Century Glen is a tucked-away residential pocket on the eastern edge of West L.A., prized for how quickly it shifts from quiet neighborhood streets to major Westside destinations. The enclave sits between Santa Monica Boulevard and Pico Boulevard, generally from Beverly Glen Boulevard east to Fox Hills Drive / the Century City edge, placing residents just a block or two from Century City’s office towers while still feeling distinctly “neighborhood.”
What defines Century Glen day-to-day is the contrast: inside the tract you’ll find calmer blocks, sidewalks, and a more suburban rhythm, but step out to the perimeter and you’re immediately connected to the Westside’s biggest commercial and employment nodes. Westfield Century City is right next door for shopping, dining, and entertainment, and Fox Studio Lot sits nearby along Pico, one reason the area has long been popular with professionals who value short commutes.
Housing here mirrors classic Westside practicality. The mix typically includes single-family homes, small condo buildings, and low-rise apartments, many offering the features buyers and renters want in this part of town—off-street parking, private patios or small yards, and updated interiors behind modest street-facing facades. The overall scale stays mostly low-rise, helping the neighborhood retain its residential feel even as activity increases along Santa Monica, Pico, and the Century City border.
Century Glen also benefits from a long-running neighborhood association. The Century Glen Homeowners Association describes itself as a volunteer organization focused on local quality-of-life issues, especially traffic monitoring, neighborhood aesthetics, and related community concerns, and the area is known for a more managed, “protected pocket” vibe compared with surrounding corridors.
Another draw is proximity to major reinvestment and campus-style employment. The former Westside Pavilion site is in the middle of a high-profile transition: it was previously slated as One Westside office space, and UCLA has since acquired the property to create the UCLA Research Park, a signal that the broader area will remain a major jobs-and-innovation hub.
Century Glen is ideal for buyers and renters who want a very specific Westside lifestyle: “walk (or quick-hop) to Century City, then come home to a residential street.” It’s a practical choice for people who value centrality, near Century City, Beverly Hills, and Westwood, without living directly on the busiest commercial boulevards.
