2126 Reservoir Street Los Angeles, CA 90027 $1,899,000 | 3 Beds | 2.5 Baths | 1,878 Sq. Ft. | Price/Sq.Ft. $1,011 | 7,665 Sq. Ft. Lot | Built in 1909 We all know Echo Park is a cool east side neighborhood known for its rich cultural and artistic heritage, vibrant arts and music scene, and…
Category: Architecture
Iconic LA: How Cliff May Invented Southern California Living
“A house doesn’t have to look modern to be modern,” Cliff May told the New York Times in 1986. Often recognized as the father of the California Ranch home, May is credited with designing more than 1,000 custom residences as well as the models for more than 18,000 tract homes, most of them in Southern…
Historic Spanish Villa by Architect to the Stars Paul R. Williams | 4731 Los Feliz Blvd.
4731 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 $6,900,000 | 5 Beds | 6 Baths | 6,504 Sq. Ft. | Price/Sq.Ft. $1,061 | 0.64 Acres | Built in 1926 A private, gated villa in the heart of Los Feliz designed by “architect to the stars” and perhaps my favorite Los Angeles architect Paul R. Williams?…
The Mills Act Explained & Why It’s Important for the Fabric of Los Angeles
So, let’s say you are house hunting and you come across a home you absolutely adore and then you discover it’s under a Mills Act contract. What is a Mills Act contract, you may be asking yourself. Once you find that answer out you probably only have more questions. Questions like, what does that mean…
Beachwood Canyon Mid-Century Modern | 2810 Hollyridge Drive
2810 Hollyridge Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068 $1,176,000 | 2 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,272 Sq. Ft. | $925 per Sq. Ft. | Built in 1962 In 1962, five mid-century modern homes were built into the serpentine curves of Hollyridge Drive. Architect Arthur Levin designed and engineered these homes – including this sleek and…
John Lautner’s Bergren Residence High Above Runyon Canyon – 7316 Caverna Dr
7316 Caverna Dr Los Angeles, CA 90068 Asking Price: $1,999,000 2 bedrooms / 2 baths “I think that any work of art has to have a spirit. It has to have a feeling in order to really be art. If it’s alive, it’s art. If it’s static and dead, it’s not. That’s a very difficult…
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legendary Ennis House – 2607 Glendower
2607 Glendower Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 Asking Price: $23,000,000 3 bedrooms / 3.5 bathrooms Frank Lloyd Wright’s legendary Ennis House has hit the market. And, yeah, I get it, it may be just a bit out of your price range at a cool $23 million dollars, but when a home as iconic and as breathtaking as…
A History of Hollywoodland and its Storybook Style Homes
An early enclave of Storybook Style exists right here in the heart of Los Angeles. The neighborhood of Hollywoodland began in 1923 when two developers purchased 500 acres of land nestled at the foot of Mt. Lee, just above the town of Hollywood. This was way back when before any houses dotted the hillside and…
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…
Iconic LA: Charles Eames and All Things Modernism
“Anything I can do, Ray can do better.” — Charles Eames Today we celebrate what would have been the 110th birthday of legendary designer Charles Eames. Most of us know him as 1/2 of Charles and Ray Eames, his wife, and famous for the iconic Eames chair. But many of us don’t know that not only did…
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…