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 rentals within $150 of today’s price, $1,800. Vote for your favorite below!
Mid-Wilshire
Centrally located near Wilshire and La Brea boulevards, this pink apartment building has a one-bedroom available. The unit features arched windows, wood floors throughout, and a kitchen with black and white tiles. Minutes away from El Rey Theatre and LACMA, it’s renting for $1,795.
Hollywood
The Gershwin Apartments on Hollywood Boulevard has an opening. This studio has an exposed brick wall, hardwood floors throughout, and large windows. Built in the 1920s, the building, which is located above retail space, has a screening room, community lounge, and fitness center. Easy walking distance to the Metro Red Line station at Hollywood and Western, it’s renting for $1,710.
Venice
This cute but compact bungalow is just minutes away from Lincoln Boulevard’s shops and restaurants and Whole Foods Market. In 310 square feet, it holds a half kitchen with a full fridge, a Breville oven, and one infrared electric burner top. The detached bungalow has a private entrance and wood beamed ceilings. It’s renting for $1,850.
Elysian Heights
This one-bedroom, one bath features a kitchen with stainless steel appliances and new white cabinets, hardwood floors throughout, a bathtub with a subway tile backsplash, and lots of closet space. Located on the hills above Echo Park, near the Glendale freeway, it’s renting for $1,895.
West Hollywood
This studio is just a block away from all the cafes and shops on Santa Monica Boulevard. It features oak hardwood floors, a walk-in closet, built ins, an AC unit, one designated parking space, and cute ceramic tile floor kitchen. It’s renting for $1,800.
Comments
The Hollywood one is a pretty good deal for the area. Less than a block from the subway and lots of stuff within walking distance. The Mid-Whilshire is in my opinion the best
By Mildred Fillmore on 11.21.19 10:52am
The Hollywood location is definitely good (and getting better – East Hollywood is gentrifying fairly rapidly), but that being said I’ve heard lots of stories from neighborhood folks that the management at the Gershwin is pretty scummy, so renter beware…
By disqusted on 11.21.19 2:59pm
I heard the same.
By Greyvagabond on 11.21.19 3:26pm
I think these polls need the option of "none of the above."
By jbdelaney on 11.21.19 12:30pm
They have one, it’s that you simply don’t click any of the voting buttons and move on to the next article.
By disqusted on 11.21.19 3:33pm
W. Hollywood seems to be the best combo of charm/size/modernity/location.
By Greyvagabond on 11.21.19 3:26pm
The Venice "Breville" oven???? I guess that’s fancy talk for the toaster oven pictured on the floor. That’s RIDICULOUS! What’s an infrared burner besides a fire hazard? Looks like a kitchen in a closet.
By violetday on 11.21.19 4:46pm
Other than Mid Wilshire the others suffer from overdose of Home Depot.
By lanatik on 11.21.19 6:22pm