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August 3, 2020
The residence offers eight bedrooms, a 1,000-bottle wine cellar, a home theater, and an infinity pool
A recently completed modern home featuring expansive indoor and outdoor living space in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles hit the market Monday for $18.95 million.
The home offers eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms with a total of 11,621 square feet of living space, according to the listing...
July 31, 2020
THE OWLWOOD ESTATE IN HOLMBY HILLS
The Owlwood Estate, built in 1936, is arguably the most exclusive property in all of Los Angeles, if not the entire west coast of the United States. Situated on 10 manicured acres bordering the renowned Los Angeles Country Club, the estate is the largest property in Los Angeles’ most coveted and exclusive enclave, Holmby Hills. The estate is the lo...
July 20, 2020
Three gabled volumes form this residence that perches on a cliff in the Hollywood Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, designed by local practice Standard Architecture.
The 10,000-square-foot (929-square-metre) house was designed by Standard Architecture and developer Viewpoint Collection.
Located at 1471 Forest Knoll Drive, it occupies a one-acre (0.4 hectare) plot of land that features a...
July 10, 2020
Why buy?
While these two Brentwood homes are seriously sweet pads, this latest acquisition is definitely fit for the King.
“First of all, it’s very private,” says local expert Sally Forster Jones, executive director of luxury estates for Compass and president of the Sally Forster Jones Group. “That would work for someone like LeBron James.”
And with the pandemic showing no sig...
June 24, 2020
Home on the range, but make it luxury.
Nowadays, indoor-outdoor square-shaped Los Angeles mansions are a dime a dozen. (Well, not really, some will cost you upward of $17 million.) The area’s modern homes have grown into a certain look, and there’s now a glut of them on the market. It’s a rare thing, then, when something new comes along.
Forest Knoll Residence is decidedly differe...
June 22, 2020
Overlooking the landscape of southern california from the hills above the sunset strip, standard architecture’s ‘1471 forest knoll drive’ is a modern american farmhouse inspired by louis kahn’s kimbell art museum. the los angeles-based studio designs the home to express simple elements such as timeless wood, concrete, and stone to define the shape of three parallel gabled volumes...
June 22, 2020
Homes at the higher end may see a slower rebound, with many buyers and sellers still quarantining outside of the city
In Los Angeles, after coming to “an absolute screeching halt in mid March,” the market is now very active, according to Sally Forster Jones of Compass in Los Angeles.
As is the case in New York, real estate in the California city was considered an essential business, but show...
June 19, 2020
SFJ Group was ranked #1 in SoCal & among the Top 10 in the nation by REAL Trends!
Source REAL Trends
The recently rebuilt residence stands on a rare corner lot of the district, affording stunning views
Listing of the Day
Location: Venice, California Price: $4.75 million
Claiming a rare corner lot in the historic canals district of Venice, California, this recently overhauled three-story residence lives up to its prime location.
"It is a gorgeous architectural property," said Kathryn Perkins,...
June 17, 2020
In a time when many are staying at home, how is one meant to go and tour someone else’s? What happens to the open house in the midst of shelter-in-place? In the case of this high-end Los Angeles listing, where agents may typically transform the tour experience into a lavish cocktail hour, the question becomes all the more curious. Rest assured, agents are getting creative.
That creativity was p...
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