Miraleste
Miraleste is the hillside district on the harbor side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Rancho Palos Verdes, along Miraleste Drive and Palos Verdes Drive East. It began as one of the four districts of the Palos Verdes Project, the planned community laid out with the Olmsted Brothers, and its first tracts were recorded in 1924. Later streets filled in through the 1950s and 1960s.
Updated October 26, 2026 · County records from the 2026 roll · Sources at the bottom of the page · Send a correction
Miraleste at a glance
| City | Rancho Palos Verdes · ZIP 90275 |
|---|---|
| Built | Over several decades (median 1964; oldest 1925, newest 2021) |
| Homes | 803 homes: 792 single-family houses; 1 planned-development home; 10 apartment units · 31 vacant residential lots |
| Living area | Median about 2,670 sq ft per home; 4 bedrooms typical for single-family houses |
| Lots | Median single-family lot about 15,140 sq ft (middle half 11,280 sq ft to 21,000 sq ft) |
| Recorded tracts | 26 recorded tract maps (see the tract list) |
| HOA | Palos Verdes Homes Association (Art Jury; certain Miraleste streets) (opens in a new tab) |
| School district | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (schools by address) |
Outlines are recorded tract maps from Los Angeles County Public Works; they show how land was subdivided, not HOA or city boundaries. Dots mark homes on land outside the recorded tracts (county parcel centers).
Living in Miraleste
The project's 1920s sales brochures, kept by the Palos Verdes Library District, describe the Miraleste District as overlooking the Los Angeles Harbor, and the original plan called for a small business center here. Miraleste Drive was once the southern end of Western Avenue. When Palos Verdes Estates became a city in 1939, Miraleste was left out because it did not adjoin the rest of the project, but the Palos Verdes Homes Association kept its Protective Restrictions here. The Association still counts Miraleste owners among its members, and the city has advised that homes on certain Miraleste streets must also follow its Art Jury rules for exterior changes.
The canyons behind many homes belong to the Miraleste Recreation and Parks District, an independent district formed in 1940 when the Homes Association deeded it 60 acres. It keeps pocket parks such as Frog Pond, Harter, Miltenberger, Miraleste and Canada parks, along with hiking-only canyon trails including the Siena Loop and Colinita trails. Miraleste Hills, on Crownview and Knoll View drives, and the Daladier Drive area to the south were laid out from the mid-1950s through the 1960s. Miraleste Plaza, at Palos Verdes Drive East and Miraleste Drive, has shop buildings from 1956 to 1972, and the Miraleste Library was completed in 1970. Miraleste has about 800 homes.
Tracts & subdivisions of Miraleste
Recorded tracts with a guide of their own: builder and year where known, streets, lots, schools by address and the recorded map.
Other recorded maps and land
| Map | Recorded | Homes | Built | Streets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land without a recorded map | 38 | 1950–2006 | Miraleste Dr, Kingsridge Dr, W 1st St, Crest Rd | |
| Land on county Assessor's Map No. 51 (no recorded tract) | 9 | 1943–1975 | Via Subida, Via De Anzar, Via Velardo, Coral Ridge Rd | |
| Tract 28375 | May 17, 1967 | 8 | 1967–1972 | Via Subida |
| Tract 8696 | January 28, 1925 | 5 | 1953 | Miraleste Dr |
| Tract 29734 | May 15, 1969 | 5 | 1969 | Rue Le Charlene |
| Tract 24581 | June 9, 1966 | 3 | 1968–1971 | Via Subida |
| Parcel map, book 42, page 35 | 2 | 1972 | Miraleste Dr |
Covered on this page: recorded tracts without a guide of their own, lot splits, rental buildings and land laid out by survey.
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Schools for Miraleste
Schools by address
- ElementaryMira Catalina · every home
- IntermediateMiraleste · every home
- High schoolYour choice: Palos Verdes High or Peninsula High
For 4 addresses here the locator returns no answer; the school shown for them is the one the neighboring addresses get.
From PVPUSD's School Locator answers for every county address, checked October 3, 2026, counted by home. A locator answer is the district's home-school assignment, not a placement guarantee. Look up an address · PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab)
Every address here was checked against PVPUSD's own School Locator. Elementary and intermediate schools follow your home address; there is no high-school boundary, so families choose between the district's two high schools.
Confirm an assignment with the PVPUSD Enrollment Center before relying on it.
Streets in Miraleste
- Atford Dr 5
- Beauvais Rd 4
- Bramante Plaza 4
- Chandeleur Dr 23
- Coral Ridge Rd 2
- Corsini Pl 9
- Crest Rd 5
- Crownview Dr 75
- Daladier Dr 39
- El Tesoro Pl 7
- Grandpoint Ln 45
- Highpoint Rd 13
- Kingsridge Dr 15
- Knoll View Dr 59
- Lorraine Rd 19
- Maine Rd 1
- Miraleste Dr 95
- Nancy Rd 19
- Newridge Dr 19
- Palos Verdes Dr E 21
- Picardie Rd 6
- Rue Le Charlene 38
- Sparta Dr 24
- Suana Dr 15
- Via Canada 47
- Via Ciega 4
- Via Colinita 48
- Via De Anzar 30
- Via Del Plaza 5
- Via Frascati 16
- Via La Paloma 4
- Via Lorenzo 24
- Via Siena 30
- Via Subida 22
- Via Velardo 5
- Via Vico 2
- W 1st St 3
Homes per street from county assessor records. Counts include only the homes inside this neighborhood.
Other neighborhoods in Rancho Palos Verdes
- Beach View
- Del Cerro
- Eastview
- Grandview
- Highridge
- Island View
- La Rotonda
- Ladera Linda
- Los Verdes
- Mediterrania
- Mesa Palos Verdes
- Mira Catalina
- Monaco
- Ocean Terrace
- Pacific View
- Palos Verdes Drive East
- Point Vicente
- Portuguese Bend
- Portuguese Bend Beach Club
- Ridgecrest Ranchos
- Seacove
- SeaGate
- Seamount
- Seaview
- Silver Arrow
- Vista Grande
Homes for sale near Miraleste
Current listings, with photos, prices and details, are on Properkey. Browse homes for sale in Rancho Palos Verdes (opens in a new tab).
Real estate information provided by Properkey (CA DRE #01979718), which is not the listing broker unless stated. Equal Housing Opportunity.
Where these facts come from
- Palos Verdes Estates: Your home in Palos Verdes Estates (1923~), PVLD on Calisphere (opens in a new tab) — calisphere.org
- RPV GIS, Road Districts layer (opens in a new tab) — gis.rpvca.gov
- RPV GIS, Neighborhood Watch layer (opens in a new tab) — gis.rpvca.gov
- Palos Verdes Homes Association, FAQ (opens in a new tab) — pvha.org
- RPV Neighborhood Beautification Grant Program, 2023 Previous Grantees List (opens in a new tab) — rpvca.gov
- Palos Verdes Homes Association, A Proud History (opens in a new tab) — pvha.org
- RPV newsletter, Summer 2000: Miraleste and the Palos Verdes Homes Association (opens in a new tab) — rpvca.gov
- Palos Verdes Magazine, 100 Years of Palos Verdes Real Estate (July 16, 2023) (opens in a new tab) — palosverdesmagazine.com
- RPV newsletter, Spring 2012: Hidden Gems in Your Backyard (opens in a new tab) — rpvca.gov
- Palos Verdes Library District local history collection, record 3344 (opens in a new tab) — palosverdeshistory.org
- Palos Verdes Library District, History (opens in a new tab) — pvld.org
- Palos Verdes Magazine, Malaga Plaza: 38 years in the making (Bruce and Maureen Megowan, April 15, 2020) (opens in a new tab) — palosverdesmagazine.com
- LA County Assessor parcel layer (opens in a new tab) — public.gis.lacounty.gov
- Los Angeles County Public Works: Land Records, recorded tract maps (opens in a new tab) — dpw.lacounty.gov
- PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab) — pvpusd.net
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