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Jun 14, 2012 | Post by: av No Comments

1960s Post and Beam by Pearson & Rawdon in Hollywood Hills

3640 Multiview Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90068
MLS#: 12-606599 | 3bd, 1.75ba | 1,634 Sq ft (per MLS)
Offered at $1,050,000

New on the market is this beautiful Post and Beam in Hollywood Hills built by Pearson and Rawdon. The three bedroom, one and three quarter baths house and is set above the street with a private drive on a roughly quarter acre lot with stellar views of the city and valley. The two-story house was originally built for partner Blaine N. Rawdon’s mother in 1961. The house was last sold in May 2006 for $1.251M. (more…)

Jun 07, 2012 | Post by: av No Comments

William Kesling’s Skinner House in Silverlake

1530 N Easterly Ter Los Angeles, CA, 90026
MLS#: 12-604959 | 3bd, 2ba | 2,053 Sq ft (per MLS)
Offered at $1,395,000

William Kesling’s Skinner House Circa 1937 just hit the market in Silverlake. Kesling has a fair body of work around silverlake, quite a few around Easterly Terrace and Silverwood Terrace alone. Kesling is best known for his Streamline Moderne Architecture an evolution of the earlier Art Deco Style with simplified angles and aerodynamic curves. Kesling is known for this curving roof lines and balconies, horizontal lines and use of glass to create a bright, open vibe. (more…)

May 26, 2012 | Post by: av No Comments

Barbara Bestor’s Cantilevered, Panel House in Mt. Washington

3672 Roseview Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90065
MLS#: 12-602051 | 3bd, 2.5ba | 1,348 Sq ft (per MLS)
Offered at $849,000

New on the market is Architect Barbara Bestor’s feel good, cantilevered Panel House (supposedly her first work) in Mt. Washington for $849k. It was last sold in April 2004 for $650k. Built in 2001, the home has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a courtyard entrance, a deck with beautiful views of downtown LA and a bonus room on its lower level.

Entry is through this beautifully landscaped, spacious courtyard with seating. (more…)

May 11, 2012 | Post by: av No Comments

Gorgeous Mid-Century @ 8636 Allenwood Rd in Laurel Canyon

8636 Allenwood Rd, Los Angeles, CA, 90046
MLS#: 12-599345 | 3bd, 2.5ba | 2,507 Sq ft (per MLS)
Offered at $1,349,000

So we’re really digging this Mid-Century that came on the market in Laurel Canyon the last couple of days. Listed at $1,349,000, it is currently owned by Lena Headey (best known for her appearances on The Brothers Grimm, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and most recently on the Game of Thrones) who bought the house in May ’08 for $1,685,000.

The house though built in 1959 had been modernized for redesigned in recent years. Low lying and modest from the exterior, the house totally opens up as you step inside with walls of glass and a fantastic indoor-outdoor flow great for the California lifestyle! (more…)

Apr 27, 2012 | Post by: av No Comments

Nomland & Nomland’s Case Study House #10 @ 711 San Rafael in Pasadena

711 South San Rafael, Pasadena, CA, 91105
MLS#: 22163686IT | 4bd, 4ba | 2,686 Sq ft (per MLS)
Offered at $1,599,000

New to the market is Case Study House #10, designed by the father & son team of Kemper Nomland & Kemper Nomland, Jr. The house built in 1947 is the only Case Study House in Pasadena and sits on a sloping corner lot about a third of an acre in size. The house is designed across 3 levels to mirror the slope of the site it sits on.

The property features a main house with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, a step-down living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen and family room with fireplace. (more…)