When we’re in escrow my clients always ask me if a general home inspection will be enough. My answer? The truth is you can’t really know what’s going on with a house that might be ten years or, in Los Angeles, 100 years old. And that’s why it’s vital for future home owners to do…
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Iconic LA: Paul R. Williams, The Architect of Hollywood
Even if you’re not an architecture buff you’ll recognize many of the houses and buildings designed by iconic trailblazing architect Paul Revere Williams. Hell, you’ll have possibly been inside many of his buildings. Williams also broke racial barriers, becoming the first African American member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well as a civic leader….
4 Key Tips When Buying a Home
These may seem obvious, but when you’re navigating the Los Angeles house hunting process it’s important to keep these home buying tips in mind.
Eagle Rock Home Against the Mountain – 4840 La Roda
4840 La Roda Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 LP: $739,000 2 bedrooms / 1 bathroom You know how in Palm Springs if you’re lucky your hotel or airbnb is right up against the rocky hillside and how magical that feeling is of having the mountains in your backyard? This two bedroom home in Eagle Rock…
Iconic LA: John Lautner at 106
It would have been legendary architect John Lautner’s 106th birthday today, July 16! So I thought there was no better excuse to take a look at several of Lautner’s iconic Los Angeles area houses. Both Los Angeles and Lautner shared the same creatively rebellious soul. Lautner was a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright and true…
Restored Glendale Craftsman – 1330 N Louise
1330 N Louise Street Glendale, CA 91207 3 beds / 3 baths LP: $1,395,000 This beautifully restored, 100 year old craftsman in Glendale is a real stunner. If you’re a craftsman lover like I am it doesn’t get much better than this. The painstaking renovations & upgrades and the original details & charms all combine…
Iconic LA: Six by Rudolph Schindler
First we looked at Richard Neutra, and now we’re taking a closer look at his friend and sometimes rival, Rudolph Schindler! Los Angeles is the birthplace of American modernism, so we’ll be covering our master architects well into the year. Rudolph Schindler was born in 1887 in Vienna and later moved to LA where, as…
Iconic LA: 10 by Richard Neutra
“Only those, who have lived in a Neutra House, would ever understand how wonderful the daily satisfactions and delights are and how much this experience helps to augment the joy of living.” This year alone three homes in Los Angeles designed by legendary architect Richard Neutra have hit the market and one became a National…
Silver Lake Oasis with Pool – 1536 Elevado St
1536 Elevado Street Los Angeles, CA 90026 LP: $1,600,000 4 beds / 2 baths This is one of those amazing Silver Lake homes you don’t even know exist because you can’t see them from the street if you’re out walking in the neighborhood. Then it hits the market and you wonder, “Whoa, has this been…
Echo Park Mid-Century Bohemian Charmer – 2213 Vestal Ave.
2213 Vestal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026 LP: $1,295,000 2 beds / 2 baths Sold! April 12, 2017. $1,350,047. Represented Seller. This is the home you you have been waiting for! A bohemian, mid-century modern charmer situated on one of the best streets in the hills of Echo Park.
Get Awesome Freebies and Rebates From the City of Los Angeles
With Valentines around the corner I would like to dedicate this to my one true love – The City of Los Angeles! LA, you are super cool. I adore you so much! I could spend all day talking about why but for now, let’s start with the fact that LA spoils me by giving me…
Mid-Century Modern in Highland Park – 936 Fortune Way
936 Fortune Way Los Angeles, CA 90042 3 bd / 2.5 ba LP: $949,000 They don’t make ’em like this anymore. This mid-century modern three bedroom home in Arroyo View Estates area of Highland Park was designed by Southern California architect P.J. McCarty. McCarty would later go on to be Los Angeles’s principal architect at…