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, $2,400. Vote for your favorite below!
Venice
This bright and charming studio is just a walk away from the shops and restaurants on Abbot Kinney. The 1,186-square-foot unit features a large tub with a shower, kitchen with ceiling sunlight, wood floors, and lots of windows. It also includes a bright sunroom perfect for an office area or dining room. It’s renting for $2,495.
Carthay
Sitting along Crescent Heights Boulevard, near Pico Boulevard, lies this 1,015 square-foot unit. The two-bedroom, one bath features spacious rooms, carpet, a bay window, and a kitchen connected to a small patio. It’s centrally located, just south of West Hollywood and north of the 10 freeway. It’s renting for $2,300.
Fairfax
For a more contemporary apartment, there’s this sleek studio in a duplex near La Brea and Santa Monica boulevards. It comes fully furnished and features a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and a full bathroom. Plus, there’s a sitting area in the front yard covered by an old growth hedge. It’s renting for $2,490—all utilities included.
West Hollywood
This one-bedroom, one bath apartment features an in-unit washer and dryer, stainless steel appliances, bamboo floors, and lots of closet space. Pets are considered and underground parking is available. Located just south of the cafes and shops on Melrose Avenue, it’s renting for $2,450.
Mid-Wilshire
This two-bedroom, one-bath is centrally located near Little Ethiopia. The unit includes wood floors, a kitchen with subway tile and new quartz counters, crown molding, and spacious closets. Just a short walk away from the museums along Wilshire Boulevard, it’s renting for $2,395.
Comments
"Crescent Heights Boulevard, near Pico Boulevard" is "just south of West Hollywood"?
By LosFeliz$ean on 12.05.19 12:17pm
I laughed at that, too. South Carthay, PicFair might be more appropriate.
By Cleavon Little on 12.05.19 4:06pm
That Venice studio square footage is WAY off. The total square footage for both units on the property is 1186 sf. I doubt this studio is more than 400 sf.
By robbbbb on 12.05.19 12:28pm
Good catch
By mrjim1 on 12.05.19 1:47pm
I’ve seen wet bars bigger than the "kitchen" in that place.
Was wondering why, if the place is 1186 sqft, the "kitchen" is about 3 feet wide and the "sunroom" seems to be functioning as both LR and DR. Guess I have my answer.
By Shulius Julman on 12.06.19 11:36am
The Carthay apartment looks good except for the carpet.
By Mildred Fillmore on 12.05.19 12:34pm
I guess $2,400/month is the new standard for a Studio apartment.
By H. Helmholtz on 12.05.19 12:53pm
That property deserves 0% of the votes for that price in that neighborhood. Craziness!
By subaruwrx on 12.05.19 4:17pm
This is beyond depressing.
By Magneto II on 12.05.19 1:16pm
Buy a house. I’ll pay for itself in 10 years or likely sooner.
By TTTSec on 12.05.19 1:35pm
This is always the right answer if you can swing it
By mrjim1 on 12.05.19 1:45pm
Venice, because since I’m only renting it would be fun to live at the beach for a year. Then talk about what a nightmare it was living at the beach for a year
By mrjim1 on 12.05.19 1:44pm
At least someone at Curbed finally figured out those are "washers and dryers" and not "laundry machines".
By jbdelaney on 12.05.19 3:18pm
I like the ones in Carthay and West Hollywood. I think studios that are over $2,000 is ridiculous.
By Topaz113 on 12.05.19 5:15pm