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Own a piece of Hollywood history with this fabulous Spanish-style home in Los Feliz’s wonderful Franklin Hills neighborhood. The home was built in 1928 by sculptor Steven Gaal making it one of the original homes in the area. Gaal was a prestigious artist who also designed the iconic Egyptian and Pantages theatre interiors. After moving to Los Angeles in 1925, he established this as his studio-home where he sculpted portrait busts, whippets, and commemorative coins. Gaal also worked with Walt Disney on some of his early cartoon characters and then painted sets for Universal, Paramount, and United Artists.
Thinking it might be time to begin shopping for a home? Or selling your current one? But, maybe, like so many would-be house hunters and home sellers out there in Los Angeles right now you have concerns and questions about how Covid-19 has affected the real estate market and how to stay safe and healthy during the home buying and selling process.
The real estate market essentially all but disappeared after the stay-at-home orders in March, and has since slowly, but surely, made a big comeback. Today, in Los Angeles, homes are selling faster than ever before. In fact, the week ending August 1 saw homes selling eight days faster than the same week in 2019. Experts in the industry say changing changing needs during the pandemic and low interest rates have remarkably driven homebuyers to rush to the market. After staying home for months in 2020, many first time home buyers decided it was time for them to take the home ownership journey, while many current owners realized they needed a bigger home, a larger yard, an additional dwelling unit, or that they missed their friends and family back home.
But house hunting might look very different than it did before the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Here are a few changes and surprises to anticipate if you are planning to buy or sell during Covid-19 era, which may last into 2021 and beyond.
Modern living in the highly sought-after Kester Elementary Avenue school district. Hidden behind a privacy hedge lies a tree-shaded grassy yard welcoming you to a sophisticated, light-filled residence.
For more photos and a virtual 3D tour, go here.
Hidden behind privacy gates and hedges and built during Hollywood’s glamorous silent film era, this distinguished English Tudor is a timeless, elegant showstopper. This large .31 acre property consists of 4 beds/4.5 baths, guest house and pool in one of Los Feliz’s most exclusive and architecturally significant enclaves. Take a 3D tour of 2621 Vermont Avenue here.
Whenever I am in Malibu – whether visiting a friend, spending a day at the beach, or enjoying a special dinner at one of Malibu’s many fine restaurants, there always seems to be an incredible house that catches my eye for the first time or a private driveway I wonder what’s at the end of it. The answer is almost always a home by architect Douglas W. Burdge, AIA. I’ve come to learn many have come to refer to Doug as “The Architect of Malibu” and with more than 100 homes built in the area the moniker is apt and earned.
A resident of Malibu himself, we caught up with Doug Burdge earlier this month and here is what he had to say in an exclusive interview for The Hollywood Home.
Featured in the Wall Street Journal and several other national publications, Villa Splendido is a brand new architectural masterpiece by Doug Burdge (AIA), whose impressive roster of many of Malibu’s finest luxury homes and beachfront properties have lead lead some to refer to Burdge as “The Architect of Malibu.”
This original 60s modern by mid-century architect Gus Stamos was built for his own family in 1968. The rare and untouched 3 bed and 2.5 bath hidden gem is nestled in the bucolic Chevy Chase Canyon which is just 1.5 miles to Eagle Rock. The hillside property is sited on a bountiful street-to-street double lot that offers extraordinary privacy and panoramic views from every window.
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