Archive for the ‘Open Houses’ Category
2027 Park Drive In Echo Park
2027 Park Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90026
$995,000
4BR, 2BA
I like this house because it would fill a longtime fantasy of mine – living in a park! Because that’s basically what you’re getting here. Located up in the Echo Park hills of Elysian Heights right next to Elysian Park, this rare offering functions as a private tranquil retreat. Four bedrooms is a lot of bedrooms for this price. The previous owner used the extra space for an artist’s studio, office and guest room – each with access to a rose garden and terraced yard of fruit tress. Sounds pretty nice!
The house was clearly designed to take advantage of the amazing views. Check out the wall of windows that aligns the dining room:
After dinner you’ll probably end up here digesting your food and admiring the view:
More pics after the jump.
2751 Hollyridge Drive In The Hollywood Hills
2751 Hollyridge Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90068
$1,095,000
2BR, 1.75BA
Want a private and modern two bedroom in the Hollywood Hills? Get ready to shill out a million bucks. Here we have a great example of a house that looks great from the outside, is in a great location and has amazing views, but who is it really for? The “party shower” that leads out onto the back deck gives us a clue that it’s not designed with a husband, wife and two kids in mind.
With that said, is this pad up to par? Sleek and modern, sure, but after looking at the pics this house just feels a little stale to me.
The deck even looks a little small, but it may be bigger in person:
More pics after the jump.
5523 Tuxedo Terrace
5523 Tuxedo Terrace
Los Angeles, 90068
$1,799,000
3BR, 3.5 BA
Here’s a house that does a nice job of reinterpreting 1960s modern. Anyone who loves exposed wood beams will love this house. Located up in the Los Feliz hills, you can watch the sun set from the beautiful backyard pool and fire pit. I love the little waterfall they added to the side of the pool. The whole house a “zen” vibe – there’s even a meditation garden with a Buddha fountain.
Inside is a gorgeous two-story living room with the exposed wood beams and a beautiful set of wooden stairs:
The kitchen and living room also contains high ceilings and has a great open feel:
More pictures after the jump. Read more…
2522 Panorama Terrace In Silver Lake
2522 Panorama Terrace
Los Angeles, CA 90039
$999,000
3BR, 1.75BA
Here’s a nice hillside home in Silver Lake. Built in the 1940s, it was remodeled recently with modern touches in a way in which the original character was preserved. Families will love that it’s located in the Ivanhoe School District which makes this a prime Silver Lake buy. Let’s take a look inside…
1525 Duane In Echo Park
1525 Duane St
Los Angeles, CA 90026
$799,000
2 BR, 2.5 BA
1,636 square feet
This home will probably be bought by someone with a strong interest in architecture. Open like a loft and designed to draw in plenty of natural light, this award-winning house definitely has me intrigued. I love how it’s set off on the hillside and even though it’s really open, it somehow seems private at the same time.
I like how the living room and dining room are tiered – perfect for entertaining.
One thing I’d fear about the bedrooms is too much light coming into the room in the morning through those top windows. I have a hard time sleeping if it’s too sunny. But that can probably be taken care of with the right shades. That said, this is a pretty comfy looking bedroom.
Those hardwood floors and wood finishes sure look nice, don’t they? I wonder how slippery they are.
I will definitely be checking this house out on Sunday at the open house. Will you?
For more info click here.
1872 Lucile In Silver Lake
1872 Lucile Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90026
$995,000
4BR, 2BA
Do you like yellow? If so, here’s an interesting post-modern in the Silver Lake hills you should check out this Sunday. This house seems like it was kinda thrown together in some places and could us a little updating, but it’s got some nice things working for it. Check out this beamed ceiling:
2981 Waverly In Silver Lake
2981 Waverly Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
3BR, 2BA
$899,000
This house just gives me that inexplicable good feeling. You know that feeling you get when you see pictures of a space and you can totally see yourself being comfortable there? Yeah, that one. And that feeling is what real estate agents seek out because it has lead to many a home purchase over the years (but sadly won’t for me for this house).
I’ve driven up in this part of Silver Lake by the Rowena Reservoir and it does have the amazing views advertised for this house. Nice to see that the living room contains windows that show it off.
2171 W Silver Lake Dr
2171 W Silver Lake Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90039
$1,069,000
This house really intrigues me. It’s located in what I feel is the best part of Silver Lake – along Silver Lake Dr overlooking the reservoir. Sure there’s a gate around it (the reservoir) but I wouldn’t mind waking up every morning to a water view. And this is as close as it gets t0 that in this part of L.A. Plus there’s a jogging path (and dog park) right outside your door.
“Welcome To The 50′s!”
5606 Hill Oak Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90068
3 BR, 3.5 BA
$1,699,950
“Welcome to the 50′s!” That’s what the agent said to us upon our arrival to this open house and really, there couldn’t have been a more perfect greeting. Built in 1957, this is the kind of house that makes you want to place Frank Sinatra on the turntable and drink a Dewars on the rocks.
Located at the top of The Oaks in Los Feliz, the view from the backyard is amazing – on a clear day you can see Catalina island. I’m a sucker for views so that was a major plus for me right there.
The inside is pretty dated. Either this will be bought by someone who wants to live in a house that is reminiscent of another era, or it will be totally rehabbed and updated. I felt like I was in my grandparents house so I would probably go for the latter.
If you looked up the word “den” in an encyclopedia, you would probably see this room:
Love the built-in desk and shelves:
A major plus is the size of the house (2844 square feet) and the great feeling of privacy. Sitting out by the pool you could totally picture the pool parties that must have gone on there back in the day. My guess is that someone will be hosting their own parties there very soon.
For more info click here.
4205 Parva In Los Feliz
4205 Parva
Los Angeles, CA 90027
$1,845,000 (Short Sale!)
4 BR, 4 BA
As you will soon discover in the weeks and months ahead as this blog takes shape, I am a hard-core sucker for 70s architecture. It might have to do with spending a lot of time at my aunt and uncle’s house growing up in the suburbs of Chicago. They built their house in the late 60s but it was decked out in 70s flair.
Not a whole lot of this house reminds me of theirs, but the bathroom does for sure:
All that brown and the light bulbs surrounding the mirror? Pure 70s. And things only get more 70s from there. Check out this kitchen!
Whoa. And this lounge!
That room makes me want to play board games for some reason. I can’t wait to check it out this Sunday at the open house.
Someone will take advantage of the short sale, do some remodeling (or a lot of remodeling) and perch themselves on their new balcony and admire THIS:
For more info click here. Good luck!
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