Eastside Costa Mesa

About The Eastside Costa Mesa Area

Eastside Costa Mesa is the broad name for the area that is the entire area that sits on the southeastern side of the 55 Freeway of Costa Mesa real estate.  This is the most often sought out areas of the city while people are looking for homes,and it contains some of the largest lots and priciest homes that the city has to offer.  It is generally the most expensive part of Costa Mesa real estate, mostly because of this areas’ proximity to Newport beach, it’s quality public schools, it’s hop skip and a jump away from the beach (2-3 miles) and Newport harbor, and it’s old town charm that can be found down 17th street.

Wow Factor

It is still very much a neighborhood in flux. The neighborhood was originally settled by farmers and retired World War II veterans who built modest cottages on large plots of land.  Many of the small quaint cottages still exist, but over time those large plots and modest homes have given way to planned developments and quite a few mansion-style homes on smaller lots.  There is constantly the push/pull between the impeccably dressed ranch style home immediately next door to a fixer/tear-down type of home, and Eastside Costa Mesa enjoys that eclecticism.  That can certainly be part of the equation here too – without homeowners association to govern most parts of Eastside Costa Mesa, you can definitely paint your home pink if you want to :) .

Currently

The Eastside Costa Mesa area currently has more than 2,000 residences, from medium-density condominiums to sprawling ranch-style houses. Because of the large lots, many developers rebuilt with multi-unit dwellings where single homes once stood creating PUDs (planned urban development) that have many homes built upon larger lots. The city enacted a policy to curb that trend in the mid 2000s, stipulating that a home cannot be built on lots less than 6,000 square feet in size.

Lots of people love the charm of many of the beautiful ranch style homes in Eastside Costa Mesa

Location


The official location for Costa Mesa real estate is the area that borders the general area to the south and east of the 55 Freeway to the top of Newport Beach.

Businesses and Convenience of Eastside Costa Mesa

Right smack dab in the middle of Eastside Costa Mesa is 17th Street, which has some of the best local shopping that the local area has to offer.  Shops like Nothing Bundt Cakes, Fleur De Lys, Plums Cafe, and many others.  Of course right next door is Hoag Hospital (officially in NB, but a stone’s throw away), Christopher Michael’s Chocolates, and one of my favorite ridiculously good restaurants called Eat Chow.

Parks

The Eastside has plenty of good parks, including the Harper Park which was named after one of the city’s founding fathers. Costa Mesa was originally called Harper, so I guess they had to name a park after the guy :) .  Tustin park is a very nice park, and of course the crown jewel on this side of town are the Back Bay hiking and jogging trails.  Officially, this area is called the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, and it is more than worth a Saturday morning adventure to walk through that beautiful area above the back bay.

Eastside Costa Mesa Tracts and Real Estate

The Eastside Costa Mesa area is comprised of many different builder tracts, but is commonly broken down into the following tracts, with deeper information available on each tract if hyperlinked:

 

Current Eastside Costa Mesa Homes for Sale

Showing properties 1 - 30 of 92. See more East Costa Mesa community real estate.
(all data current as of 2/22/2012)

  1. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,014 sq ft
    Year built: 2011
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 1
  2. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,800 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,354 sq ft
    Year built: 1947
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 2
  3. 2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,039 sq ft
    Lot size: 2,925 sq ft
    Year built: 1953
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 7
  4. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,300 sq ft
    Year built: 1991
    Parking spots: 7
    Days on market: 7
  5. 3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,448 sq ft
    Lot size: 2,464 sq ft
    Year built: 1966
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 9
  6. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 2,196 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,670 sq ft
    Year built: 1959
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 11
  7. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,638 sq ft
    Year built: 1989
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 12
  8. 2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,221 sq ft
    Lot size: 2,178 sq ft
    Year built: 1980
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 13
  9. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,655 sq ft
    Lot size: 1,716 sq ft
    Year built: 1979
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 14
  10. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,512 sq ft
    Year built: 2005
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 15
  11. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,546 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,180 sq ft
    Year built: 1960
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 15
  12. 3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,628 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,075 sq ft
    Year built: 1959
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 16
  13. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,615 sq ft
    Lot size: 5,400 sq ft
    Year built: 1962
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 16
  14. 4 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 2,404 sq ft
    Lot size: 5,152 sq ft
    Year built: 1988
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 16
  15. 3 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 2,711 sq ft
    Lot size: 3,549 sq ft
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 17
  16. 2 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,120 sq ft
    Year built: 1981
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 18
  17. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,573 sq ft
    Lot size: 1,765 sq ft
    Year built: 1965
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 20
  18. 3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,069 sq ft
    Lot size: 10,500 sq ft
    Year built: 1971
    Parking spots: 14
    Days on market: 22
  19. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 2,000 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,222 sq ft
    Year built: 1938
    Days on market: 23
  20. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,291 sq ft
    Lot size: 8,142 sq ft
    Year built: 1954
    Days on market: 23
  21. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 2,550 sq ft
    Lot size: 9,750 sq ft
    Year built: 1953
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 24
  22. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 1,748 sq ft
    Lot size: 9,375 sq ft
    Year built: 1924
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 24
  23. 5 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 2,449 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,595 sq ft
    Year built: 1962
    Days on market: 24
  24. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,516 sq ft
    Lot size: 8,387 sq ft
    Year built: 1962
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 24
  25. 7 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,067 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,201 sq ft
    Year built: 2009
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 27
  26. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,400 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,752 sq ft
    Year built: 1945
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 28
  27. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 1,440 sq ft
    Lot size: 8,065 sq ft
    Year built: 1965
    Days on market: 32
  28. 3 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 1,404 sq ft
    Year built: 1984
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 34
  29. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 2,100 sq ft
    Lot size: 4,232 sq ft
    Year built: 1997
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 35
  30. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,156 sq ft
    Lot size: 4,440 sq ft
    Year built: 1970
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 36

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