Los Angeles homes, neighborhoods, architecture, and real estate

Why Pepperdine stays put when wildfires rage

By Alissa Walker

Demolition underway to build Frank Gehry’s next Downtown LA project

Across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

By Bianca Barragan

San Fernando Valley home prices cool off after record-setting summer

Median price: $678,000.

By Elijah Chiland

The best things to do with kids in LA that aren’t Disneyland

By Megan Barber

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The Curbed LA 2018 holiday gift guide is here

By Jenna Chandler

Latest Stories

Fire ravages Arts District’s historic Pickle Works building

It’s "a devastating loss to the early industrial heritage of the city and a community of artists who helped establish the Arts District in the 1970s and ’80s," says the LA Conservancy.

By Elijah Chiland November 21

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Areas burned by Woolsey Fire now face possibility of mudslides

Rain is in the forecast this week.

By Elijah Chiland November 20

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Thanksgiving traffic in LA could be worse than usual this year

Hitting the road this week? Here are the worst times to travel.

By Elijah Chiland November 20

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From Curbed

After Hurricane Sandy, a couple rebuilds—on 6-foot-tall stilts

"They literally went around with a jigsaw and cut out floors and raised the house without them."

By Samantha Weiss Hills November 19

Gwyneth Paltrow-backed club on Sunset Strip going to voters

West Hollywood voters will decide in March whether to revoke the city’s approval of the private club.

By Bianca Barragan November 20

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Woolsey Fire latest example of California’s age of ‘megafires’

So far in 2018, fires in the state have scorched an unprecedented 1.3 million acres—five times the five-year average.

By Marissa Clifford November 14

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26 things to do this fall in LA

From cemeteries to the best new art exhibits.

By Bianca Barragan and Jenna Chandler October 1

Here’s how the Woolsey Fire stacks up to LA’s most destructive wildfires

The massive blaze is truly historic.

By Elijah Chiland November 20

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How much do house flippers make selling in LA?

More than 10,000 homes were flipped in 2017.

By Elijah Chiland November 19

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Palihotel set to open in December in 1920s-era Culver City hotel

Originally the West End Hotel, the building was rumored to be the first LA residence of Joan Crawford.

By Bianca Barragan November 19

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Two-bedroom condo in elegant Old Hollywood complex asking $895K

Period features include elaborate molding and plasterwork, a magnesite staircase, and vividly colored tile.

By Pauline O'Connor November 19

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Woolsey Fire measures over 150 square miles—roughly the size of Denver

This map shows where the 98,362-acre blaze has burned.

By Bianca Barragan November 19

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Tally of buildings destroyed in Woolsey fire swells to 1,500

The blaze has singed nearly 97,000 acres, from beaches to the Valley.

By Jenna Chandler November 19

Sportsmen’s Lodge redevelopment can move forward with city committee endorsement

The new landscaping plan draws inspiration from Tom Sawyer’s Island in Disneyland, and, in a complete reversal, cultural heritage commissioners love it.

By Bianca Barragan November 16

Paramount Ranch, destroyed in Woolsey Fire, will be rebuilt

The Western movie set might be up and running again in two years.

By Chris Eggertsen November 19

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Looking back at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles

The New York native’s ideas about LA started out shallow—and grew more nuanced with time.

By Chris Eggertsen November 16

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Metro’s Crenshaw Line to LAX delayed until 2020

The light rail route was scheduled to open next year.

By Elijah Chiland November 16

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Burlington tenants in Westlake face eviction following rent strike

At least 16 new unlawful detainer cases have been filed against tenants.

By Christian Monterrosa November 16

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High-speed rail authority narrowing down routes through Los Angeles

The train will stop at Burbank, Union Station in Downtown LA, Norwalk, and Fullerton.

By Elijah Chiland November 15

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One Beverly Hills sells to Beverly Hilton owners

Reportedly for more than $420 million.

By Bianca Barragan November 15

New exhibit captures memories of ’90s teen culture in East LA

Guadalupe Rosales is creating a new historical record—where the people included control the narrative.

By Hadley Meares October 5

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Empty Hollywood library will be converted to women’s shelter

The bridge housing site will have 30 beds.

By Elijah Chiland November 15

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County supervisors move ahead with plan to reuse County General Hospital as housing

The hospital could help fill the "tremendous need for homeless, low income, and high-need population residential options."

By Bianca Barragan November 14

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The beginner’s guide to Los Angeles

The Myth and Truth Behind the Los Angeles ‘Devil Winds’

The Santa Ana winds and their supposedly sinister effects loom large in the Los Angeles imagination. But how much do the winds really change us? And how much are we changing them?

By Adrian Glick Kudler September 22

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