Welcome to another edition of our weekly series rounding up open houses to check out over the weekend, because who doesn’t love a little real estate gawking? This week’s options include an English Tudor cottage in Windsor Square, a woodsy Craftsman in Highland Park, and a spectacular 1929 Spanish-Moorish Revival in Brentwood.
Where: 234 North Ridgewood Place, LA 90004
When: 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb 2
Specs: 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms; 1,427 square feet
Selling points: This fetching 1920s English Tudor cottage is located in the northeast corner of historic Windsor Square, within walking distance of Larchmont Village and Burns Park. Appealing features include hardwood floors, French doors and windows, a decorative fireplace, a recently updated kitchen with Subzero and Wolf appliances, a rose garden, and a detached garage-studio.
Asking price: $1.495 million
Where: 440 North Skyewiay Road, Brentwood 90049
When: 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb 2
Specs: 4 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms; 4,560 square feet
Selling points: On the market for the first time in 50 years, this impressive Spanish Colonial Revival was designed in 1929 by Charles H. Kyson, architect of Wilshire Boulevard’s Bryson Apartments and the Wee Kirk O’Heather Chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale. Character features include beamed ceilings, Moorish-style windows, hardwood floors, multiple fireplaces, stained glass, period light fixtures, and a bounty of built-ins.
Asking price: $3.425 million
Where: 5657 Fallston Street, LA 90042
When: 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday Feb 1; 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday Feb 2
Specs: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom; 1,200 square feet
Selling points: Built in 1924, this pistachio-hued Craftsman cabin’s charming aspects include a wide covered porch, hardwood floors, pressed-tin paneled cabinets, copious built-ins, a cherry-red vintage stove, and a bonus one-bedroom, .75-bath guest studio with separate entrance. There’s also plenty of natural greenery to be enjoyed on the 7,010-square-foot lot in Highland Park.
Asking price: $799,000
Where: 1308 Moncado Drive, Glendale 91207
When: 12 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb 2
Specs: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; 1,696 square feet
Selling points: This button-cute 1930 Spanish bungalow is located just a block from the popular Nibley Park in Glendale’s Rossmoyne district. Highlights include refinished hardwood floors, wood-framed windows, a tiled fireplace, archways, crown moldings, built-ins, and a detached garage “with ADU potential,” per the listing.
Asking price: $949,000
Where: 1016 Hyperion Avenue, LA 90029
When: 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb 1
Specs: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; 950 square feet
Selling points: Located in Silver Lake’s Sunset Junction, this compact cottage was originally built in 1907, but has recently undergone a thorough overhaul at the hands of architect/designer Emily Farnham. Features include oak floors, soapstone counters, designer fixtures and lighting, a tankless water heater, and new copper plumbing, HVAC & irrigation systems.
Asking price: $997,000
Where: 3941 Hubert Avenue, LA 90008
When: 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb 1
Specs: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; 1,766 square feet
Selling points: On a tree-lined street in Leimert Park, this sunny 1938 Traditional has been stylishly revamped with designer tile, lighting, cabinetry, and fixtures, but still retains charming vintage traits such as wood-framed windows, arched doorways, tray ceilings, refinished hardwood floors, and built-in niches. The 6,002-square-foot lot also contains a finished two-car garage with high ceilings.
Asking price: $999,000
Comments
What is a "1938 Traditional"? That’s not really a style of house.
The multi-stepped tray ceilings, the repeated geometric lines in the wainscoting as well as in the siding of the house, the flat canopies extending over the windows which might even be rounded — make it look like art deco/streamline moderne.
By oldlapic on 01.31.20 2:55pm
Since it’s just your basic traditional ranch built in 1938 they decided to call it a "1938 Traditional", I guess
By mrjim1 on 01.31.20 3:28pm
In hindsight, I think I maybe should’ve gone with "1930s eclectic with Streamline Moderne touches," but these posts are supposed to be concise.
By paulineoconnor on 01.31.20 3:37pm
For the money I kind of like the Silver Lake house
By mrjim1 on 01.31.20 3:25pm
under 1000 sq ft for 1 mil. That’s a yikes from me.
By Partymuscles on 01.31.20 4:21pm
I know it’s a lot, but I like the way they opened-up the interior plus Silver Lake. From strictly an investment potential I’ll agree with others who picked Glendale
By mrjim1 on 01.31.20 6:55pm
Yeah, I know a million doesn’t go as far as it used to, but…….really?
By Magneto II on 02.03.20 10:07am
It’s hard to believe that a million bucks is now starter house level
By mrjim1 on 02.03.20 10:11am
The Glendale house on Moncado is in a very nice neighborhood with tree lined streets, and a short walk to a great park. Based on location alone, this one gets my vote. If the house was updated, it’d be listed upwards of $1.2 million.
By BingoWest on 01.31.20 3:41pm
Glendale and Highland Park are my choices with an extra $200k to $300k to cover updates into the 21st century.
By subaruwrx on 01.31.20 3:56pm
$949,000 (OK…really probably $1,050,000) is a good price of entry into that Glendale neighborhood. Spend for updates as time progresses.
By LudwigBlue on 01.31.20 4:03pm
I like the ones in Brentwood and Silver Lake.
By Topaz113 on 01.31.20 7:56pm
The place in Glendale on Moncado Drive could be a set from James Cain’s Mildred Pierce. I like it!
By Big Homo on 01.31.20 9:21pm
Lol, I can’t even talk about Glendale without my mind wandering to that movie. I often wonder if the movie did more good or harm to Glendale
Here it is today
By mrjim1 on 02.01.20 1:14am
With regard to that story, always keep in mind that the character dissing and dismissing Glendale … was a murderous sociopath.
By Shulius Julman on 02.01.20 3:51am
That’s kind of the point are we to think of Glendale as a peaceful, middle-class suburb or a hotbed of psychotic teenagers
By mrjim1 on 02.01.20 4:39am
And not one house on the San Fernando Valley with clean safe neighborhoods, with similar size houses for $500k-$700k? I just sold a beautiful 4+2, 1450sqft house on 7000 sqft lot with pool, upgraded over the past 3 years, for $635k. Lake Balboa is a clean, safe area and easy fast commute over the hill. Within 15 minute drive to four freeways so it easy to go anywhere (101, 405, 118, 5).
By marsia on 02.01.20 8:31am
Has Glendale moved out of the Valley?
By mrjim1 on 02.01.20 9:41am
1. All my Glendale friends insist they don’t live in the San Fernando Valley, that it ends at City of Burbank.
2. Glendale Association of Realtors
3. The San Gabriel Valley Civic Alliance is in Glendale
4. I remember when 626 area code started, Glendale fought to stay 818. At that time the City said no matter that they were San Gabriel Valley, they felt more business would come if they stayed 818, being 626 would make people think they were further east than they really were.
By marsia on 02.02.20 3:58pm
Per Wikipedia:
Just sayin…
By mrjim1 on 02.02.20 7:08pm
http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/region/verdugos/
neither valley?
By LosFeliz$ean on 02.03.20 9:39am
Touche!
Coming up on 40 years in Los Angeles…I have never heard of The Verdugos?
Perhaps a new series on Hulu?
By BingoWest on 02.03.20 9:56am
The L.A. Times in on crack. No one calls that region: The Verdugos.
They seem to be the only publication with that designated name.
Since Glendale sits right at the junction of San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley, I guess they can consider themselves independent of either of those regions.
By subaruwrx on 02.03.20 10:07am
Every time I go up in those mountains and look down I always get "Verdugo", I get dizzy and sweaty
Hey, look at the bright side at least it’s not the Inland Empire
By mrjim1 on 02.03.20 10:24am
What a load of marketing BS.
Same thing as Studio City residents insisting they’re not actually part of North Hollywood, and Sherman Oaks residents insisting they’re not actually part of Van Nuys.
Re-marketing of real estate is ever fluid, but it doesn’t change reality.
http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/region/san-gabriel-valley/
By BingoWest on 02.03.20 8:28am