2666 Aberdeen Avenue - Los Feliz
The Seyler Residence, 1922. Stiles Clements, architect. Romantic interpretation of the classic Spanish Colonial hacienda on approximately 1.5 acres of exotic xeriscape gardens adjacent to Griffith Park. Original elements sensitively and meticulously restored by current celebrity owner. Complementary newer gourmet kitchen and new limestone master bath. Updated systems. Expect a stylish and refined balance of both formal and casual elegance.

• Museum-quality original details include rare tile, ironwork, fixtures, elaborate stenciling and finishes–impeccably restored throughout
• Naturalistic waterfall Inca pool plus formal garden elements including on-axis stairstep cascade, grotto waterfall inspired by the Alhambra and koi pond
• Featured in Architectural Digest twice (1924 and 1998) plus House and Garden (1999)
• Inspired indoor/outdoor living spaces include broad entertaining patio with outdoor fireplace; extensive use of pocket windows and French doors expand the indoor spaces
• 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths including new limestone master bath, library, office, formal dining room and eat-in kitchen all comprising approximately 4,026 square feet per the assessor
• City views from many rooms and the garden
• Great privacy and seclusion
• The definitive example of its kind.

2869 Durand Drive
What Becomes a Legend Most?

Beachwood Canyon

Historic, magical Wolf’s Lair—an extraordinary 1920s chateau complex commanding its own three-acre mountaintop offers a spectacular 360&Mac251; view overlooking Lake Hollywood, pine forests, city, ocean…the world.

The rare craftsmanship from another era has been exquisitely restored. Find here hand-painted and coffered ceilings, linenfold paneling, parapets, gables, turrets and towers. There are five bedrooms, a library, three baths in the main house, staff quarters including a remarkable two-bedroom guest house by renown architect John Lautner, F.A.I.A., a separate pool house, a pool pavilion and a private office. Walled and gated with TV surveillance, large motor court with five-car covered parking, extensive grounds, grotto pool and spa, ridgeline nature preserve, paths, promenades, fish ponds, fountains, waterfall, folly and romantic historic gardens in the Italian idiom.

Extremely private, in princely condition and very much a world apart, this legend awaits your reign.

4827 Bonvue Avenue
Los Feliz

When Thermador chief Joseph Hill Pengilly reached middle age he must have decided the time was ripe for a personal castle. Going fast were the Depression years. Business was on the up-tick, and comfort and security seemed at hand. Pengilly chose a prime lot with its own jutting knoll as much for the views as for the privacy. He commissioned architect Arthur R. Hutchason to fashion a four-bedroom house with all the trimmings. What he got was a Monterey Colonial jewel, now polished by the current owners to a handsome luster.

To drive, or amble, up the long sweep of the gated drive is to part with quotidian routine more and more at each step. Only the occasional church chimes intrude from the city below to remind the visitor—or resident—of worldly appointments. There is so much assembled here. Call it a compound if you will, but the lucky will call it “home”.

Just a few details:

• 4 bedrooms; 7 bathrooms; sumptuous master suite.
• Sensational 1940 Monterey Colonial estate of over 5,000 square feet per the owners on a 31,030 square foot lot per the assessor (0.71 acre).
• Gracious public rooms including large living room; dining room; den and breakfast room.
• Guest house; large multi-purpose room for studio/office/gym/family room/???; cabana with kitchenette; large, solar-heated pool; spa and sauna.
• Unrivaled panoramic views from downtown to the ocean. Ideally sited to take advantage of wrap-around exposure.
• Exotic collector’s garden of mature and rare specimen plants, including spectacular native oaks to frame the views. Flat and rolling lawns; numerous patios. Great play areas.
• Remarkable privacy and security behind electric gate; long drive leads to two motor courts, porte-cochere, and two garages with room for 3 cars. A must-see for celebrity clients.
  
  

265 South McCadden Place
Hancock Park

A great house, like a great meal, starts with superb elements. Combine these ingredients with experience, elan and perhaps a nod to the dramatic and the result can satisfy far longer than expected. If the house wears well, in time, it becomes Classic—as here.

How is that? Please look:

• 1929 Italianate landmark with one of Hancock Park’s finest addresses
• 4 bedroom suites; 5 baths in approximately 6,082 square feet on a 13,220 square foot lot—all per the assessor
• impressive, grand scale public rooms, including 2-story entry hall with upper loggia; den, sewing room, maid’s quarters
• museum quality materials and craftsmanship are evident throughout, including extensive tile use, ironwork, stained glass windows, stenciled beams, paneling, ornate woodwork, hand painted ceilings and much more. The ambiance of another era and locale is rarely seen.
• sympathetically updated, especially the gourmet eat-in kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances and the luxurious master suite with fireplace, sitting area, walk-in closet and well-appointed master bath
• sun room opens to pool with fountain spa, loggia to gated motor court and 3-car garage/pool house plus patio with bar-be-cue; mature tropical landscaping and dog run
• newer systems, including A/C; significantly retrofitted

The Raymond Griffith Estate
Architecture attributed to Lloyd Wright, 1922
5230 Linwood Drive
Laughlin Park
Los Feliz

Deep inside an enclave unique in Los Angeles lies a garden known to but a few. The enclave: gated, secluded, fabled Laughlin Park. The garden: 0.45 acre of expansive, manicured grounds that roll toward a vista few would believe could lie anywhere south of Montecito. And, oh yes, the villa: 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths plus library/den of magnificent Old Hollywood carefully maintained and updated for today.

A few details:

• Vintage 1922 Spanish villa filled with character details including Malibu tiles, bottle-bottom windows, arches, stenciled beams, vintage fixtures and more. 5 bedrooms, including maid’s and 4.5 baths. Formerly the home of Raymond Griffith, silent screen star and, later, Golden Era producer of Shirley Temple films.
• Sensitively updated amenities, such as the granite kitchen; 4 fireplaces, including the living room with garden views, the library/den, master suite and in the garden. City views.
• Flexible floor plan accommodates many needs; sellers estimate living area to be approximately 3,700 square feet; newer infrastructure, including roof, plumbing, ducting, seismic retrofitting and electronic wiring.
• Mature grounds, organically nurtured and filled with delights: deep lap pool with lion-head spouts; outstanding cutting and vegetable gardens; massive specimen trees framing enchanting vistas; flat lawns for picnics or play; outdoor patios and garden “rooms”; antique fountains and a pergola with a clinker brick fireplace for evening relaxing deep in the garden—all with astonishing seclusion and serenity in the heart of the city.

5152 Los Hermosos Way
Los Feliz Estates

The developers of the Los Feliz Estates had a plan: straighten the streets; make them single-loaded; name them alphabetically and start at the bottom and work up. By the time they reached the top of the development at the “H” street, Los Hermosos Way, the houses were bigger, more deluxe—and the views were absolutely spectacular. In this Modern hacienda it’s as though they saved the best for last:

• 3 bedrooms; 4 bathrooms; 2 dens; 4 fireplaces.
• Approximately 3,971 square foot home on an approximately 10,933 square foot lot—both figures per the tax records.
• Huge rooms amply-sized for large gatherings. Great flow; one story only. Thoroughly updated with premium fi nishes and appointments. Central A/C.
• Eat-in, stainless and granite kitchen; lavish master suite; expansive art walls.
• Pool with view terrace; patio with fireplace.
• Panoramic views of the entire L.A. basin from downtown to Long Beach to Catalina, the Westside and the ocean.
• Newer updates. Move-in condition throughout.
• Quiet. 24-hour patrolled neighborhood.

1959 Cummings Drive
Laughlin Park, Los Feliz

Rarely does a brand new, quality home in an established—and legendary—neighborhood come on the market. Here, however, is this exceptional exception:

• over 7,000 square feet, per the architect, of prime quality construction, finishes and fixtures
• vintage Mediterranean style with modern amenities
  5 bedrooms; 5.5 bathrooms; maid’s quarters; elegant entry and grand public rooms
• breathtaking downtown to the ocean views from most rooms
  inside gated and exclusive Laughlin Park, one of Los Angeles’s most prized communities
• approximately 0.4 acre lot with new landscaping plus mature trees
  hardwood floors, custom ironwork and windows, granite gourmet kitchen with center island; CAT 5 wiring. premium fixtures
• 3-car garage with gated motor court
• floorplan affords maximum flexibility for today’s needs (living room, formal dining room, media room, entertainment room with oak wet bar, family room, office, gym with steam room and more)

2149 E. Live Oak Drive; Los Feliz
One of the few true walled and gated estates of Los Feliz; approximately 1 acre of walled and gated, park-like rolling lawns and gardens with mint-condition 1922 villa, detached guest house, pool, spa, spectacular downtown views – in short, "the works"!
6 BR + 5.5 BA

9237 Flicker Way
Doheny Hills, Above the Sunset Strip

Remember those dreamy sets from Hollywood’s Golden Era? You know, the ones from the late ‘30s and early ‘40s as seen in films such as The Philadelphia Story and The Women. These sets were palpably different from the dark, heavy sets of the silent era. Light, fresh, bright sets lifted Depression era spirits—especially at MGM, where they became almost a trademark. Studio wags dubbed them “white telephone” sets.

To see these sets, rent a film classic—or come visit the next best thing in town: 9237 Flicker Way. Designed by architect F. Lea MacPike in 1937, this home has never before been on the market. The original owner maintained it as originally built and decorated. All the details, from the gracious center entry hall to the step-down living room with elegant broken-pediment archway to the warm, paneled library are intact. When the best of the old is too often a vague memory, how refreshing it is to visit an authentic, quality, intact home that is an emblem of an era. Come travel in time:

• Unspoiled classic Traditional home in one of L.A.’s great, celebrity-studded neighborhoods just above the Sunset Strip.
• 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath (including maid’s room and bath); large living room with handsome fireplace; formal dining room; library/den with fireplace; sun room with fireplace (most likely not included in assessor’s square footage of 3,812 square feet) and service rooms. Lovely gardens, patios and sun deck.
• Over 1/3 acre (14,950 square feet per assessor’s records) prime corner lot with great curb appeal; quiet enclave OFF Doheny Drive; room for pool.
• Canyon and city lights views.
• Elegant detailing and original fixtures throughout.
• Trust sale; no court confirmation required.

• Gated entry with spacious motor court and oversized garage; professionally landscaped; room for pool
• Stepdown living room with autumn slate hearth and mantle, and dramatic view balcony
• Western red cedar ceiling and clear red oak floors
• Large dining room with French doors to outside entertainment area with fountain spa
• Gourmet kitchen with professional appliances, maple cabinets and dark green granite countertops; breakfast bar, area, kitchen office and powder room—recently expanded by the original architect
• Three bedrooms with city views and 2.5 baths
• Sumptuous master suite with autumn slate fireplace, skylights and deep red marble shower and spa tub
• Den with terracotta floor, beams, and private patio
• Multipurpose room with beautiful builtin cabinetry
• Central air conditioning, security system, commodious wine cellar and more

5 bedrooms; 5 baths; family room; den; huge family-sized home in the heart of the Los Feliz Estates. Pool and spa; city views. Nearly 6,000 square feet on a quarter acre lot, per the assessor's records. Almost completely rebuilt about 20 years ago with high quality materials and amenities. Over-scale rooms--and plenty of them! A real value for north-of-the-Boulevard Los Feliz.

5252 Los Grandes Way
Los Feliz Estates

Sleek Palm Springs-style Architectural on one of the highest streets in the Los Feliz Estates. Classic, full panorama view of the Los Angeles basin from downtown to the ocean. Step-down, atrium - style living room with high ceiling and clerestory windows under dramatic pleated roof (my favorite detail!). Very light and bright throughout. Great MBR suite with Roman tub, double dressing/vanity areas. Mostly original, unspoiled condition needing cosmetics to ready this gem for DWELL magazine.

Some more details:

• 3 bedrooms; 3 baths; family room with wet bar and attached sun room. 2,796 square foot house on a 10,977 square foot lot; both figures per the assessor.
• Large, atrium-style living room under high, pleated roof with clerestory windows opens to sunny, southern exposure, deep patio and unsurpassed views. Tall, marble fireplace.
• Spacious master suite with city views; double dressing, toilet and vanity areas; step-down Roman tub.
• Direct access from garage; updated kitchen with breakfast area; laundry room. Entry garden court.
• Original details intact, including terrazzo flooring and marble wall surfaces. Hardwood, carpet and tile flooring elsewhere.
• Quiet and private location high in the hills accessed without winding streets. 24-hour guard car protection.

4046 Woking Way
Los Feliz Hills

Why do so many folks choose to live in Los Feliz? For many, it’s the answer to their dreams of the quintessential Los Angeles lifestyle: a vintage Mediterranean villa high in the hills with the city view, a vibrant neighborhood full of amenities and a
location handy to work and urban attractions. People here feel at once both energized and settled in. And that’s a tall order not likely to be found, for example, out in the ‘burbs.

Surely homebuyers seeking the Los Feliz lifestyle will believe that they have hit the mother lode here on Woking Way. What’s not to like about this immaculately-maintained home filled with both vintage delights and modern conveniences? Take a look at some of the details:

• 4 bedrooms; 3.5 baths in about 3,150 square feet per the owners, on a 7,840 square foot lot, per the public records.
• Classic Mediterranean built in 1928 by noted architects Weston and Weston as the Los Angeles home of wealthy Phoenix entrepreneur, L.H. Chalmers.
• 3 levels, with main rooms at street level, including living room; formal dining room; updated, eat-in kitchen and powder room. 2 bedroom suites, including luxurious master suite, and connecting sunroom/gallery comprise the top floor. The bottom level has two more bedrooms; a third bath; a clubby library/den, with second fireplace, that opens directly to the patio and garden; the laundry, with top-to-bottom chute, and extra storage.
• The double garage has direct access to the
  kitchen.
• The terraced garden is large enough for a pool.
• All rooms avail themselves of spectacular panoramic views across the Los Angeles basin to the ocean and Santa Catalina Island.

3783 Effingham Place
Los Feliz

Only a misanthrope could deny admiring the romance inherent in the classic Spanish colonial revival homes of Los Feliz. These homes recall an era of Packards and LaSalles, of radio evenings, of typewriters and telegrams. They conjure “Hollywood”——the golden days, that is——for generations drawn to more than the mundane. Is it any wonder, then, that such classic Spanish homes remain in demand?

Visit Effingham Place and feel the allure of the golden days that are now and lie ahead.

Some details to consider:

• 3 BR, 2 BA; den; 2,253 square foot home on a 7,660 square foot lot—both figures per the tax assessor.
• Impeccably restored, updated and designer-done “north of the Boulevard” jewel.
• Step-down living room with fireplace; formal dining room; convertible den.
• Authentic, original details abound.
• Eat-in chef’s kitchen in complementary, vintage style with Viking appliances and high-end amenities.
• Renovated baths, also in vintage style, but with up-to-date touches such as the steam shower.
• Lush, tropical gardens with splashing fountains, sunny tiled patios and shady retreats.
• Gated, walled and hedged for great privacy.
• Long, gated driveway affords extra parking and leads to double garage with lots of extra storage.

5264 Los Adornos Way
Los Feliz Estates

Some homes are all of a piece: nothing more is needed; nothing less will do. What could a person possibly forego here? The morning sun as it glints off the pool surface and scatters light throughout the atrium living room? The warm, tactile surface of the travertine fl ooring? The drama of the pleated roof that shields clerestory windows? Windows that frame so simply the serene garden views? Subtract nothing. The sum of the parts solicits your consideration:

• 3 bedrooms; 3 bathrooms; 2,798 square foot home on a 10,962 square foot lot; both fi gures per the assessor.
• Pool with spa and waterfall; generous patio and garden
  areas.
• Double-door entry with wide reception hall.
• Step-down, atrium-style living room with colonnade and high, pleated ceiling with clerestory windows.
• Family room; dining room; long, galley kitchen with breakfast room.
• Spacious master suite with double sink/closet/dressing/
  water closet areas; sunken Roman tub/shower opens to
  garden.
• Direct entrance from double garage; separate laundry room.
• Very private; lush gardens with specimen plants.
• Located in 24-hour guarded Los Feliz Estates HOA.
• Move-in condition; newer, commercial-style roof with warranty.

“Glossy”, as in...

3319 Lowry Road
Prime Los Feliz

 “Glossy, as in: (a) Fred and Ginger just tippity-tap-tapped out of view; (b) layout-ready for a slick home décor magazine or (c) the most sparkle-plenty, vintage 1939 home you’ve ever been dazzled by.  Seemingly, every original detail has survived intact to be polished to perfection throughout this marvel of a period piece.  This home is about time travel to be sure, but it’s also about the chic of the moment that is so rarely seen, especially in other parts of the city—except here, for your consideration:

• 2 bedroom suites, each with private bath; convertible paneled den with separate bath could be third bedroom.  2,528 square foot home on 5,400 square foot lot; both figures per the tax assessor.
• Updated systems throughout; newer roof; all surfaces renewed.
• Original tiled kitchen with sympathetic updates and vintage stove; breakfast room; formal dinning room.
• Elegantly scaled living room with fireplace; glistening, ebonized hardwood flooring throughout.
• Lap pool; re-designed landscaping.
• Meticulous attention to detail everywhere—a rare, vintage jewel that fascinates, delights and soothes the senses.

1957 Laughlin Park Dr.; Los Feliz
Sensational and romantic remodel of an original 1923 Laughlin Park Mediterranean villa in exclusive, gated Laughlin Park; 4+3+n; large, grassy yard; ground-up rehab ready for the 21st century!

2520 Nottingham Av.; Los Feliz hills
landmark 1920s Wallace Neff hacienda built for the Chandler family of L.A. Times note; pool; authentic character and details intact.

2575 Glendower Avenue
Los Feliz Hills

The real estate market in Los Feliz is very much alive. Savvy buyers are luxuriating in still-low interest rates and a wealth of inventory not seen in many years. Sellers with real value to offer are closing escrows. Suddenly, the stars seemed aligned.

Enter 2575 Glendower Avenue:

• Classic, architect-designed, ‘30s California Traditional with panoramic city views from downtown to the ocean.
• 3+3+wood-paneled library or den; breakfast room; enclosed sunroom with deck. 2,587 square foot home on an 11,870 square foot lot; both figures per the tax assessor.
• Designed in 1938 by architect Richard King. Just two owners since new. Much unspoiled, vintage character detailing throughout.
• Generously-sized living room with dramatic open-truss ceiling; big formal dining room.
• Three fireplaces; inlaid hardwood flooring; original and newer tile elsewhere.
• Flat, grassy gardens at rear with koi pond, waterfalls and terraces.
• Updated systems, incl. central HVAC. Direct entrance double garage; climate-controlled wine cellar.
• On street of architecturally-significant homes ranging from Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolf Schindler and Richard Neutra to current star, architect Barbara Bestor.
• Move-in ready for the holidays!

4075 Los Nietos Drive
Los Feliz

Think BIG. Then add some more. Add a little more, and you’ve got something like the size of this sure-to-wow home in the hills of Los Feliz. Though there’s room for the Brady Bunch, they didn’t live here. A better bet might be Shag. Think tinkling martini “Cheers!”, Sinatra on the stereo and sunsets that make Griffith Park, Glendale and the San Gabriel Mountains blush. Just—too—cool.

“And there’s (even) more”:

• 6 bedrooms; 4 bathrooms; family room—all amply-sized.
• Amazing amount of finished bonus areas affords plenty of room for flexible, you-name-it uses.
• 2,969 square feet (not including bonus areas) on a 6,410 square foot lot; both figures per the tax records.
• Living room / dining area with fireplace and walls of glass that open to panoramic views.
• Eat-in kitchen. Party-sized entertainment decks.
• Attached, 2-car garage plus detached 4-car garage; street-to-street lot.
• 2-zone central A/C; move-in condition throughout.

5272 Los Adornos Way
Los Feliz Estates

Have a yen for an unspoiled Mid-Century Modern? Like a one-story floorplan to spread out in? Like privacy? Security? A “good” neighborhood? And Sinatra with your favorite cocktail, perhaps? Please consider this home:

• Well-maintained, classic, architect-designed Los Feliz Estates home; 3 bedrooms; 2.75 baths; den; 2,743 square feet of living space on a 10,962 square foot lot-both figures per the assessor's records.
• Atrium-style, step-down living room with wall of glass and tree-top, garden view.
• Deep, partly-covered patio opens to carefully-cultivated garden with exotic specimen trees; room for pool.
• Long-term owner has maintained original architectural integrity throughout.
• Eat-in kitchen; separate laundry room; direct-entrance from garage.
• Private HOA security patrol; single-loaded streets afford quiet and privacy.
• This Mid-Century Modern needs little to be brought into the present century-with swingin' style!
  

5915 Canyon Cove
Bronson Canyon

Like vintage warmth? Don’t want to give up Modern amenities and convenience? Here’s the perfect balance between the two: a classic, 1923 Mediterranean-revival home close to Beachwood and Los Feliz with oodles of sleek and elegant designer updates. Think: “Orient Express” with rich harvest tones and and the patina of polished finishes. Best of all, it’s move-in ready for today’s active urbanites. As they say, “Just bring your toothbrush!”

Here’s more:

• 3 bedroom; 2 bath plus huge media area off living room; upstairs sunroom, too. 1,856 square foot home on a 3,571 square foot lot; both figures per the tax assessor.
• Terraced entry with rustic pavers and iron railing leads to a bold arch and massive front door. Period-correct, crenellated, Roman-stripe awnings flutter above.
• Batchelder-style tile fireplace in living room. Formal dining room. Hardwood flooring.
• French doors from media area to pergola-covered patio and private, grassy garden. Great for kids or pets.
• Newer systems throughout, including central heat and air conditioning. Seismically retrofitted. Fresh landscaping front and rear.
• Long, gourmet kitchen with top-grade stainless appliances (e.g., Fisher & Paykel). Warm, cherry-toned cabinets harmonize with CaesarStone countertops. Breakfast area, laundry area and second bath adjacent.
• 3 bedrooms (one with en suite sunroom) and 1 bath upstairs.
• Long, newer, paver-style driveway with remote-controlled security gate leads to one-car garage and affords lots of off-street parking.
• Extra storage, too!

2231 Observatory Avenue
Los Feliz Hills

Don’t let the storybook cottage façade fool you. This thoroughly updated home is thoroughly sophisticated, too. Inside, this home lives up to expectations: graciously proportioned rooms; hardwood flooring; moldings; French doors to the deck; a classic fireplace in the living room—quality and polished charm galore. Outside is where the surprises lie—and the fun begins. Step through those French doors, onto terraces and look beyond to a lushly-mature landscape with black-bottom swimmer’s pool. There’s great serenity and privacy (yes, swimsuits are optional). Of course there’s more, too…

• 2 bedrooms 1.75 baths in main house; 1,636 square foot house on a 6,995 square foot lot; both figures per the assessor.
• Garage converted without permit to detached guesthouse/ office /studio with 3/4 bath, kitchenette and loft. Carport attached.
• Updated systems throughout, including central heat and air.
• Quiet side street location is close to neighborhood amenities.
• Dining deck, sun-dappled patios, built-in barbecue and towering landscaping create a sublime get-away, literally in your own backyard.

The home of UCLA Hall of Famer, Sam Balter, and his recently-deceased wife, Mildred, has come on the market. Balter, who died in 1998 at age 88, was a Bruin All-American basketball player and, at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a member of the first gold-medal U.S. Olympic basketball team. He was the sole Jewish-American gold medalist at these games, which were intended to showcase Hitler and the Nazi’s views of Arian superiority. Balter was a pioneer radio and TV sportscaster who also wrote a long-running sports column for the Los Angeles Herald Express and appeared in several movies, including “The Jackie Robinson Story”. He was known for years as the voice of the UCLA basketball and football teams.

The Balter family are the original owners of the home, built in 1937 by architect, Arthur W. Hawes, in a Traditional style with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in Los Feliz, the home has a classic, center hall, upstairs/downstairs floor plan. There are lawns and gardens front and rear, plus a swimmer’s-length pool. To the south and west are views, including of Catalina.

3704 Shannon Road
Los Feliz Hills

Architect, Robert Peters, A.I.A., built this warm Mid-Century Modern home in 1962. Walls of glass link the interior living areas to thrilling views of Glendale and the San Gabriel Mountains in a manner rarely seen in newer homes. The well-reasoned open floor plan allows an easy traffic flow from the entry foyer to the living and dining areas to the kitchen and family room. Both the front deck and rear patio invite quintessential indoor/outdoor California living.

Why wait any longer to fulfill your California dream?

• 3 bedrooms; 1.75 baths in 2,055 square feet on an 8,300 square foot lot, both figures per the tax assessor.
• Master suite with city and mountain views includes updated bath. 2 additional bedrooms and 3/4 bath.
• 2 marble-faced fireplaces.
• Custom wood finishes and built-ins complement exposed wooden structural members.
• Double attached garage plus storage.
• Newer systems and well-maintained condition throughout.
• Deep lot with long driveway for additional parking and privacy.
• Handy location close to, but above, the city.

3651 Holboro Drive
Los Feliz Hills

Marshall McLuhan said, famously, “The medium is the massage”. How an idea is stated means as much as, or more than, the idea itself. Certainly this home’s idea is all about its style, its materials, its flow and stance on its site—its romantic idea, rather than its mere utility. Of course, there is utility and opportunity galore here, but this home’s idea is more profound because it speaks of another era, of an ineffable aesthetic, and it speaks in Spanish style.

Some details for you to massage:

• 4 bedrooms; 3 baths in approximately 2,701 square feet on an approximately 5,180 square foot lot; both figures per the tax assessor.
• Romantic Spanish-style fixer high in the prime Los Feliz Hills with commanding views of the city and surrounding neighborhood.
• All the authentic details that people clamor for in a home of this type: ironwork, stained glass, hardwood flooring; tile; fixtures and more.
• Intimate patios for entertaining or solitary reflection. Quiet and private.
• Large-scale public rooms; wonderful flow.
• Great start to create a home that retains the flavor of the old while meeting the needs of today.
• Same family ownership since the 1960s.
• No offers to be reviewed before Mon. 9/26.

2021 Meadow Valley Terrace
Prime Silver Lake

If the recent heat wave bothers you, come home here. Turn up the central air conditioning, or, better yet, plunge in the pool! Cool off in what may be one of the hottest deals in the sizzling Silver Lake real estate market. Here’s why:

• 3 bedrooms; 2.5 baths in 3,212 square feet, per the sellers, on a 6,926 square foot lot, per the assessor’s records.
• The architect owner and his wife have polished this Mid-Century Modern home to a superlative standard of excellence over more than 30 years of ownership.
• Prime Moreno Highlands location; Ivanhoe School.
• Open-plan living room/dining room/kitchen.
• Living room and family room with open-beamed ceilings.
  • Master suite with library/den.
• Extra-large media or all-purpose room off patio and pool.
• Quality materials and amenities throughout.
• Leafy privacy; quiet, cul-de-sac location.
• Double garage with extra off-street parking; entry patio with bridge over koi pond.
• Any offers to be reviewed Monday, August 1, 2005, 3 PM.

Richard Neutra, Architect
1959–1961
Restored by Bonura Building
1995–2003

Richard Neutra, renowned modernist architect and disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed this distinguished home in 1959 for June and Hitoshi Ohara and their two daughters. The house is one of nine homes in the “colony,” the closest Neutra came to realizing the modern townscape he envisioned. Construction of this house is superb with the highest quality of craftsmanship. The house is set on a hillside which affords stunning lake and mountain views, including views to the Griffith Park Observatory and famous Hollywood sign. The west facing site fills the house with natural light. Breezes from the lake flow up the hillside and throughout the house, cooling it in the process.

In August, 1995, Patricia and C.J. Bonura became the second owner’s of this signature home, moving in with their infant son. Maintenance of the house had been deferred since construction. However, while in need of restoration, all original finishes, colors and systems remained in the as-built state. Over the next eight years, Bonura Building proceeded to restore the house to the original specifications.

The Ohara House has appeared in numerous books and magazines, and has been a favorite on the architectural tour circuit.

2165 Ponet Dr.; Los Feliz Oaks

Architect William Adams' own masterwork: 3 BR + 2.5 BA + family room. Architectural home in the heart of "The Oaks"; impeccably crafted; sensitively designed; sumptuously appointed; head-on downtown views; gated motorcourt; granite, maple and stainless gourmet kitchen; master bedroom with city view; fireplace and red marble bath; full security system; central A/C. This elegant home is in a league of its own

2506 Kenilworth Avenue
Prime Silver Lake

Eighty years later, Silver Lake has never looked better.

The trees are mature. The shimmer of the lake itself is just as evanescent and lovely. And the neighborhood has never said “home” so eloquently, with its now-classic character properties. If you’re looking for a prime example, stop by 2506 Kenilworth.

Here’s why:

• · Prime Moreno Highlands Country English with excellent curb appeal.
• Classic floor plan with 3 bedrooms (one without closet) and 2 baths upstairs plus a powder room downstairs.
• Per assessor: 1,576 square feet inside; 5,619 square foot lot.
• Handsome living room and dining room with original details.
• Magazine-quality, “done”, baths and chef’s kitchen.
• Newer hardwood deck affords spacious entertainment area overlooking rolling lawn perfect for kids and dogs (or room for a pool?).
• Fresh landscaping front and rear.
• Expansion potential in large attic and/or sub-area.
• Ivanhoe school.
• Move-in condition throughout.

3733 Clayton Avenue
Franklin Hills

This home is what Modern architecture is all about: clean lines, bold volumes, an efficient floor plan on a dramatic view site and thoughtful details throughout. The overall effect is bright, crisp, fresh and elegant.

• The Lowry House, Dick Lowry, architect, 1965.
• 4 bedrooms; 2.5 baths.
• 2,145 square foot home on a 3,270 square foot lot; both figures per the tax assessor.
• Eat-in stainless kitchen with center island; opens to two patio terraces.
• Formal dining room.
• Master suite with spa tub, glass tiles in bath; balcony; city view.
• Hardwood and polished concrete floors.
• Terraced gardens and patios with city views.
• Move-in condition throughout.
• An astonishing value at the new low price.

2523 Kenilworth Avenue
Prime Silver Lake

Love prime Silver Lake’s “Moreno Highlands”? Want the Ivanhoe school district? Not sure you can afford the price of admission? Here’s your ticket. Actually it’s a double feature: a rare, classic Mediterranean duplex surrounded by Silver Lake’s best. Both units will be vacant at the close of escrow, so you can choose your favorite. Rent one to a friend (estimated rent: $2,750 - $3,000 / month). Or, you might buy the building with a partner, as the current long-time owners did. It’s an investment you can live with.

Here are some more ideas to chew on:

• Each over / under unit is approximately the same floorplan of 3 bedrooms, 1.75 bathrooms; about 1,440 square feet per unit. A 3-car garage lies below at street level. Total building square footage is 2,880 square feet on a 5,532 square foot lot; both figures per the tax rolls.
• Large front deck area; full-width, flat, grassy backyard with mature trees, plantings and lots of privacy.
• Living rooms with fireplaces; formal dining rooms; breakfast nooks; balconies.
• Significant upgrades; vintage-style, newer bathrooms; hardwood flooring and abundant original details throughout.
• Lake, hills and mountain views from major rooms.
• Pride of ownership shows: both units owner-occupied and will be vacant at the close of escrow.

1831 Fanning Street
Silver Lake Hills

As the country was ever so slowly pulling itself out of the morass of the Great Depression, hope and optimism shone on the slopes of Silver Lake. It was here that designer/contractor, William Kesling, realized his vision of “Modern Structures”. In a matter of just a few years, he sprinkled the hills with sparkling white new homes of distinction.

These homes are a unique collection of a short-lived, but greatly admired style of the era. Part “Ocean Liner Moderne”, part “Streamline Moderne”, part Orient Express, they are treasured landmarks today. It is an event when one of the restored Keslings comes on the market. If you’ve admired them and longed to own one, here is your opportunity:

• 2 bedrooms; 3 bathrooms plus den. 1,710 square foot house on
  a 5,590 square foot lot; both figures per the tax assessor.
• Large living/dining areas with wide view terrace and high-style Moderne inglenook with built-ins, including a cowhide sofa.
• Pipe railings and steel window sash throughout. Tile and hardwood flooring.
• Double, attached garage.
• Spectacular views of Silver Lake reservoir, mountains and the lights of the Silver Lake hills and city beyond.
• Flat, adjacent garden area with patio plus lower garden terraces.
• Sympathetically updated kitchen with breakfast banquette; restored master bath; updated systems; central A/C.
• Luxuriant tropical landscaping for great privacy. Security system.
• Many original details. Move-in condition.

1906 Dracena Drive
Prime Los Feliz Village

In real estate, as in most things in life, one size does NOT fit all. For most folks, the two-on-a-lot at 1906 Dracena Drive comes darn close, however. Here’s why:

Front house:

• 1920s Craftsman bungalow full of fresh updates such as newer kitchen and baths, newer hardwood flooring, crown moldings, insulated windows, roofing, stucco, fixtures, amenities and more.
• 3 bedrooms; 1.5 baths; large “great room”; kitchen with pantry and enclosed sun porch.
• 3rd bedroom could be convertible den.
• Rear patio. Separate laundry facilities.

Rear house:

• Newer construction (built c. 1994).
• 3 bedrooms; 2.5 baths; dining room; living room; kitchen.
• Large balcony on upper floor; covered porch on lower level.
• 2-story with tuck-under, 2-car parking at one end. Additional uncovered parking for at least two more cars.
• Separate laundry facilities.
• Rented month-to-month for $2500/mo. No rent control.

General:

• Ideal owner-user or investor property. Great flexibility.
• Some garden at ends and middle of lot (6,534 square foot lot; 2,345 building square foot—both figures per assessor’s records).
• Handiest location in the area: leave your car at home—walking distance to anywhere in Los Feliz Village!

2501 Verbena Drive
Beachwood Canyon

Built almost entirely of redwood in the 1920s, this unique residence is part mountain lodge, part sea-going vessel. Its clean surfaces and straightforward carpentry impart a note of Modern economy. Yet, reduced to its essence, this home is all about romance—unabashedly, exuberantly, effusively so.

Could anyone be immune to such allure? Come see:

• 4 bedrooms; 2.5 baths; 2,480 square feet on a 5,080 square foot lot, both per the assessor’s records.
• Careful and sympathetic restoration of woodwork, indoors and out. Most interior surfaces are clear-grain, natural-finish wood.
• Kitchen and baths handsomely updated in vintage style. Open floor plan of public rooms complements today’s living. Move-in condition.
• Newer systems, such as central A/C, and upgraded infrastructure, including foundation.
• Broad, deep side porch is ideal for entertaining and opens to canyon and city views plus multi-level terraced gardens. Professionally landscaped.
• Detached two-car garage.
• Handy Beachwood Canyon location. Walk to the café and market!

470 Wren Drive
Mount Washington

The Van Horne House, 1993
Taylor Van Horne, architect

Here is perhaps the ultimate indoor/outdoor house, inspired by the lathhouse in San Diego’s Balboa Park and the architect-original owner’s living experiences in Brazil. Street side, a clean façade conceals drama within. Timber bamboo towers more than two stories from the floor of the entry and main living areas, right through the lath gable. The entry path through the bamboo ends at the atrium floor, a flexible living space. Slide open the huge pocket doors, and the boundaries between indoors and outdoors disappear utterly. Canyon views seem to be borne on the flow-through breezes. Folded-glass corner windows capture even more views, and custom, perforated-metal, sliding screens filter sunlight. This home melds privacy and openness into an ineffable, unforgettable triumph.

• 4 bedrooms; 2.75 baths; den; 2,763 square feet on a 4,350 square foot lot—both figures per the tax assessor.
• 2 single-car garages with direct access to home.
• The main living level neatly arranges living, dining and cooking areas in an open plan bracketed by a deck on the view side and the garden atrium on the street side.
• The open-grate stairs link two master suites and den upstairs, plus two more bedrooms, a bath and laundry downstairs.
• Mount Washington Elementary School district.
• Sunset Magazine honored this home with a “Special Award for Indoor-Outdoor Living” in the October 1995 issue.

5200 Los Feliz Bl. - Laughlin Park

Classic 1920s Spanish Villa inside gated Laughlin Park; great "bones", grand and elegant rooms, pool; 6+4; original details intact; flat site; the fixer many are waiting for! 6 BR - 4 BA, 4,827 sq. ft. per assessor.

268 Lorraine Boulevard - Hancock Park

Ozzie and Harriette did not live here, but they might have. This classic 1920s Colonial Revival home could be every little girl’s doll house built full-scale— make that over-scale. All rooms are handsomely proportioned to accommodate even the largest gatherings. Ceilings are high and bordered with multiple bands of ornate crown moldings. Quarter-sawn oak floors gleam, and the center hall floor plan allows a gracious entry and staircase. Outside, a broad and deep front lawn with a copse of sweet gum trees enhances this home’s curb appeal. The back yard is flat, grassy and ringed with fruit trees. The double garage may hold expansion possibilities in its upstairs loft. –And all on one of Hancock Park’s most admired blocks!

And just for the record:

• 5 bedrooms, including maid’s room; 3.5 bathrooms; den; breakfast room
• covered lower patio; upper story deck
• 3,979 square foot home on 13,824 square foot flat lot, per the assessor
• great "bones"; lovely details; classic "All-American" Colonial Revival style
• family-sized newer kitchen with Wolf range
  
  

• 1923 Spanish style home with 3 bedrooms; 2.5 bathrooms; about 2,373 square feet on a 6,500 square foot lot, both per the assessor
• large, well-proportioned rooms; first floor den and breakfast room; top-of-the-stairs center hall play or study area; all bedrooms together on second floor; spacious master suite with walk-in closet, double sinks and spa tub
• elegantly updated; move-in condition throughout; gleaming hardwood and tile flooring; sea grass carpeting; stone countertops in the kitchen; Batchelder tile fireplace
• swimmer’s dark-bottom pool; central A/C and heat; patios; front porch; gated drive; detached garage
• quiet, sidewalk- and tree-lined street in the heart of one of Los Feliz’s most stately areas

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• 4 bedrooms (all together on the upper floor); 2.5 baths
• swimmer’s pool; deep flag lot well off the road
• large upper level deck with covered and open patios below
• step-down living room with rock fireplace
• eat-in kitchen; formal dining room with wet bar
• breezy living indoors and out in leafy seclusion
• original details throughout preserved by sole owner

5743 Spring Oak Drive "The Pineapple House" – Los Feliz Oaks

Few 1940s Traditional homes can match this elegant example's blend of authentic character and up-to-date amenities. The country kitchen is breathtaking. The systems are newer updates. The pool is at the top of a lush semi-tropical garden filled with mature trees. The home is sited on a lot-and-a-half. There is a generous patio for entertaining (complete wtih bar). Inside, there are 4 bedrooms and 3 baths upstairs plus an additional bedroom and bath on the main level. A step-down living room, formal dining room and den complete the main level. Hardwood flooring gleams throughout. The home is something of a local landmark due both to its shutters' whimsical pineapple motif (the symbol of hospitality) as well as to its inherent warnth and graciousness.

930 Finley Avenue
Los Feliz

Exquisite and elegant 3+1.75 Classic "Los Feliz Spanish" home with oodles of original details throughout; Open and covered patios; Indoor and outdoor fireplaces; Outstanding vintage condition rarely seen- very romantic and very special.

927 West Kensington Road
Angelino Heights

If you didn’t look out the windows and see the dramatic backdrop of the L.A. skyline, or the HOLLYWOOD sign for that matter, you might think that a cable car might rattle by anytime. This 1917-vintage multi-family building has been transformed by the present owners into their own luxurious urban living quarters in a by-the-Bay style. The best news, however, is that other portions of this property earn their way by producing income. Here are the details:

• Legally 4 units used as 3 units plus a rear studio. Total annual estimated and actual income is $64,200 ($2,300+$1,350+$1,150+$550 /mo.). Approximately 3,808 square feet total on a 4,002 square foot lot—both figures per the assessor.
• Owners’ unit was formerly 2 separate upper units. Now about 2,000 square feet, per the owners, this combined unit consists of: living room; formal dining room; kitchen; breakfast room; master suite; den; office and library plus 1.75 baths; private laundry and service porch. This unit enjoys dramatic views of the surrounding neighborhood and across the city.
• Lower units are 1 bedroom and 1 bath each with extra nooks ideal for offices. Lower units have private laundries. One lower unit has a separate entrance for front room which can be used as a parlor, office or studio.
• Rear cottage is rented separately as a studio with a 3⁄4 bath. • There are garages for 2 cars plus additional storage and uncovered parking. • Pride of ownership shows everywhere in the extensive upgrades and renovations.
• Located inside the famous Angelino Heights Historic Preservation Overlay Zone with its many notable Victorianera landmarks.

2185 Ponet Drive
Los Feliz Oaks

Sometimes, even experienced Realtors come across homes that seemingly have never been on the market. Such is this Modernist cottage secreted deep inside the Los Feliz Oaks. In almost 60 years, this home has been on the market just once before. Stop by and see why owners never want to leave:

• 2 bedrooms; 1.25 baths; 1,119 square feet on an estate-sized, 15,100 square foot lot—both figures per the tax assessor. Rarely-seen potential in this premier neighborhood.
• Great privacy up a long, sweeping driveway from a sleepy cul-de-sac. Detached two-car garage with motor court.
• Lavish use of pine and fir throughout, from walls and floors to high, open-beamed ceilings, gives this home glowing warmth.
• Tall, brick fireplace anchors the living room. Formal dining room. Many built-ins. Kitchen with pantry/laundry and quarter bath.
• Sympathetic updates enhance today’s livability, while preserving the home’s original integrity.
• Central heat and A/C; updated systems; alarm.
• Impressive, head-on views of downtown and the greater Los Angeles basin allow the home to “live larger”.
• Xeroscape gardens with California native plants and mature trees enhance the almost rural feel of the property. There’s a large, avocado tree-shaded deck from which to enjoy the city views, too.

How to get to the top…

3823 Franklin Avenue
Franklin Hills

Everyone likes to be the best, the most, or at the top—at least once in a while. Live here, and you can arguably claim the highest aerie in the Franklin Hills—every day. Stroll around the roof deck for a true wind-in-the teeth thrill and enjoy the best spot in town for sunset spectaculars. With almost unobstructed 360-degree views of the Los Angeles basin, the Hollywood Hills, Glendale and the San Gabriel Mountains and back toward Long Beach and Catalina, this home’s location is virtually unmatched anywhere. And that’s just what the site is about.

Here are some details about the home, as well:

• 4 bedrooms; 3.5 baths; 4,366 square foot home on a 3,571 square foot lot—all per the tax assessor’s records. A real value for those who need a home with room for all.
• 4 amply-sized floors served by an elevator and stairway; 3-car garage; decks, terraces and patios; gazebo spa; quiet, secure and private.
• Open floor plan on public level (third level) includes huge living/dining room; large kitchen opens to breakfast area and family room plus powder room. Great entertaining capabilities.
• 1 bedroom suite on second level is ideal opportunity for extended family living arrangement, home office or studio.
• Large master suite on top floor, plus two additional family bedrooms and bath.
• 2 fireplaces; 2 dens or family rooms; extra storage; low-maintenance gardens.
• Newer construction; high ceilings; peg-and-groove hardwood flooring; many other quality details—needs little cosmetic attention to shine.
• Trust sale—NO court confirmation.

3345 Ledgewood Drive — Beachwood Canyon
The top, by definition, connotes the best, the most exclusive, the ne plus ultra. It was here in Beachwood Canyon, in the 1920s, that some of the prime home sites were sold first, at the top of the canyon–and where some of the most elegant villas were perched by the founding families. Why? Simply put, the ambiance, the light, the air, the views–all were superior. Those attributes remain–and so do the villas, some in remarkably well-maintained original condition, such as this outstanding example:

• 4 bedrooms; 2.5 baths–great floor plan for families: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on second floor; 1 guest room on first floor
• grand, step-down living room with beams and soaring fireplace
• elegant turret entry stairs lead up to light-filled, domed landing–a perfect place to read
• den, wet bar, formal dining room, breakfast room, separate office off master bedroom
• kitchen opens to two patios: one covered, one open, plus terraced gardens
• prime site affords privacy with sunny southern exposure; great curb appeal
• direct entry to house via attached garage; additional off-street parking; extra storage, too
• central heat; upper zone central air conditioning
• authentic, original features throughout: hardwood flooring, built-ins; original tile, hardware and fixtures
• compare this home to competitive offerings–you’ll appreciate the quality and value found here

2017 DeMille Drive; Laughlin Park

2662 Rutherford Drive
Beachwood Canyon

Any way you look at this classic Beachwood Canyon character home, you’ve got a winner. From the signature stone wall at the curb to the peak of the gable, this home offers exactly what buyers today seek: romance, views, vintage appeal and modern amenities. There’s drama, too: the unique bi-level living area affords formal entertaining space and a balcony den with fireplace. Don’t miss the formal dining room; period tile in the baths and an updated eat-in kitchen. Outdoors, the terraced gardens offer a waterfall and decks from which to admire the cross-basin views to the ocean.

And there’s even more...

• 2 bedrooms; 1.5 bathrooms in approximately 1,670 square feet per the owners on an approximately 2,570 square foot lot.
• Authentic, probably original, details include stone masonry, fixtures, hardware, iron grilles and tile work.
• Hardwood flooring; French doors in the master open, Peter Pan-like, to the dazzling view to the ocean; main entrance features unusual, arched marquee.
• Quiet and private location at the end of a cul-de-sac high in Beachwood Canyon.

5400 Moco Lane
Just found: Austin Powers hideaway Inside Griffith Park!

Los Feliz Oaks

Here’s the scenario: Take the world’s largest city park. Drive to a single-family home address few even knew existed—it’s inside the park, you see. Follow the woodsy path to the gate. Open. Take the stairs up to a whimsical, eclectic mélange of Modernist spaces, forms and materials. Explore the surprises of this one-of-a-kind rambling home as it climbs through the treetops, up the hillside. Continue upward to two more lots that saddle the ridge and afford commanding views of the Observatory, downtown and the basin. Now, just imagine, what some editing, reworking and vision judiciously applied could produce. It could be a blockbuster.

Here are the stats:

• 3 lots accessed from inside Griffith Park via the Fern Dell entrance
• 33,990 square feet / 0.78 acre total per assessor
• exact house square footage unknown; many additions built over the years
• site possesses great privacy while enjoying uninterrupted views of the Observatory, downtown, the basin, the Los Feliz Oaks and park land
• expansive, open-plan post-and-beam construction with myriad decks and balconies lead the eye to the treetop views
• two-car garage with gated motorcourt
• great opportunity for investors seeking a unique fixer

4920 Franklin Avenue
Los Feliz

12-unit 1940s character building in prime area

Finally: a Super Value for Today’s Value Market

1611 Westerly Terrace
Silver Lake Hills

It’s the best value in Silver Lake, and it’s priced to sell NOW. If you love clean lines, big volumes, crisp details and the amenities people expect today, look no further. For example:

• 1988 Steven Hill-designed 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath architectural-style home.
• 2,218 square foot home on a 5,009 square foot lot; both figures per the assessor.
• Soaring volumes, open-plan public areas.
• Downtown and canyon views; deck off living room.
• Granite kitchen with bar.
• Light-filled rooms with high ceilings.
• Terraced xerescape garden with dining patio and spa.
• 2 bedroom suites; master with large double- sink bath with steam shower.
• Move-in ready!

• The Haskins House, built c. 1893 by real estate developer Charles C. Haskins, has a distinguished pedigree: one of the earliest L.A. city Historic-Cultural Monuments (1971); on the National Register of Historic Places; sited on a prime lot of THE block of L.A.’s famed Victorian Row; consistently used as a film location.
• 4 bedrooms; 2.25 bathrooms in approximately 2,500 square feet on an approximate 11,375 square foot lot—both figures per the sellers.
• Meticulously restored inside and out to its historic elegance: spindles, fish-scale shingles, carved sunbursts, art glass windows, a finely turned and paneled original staircase, heavily bracketed cornices, a tall turret, slant-sided bay windows, a roof comb atop the Mansard roof and generally more gingerbread than you could find at a bakery at Yuletide—and all in eight dazzling exterior colors!
• Breathtaking downtown views supply an unforgettable and ironic backdrop to the Victorian splendor of L.A.’s first suburb.
• Possible tax benefits through the Mills Act; protected as a contributing structure in L.A.’s first Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) and under various easements.
• Exceptionally large lot for possible carriage house and/or serious gardens.
• Updated systems, including the foundation.
• Newly installed underground utilities and vintage street lights enhance the “other time, other place” allure of Carroll Avenue.

5719 Spring Oak Drive
Modernism 101 — the refresher course

the Los Feliz Oaks

The LeBow house, 1960, Eugene Kinn Choy, architect
Unlike some character styles that can tolerate a bit of funk, Mid-century Modern demands observance of certain tenets: make it crisp, keep it clean, revere the sleek and the chic.

A few notes:
4 bedrooms; 2.5 bathrooms; den; pool; fireplace; patios; flat, grassy garden area; mature landscaping; privacy; freshly updated and remodeled from the infrastructure out with quality and elegant and sophisticated taste; on one of the Los Feliz Oaks’ most beautiful streets.

"Olde Westshire Manor"; Hollywoodland
Original HOLLYWOODLAND English
4 + 3.5 + spa + city views - in upper Beachwood Canyon - restored to perfection

3615 Amesbury Road
Los Feliz Hills

Visit this cheerful home, and you’ll see easily why folks in days gone by sought home sites here. With the advantage of the sunny, southern exposure and panoramic views from downtown to the ocean, every home, of whatever size or style, seemed larger, more entertaining, warmer—happier. Could that be why the Californios called them the Los Feliz hills? Not really, but they could have.

Here are some more reasons to smile:

• 4 bedrooms; 4.5 bathrooms; 2,995 square feet per an appraisal on a 6,970 square foot lot, per the assessor
• detached guest house perfect for home office; studio; nanny or even—guests!
• elegant, 1930s Traditional carefully updated with the original character intact
• 3 fireplaces; hardwood and magnesite flooring; wainscoting; original fixtures and more
• terraced patios and professionally landscaped gardens
• sweeping views of the Los Angeles basin from downtown to Long Beach and Catalina
  
  

• 3 bedrooms; 1.75 baths in 2,295 square feet on an extra large, 8,630 square foot lot (all per the assessor’s records)
• Chock full of authentic details such as tile, fixtures, arches, French doors, stenciling; hardwood and quarry tile flooring, brickwork and the like, the home has been sensitively updated, especially the well-appointed kitchen.
• Terraced, grassy gardens with everything from succulents to roses, the site possesses quiet, privacy and a commanding view of the city below.
• 2 fireplaces; koi pond; intimate patios; formal dining room; family room and open-beamed living room with Moorish arches
• In move-in condition, this home exemplifies all the best that “Los Feliz Spanish” style connotes.

3841 Shannon Road — Los Feliz
If there’s a better real estate value in the Los Feliz hills right now, we haven’t heard of it. First, this home is brand new–not just a new remodel, but all new, as in., never lived in. Second, this home is filled with luxurious amenities throughout. Then there’s the matter of size and scale. This home is certain to meet the demanding needs: huge rooms with high ceilings–and not just in the "public" areas, but, again, throughout. Want more details? Please read on:

• 4 bedrooms (all together on second floor), 4.5 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces in about 4,000 square feet per the owner/builder
• dramatic 2-story entry and library with fireplace
• huge family room with fireplace, bar and bath occupies entire lower level
• flat, grassy yard area with room for pool on same level as family room
• oversized, eat-in granite kitchen with center island
• 3-car garage with direct entry to laundry and kitchen
• luxurious master suite includes fireplace and elegant white marble bath with spa tub
• city lights view of Glendale with San Gabriel Mountains beyond
• formal dining room
• hardwood flooring; double glazing; recessed light fixtures; ceramic tile and marble baths; interior fire sprinklers; security system
  
  

3118 waverly drive
los feliz

the dumser/jewkes house, 2002
john sofio, architect
steel, glass, concrete, wood. spare, sheer planes interconnecting. soaring, open spaces created to hold the things in your life that matter. to share with the people in your life that matter. not just shelter in the open, but a new notion about how to live. now. a gesture forward. and your gift to the future.

• 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths; approximately 2,300 square feet per theowners on an 8,746 square foot, 50X175 foot lot, per the assessor
• generous, open plan throughout; media room; office; bonus room;formal dining room; eat-in kitchen
• garden-level master suite with elegant bath
• roof terrace with city views
• innovative use of traditional and new tech materials
• semi-floating staircase forms a dynamic steel spine that unites all three living levels expansive glass areas capture each hour of each day’s light
• every architectural question answered withinnovative elegance
  
  

2020 Pinehurst Road
Hollywood Hills

“Charming”, “warm”, “inviting” and the like just begin to describe the appeal of this sensitively-restored Craftsman bungalow in a “walk-to-everywhere” micro-neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills. Snuggled up in the hills, just a short walk to downtown Hollywood or the Hollywood Bowl, lies an arcane collection of nearly century-old bungalows that are buffered from the hubbub below. Aficionados would certainly dub this quiet enclave on a cul-de-sac a “bungalow heaven”, for, indeed, it is. The owners of late have painted and polished these gems to a new glow.

2020 Pinehurst Road is one of these aforesaid gems. Here’s why:

• 2 bedrooms; 1 bath in 1,069 square feet (not including a bonus room) on a 6,804 square foot lot, both figures per the tax assessor.
• Large living room with high, hipped ceiling and wood-burning fireplace; formal dining room with built-in cupboard; stylishly-updated kitchen and bath inspired by authentic period fixtures such as the pre-War vintage O’Keefe and Merrit gas stove/oven and the claw-foot tub, now freshly re-porcelainized and re-nickled. Other authentic Craftsman details, both in and out, are intact and restored.
• Surfaces and systems updated and renewed. Central A/C and heat. Seismically updated. Security System.
• Fenced and gated with intercom. Single-car garage with roof deck. Upper garden has tool shed, terraces and stairs to surprise Zen pavilion for viewing the serene canyon and city panorama. Luxuriant foliage includes fruit trees.
  
  

Call this home a “survivor”

2342 Hillhurst Avenue
Prime Los Feliz

At last, in this frenzied market of meager selection, consider a Mid-Century Modern home of note. And perhaps the most exciting news is that this architectural-style home, while carefully maintained, is virtually unaltered since new 40 years ago. The original integrity is here, unspoiled by the home’s sole owner.

Notice the deep cantilevered eaves that shade rooms with floor-to-ceiling glass during the day and that provide soft downlight after sunset. Numerous sliding glass doors open interior spaces to patios, gardens and balconies. Terrazzo flooring flows from indoors to the outdoors (or is that vice versa?). Rich teak paneling conceals efficient built-ins while offering visual warmth and simplicity. Even the original stainless appliances remain in the large eat-in kitchen.

Truly a “survivor” from the high-water mark of Modernism, this thoughtfully designed and well appointed home awaits an appreciative new owner.

• 2 bedrooms; 2 bathrooms; den; approximately 2,287 square feet on an 8,580 square foot lot—per the assessor’s records
• prime “north of Los Feliz Boulevard” site with some city view
• one-level living above the garage and bonus area
• elegant and sophisticated design from the main entry, with its stately sense of procession, to the private rear garden and deck
• large public areas are ideal for entertaining; vaulted living room ceiling
  
  

5200 Los Diegos Way

Los Feliz Estates

3 BR; 3.5 BA; architect-designed home with city lights view on prime Los Feliz Estates street. Pool and spa; eat-in kitchen; dining area; open floor plan; large master suite with sunken tub and private garden; guarded community; fireplace; walls of glass to pool, patio and view.

Come Home to Silver Lake’s Best Value!

3280 Descanso Drive
Silver Lake Hills

Buyers today have a nose for good value. The run-of-the-mill, or the over-priced, just won’t do. Give buyers vintage character, with today’s updates and amenities, plenty of room, a usable garden, plus a city view—and at tomorrow’s price, today, and they notice. Here on Descanso Drive, you see, value is in the air.

• Classic ‘20s “flat-roofed-Mediterranean” 2 bedroom, 2 bath villa on one of Silver Lake’s prettiest streets.
• Many newer upgrades including gourmet eat-in kitchen with adjacent dining deck and downtown views.
• Sun room off formal dining room.
• Lots of character.
• Huge, lower-level, finished bonus area with bath (not included in assessor’s 1,296 square footage) is perfect for guests, home office or studio.
• Large lot (9,680 square feet per the assessor) accommodates long driveway/pad for extra parking, plus 2-car garage.
• Professionally landscaped, terraced garden.
• Sunny site; move-in condition.
• Motivated sellers. Hurry on this one.

2336 Edgewater Terrace
Silver Lake

Letting the outdoors in, or, if you choose, the indoors out, lets any house seem larger. And there’s nowhere better suited to this effect than right here in Southern California. For example, try this classic ‘20s Spanish bungalow on for size. Oversized windows and an extra-long living / dining room accommodate even the most lively house parties. Swing open the French doors off the breakfast area and let the party spill outside under the ramada and into the very private garden patio, which functions as an outdoor room. Even the garage does double duty: office / studio or home for the car—which would you like? “Highest and best use” is writ large here, and so is value. Here is some more news:

• 2 bedrooms; 1 bath in approximately 925 square feet per appraisal on a 4,050 square foot lot, per the assessor.
• Quiet, cul-de-sac location lies just a few blocks from the Silver Lake Boulevard / Glendale Boulevard hub.
• Stylishly updated throughout in a casually elegant mien. Novel details delight at every turn, from the claw-foot tub and wash stand in the bath to the vintage stove and Dutch door in the kitchen / breakfast area.
• Very light and bright thanks to an abundance of windows and a sunny exposure.
• Wood-burning and gas fireplace; crown moldings; polished oak and fir flooring; French doors; long, gated driveway; mature trees and plantings; brickwork patio; water plant oasis; “finished” garage with storage and plenty of natural light.
• Updated systems; almost new roof; separate laundry / storage building.
• If you see one home in this price range, make it a point to see this one.

919 Glendale Blvd.
Echo Park

What an opportunity: a big, roomy house in the heart of Los Angeles just aching for the next owner to personalize to their taste. Views, gardens, a sunny perch above the fray--and just a stone’s throw--and splash away from Echo Park’s famed lotus pond. Here bloom the details:

• 3 or 4 bedroom ‘60s house with 3 baths (two master suites upstairs, 1 or 2 bedrooms downstairs with additional bath).
• 2,400 square foot house on a 7,500 square foot lot, per the assessor’s records.
• Large living room with rock fireplace, formal dining room (or 4th bedroom); kitchen opens to goodsized family room with second rock fireplace. Access from rear via easement off Bonnie Brae St., per the sellers.
• Great potential and real value for the buyer who needs space and is on a budget.
• Needs little to shine.
• Views of Echo Park Lake with its boats and fountain (and the lotus pond, of course) with the downtown skyline in the distance.
• Sellers relocating.

2866 Westshire Dr.; Beachwood Canyon
Sophisticated and chic Modern 3+3+huge family room off eat-in kitchen; canyon views; high ceilings; high quality throughout; patios and decks; prime area off the beaten path.

• Ivanhoe school neighborhood
• 3 bedrooms; 2 bathrooms; approximately 2200+ square feet per the owners on a luxuriously deep 8,750 square foot lot, per the assessor
• lower-level family room plus studio/home office/workshop areas with separate, outside entrance
• mostly flat, grassy garden areas, in front and at rear, just waiting for kids and/or pets
• squeaky-clean, impeccably maintained one-family-owned home—move-in condition or wonderful opportunity for designers
• long driveway; double carport; covered patio
• newer systems and amenities
• some views; quiet area; privacy
• Did I mention that it’s in the Ivanhoe school neighborhood?

5268 Los Feliz Boulevard – Laughlin Park, Los Feliz

• Built adjacent to main house above in 1928 for Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor by the same architect of the main house, Frank Rasche.
• Originally used as ballroom/screening room with open, cathedral ceiling; billiard room; projection room; chauffeur’s quarters and 4-car garage.
• Converted to a duplex and sold separately from the main house in the late ‘40s. 4-garage capacity remains. Same family ownership since 1949.

Original details intact: tile; fixtures; woodwork; 2,782 square foot structure on 9,997 square foot lot per the assessor

5181 Franklin Av. - Los Feliz
We were going to call our latest restoration "La Casa con la fuente", the house with the fountain, because it has a lovely fountain on the patio. Also considered was "La Villa de Cinco Palmas" because of the five towering palms. Wallace Neff allegedly worked on the design of the house before he gained his architect’s license in 1922, so we thought we’d tout that, too.

But the idea that tickled us most was what we could infer from the chain of title: the Hickman family lived here in the 1940s and ‘50s. Their sons, you may remember, were "in the business". Darryl, above left, gained fame as a child actor is such films as "Grapes of Wrath". His younger brother, Dwayne, above right, is remembered as Dobie Gillis to millions of TV fans. Walk through their old house today, and you can almost hear Dwayne’s rehearsing, "It’s only you, Maynard…" Now, we’ll have to see if Zelda really lived next door.

By the way, the house is for sale. A few facts you may want to know:

• 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms plus den, formal dining room and grand 2-story living room with stenciled beams and balcony
• freshly and thoroughly remodeled in the original 1920s style from the foundation to the roof: new baths and kitchen; new systems including central heat and A/C; security system and gates; new landscaping; new garage with trellis-covered roof deck; retrofitted
• downtown views from master bedroom roof deck; master bath has Jacuzzi tub
• original entry patio fountain; hardwood floors throughout; vintage stove and fixtures blend with new vintage-style fixtures throughout

1953 Cummings Drive; Laughlin Park
Nearly 1/2 acre lot with views from Mt. Baldy, downtown to the ocean. 1940s Modern 2+2 home with pool.

3259 Dos Palos Drive
How to re-define "Spanish"

Hollywood Hills

Sooner or later, everything needs an update, including that most venerable of California icons, the Spanish Colonial Revival home. Sometimes the update works, and sometimes not. Here, we humbly submit, the update succeeds sublimely. To wit:

• 4 bedrooms; 3.5 baths; 3,570 square feet on a 10,150 square foot lot, per the assessor
• Well-maintained, one-owner 1988 construction
• Sweeping panoramic views of Universal Studios area, Hollywood Hills and mountains beyond
• Handy Cahuenga pass area—close to basin, Valley or studio destinations
• 3 fireplaces; large, master suite with views; open plan kitchen, breakfast and family rooms
• many balconies and decks expand indoor living areas
• low maintenance garden; direct-access from double garage; extra storage and off-street parking and more…
  
  

Concept: the loft as urban live / work environment
Theme: robustly elegant
Effect: unforgettable

The Brill Residence

2235 Hyperion Avenue
Los Feliz / Silverlake

Redesigned 1999
Wes Jones, Architect

Today, the idea of specialized rooms for singular functions is both wasteful of resources such as space and energy for climate control, but also unwanted by persons who desire the convenience of all-at-hand living—as in the concept of the loft: a place for both work and leisure. This concept has never held more allure than now. Ironically, the realization of the loft concept is almost
impossible to fi nd in Los Angeles—especially in an established, desirable neighborhood. Except here, in this spectacular environment, where architect Wes Jones has created the opportunity for unlimited domestic and professional co-uses.

Consider this one-of-a-kind opportunity:

• 3 bedroom, 3 bath loft with spectacular, approximately 30-foot high open loft space
• elegantly detailed throughout; lavish use of welded steel construction; approximately 2,000 square feet per architect
• unique, rolling performance mezzanine
• views of the Silver Lake hills; patio and garden areas
• 2-small car, tandem garage with direct entry to living space
• internationally published, seminal work of architecture
• zoned “C1-1D”
  
  

2921 Glendower Avenue — Los Feliz
Loft-like living in this newer contemporary 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home high in the Los Feliz hills. Dramatic location affords canyon and downtown views. Look up. This home sits just under famed Griffith Park Observatory. Oak and granite kitchen, living room fireplace, decks and a huge, flat, grassy yard below. A real value in this neighborhood.

2556 Park Oak Drive; Los Feliz Oaks
4+1.75 '40s Traditional in the heart of the Oaks; glorious backyard with rose garden; 2 fireplaces: living room and den– all on one level, too

1850 North Alvarado Street
Elysian Heights – Echo Park

Nothing in this market is a bigger, better value than this “feels-just-like-ahome”, three-floor townhome high in the hills above the city. Here’s why:

• 2 bedrooms; 3 baths; mezzanine loft plus a bedroom-sized bonus room (may not be included in square footage) for a gym, studio, storage or ???.
• 1,507 square feet per the tax assessor.
• Spacious, open-plan, public living areas.
• Downtown, ocean and canyon views. Several balconies plus a roof deck afford private, take-in-the-sun-and-views and outdoor access.
• Soaring, 2-story living room with loft, wood-burning fireplace, window wall to the views, plus balcony.
• Updated, fully-equipped kitchen opens to dining room with balcony.
• Direct entrance from large, 2-car garage with laundry and storage cabinets.
• New paint and carpet throughout. Immaculate, move-in condition.
• Top-of-the-ridge location in private, quiet, gated compound.
• Attractively landscaped grounds.
• Newer, 1991, construction.
• HOA dues are $270 / mo.
• Pets allowed, too!

$585,000

3907 Cumberland Av.
Franklin Hills

1920s duplex set up as a triplex on top of