Stunning Breland-Harper transformation of Frogtown casita asks $899K

We’re guessing the home at least had good bones. But aside from that no one imagined this uninspiring space in Frogtown could be worthy of possibly gracing the pages of Kinfolk magazine.

Local architectural design firm Breland-Harper consider the experience of their homes from every aspect.

It took a complete overhaul to transform 2415 Elmgrove St into a quintessentially Californian residence that sits back from the street and is surrounded by lush and mature landscaping.

Grounded by the firm’s signature pale color palette the 1,685-square-foot interior is a series of light-filled, intimately connected spaces.

Exposed beam ceilings, concrete floors, skylights, and restored windows and doors that seamlessly bring the outdoors in create a wonderful sense of openness and light inside the two-bedroom, two-bath home.

Features include a spacious kitchen with a seating area, concrete countertops, high ceilings, and doors that lead to a rear courtyard dining area.

Elysian Valley (aka Frogtown) is a short walk or bike ride to Spoke, Wax Paper or Salazar and close to surrounding neighborhoods such as Silver Lake, Echo Park, Downtown and the rest of the Eastside.

Last sold in 2013 for $380,000 the home is listed for $899,000.

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Listing courtesy of Rob Kallick – Sotheby’s International Realty

Private architectural retreat in Laurel Canyon seeks $1.9M

From his first commission to his last it’s easy to see why Barry Gittelson is a celebrated architect.

A graduate of USC School of Architecture, Gittelson’s work included West Hollywood’s Bodhi Tree Bookstore, homes in Malibu, Oregon, and Mexico, and this private architectural retreat located at 2353 Stanley Hills Dr in Laurel Canyon.

Completed in 1978, the two-bedroom, two-bath modern residence sits on three parcels measuring 11,274 square feet and is surrounded by mature oak trees and lush green scenery.

Inside, 2,314 square feet spans multiple levels and flows with ease from the entry, living and dining room, kitchen, and bedrooms.

Eye-catching features include a serene and private setting, an expansive outdoor deck, terraced yard, casement and awning windows allowing views of the home’s lush surroundings, fireplace in the living room, custom wood cabinetry, built-ins, and a two car garage at street level.

There’s also a one-bedroom, one bath guest house equipped with its own garage that you can use as your home office or offer it for lease or rent it on Airbnb.

Offered for the first time the asking price is $1.9 million.

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Listing courtesy of Ian Rhodes & Kimberly Green – Keller Williams

Enchanting Train & Williams Craftsman in Highland Park asks $860K

Architectural duo Robert Farquhar Train and Robert Edmund Williams helped cement the Arts & Crafts Movement in the historic Garvanza District of Highland Park by lining the streets with enchanting Craftsman bungalows.

Members of the Arroyo Guild (a collective of craftsmen and architects) joined together to design and build “useful things of superlative excellence and beauty.”

While dotting Los Angeles with landmarks including the Angels Flight funicular railway and Judson Studios they also built homes like 901 N Avenue 66.

The home sits on an idyllic 8,632-square-foot lot surrounded by mature oak and eucalyptus trees.

In its 1,261 square feet, the 1922-built home holds two bedrooms, one bath. Craftsman styling throughout it features charming original details, including a fireplace adorned with Batchelder tiles, formal dining room, classic kitchen, and a bonus den with Arroyo stone details.

The home last sold in 2008 for $495,000, it’s now listed for $859,999.

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Listing courtesy of Leti Vandensteen & Rebecca Gilbert – Pacific Union

Midcentury time capsule in the Cahuenga Pass seeks just over $1M

A.H. Galpert’s midcentury modern home in the Cahuenga Pass feels like time stood still (in the best possible way.)

Galpert, a graduate of USC School of Architecture, built 3409 Oak Glen Drive in 1954 for a boom operator employed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Maintained almost exactly as it was built over half a century ago, the three-bedroom, two-bath single story dwelling sited on a 6,185-square-foot flat view lot has many of the original features including an original eat-in kitchen with vintage chrome hardware on the cabinets, orange Formica counters, and a mint condition Western Holly oven.

Other notable interior details include clerestory windows, brick fireplace, cork floors, wood-paneled walls, and floor-to-ceiling windows allowing for an indoor-outdoor flow to both the private front and back yards.

The one thing that isn’t original to the home is the electric car charger located in the carport.

Asking price is $1.048 million.

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Listing courtesy of Jacqui Tager – Sotheby’s International Realty

John Lautner’s Bergren House in the Hollywood Hills hits the market

Included in John Lautner’s impressive contribution to modernist architecture in Los Angeles is the Bergren House that just hit the market in the Hollywood Hills.

Built in 1953 for guitarist Ted Bergren, 7316 Caverna Dr sits on a hillside parcel just north of Runyon Canyon off Mulholland Drive. (It stands near the architect’s famed Garcia and Chemosphere residences.)

While the footprint of the two-bedroom, two-bath home was left untouched after it was “rebuilt and expanded by the architect in the late 1950s after a fire” the current owner says the interior had a “Miami Vice meets Barbarella” aesthetic.

Design/build firm New Theme (whose personal residence sold earlier this year) were tasked with restoring the 1,582 square feet of living space.

The project included “a reconsideration of living spaces and bedroom areas. Interior spaces were reduced to an essential palette of white and wooden tones.”

After removing layers of paint from Lautner’s signature redwood ceiling beams, adding a “new kitchen with a poured-concrete island and high-end appliances, retreating the concrete floors, overhauling the bathrooms, and adding new lighting, landscaping, and a laundry room” the home looks more like Lautner intended.

Standout features include non-rectangular rooms, V-shaped roof, chevron shaped massing, and superb jetliner views.

The asking price is $1.999 million.

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Listing courtesy of Marc Silver, Barry Sloane & Patricia Tercek – Sotheby’s International Realty

Striking midcentury view home seeks $3.2M in the Hollywood Hills

The Banta House, a midcentury modern home designed and built by architect Richard Banta as his personal residence, is all about the views and the striking pleated-style roof.

Built in 1959, the home is located at 2081 Sunset Plaza Dr on a hillside lot above the Sunset Strip.

The most striking angle of the structure is seen by looking at the back of the home where the dwelling’s red V-shaped stilts, expansive floor-to-ceiling glass sliders, and Banta’s signature roofline are captured as one.

The light-filled interior features an open floor plan with indoor-outdoor flow to the patio and expansive deck, updated kitchen and baths, walls of glass, wood floors, and repeats the pleated pattern of the roofline in the ceiling.

Modestly sized at 1,181 square feet, the two-bedroom, two-bath home comes with approved plans and issued permits to expand the dwelling to 3,300 square feet, all while keeping the existing structure intact.

This one-of-a-kind published mid-century modern with tremendous views last sold in 2010 for $565,000. It’s now listed for $3.2 million.

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Listing courtesy of Julia Delorme – Sotheby’s International Realty