See what that price buys in five Los Angeles neighborhoods, from Santa Monica to the Valley Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, where we explore what you can rent or buy for a certain dollar amount in various LA ’hoods. We’ve found five homes and condos within $10,000 of today’s price: $640,000. Via Eric Petz/Keller Williams Valley [...]
Privacy, parking, and a laundry room This Mid-City two-bedroom in a Spanish Revival-style fourplex has a central location and an attractive, updated interior. Built in 1928, the bright upper-level unit at 6119 1⁄2 Alcott Street features refinished hardwood floors, coved ceilings, dual-paned windows, and a remodeled kitchen. The dwelling’s layout offers privacy, with plenty of [...]
The mayor has joked that bus-only lanes in Los Angeles are only “slightly less controversial than congestion pricing” Members of the Metro’s Board of Directors’ executive management committee were set to discuss plans to install a bus-only lane along one of its major routes Thursday, but the item was withdrawn from discussion. The agency had [...]
The handsome residence was built for a turn-of-the-century homebuilder Pasadena has no shortage of Craftsman bungalows, but this one, located just east of the Arroyo Seco, is a particularly impressive example of the style. It was built in 1907 as the personal residence of Frederick Grable, one part of design duo Grable and Austin, who [...]
LA is on track to surpass its goal of 8,000 hotel rooms near the Convention Center The city is on track to surpass its goal of building 8,000 hotel rooms within walking distance of the Los Angeles Convention Center by 2020. Since Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the target six years ago, the city has signed [...]
The 1950s residence has beamed ceilings and walls of glass This sharp midcentury residence sits perched on a hillside in the southwest corner of Pasadena, directly north of Highland Park. Built in 1958, the 2,024-square-foot post and beam boasts some lovely original details, including beamed ceilings, colored glass windows, wood-paneled walls, built-in shelving, and a [...]
547 housing units, restaurants space, and possibly a charter school A new environmental assessment of the project planned for a parking lot and garage on Eighth Street between Hope and Grand in Downtown LA reveals a new look and an updated timeline for the project from Japanese developer Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. Older renderings of [...]
The company’s model is similar to traditional house-flipping—but at a scale that few individual investors could match Home shoppers in Los Angeles may soon have some competition from one of the nation’s largest online real estate databases. Zillow announced plans Thursday to expand its growing Zillow Offers program into six new cities, including Los Angeles. [...]
782 apartments are planned for the site where a 1941 complex sits now A developer filed plans with the city on Tuesday build a seven-story, 782-unit rental complex with 141 affordable units on a site which is occupied now by the 196-unit Dorset Village garden apartment complex. The project would take advantage of the city’s [...]
The four bedroom time capsule features terrazzo floors, two stone fireplaces, a darkroom, and built-ins aplenty. On the market for the first time ever is this fun midcentury modern in the hills just west of the Silver Lake Reservoir. Completed in 1958, the two-story residence has no architect listed on its building permit; however, its [...]