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Described as “A case study in urban ecological architecture,” this dwelling in Highland Park is the perfect live/workspace. The project is the vision of developer and listing agent Michael Tessler of Responsive Homes, who says, “this house embodies years of research into vernacular building for Los Angeles — design informed by the sun, wind and light of a site, utilizing building materials that are non-toxic, local, and durable.” The vertical structure stands wrapped in 2″ thick cork panels, which functions as continuous insulation to help moderate temperature and sound from the busy street. Next to the garage is a workspace with a laundry area. Glass blocks placed in the terracotta patio above mimic skylights, allowing natural light to filter through the space. Inside, neutral tones serve as the backdrop for stylish and environment-friendly materials. The two floors of the living space are anchored by exposed wood ceilings and clay plaster walls. The main level holds the living room, kitchen, and dining area with large bi-folding doors opening to the terracotta patio, allowing an indoor/outdoor flow. “Natural and innovative materials are featured throughout. Terrazzo countertops are made with aggregates from the Los Angeles River, representing an urban geology — every color of rock and glass; bits of mollusk shells, metal, brick, and other sands of the City. Flooring, doors, frames and vanities are made with fallen local trees, California Sycamore and Ash, rather than lumber removed from far-away forests. There are no petrochemical painted walls inside or out — light and shadow play on the trowel marks of the clay plaster interior, with lime plaster at street level and a traditional tadelakt finish in the primary bath.” This brand new live/workspace located at 7100 N Figueroa St also has a flexible bedroom layout was, allowing for flexibility of use as a one or two-bedroom. The asking is $1,099,000.Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/responsive-homes-live-workspace-highland-park/
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This Silver Lake moderne is positioned on a cul-de-sac to capture views of the sometimes snowcapped San Gabriel mountains and the Silver Lake Reservoir from almost every room. Artist Alex Prager purchased the property as a fixer. Collaborating with the award-winning firm Escher GuneWardena Architecture—who has an impressive roster of work that includes restoring the Eames House, Richard Neutra’s Loring House, and John Lautner’s Chemosphere—she turned a once lackluster structure into an exemplar of clean lines paired with clever use of space. She says, “I’ve been living in and making work out of for seven years.” Similar to her work, her home has a cinematic essence. The two-bedroom, three-bathroom dwelling opens to a short flight of stairs with built-in storage underneath, leading to a single-story rectangular layout filled with natural light filtering through walls of glass, revealing stunning unobstructed views of the lake and mountains. Bespoke white oak floor-to-ceiling built-ins are featured throughout. The built-ins wrap around one of the many windows framing the view in the den. Top-of-the-line appliances integrate into the open galley-style kitchen that looks onto the living and dining area. Beyond this are the two bedrooms. The primary bedroom features large corner windows opening to a custom in-ground spa with Heath tiles looking onto the views. Tucked behind a three-quarter height dividing wall is a roomy closet with direct access to the ensuite bathroom lined with Anne Sax penny tiles. The guest bedroom also has an ensuite bathroom lined with Anne Sax penny tiles open to a brick paved patio screened from the street with mature landscaping. The outdoor space has a raised vegetable garden, various fruit trees, and multiple areas to watch seagulls glide above and ducks and geese float in and out of the lake. And while you feel a gazillion miles away, the Silver Lake Rec center, meadow, and dog park, along with favorite dining spots L&E Oyster bar, Alimento, and Botanica, are a stroll away. Last sold in 2012 for $951,800, 2004 Redesdale Ave is now asking a tad under $2,600,000. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/stunning-silver-lake-moderne-for-sale/ Studio Hus, founded by Tatum Kendrick, overhauled a dated traditional-style home in Los Feliz, creating a stylish modern residence with character and verve. Kendrick approaches each renovation “With the vision of an artist and a mind of an architect, she layers projects with equal measure function and form, pulling inspiration from fashion, art and historical architecture.” Starting with the exterior, the home’s former beige wood siding and flagstone accents were replaced with creamy white brick, and dormers were reworked to simplify the facade and make room for a dramatic double-height entry. Inside, the five-bedroom 3,167-square-foot house opens to a Belgian-inspired interior. The entrance hall leads to an open kitchen/dining and living room with sliding doors opening to the travertine paved patio with a heated lounge pool and garden. The fireplace in the living room, once flanked by built-in bookshelves and a dated wood surround were replaced with smooth white walls and stone. Adjacent to the kitchen dressed with Italian marble countertops is an oversized butler’s pantry and separate laundry room. Completing the first floor is a guest suite with an en-suite bathroom and a custom oak-paneled media room, office, and powder room. Upstairs you’ll find two guest bedrooms and the primary suite, fitted with a large bathroom and walk-in closet. In addition to the pool, the drought-tolerant back yard features a sizable detached guest house with its own bathroom and kitchenette, perfect for your guests. Built in 1950, 2420 Glendower Ave, stands near Griffith Park and the celebrated Greek Theater. Last sold in 2020 for $2,005,000, the residence is now asking a tad under $4,200,000. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/studio-hus-renovation-los-feliz-home-for-sale/ Decades after completion, Silver Lake’s landmark Avenel Cooperative Housing Project is still an “outstanding example of the potential for well-designed, affordable urban housing in very small spaces.” Designed by modernist architect Gregory Ain, the 1947 complex stands on a quiet, residential street, just up from Blair’s restaurant and a block from Ivanhoe Elementary School. Curbside, a vintage Metropolitan Nash, adds to the building’s nostalgia while mature trees soften its horizontal lines. Arranged in two staggered rows, units were built on the lower and upper portions of the site. This unit sits on the upper part. The front door opens to a light-filled flexible space adhering to Ain’s original floor plan, where sliding partition walls allow the space to be used as a one, two, or three-bedroom home. KCRW writes, “The houses were designed to fit families of four and proved so flexible that the residents stayed decades, with the last of the original couples, Carl and Dorothy Brant, remaining through to their recent deaths at 100.” Other features include an updated kitchen and bathroom, built-ins, linoleum flooring, transom windows, and a wall of sliding glass that opens to the private patio and garden where you’ll enjoy views of the surrounding hills and Griffith Observatory. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2847 Avenel St comes with a laundry room and two tandem parking spaces. Last sold in 2012 for $503,500, the condo is now asking $1,300,000, along with monthly HOA fees of $575. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Listing courtesy of Jules Ibrao, DPP. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/gregory-ain-avenel-homes-for-sale/ The former Charlton Heston Estate sits gutted on a 2.9-acre promontory in Beverly Hills, looking for a buyer to jump at the rare chance to restore it to its former mid-century stature. After starring in the hit “Ben-Hur,” Heston hired noted modernist architect William S. Beckett to design a 5,100-square-foot residence with angular rooflines and views from almost every room. Heston lived in the home until he died in 2008. Variety writes the house had “glass-walled living and dining rooms divided by a marble bar, double-height library, and small office thrillingly cantilevered over the steep hillside during his residency. The four bedrooms in the main house include a staff suite, two guest bedrooms with attached bathrooms, and a master domain composed of private study, fireplace, dual bathrooms, and walk-in closets. The back of the main house opens to an entertainment terrace with swimming pool; a separate, elevator-equipped three-story structure that abuts the estate’s tennis court contains another guest or staff suite, screening room, and multilevel art studio with double-height ceilings.” There are massive wrap-around viewing decks and terraces, along with private access to Franklin Canyon trails.For the Heston family, WSJ reports, “Deciding to sell the house was ‘a difficult decision,’ said Fraser Heston, a filmmaker who as a baby played the infant Moses in The Ten Commandments.” The property hit the market in November 2015 and was sold to Luc Besson, a prolific French film director/screenwriter, in January 2016 for $12,212,000. He gutted the house, planning to almost triple its size, but his plan was never realized. He listed the rare multi-structured compound located at 2859 Coldwater Canyon Dr for $14,900,000 in early 2020. Following two price reductions, the asking price is now $11,700,000. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Listing courtesy of Brett Lawyer, Hilton Hyland Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/charlton-heston-estate-beverly-hills/ The Addison is a 28-unit community of modern townhomes in the heart of West Hollywood’s Melrose District. Completed in 2021, the community is one of three low-rise housing developments by Etco Homes. The developers collaborated with Kevin Tsai Architecture, an L.A.-based architectural design studio, offering two- and three-level luxury homes with a distinct parred-down, Scandinavian aesthetic focusing on natural materials such as sandblasted limestone and teak. This west-facing two-bedroom, two-bath unit opens to a light and airy interior with wide plank hardwood flooring throughout. A single-line kitchen finished with polished Caeserstone countertops, and built-in Subzero and Wolf appliances look onto the open dining and living room. The living room opens to a private patio. Both bedrooms are on the upper level and feature dual vanities, a separate soaking tub, and a glass door-enclosed standing shower. Amenities of the development include “an entry courtyard and a recreation room inspired by the indoor/outdoor LA lifestyle with vertical wood slats for shading that wrap from the courtyard, through rec room, and back out.” Centrally located, 724 N. Croft Ave is near high-fashion boutiques and destination dining, along with renowned museums, the LA Arts District, Pacific Design Center, and iconic entertainment studios. Asking a tad under $2.3 million with monthly HOA dues of $860, the residence comes with two dedicated parking spaces, guest parking, and a concierge. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Listing courtesy of Bee Long. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/modern-townhomes-west-hollywood-melrose-district/ Modernist architect Edward Fickett designed everything from innovative postwar tract houses to the Port of Los Angeles. One of his most celebrated structures is the swanky resort-style Hollywood Riviera complex in West Hollywood. The pink coral building stands proudly off Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue with a slanted roofline and a central courtyard featuring a heptagonal swimming pool. This two-bedroom corner unit sits on the complex’s top floor, sharing only one common wall. The entrance—surrounded by a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows—faces the pathway overlooking the pool. Inside, the condo opens to a sunny, retro-styled interior measuring 836 square feet with tall wood-beamed ceilings and hardwood floors extending across the entire space. Like another unit, both bedrooms are positioned away from the public spaces, have large windows, and access spacious balconies where you can take in views of the Hollywood Hills and spend evenings watching sunsets. Located at 1400 North Haywood Ave, amenities of the building include secured entry, courtyard seating, community laundry, two covered parking spots, and is Mills Act approved for its architectural pedigree. Asking price is $799,000 with HOA dues of $498 per month. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Listing courtesy of Jackie Smith & Stephen Chetelat. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/edward-fickett-condo-hollywood-riviera-west-hollywoods/ This secluded modern cabin in prime Echo Park comes with bonus spaces, scenic views, and endless possibilities to expand. Hidden below street level, you walk down gently terraced levels of lushly landscaped grounds to the main house. Inside opens to high ceilings and exposed wooden beams with well-positioned windows and skylights, filling the space with tons of natural light. Equipped with a Viking oven and Corian countertops, the single-line kitchen looks onto the dining and living area, making an open space. A plywood-wrapped bedroom with an en suite bathroom sits on the opposite end of the home. There are two bonus spaces on the property. One sits directly below the main dwelling, where you can set up a home office or studio. The other is a detached structure with a half bath inside and an outdoor shower. Additional perks of living at 1907 Lemoyne Street include the potential to build a custom home at the top of the lot and a “sequestered from the city” feeling while being remarkably close to neighborhood favorites including Valerie, Cookbook, Tilda Wine, and Elysian Park’s hiking trails. The asking price is $899,000. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Listing courtesy of Tracy Do. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/modern-cabin-for-sale-echo-park/ Built in 1926 for MGM’s actors, artists, writers, and directors of the big screen during the Golden Age of Film, this unique Spanish Colonial retains its film-worthy character and movie screen charm. The front door opens to a spacious living room with original details ranging from hardwood floors, soaring wood-beam ceilings, and a painted brick fireplace with a large column rising from its mantle, flanked by doors leading to a patio. A scalloped banister lines the staircase leading to both bedrooms and a Jack and Jill bathroom on the upper level. The landing connecting the bedrooms also looks down on the living room area. Crowned a ‘Historic Landmark Building’, the two-story residence stands amongst a cluster of historic Spanish bungalows at 4058 Lafayette Pl in the heart of Culver City; a neighborhood rich in Hollywood history, notable restaurants, and home to creative studios and the offices of Apple, Amazon, and HBO. Asking price is $1,390,000. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Listing courtesy of Jacqueline Chernov & Kristin Alexander Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/spanish-historic-landmark-for-sale-culver-city/ Once an airy workspace, this corner unit in Santee Village’s historic Textile Building offers original industrial features with breathtaking views. Designed by architect William Douglas Lee, construction of the 12-story Gothic and Renaissance Revival loft was supervised by Florence Casler, a “female powerhouse who developed 1920s Downtown LA,” including “at least seven specialized industrial buildings in what is now known as LA’s Fashion District.” The unit is located on the fifth floor and opens up to a hallway leading to an open space grounded by concrete floors and lined with original industrial windows, framing sweeping views. A modular single-line kitchen is fitted with a stainless steel countertop and open wire and wood shelving, displaying a small collection of Hasami Porcelain. Large columns on either side of the space visually separate the kitchen dining area from the bedroom and lounge space. Santee Village comprises several buildings that share many amenities, including one deeded parking space, a rooftop pool, gym, multiple barbecue areas, basketball court, driving range, and is near the Flower Market and world-famous Sonoratown Tacos. Located at the corner of Maple and 8th, 315 East Eighth Street is eligible for Mills Act tax breaks (which means you see significant property tax discounts as the new owner.) The property is listed with the L34 Group of Keller Williams. Asking price is $635,000 with HOA dues of $545 per month. Interested in seeing this home? Request a private showing. Read original post here: https://hous.com/properties/santee-village-textile-building-condo/ |