Mid-Century Encino Home with Pool

5176 Gloria Ave, Encino
$1,075,00

Renovated Encino pool home with an open floor plan. Situated on a flag lot, off of the main street, this mid-century home has been recently updated with modern accents. Entertainer's dream lower level with great indoor/outdoor flow, open design concept, fireplace, large kitchen island, and a half bath. Cool and shaded for summer fun. Just outside the French doors is a large covered patio and a lush green backyard. Upstairs master suite is fully loaded with a walk-in closet, double door entry, soaking tub and open European shower concept. The additional three bedrooms, plus a full bath, finish off the top floor. Close proximity to Ventura Blvd. shopping, freeway access and award winning Hesby Oaks Leadership School.

• Year built: 1962
• Living space:  2,092
• Lot:  9,844
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 3
• Listing Price: $1,075,00

Mid-century Mountain Lodge in Idyllwild

25460 Shadow Oaks Dr., Idyllwild
$380,000 

Discover your artist's retreat 100 yards away from the national park where you can enjoy spectacular views, mountain biking, hiking, and tranquility. This is truly a unique setting to relax, create, and recharge. Inside, enjoy a large, mid-century styled 3 bedroom, 2 1/4 bath with a beautiful, wood beam living room, rock fireplace, and cathedral windows. Finishing the common space is a family room and central eat-in kitchen. A basement gives you another bedroom or workshop area with laundry and additional storage space. Dine and relax in a screened porch room for even more indoor/outdoor living. The home can accommodate 10 people comfortably. Outside, park and protect your car in the 2 car garage, have the kids play in the boulder garden in the back, and barbecue on the patio near the kitchen. 5 minutes drive from the town of Idyllwild. Presently being used as an Airbnb.com/short-term rental income property. Have your vacation retreat and pay some of the mortgage with the rental income.

• Year built: 1968
• Living space:  2,268
• Lot:  10,454 sq ft
• Bedrooms: 3 plus bonus room
• Bathrooms: 2.25
• AC/Heat: Central, fireplace, stoves, electric
• Outdoor areas: Enclosed porch, back patio and yard
• Listing Price: $380,000

Northeast Los Angeles Real Estate on the Rise

Northeast Los Angeles market is ramping up for the traditional selling season after a slowing for the winter months.

• New inventory has increased from 61 units to 149 per month
• Sold units were at 89 in December and slowing into February to 70
• Inventory was low at 152 at the end of the year and current is 254 units for February - a normal inventory range over the last few years is 240 to 270 units

All that said, we are now entering the busy selling season.

Highland Park, Glassell Park, Cypress Park

Highland Park

Art and Architecture have flourished in the Highland Park neighborhood since its beginnings in the late 1880s. In 1885 Charles Lummis came to Highland Park and built his home, named “El Alisal,” along the Arroyo Seco. It took 15 years to build the concrete/stone craftsman residence whose name means “Place of the Sycamores.” The home is now a cultural monument and maintained by the Southern California Historical Society. A few decades after this primarily residential area was developed, its business district was established along Figueroa St. Like many other areas of Los Angeles the development in the 50’s and 60’s had an impact on the original architecture of the area. Much effort has gone into restoring the areas commercial and residential architecture. Heritage Square was started by local activists to save some of the Victorian homes that stood to fall victim to development. It has become a museum for the community to remember its history. There are large sprawling parks in the area, including the Arroyo Seco Park and the Ernest E. Debs Regional Park. Before the rise of Southern California housing prices from 2002–2005, many sought out property in Highland Park to own and revitalize Craftsman homes, some which had suffered neglect over the decades. Although this quiet movement continues, Highland Park has not undergone the dramatic changes that Echo Park and Eagle Rock have experienced. The district's proximity to those neighborhoods (coupled with low rents), have made it increasingly popular among "hipsters." Glassell Park and Cypress Park are blend of residential and commercial properties. They were developed along the Pacific Electric Railway and have a long industrial corridor along San Fernando Road, with a low rise commercial district on Eagle Rock Blvd. These neighborhoods have been significantly affected by the Southern California real estate boom that began in the early 2000s. An influx of middle-class families moved to these neighborhoods, attracted by the abundance of Craftsman homes and relatively low prices. Most current residents are working-class Latino, Caucasian, and Filipino families that benefit from easy commuter routes via three freeways (the 5, the 110, and the 2) and close proximity to Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood.

Silver Lake, Franklin Heights, Moreno Heights

Silver Lake 

Prior to the construction of the Silver Lake reservoir by LADWP in the early 1900’s, this area 4 miles northwest of downtown, was known as Ivanhoe, a small suburban hamlet with street names taken from Sir Walter Scott’s novels of his native Scotland. The Ivanhoe School was begun here in 1888 and the street car from Los Angeles ran through the "center of town." An additional trolley known as the Ostrich Farm Railroad ran from Sunset Boulevard (then called Prospect Street) to the old Zoo, along the route we now call Griffith Park Boulevard. The area is famous for its varied architectural styles, much from the mid 1900’s by such well known architects as R. M. Schinder, John Lautner, Gregory Ain, and Dion Neutra. It is also the site for several new modern architectural projects. Silver Lake residents have been known to promote diversity and support artistic expression. The area is also known for its restaurants, spectacular downtown views, and irregular hillside roads that can make navigation difficult for non-locals. There are many pedestrian friendly locations in the area, including the Silver Lake reservoir, a dog park, Sunset Junction, and Rowena Ave.