I’m super excited about our new listing at 857 S Curson! The offering is a Storybook Style Tudor Duplex that’s the perfect restoration of old world character + charm and modern + new amenities for today’s living. All the ceilings are exceptionally high with architectural details, all the rooms are generous in size, and there’s so much natural light everywhere!!! The upstairs was entirely remodeled in 2023 and it is currently vacant and easy to show. The downstairs was entirely remodeled in 2019 and it has been tenant occupied since 2019 for $5080/month. There is a 3 car garage in the backyard and the tenant does not have use of any garage so a new owner can potentially turn the garages into an ADU. The building is separately metered for electricity, and not separately metered for water and sewer (the downstairs tenant pays 40% of the entire water and sewer bill.) The floors are pristine real hardwood stained a beautiful shade of grey, there is really good central HVAC, and the location is amazing so close to a weekly Farmers Market and LACMA. As a person who loves and appreciates duplexes, this building is unusually architecturally beautiful and special.
We’re loving showing 115 S June for lease! The house is true to its Mid Century Modern Style with clean minimalist lines and floor to ceiling windows throughout. The whole single story 4471 square foot house, that includes 5 beds and 5 baths, is oriented around the sparkling swimming pool in the center of the property! There is something vintage and retro in a cool way about the house and its appointments. The last tenants, who lived there for years until they moved out of state, wrote the most beautiful good bye and thank you letter to the owners thanking them for the wonderful joyful years they spent in the neat property.
We lowered the price of our listing at 629 N Citrus to 1,949,000 and that offering is a good deal for all the upgrades the owners made over the years. There is a 2 year old presidential roof, new kitchen, mostly new windows, new plumbing + electrical + HVAC, new sewer line, and new artificial grass in the backyard. The house is 1984 sq ft with 3 beds + 2 baths. One of the best features is the hedged private backyard that’s so green and tranquil! Sited right next to Restaurant Row and around the block from Mozza, this location on Citrus Ave is great! The owners are leaving California for tax purposes and ready to sell!
I’m excited for Chavi that she closed 1712 S Wooster, getting it into escrow immediately and expertly managing the deal until close. I’m excited that 5761 Olympic finally closed today – what a ride to get to the finish line and happy that we got it done!!!!!! We’re excited that 5601 Olympic #301 will close next week! It was truly an honor to work with all the lovely sellers.
I’m excited that we leased 121 S Poinsettia for 8250/month to the consul general of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles. We have a lease out for signature on 6417 Lindenhurst to stellar tenants who have credit scores of 800+. We have packed showing windows at our brand new leases at 144 S Mansfield and 1159 S Hayworth, both beautiful and compelling duplex units in quiet locations with owners who have true pride of ownership.
On listing appointments, and in preparing new listings for sale, we’ve been braving tough conversations! It is always most attractive for a buyer, financially and practically, to buy a house that is beautifully updated and in move-right-in condition. In today’s high interest rate + high construction cost + highly inflationary environment, the attractiveness of a move-in ready property is even more stark and pronounced!!! Sellers who strategically prepare their house for market so that a buyer can move right in, and price low or at an actual fair market value list price (our favorite), see a much better result (and experience)! It’s an interesting ride balancing seller’s feelings & wants around overpricing + minimizing expense with sellers feelings & wants around commanding top dollar + minimizing days on market. We’re so looking forward to a listing we have coming up with a smart seller who remodeled his house down to the studs, and now he strategically wants to do everything possible to net the best price in the least time, including having us curate the most artistic design-forward talented staging. He is a smart seller and a perfect fit for us because priming houses strategically to sell for top dollar is what we love to do most and what we do best!
It’s wedding season… so many people we love are getting married!!! When special events happen I always wish My Mom would be here to be a part of it! My Mom loved to collect Judith Leiber hand crafted minaudiere evening bags. My Mom loved fashion and she was talented at putting together a chic coordinated outfit all the way down to the accessories + finishing touches. My Mom loved beautifully made belts + pinned on flowers + brooches + interesting jewelry and it was those finishing touches that made her outfits memorable and fabulous. This weekend I took out My Mom’s collection of sparkly colorful crystal Judith Leiber bags and as I tried them on and admired them up close, I relished in My Mom’s refined colorful artistic curated taste. For my dearest friend’s celebration this week, I surveyed the bunch and I chose a tiny little sparkly whimsical minaudiere. My Mom loved dressing up to go out and wholeheartedly join people in their celebrations. As a young girl I would often casually lay sprawled on the carpet in My Mom’s dressing room and observe as My Mom put the finishing touches on her look-of-the-night, iterating and perfecting button-on collars + pins + belts + lipsticks until her look came together flawlessly and she achieved what ultimately looked effortlessly just right. It’s been almost 14 years since My Mom passed away so those little Judith Leiber bags are many years old now, and yet it’s interesting how much nostalgia and memories they spark. I’m excited to sport a tiny little sparkly bag this week and to dance the night away, thinking of My Mom and how, like her Judith Leiber bags, My Mom was whimsical, sparkly, high fashion, curated…and just right!
Wishing everyone a fabulous week ahead!
Xoxoxo,
Sheri
