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Old Malibu Joe

Brian Merrick | August 16, 2022

Old Malibu Joe. Old Joe was Malibu's first and most beloved homeless person. An immigrant from Italy who spoke very little English, Joe was a fixture at the Malibu Little League fields which were located where the present day Malibu Lagoon State Park is. Malibu Joe would watch the baseball games and smoke his pipe not bothering a sole. He was a proud man and almost never took a handout when offered to him.  If you wanted to give him something you had to drop it into his makeshift tent home at cross creek. He traversed everywhere on his bicycle between Carbon Beach and Malibu Road. Malibu Joe was so popular that a memorial plaque was erected in his honor. If you can still find it behind the weeds and empty Starbucks cups the plaque is still there behind the modern day Shell Gas station across from the lumberyard in the location he had his makeshift home and hangout spot.  Old Joe was murdered at that location in 1988.  He was 96 years old when he died.    See below for an LA Times link to a story they ran upon his death. 

LA Times article: http://articles.latimes.com/1988-09-14/local/me-1868_1_malibu-joe

Brian Merrick

Brian Merrick

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Brian Merrick is a professional Malibu real estate agent who will help make your search for a new home an enjoyable experience. Whether you are looking to buy, sell or lease a large Malibu estate, oceanfront property, ranch or condominium, Brian is happy to help. With experience in sales, leasing and management, Brian is a full-time agent who is dedicated to customer satisfaction, with superior attention to service.

Brian is a lifelong Malibu resident and member of one of Malibu’s founding families. The Merrick Family has lived in and owned Malibu real estate since the 1940s. In fact, Brian’s father, the Honorable John J. Merrick, was an esteemed judge in Malibu for over 25 years.

Brian has been working in Malibu real estate for over 30 years, and before that he was a builder of custom homes in Malibu. He began his real estate career with Fred Sands Realtors and soon earned Top Producer sales awards from 1997-1999. He was named to the Top 100 agents in the company in 2000. As an affiliate of the Malibu Colony office of Coldwell Banker Realty, Brian has been named to the International President’s Elite for sales production in the Top 2% of affiliated agents internationally in 2001 and 2003-2015, and he is consistently a member of the International President’s Premier, which places him in the Top 1% of Coldwell Banker® agents.

Past clients of Brian’s include not only executives of Fortune 500 companies such as Disney, Heidrick and Struggles, Janus, BMW and Bank of America, but he’s also represented business managers, actors, agents, producers and accountants. Brian was at the helm of the Carroll O’Connor estate sale, at the time the largest sale on Broad Beach at $28,000,000.

In addition to his award-winning sales performance, Brian is a past Associate Manager of the Malibu Colony office of Coldwell Banker Realty, the number one real estate office in Malibu. He is also a branch training director and past board member and director of the Malibu Board of REALTORS®. Civic minded, Brian is the current Chairman of the City of Malibu Public Works Commission and a recipient member of the LA Philanthropic Foundation.

A graduate of Pepperdine University with a degree in economics, Brian was an NCAA Academic All American and captain of the #1 ranked volleyball team in the NCAA. He and his wife of 20 years, Judy, who works with him, are the proud owners of a rescue dog. When Brian finds time for himself, he’s an avid gardener, surfer, waterman and mountain biker.

You are encouraged to check out Brian’s website for local Malibu neighborhood and school details, mortgage information, interactive maps, property virtual tours and listings of properties for sale in Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Calabasas, and LA’s Westside, plus many more features.


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TOP-PRODUCER AWARDS
For over two decades, Brian Merrick has consistently ranked in the uppermost tier of all real estate agents for sales production. He has received numerous awards, including Top 100 Agent for both Fred Sands Realtors and Coldwell Banker Realty and International President’s Premier and International President’s Elite from Coldwell Banker Realty. Top 1% of Coldwell Banker Realty Agents Worldwide.

 

 

 

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