Los Angeles homes, neighborhoods, architecture, and real estate

It’s snowing and hailing across Los Angeles, from Malibu to West Hollywood

By Elijah Chiland

Here’s what $2M buys around LA

See what a price that high buys in five Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Santa Monica and Hollywood.

By Elijah Chiland

AIDS Healthcare Foundation sues LA over Crossroads of the World redevelopment

AHF says the city has shown "deliberate indifference to the serious negative impacts and resulting gentrification" this project would bring to LA.

By Bianca Barragan

Remembering the rare, magical times it snowed in LA

By Hadley Meares

The beginner’s guide to Los Angeles

The very best hotels in Palm Springs

By Sara Fay

Latest Stories

Ethics commission recommends ban on campaign contributions from developers

"The widespread perception is that there is a pay-to-play culture at Los Angeles City Hall."

By Jenna Chandler February 20

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12 LA County cities could face new pressure from the state to build housing

They include some of the wealthiest cities in the county.

By Elijah Chiland February 20

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From Vox Media

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The fearless newspaper publisher who crusaded for fair housing

Charlotta Bass used the power of the pen to fight racist housing laws.

By Hadley Meares February 21

Beloved Bob Baker Marionette Theater to reopen in Highland Park this fall

Its new home will be inspired by decades-old sketches drawn by Morton Haack, the costume designer for the original Planet of the Apes.

By Bianca Barragan February 20

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From Curbed

‘Paradise at the end of the world’: An oral history of the Sea Ranch (Part II)

A two-part oral history mining the origins and controversies surrounding California’s most bucolic planned community—and forecasting its future

By Kelsey Keith February 21

Gorgeous two-bedroom in Spanish Colonial-style Fairfax fourplex seeks $950K

The 1920s building is a tenancy in common.

By Jenna Chandler February 20

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U.S. transportation department says it’s pulling funding for high-speed rail

More trouble for the bullet train from San Francisco to LA

By Elijah Chiland February 20

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First Person

The LA party manifesto

Work brought me from New York to Los Angeles, but a weekly party helped me create a life here.

By Lisa Napoli February 20

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DTLA megadevelopment with three skyscrapers might have to make design changes

Plans cleared the planning commission, but not with a request for changes.

By Bianca Barragan February 20

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LA is losing thousands of affordable apartments for lower-income residents

Most affordable apartments are only guaranteed to stay that way for a few decades.

By Elijah Chiland February 19

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66-story hotel and condo skyscraper near LA Live moving ahead

Construction could start as soon as next year.

By Bianca Barragan February 19

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Commission backs 408 apartments, hotel poised to get $103M in tax breaks

The development will raze 32 rent-controlled apartments near USC.

By Bianca Barragan February 19

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Cozy Montecito Heights bungalow asks $585K

The 1930s house has original hardwood floors and a fireplace.

By Elijah Chiland February 18

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Here are the Hollywood street closures for the 2019 Oscars

Some streets are already off-limits for vehicles.

By Elijah Chiland February 18

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Sensational 1940s post and beam in Silver Lake asks $1.5M

The home was likely designed by modernist Alvin Lustig.

By Elijah Chiland February 15

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‘Exquisitely restored’ 1940s Monterey Colonial asks $4M in Los Feliz

The estate features diamond-paned glass, bay windows, and a wet bar.

By Bianca Barragan February 15

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Glammed-up 1940s traditional seeks $5.2M in Sunset Plaza

The longtime home of Hollywood fashion designer James Galanos, it’s been thoroughly revamped by Waldo Fernandez and Clements Design.

By Pauline O'Connor February 15

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LA real estate market may be shifting toward buyers

More homes are on the market, and fewer are selling above asking price.

By Elijah Chiland February 15

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Hillside hideaway in Laurel Canyon seeks $799K

The little home has great views and a scenic backyard.

By Elijah Chiland February 15

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The neon sign maker that lit up California

Electrical Products Corp. dominated the West Coast—then it disappeared.

By Heather M. David February 15

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The dam collapse that ruined Mulholland’s career

William Mulholland was LA’s water demigod—until disaster struck.

By Hadley Meares February 5

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Glendale now requiring landlords to pay relocation fees when hiking rents

It’s not rent control, but it’s similar.

By Elijah Chiland February 15

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See renderings for 63-story skyscraper pitched for South Park

An Australian developer is planning a greenery-draped condo tower in the Downtown neighborhood.

By Bianca Barragan February 14

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Storms put LA at above-average yearly rainfall

DTLA’s rainfall total just surpassed the average of 14.93 inches.

By Elijah Chiland February 14

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Silver Lake midcentury with walls of glass, lush landscaping seeks $1.2M

"A livable treehouse with a cabin feel."

By Bianca Barragan February 14

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Stalled DTLA megadevelopment Oceanwide Plaza owes contractors more than $52M

It’s the latest sign that the $1 billion project near the Staples Center has hit financial snags.

By Bianca Barragan February 15

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Here’s what $750K buys around LA

See what that price buys in five Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Mount Washington, Topanga, and Westwood.

By Elijah Chiland February 14

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When mobsters and movie stars ruled the Sunset Strip

The end of Prohibition signaled a new outlaw era on the Strip—one that was both dangerous and glamorous.

By Hadley Meares February 14

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The beginner’s guide to Los Angeles

101 things to love about Los Angeles

A love letter to the City of Angels.

By Jenna Chandler, Bianca Barragan, and 1 other February 14

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What $1,900 rents around LA right now

See what that price rents in five Los Angeles neighborhoods, including the Hollywood Hills and North Hollywood.

By Bianca Barragan February 13

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New California governor hits brakes on high-speed rail to LA

"Right now there simply isn’t a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego—let alone from San Francisco to LA," he says.

By Elijah Chiland February 13

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‘Power plants are just a start’: Green New Deal proposed for LA

The proposal comes just one day after Mayor Garcetti reversed course on plans to repower natural gas units at three power plants.

By Elijah Chiland February 13

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LA is the fifth worst U.S. city for traffic, report says

In 2018, drivers spent more than 100 hours stuck in traffic.

By Elijah Chiland February 13

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County will tear down men’s jail, replace it with mental health treatment center

The newly approved center, to be built on the site of the delapidated and overcrowded Men’s Central Jail near Union Station, will be "focused on healing, not punishment."

By Bianca Barragan February 13

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From Curbed

Aging in place—with someone else

Can multigenerational home-sharing solve LA’s affordability crisis?

By Alissa Walker February 13

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Proper Hotels in Downtown LA, Santa Monica set to open by mid-2019

Both hotels will feature interiors by designer Kelly Wearstler, and the Santa Monica outpost will hold a restaurant overseen by Sqirl’s Jessica Koslow.

By Bianca Barragan February 12

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