Woodland Hills Midcentury Fixer with Potential Galore Wants $749K

With many of the original details intact this midcentury modern fixer in Woodland Hills has potential galore.

3 bd / 3 ba

$749,000

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The home was designed by Charles DuBois who built “A distinctive collection of rambling, horizontally oriented Contemporary Ranch buildings on curvilinear streets, Woodland Hills’ Woodside neighborhood was completed in 1959 and remains a wonderfully intact postwar neighborhood.”

Scraping the popcorn ceilings, removing the stained carpet and floor tile, and treating the entire house to a good coat of Simply White paint by Benjamin Moore is just what this open living room with vaulted and beamed ceilings and a huge stone fireplace needs.

While the kitchen is a gut with a little design input it’s large enough to be an eat-in space.

Light pours in through floor-to-ceiling windows, glass sliders, and clerestory windows in the bathroom featuring vintage sinks and tile.

Built on a one-third-acre lot the spacious interior leads to a large backyard enclosed with a swimming pool with diving board.

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Listing courtesy of Holly Hatch – Keller Williams

Cozy Bungalow on Silver Lake Stair Street Quickly Steps into Escrow

Hotel architect, R. C. Ferguson built three of the many bungalows that line a famous stair street in Silver Lake. One of them recently hit the market.

1 bd / 1 ba

$639,000

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Perched high above the city, Loma Vista Place is only accessible on foot. The home is built on a “long, narrow, steep set of stairs. On one side of the hill there are six flights of 166 stairs. On the other there are ten flights of 182. Residents’ cars and waste bins are parked at the bottom on either side” reports KCET.

Dating back to a time when silent films and the Pacific Electric Railway still existed, this large one bedroom offers a mix of retro details and modern upgrades.

Measuring 752 square feet the inside offers a wood-paneled living and dining room combo, featuring a vintage fireplace. The newly renovated kitchen is equipped with a Subzero fridge and has granite counters, along with a large skylight. Penny tile is a highlight of the updated bathroom.

Outside is filled with mature trees, meandering brick paths, several outdoor patios, garden beds, and a fully functional claw foot tub where you can soak and enjoy views of the mountains.

There’s plenty of street parking it’s close to Whole Foods 365, the Silver Lake Reservoir, and other neighborhood shops and restaurants.

This home last sold in 2008 for $419,000. After just 8 days on the market it’s in escrow with an asking price of $639,000.

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Listing courtesy of John Seffker – Deasy Penner

Rare Hollywood Hills Midcentury by Greta Magnusson Grossman Seeks $925K

In a male dominated industry, it wasn’t easy for Swedish born architect, Greta Magnusson Grossman, to earn a place in history as a significant modernist architect. But she did.

2 bd / 1 ba

$925,000

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Grossman lived and worked in Los Angeles as an architect and furniture designer. A story in a 2010 issue of Home magazine reports Grossman was the first woman to receive the Furniture Design award from the Swedish Society of Industrial Design and describes her furniture designs as, “distinguished by playful details, like ball-handle accents, tapered angles and feminine but asymmetrical proportions.”

In her book “Greta Magnusson Grossman – A Car and Some Shorts : One Architect’s Journey from Sweden to Southern California,” states she was also trained in architecture and construction but as author, Andrea Codrington Lippke, points out “Furniture was a man’s game – and you can forget about architecture.”

Despite this in Grossman’s biography, the gallery R20 writes, “Between 1949 and 1959 Grossman designed at least fourteen homes in Los Angeles, one in San Francisco and one back in her native Sweden. Of these, at least ten are still standing. The homes were often perched on stilts at the top of a hill, overlooking a canyon, with magnificent views through curtain walls of glass. The homes featured extensive built-in shelving and the uniquely open and free flowing floor plan popular at the time.”

The Nelson Houses, two homes built circa 1954 on adjacent lots for Frances Nelson, are unlike other modern hillside homes of the era that either step up or down a slope. Instead, “each sit on one level slab extending through the entire enclosed space, and are cantilevered out over their slopes” writes LA Conservancy.

Although each home is small in scale features including a modular design, floor-to-ceiling glass framed in wood, tall ceilings, overhanging roofs and trellises extending from the slabs makes each residence feel roomier than their actual size.

While both homes were built at the same time only one is currently available for purchase.

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Listing courtesy of Daniel Carson – Nourmand & Associates

The Hammerman House by Neutra Hits the Market

Built on a knoll with city-to-ocean views, the Hammerman House by Richard Neutra hits the market giving modernist fans an opportunity to own a home by one of history’s greatest architects.

4 bd / 5 ba

$13,500,000

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Considered one of the founding fathers of California Modernism, Neutra built this home circa 1954. It was designed as a single story residence and featured clean lines and an effortless indoor-outdoor connection.

Prior to hitting the market in 2004, the home got a new look. Then owners hired architect John Bertram, a man who lives and breathes the famed architect (Bertram lives in the 1939 McIntosh house in Silver Lake and has restored five historic Neutra residences.) LA Times reports, “Architect John Bertram oversaw the restoration, adding a second floor following Neutra’s original renderings. The recent addition complements the rest of the home, which has crisp lines and walls of glass.”

Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass combining ash casework, wall paneling,  and stainless steel accents induce an awe-inspiring reaction.

Downstairs, the master bedroom has head on views, a generous walk-in closet, a terrazzo bath with sunken tub, and a steam shower and dual vanity. The upstairs suite with sweeping views has an additional bedroom/office. In addition there’s a maid’s quarters, a laundry room, ample parking and Crestron Home Automation throughout.

And, of course, there’s a pool to complete this masterpiece of modernism.

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Listing courtesy of Drew Fenton & Amber Cohen – Hilton & Hyland

Trophy Midcentury by Robert Skinner is Looking for a Buyer

With enormous walls of glass and an inviting skinny dipping-ready pool, this trophy mid-century by Robert Skinner is surprisingly still looking for a buyer.

5 bd / 6 ba

$11,450,000

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Skinner is best known for contributing to the  glitz and glam of the neighborhood (but has pared-down his design features at least once in his career.) He built this mid-century masterpiece in 1962 on a quiet cul-de-sac in the coveted Beverly Hill’s Trousdale Estates. It’s a neighborhood known for its collection of architecturally significant homes and high-profile residents.

This entertainer’s dream home was recently updated with the finest modern luxuries while remaining true to its original era. Jaw dropping features include two-story glass walls in the living room, reaching 22 feet, and a fantastic double sided fireplace. Skinner cleverly designed the fireplace chimney to double as a wall sectioning off the second story and as an architectural detail composed of two simple white rectangles, one superimposed upon the other.

On the other side of the fireplace is the formal dining room overlooking the lush hillside and a gourmet kitchen equipped with every conceivable amenity, including an attached family room.

A swoon-worthy master suite has a lovely sitting area and an enormous walk in closet. The richly appointed master bath rivals the finest resorts with dual vanity sinks, Toto washlets, steam shower with skylight and oversized soaking tub. Finishes include white honed marble, terrazzo floors and custom handcrafted cabinets.

Sited on nearly-one-acre the grounds are filled with mature trees and tropical flora and fauna. And let’s not forget that sparkling blue pool and spa.

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Listing courtesy of Rona Passman – Hilton & Hyland

Stately French Colonial with Guest House in Los Feliz Seeks $3M

Behind the foliage-covered, gated entry is this stately French Colonial in Los Feliz with views to Downtown and near Griffith Park.

5 bd / 6 ba

$2,995,000

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A thoughtful renovation retained the home’s classic old world charm while adding a modern touch. The living room is light and airy with tall ceilings, period molding, wood floors and walls of French doors leading to the courtyard entry.

A boldly painted dining room adds to the residence’s stately appeal.

Hardwood floors run throughout the main house measuring 3,100 square feet. Features include dramatic arches, large scale rooms with windows letting in tons of natural light, a chef’s kitchen, and a luxurious master suite with spa-like bathroom, a large walk-in closet, and a balcony overlooking the park-like grounds.

The oversized lot has multiple entertaining spaces, mature landscaping, a three-car garage, and a pool and spa. There’s also a detached one-bedroom, one bath guest house providing 610 square feet of additional living space.

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Listing courtesy of Lauren Reichenberg & Alex Barad 

Midcentury Fixer Located in the Tiniest Neighborhood in LA Seeks $549K

This midcentury modern fixer, located in one of the tiniest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, is up for grabs for the first time in 40 years. And it has so much potential.

2 bd / 1.5 ba

$549,000

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Earlier this year, Eastsider reported the residents of Hermon, a neighborhood situated in a small valley in the Northeast LA community surrounded by Highland Park, South Pasadena, Monterey Hills and Montecito Heights,  voted to form its own neighborhood council.

This midcentury is located within Hermon’s neighborhood boundaries and has retained many of its architectural details including an open floor plan, an angled roof, a living room with a wall of large windows, a unique fireplace, and generously sized bedrooms.

Like the house the yard has potential offering numerous destinations for alfresco dining waiting to be rediscovered. And if you want to expand your outdoor space the lot next door is also for sale. It’s owned by the same estate but not included in the sale.

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Listing courtesy of Jonathan Butler – Teles Properties