Azzurra Del Rey Luxury High Rise Condos

I lived in this building for 3 years and while it’s a great location and a beautiful building to live in, things definitely went down hill over the years. When I first moved in they had a fantastic concierge that put together cool events and parties but a year in they let him go.
The best part about living here is the amenities. The rooftop jacuzzi and BBQ areas are great especially if your having friends over or during 4^th of July for the fireworks show.
The outdoor pool on the 3^rd floor was always cold even though they said it was heated. The building would block the sun by 1pm so you could only enjoy it before that time. The BBQs were always having issues.
The gym was fantastic, would be great if they had a steam room.
Toward the end of my stay here they were having issues with cars being broken into which didn’t make sense because this is a very high secure building.
Overall I would recommend living here. Its pricey but very LA chic.

This place is amazing.
In true LA fashion, I had a date once that took me here and pretended to live here. As the date went on, I discovered he was actually the dog walker for a very wealthy man that resided here. Sounds like a Sex and the City episode, but I assure you this guy did not get lucky at the end of the date. Lol
So the views are spectacular, the staff is very professional, courteous and just a bit pretentious (as you would want them to be in this type of complex). I definitely fell in love with this place and hope to move in here some day. Maybe I’ll even give that guy a call back, when I need a dog sitter. Naw… they’ll probably nip him.

I was just there this weekend, awesome place. Does anyone know how much a 1br condo runs there?

Marina Del Rey is beautiful and my God Mothers «Princess Palace» at the Azzurra is worth every single dollar. I have not seen all the lay outs but I am in love with the three bedroom, three bath I get to visit as often as possible. Major security is provided as well as valet. There is plenty of near by shopping and amazing seafood close to the docks. The second floor offers complimentary coffee every morning, there’s a rooftop pool with spa and a fully stocked gym. With two sister buildings and more developments in the works keep your eye out because when a condo opens up it sells fast!

stopped by to visit a friend here. I must say, 24hr valet was pretty kewl & it’s complimentary.
Security is pretty good too. You need to get buzzed in just to get into the lobby. Then go to the desk and tell them who you’re visiting. They buzz your host and then sign in before you’re allowed to the elevator.
Apartments are kinda small but cozy. The balcony was awesome & so was the view! The 2 bdrm apt. has 2 ½ bathrooms! very kewl.
The gym was my favorite. It has everything from treadmills, cycles, pilates, free weights & machines and one of my favorite pulley machines.
The next room over was a dance/​cardio room with plenty of mirrors :) and the room adjacent to that was a lounge room with a big screen TV.
Definitely a luxury condo and the fanciest condo I’ve ever been to. Can’t wait to go back and visit just so I can use the gym or the pool!

I fell in love with the Azzurra yesterday. The great woman in sales — she goes by «Q» or «Cassandra» — must have been a Laker girl or at least a high school cheerleader– she was so cheery! She showed me a great unit and was extremely professional and upbeat.
The building is stunning and very well-​maintained. I’m submitting my lease application tomorrow. Wish me luck!

My parents live here, and shame on me for not taking advantage. Granted it’s hard to dude cruise with the ‘rents. But I should be showing up and doing my thing without even notifying my elders. I mean I have a key and my own parking spot. AL D and Kate and Ali T can valet 24 hrs. What’s our problem?
Al D, this is where you should go to the gym in MDR.
It’s also where we should throw rooftop parties (complete with hot tub, BBQ’s, and fireplace) or pool parties on the lower level (also complete with BBQ’s and hot tubs and fire pits.)
Or we could just take a tour of the museum (every floor has a different artist/​artists on display), bring our own wine and cheese on a wheely cart or something, and see what cuties are coming home as we ponder those warhols, jasper jones, and lichtensteins (not bad).
I’ve even talked to some really cute guys on the elevator, but it’s hard to make a love connection with a chaperone.
The Christmas party was awesome. Unlimited champagne and making eyes with suits. Al D and Kate– you missed it, big time. But December is on it’s way.
On the other hand, I also once had this conversation on the elevator. (So I was wearing a back pack. But sill, what the F.)
Forty year old asian dude– «Just getting home from school?»
E M — «No. I’m a grown up.»
exit elevator.
They can’t all be winners, people.
Cons– Lot’s of pro athletes. Call me a snob, but I don’t think we’d have a lot to talk about. Dumb jocks. (btw– I’m blonde) Ps– seems like every fucking time i’m here there’s a fire drill that no one ever evacuates for. noise!
Pro’s– Free coffee, free 24 hr valet, free other hot residents, free great gym, free great pool, free great roof, free great people working there, free great views, free great dog run, free great outside bike-​path and mini park, other free great various party spaces to be reserved… Well, I guess they’re just free for me. I’m guessing my folks pay some fee’s for the rockstar amenities. None the less, whatever they may or may not pay, I’m sure it’s worth it. They love it there.
Hottie Patrol gives TWO THUMBS WAY WAY UP!

This condo used to be called Water Terrace, a very nice luxury apartment. During the last half of the housing boom, Tom Barrack of Colony Capitals converted this apartment to condo units. Millions and millions of dollars were poured into renovation, and even more millions of dollars were poured into marketing where they hired super hot Brazilian models and flew helicopters on the rooftop and such, and advertised Azzurra as a place where you can live in luxury without having to pay millions for it. They even had a huge art gallery show and got a few actual artists to join the party. Interestingly during one of Barrack’s interviews in 2005 he mentioned that he was glad to dump real estate as he predicted a huge housing crash. He thought he could sell all of his units by 2006, but housing crash came sooner than he predicted and only 60% of the units were sold.
As of 2009 there are a bunch pending foreclosures from people who bought the condo with 0 down and 0 interest rate. You can get a pretty good deal now compared to the height of the boom in 2006 because people are desperate to sell. Here’s a data point. A one bedroom one bath HOA used to be $ 690 in 2006. In 2007 that number was $ 800 minus $ 50 (the $ 50 is covered by the builder because they made a «mistake» in assessments). In reality, I think what happened was the builders couldn’t sell their units due to high HOAs so they automatically lowered it to try to dump inventory. In 2008 the HOA was $ 900. Then somewhere down the road they realized that they didn’t have enough reserves and insurance, so charged everyone extra $ 100 «emergency fund» per month for a whole year to cover up expenses they didn’t expect to go up, and to keep up the reserves. If you have to pay over $ 100 increase per year, imagine how much you need to pay 10 years from now. The worst thing about the HOA is that proportionally, smaller units increase HOA fees much higher than larger units. In the three years I’ve seen, a 4000 sqft unit HOA increased by almost the same amount of money ($ 1200 to $ 1500) and thus proportionally, they’re paying a lot less HOA than smaller units when taking square footage into consideration.
The Irvine Management Corporation (Action Property Management) that you give the HOA check to is the worst I’ve seen in management corporations. Good luck trying to reach anybody on the phone. As for building management, they seem to change every year… last year was Laura, but who knows who will be there next. One thing I have to say is that *most* but not all the people who work there are superb. George the parking manager is very accommodating and nice. Frontdesk quality varies a lot though. Gabriel is probably the best frontdesk guy out there. He’s also one of the very few original guys there.
Mail. All the mail is delivered by this USPS lady named «Shari.» I’ve gotten tons of mail from other nearby units every month, and I’ve gotten mails that are late. I’ve also lost mail as well. I’ve complained about mail problems to building management as well as USPS, but they don’t seem to have any control over this «Shari» lady. My advice is to get a PO box instead of relying on the mail box.
This is an amazing building with amazing amenities and one visit will convince you that it’s possibly one of the best places to live in. Amazing rooftop, pool, gym, you name it. I think you’ll get a really great deal renting from one of the desperate sellers. You can get a nice 1bd 1bth for $ 2000 – 2500 or so these days (I have no idea how you can get a $ 500 rent according to «Karen W» of a previous poster). However, I don’t think Azzurra (or any other nearby condos) makes any financial sense as a purchase. First of all it makes a very lousy investment because the exorbitant HOA will eat away all of your profit margin, if you actually have any profit margin in the first place. But if living to the proximity of the marina is one of your lifetime aspirations, by all means, you can do any better than to endulge yourself in the Azzurra.