Every once in a while it’s OK to take at look at something you probably won’t have, y’know? The fastest car, the biggest diamond, the nicest suit, etc. And it’s important to keep things in perspective and be mindful that you don’t need those things to be happy. But… I think living here would make us all that much happier…
Sigh. Fireplace, Pacific breezes, over 1,500 sqft….
We can always dream, right? Here’s the listing, a Santa Monica palace of a condo:
Ocean Park Blvd.
OK, it’s more like 60 minutes to get from Los Angeles to Catalina Island by ferry boat. But for the price of an hour, you can experience a place of beauty, both natural and architecturally, and a lifestyle and pace decidedly removed from fastlane LA. And, while this might surprise you, it’s not financially unattainable to live there, if you were looking for less vacation, more total life change. In fact there are a number of amazing condos all under $800k:
Santa Catalina Island is usually known just as Catalina Island (or just “Catalina”) …
The development company Caruso paid exactly $1 for the land that makes up The Americana at Brand development. From what were four city blocks in relative decline in Glendale, California — “The Jewel City” — Caruso created a pristine, charming and, perhaps above all, successful lifestyle destination.
With homes for purchase (price tags range from $500,000 to well above 7 figures) and rentals, home hunters with a wide range of budgets can call the beautiful residences here home.
The resort-quality pool, the concierge service… well… let’s let them speak for themselves:
AMENITIES
Private fitness …
Tucked between the cities of Santa Monica to the south and Malibu to the north and framed by the Pacific Ocean and a mountain chain to the west and east, respectively, Pacific Palisades is a beautiful but largely unknown neighborhood. Unknown, at least, to those new to or unfamiliar with the area.
And perhaps that’s how the 28,000 or so residents of this affluent Los Angeles neighborhood like it. But… with apologies, I’m shedding some light on the place anyway. It’s a fine place to call home, so why keep it …
A few of my friends have bought homes in the Sunland-Tujunga recently, so I thought maybe I’d better look into the area. It turns out… they may be on to something. As long as you don’t mind a commute to downtown Los Angeles (and beyond), this area may be a good move for you and your family. Not only are there single family residences at great prices, but condos at pricetags that will have you jumping in the car to give a once over in person.
Sunland and Tujunga were established …
Today West Hollywood — “The Creative City” as it proudly dubs itself — is a vibrant, eclectic city, known for great restaurants and bars, retailers ranging from high-end couture to the decidedly offbeat.
Famous boulevards and avenues pass through the neighborhood — Melrose, Sunset and Santa Monica, to name a few — bisected by little streets lined in charming homes and apartments.
The makeup of this city-within-a-city (a feature common to Los Angeles; unique to the area) has much to do with its neighbor, Beverly Hills, immediately to the West. There are …
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