St Regis Condominium Association — Local services in Long Beach

At the St Regis the views are amazing & proximity to the beach is super but the issues are endless; in a nutshell it’s a no-frill poor man’s beach-front living in unsafe “tweaker town”.

If you’re low maintenance and your expectations of shady DTLBC & a building that’s a century old are realistic you might like it here. The building has major electrical & plumbing issues so basic comforts like AC/heat/dishwashers are not allowed, elevators and washers constantly break down, the Solarium and private beach stairs are indefinitely closed - all part of the building’s “charm” & tbh we’re all too distracted by the daily parking nightmare to even care. Finding a spot feels like u just won the lottery! leaving a car on Ocean is like playing Russian Roulette and none of the paid parking options are ideal (too far or restricted hours, not to mention an additional cost.) parking for your guests? Forgetaboutit!

As for the city, this NYC transplant was beyond thrilled to find a beach facing unit I can actually afford & so close to everything in LA I missed a few details - like LBC’s air & waters are most polluted in the state, those 4 tropical looking islands are actually drilling oil & give off a funky oil leak smell at night that's a bit disturbing, and walking alone as a woman even during the day can very quickly...

I have just moved in the building a couple of months ago and despite not fully moved in the place, it is definitely charming. The place seems to be very well taken care of by the management. It is almost a century old building and it shows however, it maintained and is kept in order. The plumbing has been fully updated but the electrical is still yet to be done. I personally have had no issues with the electrical since most appliances are energy efficient anyways and keeping in mind that a century ago, they didn't have a microwave and a toaster oven and a refrigerator hooked up to one outlet right? Parking is an issue as it is in most cities with building as old as these. City planning for parking wasn't a big concern back in the 1920 I guess...how many people owned Model-T per family back then.

I just wish Long Beach would take out the breakwater already so we could see and hear the more of waves...

Perfect location in Long Beach right on the beach!:) They really upgraded these apartments within the last couple of years:) Within walking distance to downtown and Rainbow Harbor. Not too far of a commute from Los Angeles!:) Being from Northern California just outside of San Francisco and with a lot of traveling throughout my childhood and now Long Beach is an amazing city!:) I moved here in late 2015 and still go back up to Northern California part time but Long Beach and Southern California is better than Northern California in my personal opinion more opportunity:) Being in my early 20s Long Beach is a great city where a lot of Los Angeles well known out doors wide open sporting events are held! Long Beach being remodeled it's now a millennial town:) The arts movement is amazing here it's located right next to the...