When I saw the walls of glass, I imagined something "Bosch"-like…with killer views. Then, I came back down to earth and remembered this was in Pasadena.
It’s a decent house. For some reason, I’m not enthused.
Certainly, someone with excellent vision will make this shine, and then I will change my mind.
You might want to read SB 50. The bill says developers can sue any city that does not issue the permits. The developers will apply for demo permits but LA Building & Safety won’t issue them in cases like HPOZ, because it’s against city zoning to demo there now, and the developers will sue. LA will argue it has added plenty of housing the right way and has a lot more coming, no need to go into the HPOZs.
Funding for the attorneys to fight SB 50 will come from private property owners in that long list of cities I posted above. Their city councils have all voted to oppose the bill. The cities will be able to fight back too. At the recent SB 50 hearing in Sacramento Pasadena said it would sue the state if the bill passes.
"David Reyes, planning director for the city of Pasadena, testified at the hearing that cities often spend significant time trying to engage residents before allowing large-scale changes to zoning, a process that wouldn’t happen under SB 50. ‘What cities will do in response to a bill like this is sue the state,’ Reyes said. ‘What cities will do is have chaos with respect to the democratic process.’"
I can’t give you an example of something like SB 50 happening in a historic neighborhood because so far no elected officials have been stupid enough to vote something like that through. There is no reason for SB 50 except that Scott Wiener believes single-family homes are evil. Voters in CA aren’t on board with that.
There will be plenty of time to vote out anyone who supports SB 50 and put an initiative on the ballot that retroactively repeals the thing and gives cities their zoning rights back, while the matter is tied up in court.
Believe me LA City won’t be issuing any demo permits before the US Supreme Court makes a decision. Nor will Burlingame, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Chino Hills, Cupertino, Diamond Bar, Downey, Fremont, Glendale, Glendora, Hermosa Beach, La Mirada, Lafayette, Laguna Niguel, Lakewood, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Mountain View, Novato, Paramount, Pasadena, Pinole, Palo Alto, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Santa Clarita, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solana Beach, Sunnyvale, Vista, West Covina, and West Hollywood.
Some cities might allow the demos, which is going to be fun to watch.
Classic 1912 Craftsman bungalow with updates asks $999K in Pasadena
It looks odd to have a massive kitchen breakfast bar literally one step away from the Danish MCM style wishbone dining chairs & table.
I’m puzzled by the choice to take out the wall and then (a) not treat the space as integrated (one eating area instead of two), followed by (b) an odd mix of mismatched (different style periods & very different visual weights) dining furniture jammed up & jostling for center focus.
I love a good Craftsman but I’m not a purist. A number of good choices were made on the remodel but the bedroom & schizophrenic overkill on the dining area(s) were misses IMO.