Las Virgenes Hills Apartments for Rent

Las Virgenes Hills is literally on the edge of civilization. Beyond Las Virgenes Road lies the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve. Part of upscale Malibu Canyon, this is an area heavily populated by movie stars, producers, athletes, and other affluent individuals wanting to escape the lights and traffic of nearby Los Angeles. The neighborhood sits uphill from the city of Calabasas, which was originally settled in 1844, but didn’t get much attention until a few years before it was incorporated in 1991.

The neighborhood is a combination of large designer homes hidden away at the end of long driveways and upscale townhomes, that are smaller, but no less desirable. The area has a mix of homeowners and renters and is sparsely populated. That population swells each October when celebrants descend on the Juan Bautista de Anza Park for the annual Pumpkin Festival in Old Town Calabasas.

The town is also the site of the Hindu Temple Society of Southern California, which has one of the largest temple complexes in California. In addition to the Hindu temple, nearby houses of worship include St. Bernardine Catholic Church, the Valley Church, and the Temple Aliyah synagogue.

Lupin Elementary School sits in the Las Virgenes Hills neighborhood. Other schools are to the south, closer to the Calabasas downtown core. The Malibu Canyon area is strictly residential and most shops and restaurants are in Calabasas. The Commons at Calabasas is the largest mall in the area and is itself a destination. The entire mall is more like the grounds of a world class resort, rather than a shopping center. Mediterranean architecture, topiary trees, fountains, and statuary somehow make finding the Barnes & Noble Bookstore or the Ralph’s Grocery Store seem more like a mini-vacation.