Area Highlights

Size: Long Beach is California's 5th largest city with a population of 492,000 people and is Southern California's newest coastal destination.

Centrally-located: Located only 20 minutes from Los Angeles and central Orange County.

Port of Long Beach: Home to one of the world's largest shipping ports, the Port of Long Beach. This port supports 30,000 jobs in Long Beach and 315,000 jobs in the Los Angeles area. Over $100 billion in goods travel through the port every year.

Public Transportation: Long Beach offers abundant public transportation for its residents, including the Metro Blue Line, Long Beach Transit bus system, and free Passport shuttle. The Metro Blue Line, which offers quick and easy access to various locations throughout Los Angeles, picks up just one block south of the property.

Airports: Long Beach contains the growing Long Beach Airport which provides flights throughout the country, as well as the world's fifth busiest airport - Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is just a 15 minute drive from the Olive Court Condominiums and provided flights for nearly 62 million passengers in 2007.

Universities: California State University, Long Beach is the largest university in the Cal State System with approximately 38,000 enrolled students each year. The university currently operates with one of the lowest student fees in the country at $3,392 per year, drawing students from across the nation. Long Beach City College has an enrollment of 28,000 students each year and has been the premier community college of the region for nearly 80 years.

Other Areas of Interest: Long Beach is home to the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Toyota Grand Prix, The Queen Mary, and numerous other attractions which draw millions of people to the city each year.