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Frank Lloyd Wright: Restoration-Ready in Hollywood, $4.25M
By Philip Ferrato We’re so used to those polished, evocatively staged images in real estate listings, it’s refreshing that the listing for Frank Lloyd Wright’s...
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Kirsten Blazek Remakes The American Ranch House
By Philip Ferrato The “Ranch” is so ubiquitous a form of housing that we sometimes forget how radical they were, transforming the landscape in the...
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Gorgeous Mid-Century In Pasadena, $1.375M
By Philip Ferrato A real estate unicorn, this 1959 Post+Beam has been put on the market by the estate of its original owners in original...
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The Romance Of Concrete And Steel In Laurel Canyon, $1.875M
By Philip Ferrato Since the 1950s, Laurel Canyon has been a neighborhood of innovative architecture, and this new project by the architecture firm Mutuo joins that...
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Open House Obsession: A Modernist Masterpiece In Los Feliz, $3.8M
By Philip Ferrato Exquisitely elevated and balanced above its site, the Steel House by architect Neil A. Johnson AIA has come back on the market...
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Luxe And Luminous In Oak Knoll, $6.5M
By Philip Ferrato With almost 6000-square-feet, this 5-bed, 6-bath home (plus a pool and poolhouse) in Pasadena’s Oak Knoll could be described as a party...
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Open House Obsession: Franklin Hills Mid-Century, $1.8M
By Philip Ferrato Built in 1965, now sensitively and recently renovated, this 4-bed, 3-bath home by architect Dick E. Lowry is a classic. Originally from...
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Open House Obsession: Mid-Century Gem In Encino, $1.8M
By Philip Ferrato Built in 1959, this elegantly low white stucco home is the work of Cliff Burlew, a Valley architect about whom little is...
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Open House Obesession: A Knockout Mid-Century in Studio City, $2.25M
By Philip Ferrato With an exceptional, period-appropriate renovation by interior designer Daniel Krog and his husband, television producer and executive Adam Bonnett, this c.1951 home–...
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Open House Obsession: 1969 Post+Beam By Surf Legend Matt Kivlin, $3.5M
By Philip Ferrato Where: 2000 Westridge Road, Brentwood When: Sunday, June 19 from 2:00pm–5:00 Asking: $3,495,000 What: A 4-bed, 4-bath Post+Beam designed by architect/developer Matt Kivlin, cantilevered over a...
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Stunning, Early Ray Kappe With Incredible Views, $2.2M
By Philip Ferrato Where: 4245 Don Alanis Place, Los Angeles Asking: $2,200,000 What: The Waymire Residence, Ray Kappe’s first commission, built in 1958. It’s hard to underestimate Ray...
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Open House Obsession: Welcome Home To The Camellia Cottage, $4M
By Philip Ferrato Where: 1413 Wentworth Avenue, Oak Knoll, Pasadena When: Sunday, July 1 from 1:00pm-4:00pm Asking: $3,988,000 What: Camellia Cottage, a wonderful “cottage” to accommodate long-term guests, originally...
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The Smith House, $3M
Where: 1095 North Kenter Avenue, Los Angeles Asking: $3,000,000 What: A sublime pavilion in steel and stucco, Craig Ellwood’s Smith House is arguably one of the most...
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Classic California Ranch, Perfectly Updated, $2.3M
By Philip Ferrato Where: 3553 Crownridge Drive, Sherman Oaks Asking: $2,284,000 Status: Pending/Seeking Backup Offers What: Thanks to a seamless 2015 renovation by Demetra Design, this classic California Ranch has...
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Open House Obsession: Living The Old School Life In Pasadena, $3.6M
By Philip Ferrato Where: 601 S. Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena When: Saturday and Sunday May 12 and 13 from 2:00pm-5:00pm both days Asking: $3,599,000 What: A grand 7-bed, 6-bath...
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The Perfect Pasadena Post+Beam, $1.7M
By Philip Ferrato Where: 1695 Poppy Peak Drive, Pasadena When: Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13, 2:00pm-4:00pm both days Asking: $1,695,000 minimum bid What:...