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Storybook Modern Masterpiece in Highland Park’s Garvanza Neighborhood | 801 Chestnut Avenue

Posted on January 27, 2021

801 Chestnut Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90042

Asking Price: $1,350,000 | 3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,471 Sq. Ft. | $918 / Sq. Ft. | 7,502 Sq. Ft. Lot | Built in 1922

This gorgeous Highland Park bungalow was built in 1922 but has been stunningly transformed into a modern masterpiece that is unlike anything else in the area, save for maybe the legendary and landmarked Lummis House, a Rustic American Craftsman stone house built by Charles Fletcher Lummis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While that historic home may be open for tours, it’s not for sale. That’s where 801 Chestnut Avenue comes in…

The home has been reimagined in the storybook style with a designer-done stone facade that affirms the architectural integrity of the neighborhood.

Enter through the beautifully landscaped and gated front yard into a spacious and bright open concept living room and dining room.

The living room features soaring ceilings, dramatic exposed I-beam, sun room, a modern fireplace, and a cozy dining area.

The brand new cook’s kitchen offers easy entertaining, stainless steel appliances, and a great center island with a gas range.

The lovely primary bedroom hass a pair of French doors that lead outside to the gardens.

The en suite primary bath has been stylishly updated.

The French doors lead out this side-yard that is shared with the kitchen. The side-yard has a nice lawn great for dogs plus an olive tree or two dotted throughout.

Back inside, there are two additional bedrooms.

Each of the bedrooms have great light and a sort of Santa Fe adobe vibe.

The two bedrooms share an exquisite bath that has great fixtures and a wonderful soaking tub with subway tiles.

The backyard features a detached two-car garage that is perfect for a potential ADU, home office, or game room.

The space has been smartly finished with an open wood ceiling, pair of French doors, polished concrete flooring, and a picture window.

They’re billing the backyard as a rare opportunity to live “farm to table.” In addition to the garden beds, there is also a young “fruit orchard” that has meyer lemons, oranges, plum, and not one but two avocado trees. One can’t have too many avocados in Southern California.

But whether you are hoping to hone your green thumb or not, 801 Chestnut Avenue also offers plenty of spaces to relax or to host gatherings outdoors including a fire pit and a picnic area.

The home is a stylish oasis in a great Highland Park neighborhood, just minutes from all the hotspots, shopping, and dining that York and Figueroa Boulevards have to offer, plus just a short distance from Downtown LA, South Pasadena, Pasadena, and beyond.

I would love to give you a private tour of 801 Chestnut Avenue in Highland Park’s Garvanza neighborhood. Call me today at (937) 243-2349 or email me at tatiana.tensen@sothebyshomes.com to schedule a visit.

Listing provided courtesy of Jennifer Eckert and John Kostrey, Nourmand & Associates-HW.

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Tatiana Tensen | The Eastside Agent

Sotheby's International Realty | Los Feliz | DRE: 1954701

(937) 243-2349 |  tatiana.tensen@sothebyshomes.com

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