Venice & Marina del Rey:
the coastal mix
Venice is the City of LA; Marina del Rey is unincorporated county land with leasehold ownership. Very different rules, side by side.
I’m Matt Bissell
I live and work in the Valley and track Venice & Marina del Rey pocket by pocket. My planning background means I look at zoning, lot potential and where the neighborhood is headed — and I stay with you from the first tour through closing.
What’s on the market, and what just sold
Listings shown through the CRMLS public search. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. “ADU” and lot-size filters reflect listing data only, not legal status or what can be built.
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How Venice & Marina del Rey is zoned
The rules behind the streetscape. Tap any area to see its zone. Yellow is single-family, orange and brown are apartments and condos, red is commercial, green is open space.
This map covers only the City of Los Angeles part of the area. For the rest, see LA County GIS-NET (unincorporated areas incl. Marina del Rey) ↗. Zoning from the City of Los Angeles (data.lacity.org), shown for the approximate Venice & Marina del Rey area. Zones can include overlays and conditions (Q, T, D, HPOZ, specific plans) that this map doesn’t show. Always confirm a specific parcel in ZIMAS.
What Venice & Marina del Rey is like
Venice is a coastal neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles known for its canals, walk streets, the boardwalk and Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Lots are often small, and the housing mix runs from beach cottages to modern rebuilds and duplexes.
Marina del Rey, next door, is an unincorporated area run by Los Angeles County. Much of the land is county-owned and leased to developers, so many condos and apartments there are leasehold properties, which affects financing, fees and long-term value.
Know the micro-market
Venice Canals
Small-lot homes on the historic canals.
Walk streets
Car-free pedestrian streets near the sand.
Marina del Rey
Harbor-front buildings on county land.
Want current prices for a pocket? Ask for recent comps.
What’s shaping Venice & Marina del Rey
- Coastal zone. Most of Venice is in the Coastal Zone, with the Venice Coastal specific plan and coastal permits shaping what can be built.
- Leasehold in the Marina. In Marina del Rey, check the ground lease term and fees before buying. They change how a property is valued and financed.
Project timelines change. I separate approved projects from proposals and verify status against city and Metro sources before advising on a deal.
Own in Venice & Marina del Rey? The official tools.
Understand your property
ZIMAS ↗The City’s parcel map: zoning, lot size, overlays, plus your council district and neighborhood council for any address.LA County Assessor ↗Assessed value, parcel number and property characteristics. Useful for Prop 19 and tax questions.Research permits & projects
LADBS building records ↗Permit history and building records for a property.City Planning case reports ↗Development applications and planning cases, including projects near you.Have a say
Find your neighborhood council ↗Your local neighborhood council, its meetings and how to weigh in.Your council office ↗Look up your address in ZIMAS. It shows your council district, then use that office’s official contact page.Fix a local problem
MyLA311 ↗Report potholes, graffiti, streetlights, illegal dumping and more.These are official public resources. They tell you what’s on record; they can’t confirm what you’re allowed to build or how a project will be decided. For a specific parcel, I’m happy to walk through it with you.
Parts of this area are outside the City of Los Angeles: LA County GIS-NET (unincorporated areas incl. Marina del Rey) ↗.
The Venice & Marina del Rey letter.
One short, readable email: what’s being built, what’s been proposed, what sold and what it means — written by someone trained in city planning. Pick the neighborhoods you care about.