La Mesa Real Estate

La Mesa's 56,000 residents live near all the best that San Diego has to offer. Close to the San Diego's cultural centers, and the beach, yet not too far from the deserts and mountains, La Mesa is a perfect place to call home.

A La Mesa home is affordable too. Starting in the very low $200,000's and on up into a million + for spectacular view homes near the Mount Helix area.

Since its inception in the 1890's, La Mesa residents have become the definition of citizenship.The area was part of the Mission San Diego de Alcala and then, in 1821, was granted as a rancho to Santiago Arguello. Robert Allison bought 4,000 acres from Arguello in 1868. His ranch and rest stop were known as Allison Springs. The areas first real estate boom flourished boomed along with the rest of San Diego in the 1880s, because of the water and rail transportation availability.

The area was dotted with small lemon groves and there was a lemon packing house. The downtown area took shape around 1906, when Sherman C. Grable bought 100 acres and began to develop the area laying out a 1,000 lots and building sewers.
Today La Mesa offers its home owners a temperate climate and terrific schools and recreation.

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