SMALL TOWN AMBIANCE WITH BIG-CITY RESOURCES & AMENITIES
Old Pasadena spans 22 blocks with over 300 business and two Gold Line rail stops. Technology, marketing firms, incubators and established firms surround the rustic brick facades and authentic street scape of open-air eateries, specialty boutiques, galleries, theaters and more.
PREMIUM SHOPPING & DINING OPTIONS
MORE RESTAURANTS PER CAPITA THAN NEW YORK CITY
(LA Times) and broad range of cuisines from outdoor cafes, tucked away breezeways, and elegant trattorias. Pasadena’s downtown comes alive for after-work happy hour & up-and-coming eateries and nightlife.
HIGHLY INNOVATIVE
(Cal Tech, JPL, CalArts) and Internationally Recognized
Corporate headquarters in the financial, engineering, healthcare and professional services industries (e.g. GM, Alexandria, Xencor, Tetra Tech, Parsons, Blaze Pizza, East West Bank, Western Asset management).
EASILY ACCESSIBLE
4 Freeways
3 Airports
MTA Light Rail
Exceptional affordable and executive housing options recognized as one of the “most beautiful neighborhoods in America” by Thrillist.
Influx of luxury residential options in the city center + executive housing communities like La Cañada, San Marino & South Pasadena.
THE SHINING JEWEL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
– NY Times
Proximity to a well-educated and talented labor force.
37.5
Median Age
70%
Have College Degree Or Higher
CULTURALLY DIVERSE & HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
Five major museums (more per capita than any major US City – Sunset magazine). Norton Simon, Pasadena Museum of California Art, USC Pacific Asia museum, Huntington Library.
Several performing arts venues; Pasadena Playhouse is the country’s oldest still active playhouse featuring Tony & Pulitzer award-winning plays; two orchestras.
UNMATCHED WALKABILITY
Walk Score (96) & Bike Score (94)
in the Top 5% of the nation. Walker’s and biker’s paradise.
Over 24 city parks with more on the way.
PRO-BUSINESS AND PROACTIVE CITY GOVERNMENT
MOST BUSINESS FRIENDLY CITY FINALIST – LAEDC EDDY AWARDS
Pasadena is a full-service city with its own utilities, transit services & Public Health Department.
NO GROSS SALES TAX.
A PERFECT TOWN THAT HAS IT ALL.
– Outside Magazine
LOCAL AMENITIES
