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2648 sqft, 4 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Los Angeles, CA – Eagle Rock
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Longtime Mar Vista resident Linda Jones has had it with the beat-up state of Venice Boulevard between Overland and Lincoln, so she’s planning a protest over the rutted, pot-holed mess, which is scary for drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, and baby carriage-pushers. For more than a year and a half, Jones went through the normal channels to complain about Venice, according to the Mar Vista Mom blog; she was first told by her City Council rep that the boulevard is actually considered a state highway and thus under the purview of the California Department of Transportation. Caltrans hasn’t gotten back to her about her complaints nor have other agencies or government officials–so she’s taking it to the streets, encouraging others to join her protest on the morning of April 28 at Venice and Grand View. “There’s portions of Venice Boulevard you cannot walk across, bike across, and certainly you cannot drive through,” Jones says in a video.
· Venice Blvd. Pot Holes — Protest [Mar Vista Mom]
1178 sqft, 2 beds, 2 baths, single-family home in Los Angeles, CA – Highland Park
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1011 sqft, 2 beds, 2 baths, condo in Los Angeles, CA – Eagle Rock
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[Photos by Don Solosan/LAHTF]
INGLEWOOD: Our pals at the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation pass on news that the forever-in-limbo Fox Inglewood has been recommended for designation to the National Register of Historic Places by California’s State Historical Resources Commission. The Fox has been closed since the mid-’80s, but is “in an amazingly good state of preservation,” according to the LAHTF, which has been pushing to have it turned into a multi-purpose venue for the city. Meanwhile, take a little look around up above. [Curbed Inbox]
PLAYA VISTA: UCLA Architecture and Urban Design has announced a rejiggering of its Master of Architecture II post-professional program (aka Suprastudio) for 2013-14–first of all they’re opening up a new Advanced Technologies Lab at the Hercules Campus in Playa Vista (the lab is sponsored by Toyota). Then they’re also expanding the program from 15 students to 45. And finally, they’ve gotten big-big name studio instructors: Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne, and Greg Lynn. Chair Hitoshi Abe says the new Suprastudio “will allow students to pivot out from traditional architecture to discover new applications for architectural expertise.” [UCLA Newsroom]
All Renters Week long we’ll be looking at some of the most happening rental neighborhoods in Los Angeles. We’ve seen Highland Park and North Hollywood, now on to Mar Vista.
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Those looking for a quiet life on the Westside could do worse than Mar Vista. It’s not so edgy or even interesting (outside of some highlights); it’s just nice. Mar Vista made headlines this year when homeowners along its southern edge attempted to secede from LA and join neighboring Culver City. The effort did not get very far.
Who lives there: Young families, young professionals, formerly-young families that moved in 30 years ago and never left.
The neighborhood: Near Venice and Santa Monica (and therefore the beach), but way more affordable, it’s one of the more ethnically- and economically- diverse swathes of Los Angeles. Boosters tout its small-town feel and the mid-century pedigree of architect Gregory Ain’s Mar Vista Tract.
Highlights: Mar Vista Lanes and its attached greasy spoon Pepy’s Galley, a nice Sunday farmers’ market, Santouka Ramen (and Sawtelle’s ramen row isn’t far away), Bigfoot West for the Westside hipsters.
Rental stock: Architects working in Mar Vista seemed to save their good stuff for houses and condos. Rental units are most commonly found in unremarkable but well-maintained mid-size developments. There isn’t much to get your pulse racing, but a few complexes verge on cute. The buildings along Venice Boulevard tend to be less expensive.
Can afford to pay more? Try: Santa Monica or Culver City
Want to pay less? Try: Palms
Sample rentals
– A studio with full kitchen and bath in a complex on Venice Blvd. with a pool for $ 895
– A charming one-bedroom apartment in a small complex with shared outdoor space for $ 1,395
– Fixed-up two-bedroom apartment in a smaller building for $ 1,750
– Newly-remodeled two bedroom house near Beethoven Elementary for $ 2,500
· Renters Week 2012 [Curbed LA]
2694 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Los Angeles, CA – La Brea
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