Midcentury Modern Home by Commune Design Expat is Really Something

This secluded midcentury modern home renovated in 2013 by Anna Pomerantz (the former Director of Residential Interiors at Commune Design) is really something.

2 bd / 2 ba

$1,249,000

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The best features of this 1953 modern home located in Hancock Park are hidden from street view. It’s not until you walk through the gates and are met by one of three magical outdoor spaces designed by Terremoto Landscape that’s filled with an array of agaves, cacti, Kashmir cypress, and more than 50-year-old Redwood trees do you begin to understand just how special this dwelling really is.

The interior space has a rustic modern feel with many of the original features left in place that include cork floors, clerestory windows, a double-sided brick wood burning fireplace that opens to the living and dining rooms, and exposed wood ceilings.

While a beautifully updated kitchen with slate countertops, custom walnut cabinets and high-end appliances and two perfectly designed bathrooms with Heath ceramic tiles feel like they were there when the house was originally built.

Nearly every room in the home receives incredible light via large picture windows or sliding glass doors.

I’m gonna give Pomerantz her props for not just remodeling but creating a home that has a seamless flow that lends itself to entertaining, easy living, and one that feels like a sanctuary in the middle of the city.

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Listing courtesy of Katie Crain – Nourmand & Associates

Photos by Lauren Moore

Renovated Atwater Village Home Coming Soon for Lease

The best rentals in town are the ones that make things personal. And that’s exactly what she did with her 2-story residence in Atwater Village coming on the market for rent soon.

3 bd / 2 ba

$4,200 per month

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When escrow closed Renee wanted to create a home grounded in simplicity and comfort. After flipping through the pages of her go to designer magazines she decided to strip everything down to the studs to achieve exactly what she wanted.

An abundance of natural light streams through the first level made up of a semi-open floor plan containing the living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast area, two of the three bedrooms, and a bathroom.

She chose lime stone kitchen counter tops along with a Viking stove and dishwasher for the kitchen. And added French doors from the lower bedroom and kitchen that lead out to the rear yard.

The entire upper level is the master suite complete with the master bathroom decorated with custom concrete sinks, a lounge area, ample storage, and multiple windows bringing in surrounding hillside views.

Keeping the theme of simplicity and comfort going the exterior has a smooth stucco finish and minimalist landscaping that seamlessly completes the interior/exterior flow.

After enjoying this home for several years, Renee is, once again, offering her home for lease to a tenant seeking a tastefully renovated space to call home.

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Listing courtesy of Sonya Coke – Sotheby’s International Realty

Dreamy Cahuenga Pass Midcentury Is Tucked Into the Trees and Comes With a Pool

This unique midcentury modern home by architect Harry Greene is set above the street in a private, dreamy, forest-like setting.

3 bd / 2.5 ba

$1,995,000

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Designed for the original owner/contractor in 1957 has since been remodeled to blend architectural period elements with modern amenities.

Bringing in natural light the walls of glass were left intact along with beautiful stone walls while the hardwood floors were replaced with concrete. The open floor plan features a stainless steel kitchen, separate media room, electric shades, and a master bedroom with a romantic outdoor bathtub.

The grounds are filled with majestic trees seen from every room in the house and a sun drenched, resort style, pool and spa.

And while you feel like you’re a million miles away you are a stone’s throw from prime Hollywood locations and the Valley.

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Listing courtesy of Brett Lawyer – Hilton & Hyland

Sleek Hollywood Hills Midcentury Photographed by Julius Shulman Asks $900K

Architect Raymond Stockdale designed the Pan American Bank building in East Los Angeles (recently deemed worthy of being named on the National Register of Historic Places) and this sleek one level mid century architectural in the Hollywood Hills.

2 bd / 2 ba

$899,000

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He designed the home for himself in 1949. A year later it was photographed by Julius Shulman. (See the photos here.)

While the dwelling features the original cabinetry in the open kitchen and the shiplap and asymmetrical details at the fireplace, shelving, pitched ceiling, vertical siding and deck railing the bathrooms were redone in crisp white tile to give it a fresh new look.

And, at some point in time, an un-permitted bonus space was added sporting vintage, classic mid century wood paneling, built-in seating and bookshelves.

A private brick patio and a deck that curves around part of the house provides comfortable outdoor space for gazing out at the view.

Last sold in 2005 for $739,000 it is now attractively priced at $899,000 and is sure to receive multiple offers.

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Listing courtesy of Karen Medved – Compass Realty

Kesling-Designed Mediterranean Villa Hits the Market in Silver Lake

William P. Kesling designed multiple streamline moderne homes throughout Los Angeles and this stunning 1929 Mediterranean Villa in Silver Lake.

4bd / 2.5 ba

$2,249,000

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Kesling began his career as a carpenter and moved up the architecture ranks to eventually work alongside Rudolf Schindler as a draftsman. By the mid 1930s he opened his own office, Kesling Modern Structures.

His most notable residences in Los Angeles include the Skinner House, the Wilson House, and two homes in and near West Hollywood for Wallace Beery. (One of which is considered the crown jewel of Streamline Moderne architecture.)

Departing from his signature style, Kesling designed this 1929 Mediterranean home that has been meticulously modernized and renovated without losing an ounce of its character.

Features include views of the reservoir, a private front courtyard, a foyer with an intricate, hand-painted, Art Deco ceiling, a grand living room with high-beamed ceilings, a huge fireplace and enormous windows, an office/library, and a re-done kitchen by John M. Sofio of Built Inc.

The master bedroom suite has a spacious walk-in closet and French doors leading out to a private courtyard/patio that makes for a perfect spot for slowly sipping your morning latte while scrolling through Instagram.

There are 3 other bedrooms, one functioning as an inviting hangout room/den with a cozy fireplace and a beautiful walnut built-in.

And while you’ll probably end up spending more time at home than you ever imagined you’re  just a block away from the reservoir and a short distance from Botanica (my new favorite.)

And yes, you’re in the Ivanhoe Elementary School district.

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Listing courtesy of Noelle Hettlinger Til – Compass

Renovated Case Study House #10 Hits the Market in Pasadena

After a lengthy renovation, Case Study House #10 in Pasadena is back on the market and looking like a true mid-century modern gem.

4 bd / 4 ba

$2,990,000

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The 1947 home was originally designed by the father-and-son team Kemper Nomland and Kemper Nomland Jr. for the Case Study House program sponsored by Arts & Architecture Magazine. It’s sited on a gentle slope in the San Rafael Hills and features a main residence, a one-bedroom guesthouse with bath and kitchenette, a refurbished pool, a workshop, and an attached two-car garage.

Shortly after purchasing the property the current owners hired Design Vidal to remove the horrors of a series of unfortunate upgrades and restore the residence’s architectural significance.

According to the principal of the design firm, Guy Vidal, the renovation consisted of:

• Bringing the eighties bathrooms “either 30 years backward or 30 years forward.”
• Opening up the kitchen into the family room (which was added in the sixties) to create “a much bigger kitchen than the architect originally called for” but at the expense of the addition rather than the original kitchen.
• Restoring the cement floors and aluminum windows.
• Stripping the paint and restoring the original stain on the tongue-and-groove ceiling.
• Integrating the seventies-era pool and guesthouse; “EG:  the coping and deck around the pool will be poured cement similar to the one inside the house.”
• Taking out “the 2 HUGE and ugly AC package units from the roof” and restoring the roof profile.

They did such a spectacular job the current owners received the City of Pasadena 2015 Historic Preservation Award, as well as Pasadena’s Historic Preservation Commission’s 2015 Reconstruction Award.

This home last sold as a fixer in 2012 for $1,599,000. Thoroughly renovated it’s now asking $2,990,000.

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Listing courtesy of Cynthia & Lauren Luczyski – Deasy Penner