Los Angeles | $1.398 Million
1924 Spanish-style house with three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms and a studio-style accessory dwelling unit, on a 0.2-acre lot
This house is in Mid City, a neighborhood known for its central location: It is close enough to areas like West Adams, Koreatown and downtown that they can be reached in 20 minutes or less without ever getting on the freeway. The property is a few blocks from a branch of Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, a beloved Southern California chain restaurant, and from a bookstore that sells Spanish-language children’s literature.
Culver City is 15 minutes away by bus. The University of Southern California campus is a 15-minute drive. Los Angeles International Airport is about a half-hour away.
Size: 2,312 square feet
Price per square foot: $605
Indoors: A paved path leads from the sidewalk to the covered front porch, which is wrapped in ivy and private enough to use as an outdoor sitting room.
The living room, just past the entry, has hardwood floors, original windows that the seller restored, a fireplace and French doors that open to a sunroom with Saltillo tile floors and access to the patio behind the house.
Through a wide arched doorway in the living room is a dining room with original arched casement windows facing the front yard. The dining room connects to a kitchen updated in a 2015 renovation with stainless steel appliances and cabinets with goldtone hardware.
An office and a powder room are also in this part of the house.
All three bedrooms are on the second floor, reached from a staircase in the living room. The primary bedroom gets ample sunlight through large windows and has an en suite bathroom. The other two bedrooms share a full bathroom with a windowed tub and shower.
The accessory dwelling unit, across the back patio from the main house, has a full bathroom and a kitchen, and has been used to generate rental income.
Outdoor space: The tile patio behind the house is partially covered, with plenty of room for entertaining. There is room to park two cars in the driveway.
Taxes: $17,472 (estimated)
Contact: Shelton Wilder, Sotheby’s International Realty, Brentwood Brokerage, 310-997-7059; sothebysrealty.com
San Francisco | $1.395 Million
A three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment on the top floor of an Edwardian house converted into two condominiums
This apartment is in the Mission District, a bustling neighborhood with a microclimate that keeps it slightly warmer than other parts of the city. It is within a few blocks of numerous shopping and dining options, including a Heath Ceramics showroom and a Tartine bakery. Many of the buildings at the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center are within a 10-minute walk.
Mission Dolores Park is a mile away. The Civic Center neighborhood is 15 minutes away on public transit. The Financial District is about a half-hour away.
Size: 1,898 square feet
Price per square foot: $735
Indoors: This apartment’s front door opens to a staircase that ascends to the living room, which has hardwood floors, a fireplace and fir built-ins installed by a previous owner to separate this space from the adjacent kitchen.
The kitchen has wood cabinetry, a center island topped with butcher block, a stainless steel range and hood, and a bright dining room off one side with built-in storage for dishes and glassware. A pantry with additional storage is off the other side of the kitchen, along with a home office nook that has a ceiling fan and more closet space.
The primary bedroom is to the right of the entry stairs, with an en suite bathroom that has a stall shower. Next door is a bedroom with a decorative fireplace, a bay of windows facing the street and a set of French doors that open to the third bedroom. These two bedrooms share a full bathroom with a combined tub and shower.
The apartment has the exclusive use of a ground-floor workshop that served as a previous owner’s woodworking and design studio.
Outdoor space: The communal backyard includes a wood deck, brick pathways and mature landscaping along the wood perimeter fence. The apartment comes with one parking spot in the shared garage.
Taxes: $17,436 (estimated) and a $600 monthly homeowner association fee
Contact: Adelaida Mejia, Vanguard Properties, 415-420-1308; adelaidamejiasf.com
Monrovia | $1,399,800
A 1975 house with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot
This house sits in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, about 10 minutes by car from the center of Monrovia. Trailheads that mark the start of paths winding through the mountains begin less than 20 minutes away. Two public schools, Wild Rose Elementary School and Monrovia High School, are about 10 minutes away, and California State Polytechnic University is 20 minutes away, in Pomona.
Downtown Los Angeles is about a half-hour drive. Palm Springs is 90 minutes away. Driving to Lake Arrowhead or Big Bear, popular day trips for boaters and skiers, takes about two hours.
Size: 2,439 square feet
Price per square foot: $574
Indoors: A long driveway leads from the street to the garage. The wooden gate next to it opens to the home’s front porch.
Inside the entry is a foyer with Saltillo-tile floors. An arched doorway to the left, adorned with blue tile, leads to an open living-and-dining area with a white-brick fireplace, more tile floors and sliding-glass doors that open to the back patio.
The adjacent kitchen has wood cabinetry, tile counters and a stainless steel appliances. A carpeted den with patio access is also in this part of the house.
Three of the bedrooms are off a hallway extending from the foyer. The primary suite, at the far end, includes a carpeted bedroom large enough to hold a king-size bed and an en suite bathroom with Saltillo-tile floors, a walk-in shower and a separate vanity space. The other two bedrooms share a bathroom with a combined tub and shower.
The fourth bedroom, a spacious walk-in closet and a full bathroom are on the second floor.
Outdoor space: The brick patio behind the house has plenty of room for a barbecue and dining furniture. The backyard, which offers sweeping views of the San Gabriel Mountains, is encircled by a wood fence. The attached garage holds two cars and includes storage space.
Taxes: $17,496 (estimated)
Contact: Rana Madain, DPP Real Estate, 626-827-9951; dppre.com
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