Highland Park Homes For Sale

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Highland Park is a historic neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. It is inhabited by a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Highland Park is a hilly neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, located in the San Rafael Hills and along the Arroyo Seco. It is situated within what was once Rancho San Rafael of the Spanish/Mexican era.

Its boundaries are roughly the Arroyo Seco Parkway (California Route 110) on the southeast, the city limits of Pasadena on the northeast, Oak Grove Drive on the north, and Avenue 51 on the west.

Highland Park is building a reputation as a mecca for artists, with trendy shops, galleries, bars and restaurants opening throughout the neighborhood. The continuation of several long-time businesses lend credibility to the neighborhood’s hipster status and add to its charm.

The trendy clothing chain Forever 21 was founded in Highland Park in 1984. The first store continues to operate in its original location bears the original name of the company, Fashion 21.

New hipster clubs have joined the local dive bars, with all become trendy gathering places. The Old LA Certified Farmers Market opened in 2006, operating adjacent to the Highland Park Gold Line Station and providing a new nexus of community activity. A number of shops selling vintage clothes and boutiques offering hip home-decor accessories have opened along York Boulevard.

Highland Park has a legacy of local businesses, some that have been a staple in the Highland Park community for over 20 years. The first of such businesses is Galco’s Soda Pop Stop. Galco’s has been family owned and operated for more than 100 years.

In addition, another cultural landmark in Highland Park is Avenue 50 Studio. Avenue 50 Studio is a nonprofit community-based organization grounded in Latino and Chicano culture.

Highland Park is served by the Highland Park (LACMTA station), along Metro’s Gold Line light rail line. Highland Park is served by the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway (California State Route 110), formerly known as the Pasadena Freeway.

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Corey Chambers, Realty Source Inc, BRE#01889449

December 8, 2015

South Pasadena Homes For Sale

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South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is located in the West San Gabriel Valley. It is 3.42 square miles in area and lies between the much larger City of Pasadena, of which it was once a part, and the metropolis of Los Angeles.

South Pasadena’s streets are lined with numerous species of native California trees. These include redwood, sequoia, ash, walnut, and sycamore. Some non-native trees, such as sweetgum, are also seen.

South Pasadena sits less than 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Los Angeles; substantial numbers of residents work either in Bunker Hill or as professors and staff at the University of Southern California.

“Mom and Pop” merchants populate the business district, and the Mission West area is a part of the original U.S. Route 66. Of historical relevance is The Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain; also the Rialto Theater in downtown South Pasadena is a unique blend of Spanish Baroque and Egyptian stylings and was built in 1925. It is one of the last remaining single screen cinemas in the country. The Rialto was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, having narrowly missed being torn down that year. It went out of business on August 19, 2007 because of low profits.

The Farmer’s Market has become a tradition in the historic Mission-West District of South Pasadena on every Thursday from 4pm to 8pm.

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The Arroyo Seco (canyon, stream, and cultural landscape) offers a diverse range of experiences for walkers and more experienced hikers.

The Arroyo Seco stream begins at Red Box near Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains and proceeds through steep mountain canyons for eleven miles (18 km) until it enters the urban plain of Southern California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The stream, largely channelized south of Devil’s Gate Dam, proceeds in the Arroyo Seco canyon for eleven miles (18 km) more: through Pasadena, South Pasadena and Northeast Los Angeles to the confluence with the Los Angeles River near Elysian Park, Chinatown and downtown Los Angeles.

Grand Examples of Architecture

A diverse mix and beautiful examples of architectural styles can be found in almost all of South Pasadena’s historic residential neighborhoods.

The following architectural styles are prevalent throughout the city. South Pasadena has some of the most beautiful examples of residences in each of these styles:

Craftsman / Bungalow
Mission and Spanish Colonial Revival 3. Turn of the Century
American Colonial Revival
Tudor and English Inspired
French Inspired
Monterey Revival

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Corey Chambers, Realty Source Inc, BRE#01889449

December 7, 2015

Miracle Mile Homes For Sale

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Miracle Mile, Los Angeles

The Miracle Mile in Los Angeles, California, is bordered by the Fairfax District on the north, Hancock Park on the northeast, West Los Angeles (Carthay Square, Little Ethiopia, South Carthay, and Wilshire Vista) on the south and southwest, and Carthay Circle on the west. The district’s boundaries are roughly 3rd Street on the north, Highland Avenue on the east, San Vicente Boulevard on the south, and Fairfax Avenue on the west. Major thoroughfares include Wilshire and Olympic Boulevards, La Brea and Fairfax Avenues, and 6th Street. The district’s ZIP codes are 90036 and parts of 90019.

The Wilshire strip attracts and serves automobile traffic as well as pedestrian shoppers. When initially developed, major retailers such as Desmond’s, Silverwood’s, May Co., Coulter’s, Mullen & Bluett, Myer Siegel, and Seibu spread down Wilshire Boulevard from Fairfax to La Brea. The architecture of the buildings has larger, bolder, simpler signage and longer buildings in a larger scale. The Miracle Mile building forms are driven by the stylistic language of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne.

The 1939 Streamline Moderne May Company Building marks the western border of the Miracle Mile and “Museum Row”.

The Miracle Mile became one of Los Angeles’s most desirable areas. Acclaimed as “America’s Champs-Élysées,” this stretch of Wilshire near the La Brea Tar Pits was named “Miracle Mile” for its improbable rise to prominence. Although the preponderance of shopping malls and the development in the 1960s of financial and business districts in downtown and Century City lessened the Miracle Mile’s importance as a retail and business center, the area has retained its vitality thanks to the addition of several museums and commercial high-rises.

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The Miracle Mile contains the most museums in all of Southern California. Notably it contains The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Petersen Automotive Museum, A+D Museum, Craft and Folk Art Museum, George C. Page Museum, and La Brea Tar Pits pavilions, among others, create “Museum Row” on the Miracle Mile. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars), designed by Renzo Piano, will be in the Wilshire May Company building and a new contemporary structure for theaters.

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Corey Chambers, Realty Source Inc, BRE#01889449

December 4, 2015January 24, 2018

Lincoln Heights Homes For Sale

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Lincoln Heights is considered to be the oldest suburb of Los Angeles proper, dating to the 1830s perched on bluffs overlooking the Los Angeles River and its formerly lush floodplain.

Lincoln Heights is bounded by the Los Angeles River on the west, the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) on the south.

Adjacent communities include El Sereno on the east, City Terrace on the southeast, Boyle Heights on the south, Chinatown and Solano Canyon on the west, Cypress Park on the northwest, Mt. Washington on the north, and Montecito Heights on the northeast.

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Lincoln Heights is a city with homes that represent every era of California history. The city has a historical society that helps document and protect it’s rich architectural homes.

The Golden State Freeway (I-5) runs through the district, and the Metro Gold Line has a stop in the far northwestern portion of the district.

Puerta Del Sol

Puerta del Sol is a 165-unit mixed-use condominium /retail project located northeast of downtown Los Angeles in historic Lincoln Heights. The development is part of the ongoing revitalization of the neighborhood. Puerta del Sol is located on a 2.9-acre site, part of a master development adjacent to the new Avenue 26 / Cypress Park Gold Line station. The homes are designed around a large courtyard and have a mix of studios, lofts, and 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom family flats, most with balconies or patios. Live-work units line the frontage and have street access, creating a pedestrian environment.

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Alta Lofts

If you’re looking for a more modern lifestyle, Lincoln Heights also has lofts that have been converted from historic buildings. Details matter here, cabinets, fixtures – each has been carefully selected to work together to create a welcoming and inspiring living environment. The building also features amazing unobstructed views of Downtown, Elysian Park and surrounding communities. It is an historic building with original architectural elements and two new modern penthouse floors. The ownership of lofts includes designated parking in gated and adjacent garage. The building is further diversified with ground floor retail.

The bottom level is made up of 2-story and 3-story lofts. The two top levels (5th and 6th stories) are composed of new metal construction in modernist style. The center of the building was cut out for the restoration to add light, air and openness to the building and loft units.

Lincoln Park

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Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, California, was originally created by the City of Los Angeles in 1881. It was one of Los Angeles’s first parks.

The park contains a large lake (Lincoln Park Lake, originally East Lake), a recreation center, a senior center, a playground, picnic tables, and ball fields.

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August 30, 2015December 16, 2017

Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles

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We’ve recently received word of some new Downtown historic lofts coming up for sale in September, several new luxury high-rise condos for sale, new 3-story townhomes in Silver Lake (some with private rooftop terraces and views), new high-rise luxury Downtown apartments for lease and even new short-term luxury high-rise apartments as well.

Now that most experts agree that interest rates will be rising sooner rather than later, buyers can lock in low rates in a super strong, relatively stable market in the most exciting place on Earth. We are recently hearing more and more people compare Downtown L.A. to New York City. Of course, Downtown does not compare to NYC in population density, and New York does not compare to Downtown LA in spaciousness, climate or entertainment and recreation options. Best of all, compared to New York City, prices in Downtown Los Angeles are still quite a great deal for now.

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