinney area for great restaurants and nightlife, as well as meander to nearby Mother’s Beach.  

Inside this hidden gem is a sleek luxury condominium built in 2012.  The home lives large with 1960 square feet and offers a spacious office that can easily convert to a third bedroom, an open living room area, and a charming landscaped patio with a west facing view just off the canal, notably one of the three largest private verandas in the community.    

The living floor features a large modern eat-in kitchen with a wrap-around bar, Thermador and Bosch appliances, a wine refrigerator, and Ceasarstone countertops trimmed with minimalistic horizontal tiles.  This open space includes a sizable dining area for hosting fabulous dinner parties.  Adjacent is the aforementioned living room with a fireplace flanked by modern built-in cabinets, and a cozy reading area that is filled with natural light compliments to the massive picture windows here and throughout the entire property.  Large gallery walls provide the perfect place for displaying one’s art collection.  Meanwhile, the ensuite bedrooms are generous in size and the Master contains a large walk-in closet with nice built-ins.  

The home has been meticulously maintained, even the garage appears brand new.  The large epoxy coated private two-car garage, a rarity in the Marina or Venice, includes custom storage cabinets, and a 240 kWh Tesla connection.  Other amenities in the residence are surround-sound speakers throughout, Ring security and camera, and a mix of hardwood and tile floors.  

The Latitude 33 Beach Collection maintains the cache’ of a Marina del Rey address, and while bordering Venice, owners enjoy the benefits of being walking distance to shopping, dining, the beach, and the marina.  There is also 24/7 on-site security and concierge service in the building as well as a private gym with state of the art equipment.  

A true hidden gem on the peaceful canals.

Address: Latitude 33 @ 310 Washington Blvd #503, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Price: $1,649,000

For more information, please contact Cindy Shearin at 310-200-8318 or cindy@theshearingroup.com

Cindy Shearin is the exclusive agent representing the Manhattan Beach/Redondo Beach, California real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here

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Haute Residence:  What do you ask clients to not have displayed when showing their home for sale?

Cindy Shearin: It’s become fairly common knowledge to remove personal items like family photos and those adorable macaroni sculptures your kids make at school when you are preparing your home for market.  This is so the potential buyers can visualize themselves living in your home. Likewise, an overall decluttering of knickknack items, books, and papers are top of the list before your first showing. However, for the best return, a great agent will truly set the stage for buyers by actually ‘staging’ your home. The Shearin Group goes the extra mile in this department. We can rearrange furniture, repurpose your special pieces, and add little touches by selecting new accessories, throw pillows, and flowers to maximize space and flow all while making your home more updated and stylish. We can also organize one's space to be painted, complete or minor remodels, or we can completely remove existing furniture for a full professional staging in the latest trends to fit your home’s style.  We also stage the outdoor areas of one’s home because outdoor living is so important to South Bay residents.  

Staged properly, a home will bring top dollar when it is at it’s best.

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HR:  How did the second quarter of 2020 real estate perform in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach's market?

CS:  Our second quarter of 2020 has been a great success with multiple properties sold including a Hermosa Beach Strand property, a Manhattan Beach Hill Section home, and we have numerous homes currently in escrow now. We are also seeing rapid growth in our Interior Design & Development department with six custom builds currently under construction and several more on the horizon to start later this year.  We are so grateful for this growth as we love to help our clients create their dream homes.

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HR:  Is it currently a buyer or seller’s market in your market?

CS:  Right now, it is a seller’s market. In Manhattan Beach, we currently have a 1.9 month supply of inventory.  Likewise, we are seeing multiple offers on just about every home below the mid-price point in Manhattan Beach, which is presently $3.5-$4 million.

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HR:  What do you love about the housing market in your area?

CS:  The South Bay is a market that is perpetually hot making it a great area to represent. Manhattan Beach specifically was recently rated the #1 city in which to live in the USA by 24/7 Wall Street and for good reason.  Our year-round perfect weather, gorgeous beaches, great schools, fun downtown area & pier, plus the village-like shopping area which is full of great boutiques and some of the best restaurants in LA County.  

Being an agent in the South Bay for the past thirty years has earned me the title as a ‘generational agent’.   I have developed many relationships with clients who purchased with me multiple times, and now their children and often their grandchildren also work with me.  The South Bay is a community where families desire to ultimately make home.  Multi-generations will settle here together in this special place and tend to move around the South Bay vs. relocating.  Over the years, I have only had a short list of clients relocate to other states, with numerous ones relocating back to our area.  Likewise, many young adults will move to the East Coast for college and stay for a while, but eventually, they return.  

The South Bay is truly a multi-generational community and therefore has something for everyone.  

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Haute Residence: How has your design and development business fared during the uncertain start of 2020?

Cindy Shearin: Naturally, everyone has been affected in some way. On the job sites, we experienced a temporary slowdown for a few weeks with social distancing for our workers and having to reinvent how we ran meetings with clients, etc. But, as restrictions ease, we’ve been able to get back to our usual fast pace.

HR: Have you seen growth in your custom Design and Development division despite the recent lockdowns in California?

CS: Yes, we have. In fact, we currently have six custom luxury developments across the South Bay. That number includes properties in the Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach Sand Sections, the Hill Section, Liberty Village, Manhattan Village, and the city of Rolling Hills, one of which is a spec build.

The properties we are developing are a mixed bag. Two of the properties are exterior transformations from the Mediterranean style to a more Coastal Modern aesthetic. We are achieving this by updating all the windows and doors, reconstructing the entries, and removing the old style stucco. Then we add the quintessential touches to complete the new look. We love helping clients reimagine their existing properties to their complete satisfaction.

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HR: Are you seeing any style trends in what your clients are asking for?

CS: The current properties we are developing are primarily what we call Soft Modern and Coastal Modern-meets-Plantation style. We do however have an Industrial-Modern in design for the home in Rolling Hills, and a Mediterranean in the Manhattan Beach Sand Section that we are converting to a Santa Barbara/Montecito style.

Though these requests were strong before COVID, we are seeing a continued demand to add a second master suite, mudroom, additional great rooms, and indoor/outdoor spaces to most homes. Now more than ever, clients are looking for a blended indoor/outdoor space and additional work/homework spaces that are highly functional for working and homeschooling. For the Sand Section, adding beach rooms and elevators are still on the rise.

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HR: What are your predictions for the last half of 2020 as far as growth in custom home design?

CS: For growth, we will finish the year strong with new projects on the horizon coupled with our recent inquiries which will begin late 2020 and wrap early 2021.

Regarding predictions for trends, we will remain current on interior design trends that meet the demands of the affluent Los Angeles Beach Cities and Palos Verdes clientele. While there may be a common thread in the marketplace for style, the clientele in our area desire to freshen things up and install some of the latest design styles and colors on a regular basis. For example, we have simple updates we make for clients each season and then install larger more complex projects bi-yearly to keep their stylish homes completely fresh.

For more information about The Shearin Group’s available properties, spec homes, and to inquire about Cindy’s luxury home Design and Development portfolio, please contact Cindy directly...you’ll get her on the phone. 310-200-8318

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Through the pathway of real estate, Cindy Shearin, Founder of The Shearin Group in Manhattan Beach, California, has fashioned an amazing career. During her 30 years in the South Bay market, Shearin’s position as an acclaimed Realtor, Developer, and Interior Designer has been achieved through a combination of skill and sheer determination and steadfastness in how she does business. These qualities have found Cindy great success, respect, and an unmatched store of knowledge.

In an exclusive interview with Haute Residence, Shearin takes us inside the world of being a ‘generational realtor’ and how she develops trust and life-long relationships.

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Trust is key in growing your client base in real estate.  How are some ways you have achieved this with your clients? 

To achieve success in the real estate business you must always have your client’s best interest at heart. I will recommend that my clients walk away from a contract or negotiation that does not adequately serve his or her needs. 

My reputation for putting my client first has earned me the moniker as the ‘generational realtor’; I have earned the trust of many men and women whom I have represented throughout their lives, from property to property, even into retirement. This natural process extends into my clients family members and close friends.  I am the ‘family’ realtor to many of my clients. As a result, after three decades, my network is immense.

You are well known for masterfully selling many of your properties ‘off-market’. How did you achieve this gifted ability, and what are some reasons why clients want to sell off-market?

This really circles back to my previous answer about winning a client's trust. Building such a massive network of clients, and selling to multiple generations in individual families adds to my success in being able to buy and sell properties off-market for clients. On numerous occasions over the years, I have sold the same home or income property multiple times. I am so grateful that clients for decades have put their trust in me, which is always earned.  I care about my clients and their well being is important to me.

Regarding the motivation for clients wanting to sell off-market, we have a lot of high-profile clients that simply don’t want droves of people walking through their homes on weekends during an Open House. They trust in my proven network and my diligence to work tirelessly to find them the right buyer without going to market.

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How are some ways you save your clients money?

My unique combination of skills provides numerous opportunities for me to save my clients money and also maximize their returns. I have four areas of expertise that I have developed through many years of experience and market study … Interior and Exterior Design, Real Estate Marketing, Ground-up Construction, and Real Estate Development and Financing. Each area has its own set of complexities that can be employed to maximize a client’s return, depending upon the unique characteristics of the situation.

One situation in which these skills can significantly affect cost is in preparing a home for sale. When I work with a new property/client, I practice a sort of ‘A to Z’ exercise where I assess and create a timeline of what is needed to come to market. My construction knowledge allows me to evaluate the cost versus return of any upgrades; my marketing background lets me assess the best marketing vehicles to employ, and my interior design knowledge assists me in effective staging decisions. Often, clients are advised to hire expensive staging companies to help prepare a home for market, but I can save my clients time and money by staging with the minimum amount of expenditure. We bring in some fresh new accessories/pieces and repurpose where needed to be most effective. Starting with eye-appealing existing home pieces and adding “the new” transforms a home from good to fabulous! 

Much like the staging process, I have an eye for evaluating the pros and cons that are key when a client is buying a home. Helping a buyer visualize a home's potential comes very natural to me, where others can easily overlook relatively simple design solutions. I have subs and contractors that are available to assist with small to large rehabs that can help a client see the potential in a contemplated purchase.

I have also sold homes that are under construction and negotiated with the builders to agree to allow my clients to make the final selections. It’s a win-win for all; and with my expertise, I can assist both parties in the completion process.

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You are known as a South Bay real estate expert.  How did you get this reputation?  

Being a South Bay real estate expert is comprehensive. Living here, and practicing real estate for 30 years, I know the ins-and-outs of the South Bay. I raised my family in the South Bay and know the school system, youth organizations and opportunities, and sports platforms.  I also appreciate the unique characteristics of each of the South Bay communities. In addition, I have spent years acquiring the micro-information about each individual neighborhood, from block to block. No algorithm could ever pick up this type of tangible and value-influencing knowledge.  

The Shearin Group continues to be ranked in the Top 1% of Realtors in the nation, while I locally was ranked #2 in transactions for the past several years through the parent firm Strand Hill Christie’s International. Through Christie’s, our global reach is vast, with representation in 47 countries and across 1350 offices around the world.  

My firm, The Shearin Group, not only has a powerful affiliate network, but also generates staggering numbers on social media. We are proud to be the exclusive South Bay real estate firm for mega social platforms Haute Residence, Haute Living, The Fourhundred, and Luxury Realtor. Through these affiliate platforms, we boost monthly viewership and exposure to upwards of Three Million Viewers/Subscribers, providing an outstanding reach on social media.

We design the most effective marketing programs for all the homes we represent, including, but not limited to, very effective marketing methods uniquely available to The Shearin Group. We are known for creating a big push in advertising via print and online in the appropriate platforms for the type of property we are marketing. 

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