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Fashionable Encino house is party-ready for $3.1M

by Bianca Barragan

This five-bedroom pad was transformed from what was in all likelihood a run-of-the-mill 1960s tract home into an up-to-date space. One room has its own freestanding fireplace and an enormous bar—with beer and nitro coffee taps.

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WeHo will donate some parking meter revenue to groups helping the homeless

by Jeff Wattenhofer

The campaign runs December 26 to 31. During the same week in 2015, the city took in $94,000 in parking revenue.

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Vernon-adjacent warehouse might be converted to artist lofts

by Bianca Barragan

Developer NBA 25th Street LLC plans to convert an industrial warehouse into 49 artist-in-residence units. It would be right around the corner from the Santa Fe Arts Colony, LA’s "first large-scale, city-subsidized housing for low-income artists."

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Updated: Huge new project with three towers proposed near LA Live

by Elijah Chiland

The mixed use project will spread across three towers and will include more than 1,300 residential units, 20,000 square feet of restaurant space, and 20,000 square feet of commercial space.

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Condo in Long Beach’s historic Cooper Arms asks $424,900

by Elijah Chiland

The one-bedroom, one-bath unit on the 6th floor has an eclectic interior design style, but offers great views from an architectural classic.

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Curbed’s 10 best West Coast longreads of 2016

by Adrian Glick Kudler

This year, Curbed launched its West Coast features program, and we took you from Portland to the Mexican border to bring you tales of disappearing water, secession movements, hypergentrification, strip clubs, and more.

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8-story ‘micro hotel’ planned next to Mama Shelter in Hollywood

by Elijah Chiland

The 212-room hotel will be the first Tommie Hotel—a new hotel brand that offers guests the chance to "customize" their experience. It’s one of many hotels planned in the area.

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Which Los Angeles fixer-upper would you choose?

by Jenna Chandler

These two homes are diamonds in the rough with lots of potential—but in need of TLC. If you had about $800,000 to spend, which would you buy?

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From Curbed

Why did Uber’s self-driving program fail in San Francisco?

by Alissa Walker

California’s DMV just shut down Uber’s autonomous vehicle pilot, but not because of the technology.

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Architectural animations move LA projects.

by Nelle Plotkin

Los Angeles based Shimahara Illustration produces architectural* animations to advance projects of every building type.* Since 1999 the studio has absorbed the cinematic heritage* of LA to help clients and their projects move ahead.*

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Inside LA’s ultimate Christmas light display

by Elijah Chiland

The show has been featured on several local news stations and has won awards, including last year’s grand prize on ABC’s The Great Christmas Light Fight. But seeing it in these contexts doesn’t quite capture the magnitude of the presentation.

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Construction will start soon on major update for West Hollywood Park

by Elijah Chiland

The second and final phase of the park’s big overhaul is scheduled to begin in January. It will bring a new recreation and community center, two dog parks, new playgrounds, and an AIDS memorial.

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Pre-grand opening pricing on luxury Westside condos

by Nelle Plotkin

Limited-time holiday specials in prime Marina del Rey* Gourmet kitchens | Resort-style amenities* 4140 Glencoe Ave, Marina del Rey | x67lofts.com*

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The world's 25 most beautiful houses of worship

by Megan Barber

The architecture of houses of worship varies according to time and place, ranging from hilltop chapels built in the 10th century to geometric modernist designs of glass and steel.

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Small lot development proposed across from Barnsdall Park

by Jenna Chandler

Plans were filed Wednesday with the city to carve up property on Hollywood Boulevard just across the street from the Los Feliz park. Three of the 21 homes would be live-work units.

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The West Coast's 15 must-see midcentury modern buildings

by Alissa Walker

Sam Lubell, author of the newly released "The Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide" shares his picks for 15 must-see West Coast modern sites. His evocative descriptions are accompanied by jaw dropping photos by Darren Bradley.

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New Sixth Street bridge will be delayed until late 2020

by Bianca Barragan

Work is already underway to replace the old Sixth Street Viaduct with a new one designed by local starchitect Michael Maltzan. But the project will cost a bit more than previously expected, and will take eight months longer to finish.

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“Tell me that’s not a hotel”—commissioners endorse rules to deter Bel Air megamansions

by Elijah Chiland

Residents are pushing for tighter regulations of homes bigger than 20,000 square feet. They say the megamansions are offered up as extravagant vacation rentals, event spaces, and even private casinos.

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Set of sweet cottages asks $1.1M in Topanga

by Pauline O'Connor

Two rustic 1920s cottages—both with decks—share a .35-acre lot in Topanga Canyon’s climate-moderate Fernwood-Pacific neighborhood.

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After a quick flip, Highland Park house returns asking $599K

by Jenna Chandler

In just three months, this has house been redone. It last sold for $385,003 in September, but now it’s back sporting a new look.

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LA is bringing 100 electric carsharing vehicles to its poorest neighborhoods

by PatrickLeeOnline

It’s part of an ambitious plan first discussed in 2015 to remove 100,000 cars from Los Angeles streets over the next five years.

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From Curbed SF

Gifting Local: 10 California artisans you should support

by Sally Kuchar and Brock Keeling

We’ve sifted through scores of gift ideas to come up our top 10 gift picks created by California designers. From contemporary vases and animalic prints to cork maps and record dividers, we’ve got you covered.

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Where to buy gifts made in Los Angeles

by Danielle Directo Meston

If you're looking to buy local and from small businesses, this list of LA’s coolest festive shopping events is for you. We've got details on street fairs and artisanal marketplaces, plus an art bazaar at one of our favorite architectural landmarks.

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This 29-story tower is slated to rise in the Financial District

by Bianca Barragan

This block, already busy with construction, stands to get 205 new apartments if this tower designed by Togawa Smith Martin gets built.

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Burt Lancaster’s old Century City condo asks $2.65M

by Elijah Chiland

A combination of two units, the 2,800-square-foot space in Century Towers was designed by Hal Levitt and features a unique Spanish-style interior not often found in modern high-rises.

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What $2,050 rents you in Los Angeles right now

by Bianca Barragan

This week’s crop of listings features a Downtown loft, a one-bedroom in Echo Park, and more. Which would you rent?

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LA remains the seventh-most expensive rental market in the U.S.

by Elijah Chiland

Prices are up more than five percent citywide, but have fallen off in a few upscale markets, including Downtown. Has supply outpaced demand in the rapidly growing neighborhood?

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Curbed Cup Elite Eight: (2) Boyle Heights vs. (10) Koreatown

by Elijah Chiland

Which neighborhood should advance? Vote now!

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A cute two-bedroom bungalow on the Westside asks $799K

by Jenna Chandler

Built in the 1930s, it has a living room with a fireplace, a breakfast nook surrounded by windows, coved ceilings, and arched entryways.

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76 affordable apartments planned for Boyle Heights

by Elijah Chiland

Just a couple blocks from the Gold Line, this proposed project would bring 76 units to the area on Metro-owned land. They’ll rent to residents making 30 to 60 percent of median income in the area.

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Will Snapchat employees rush to buy homes in Venice?

by Bianca Barragan

The company is expected to go public in early 2017 with an IPO reportedly valued at $25 billion, and doing so could mean "dozens, if not hundreds, of newly created millionaires will be hitting the market," says The Hollywood Reporter.

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Caltrans is selling off homes along the never-built 710 freeway extension

by Elijah Chiland

Current residents will have the first chance to buy the 42 single-family homes in Pasadena, South Pasadena, and El Sereno.

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12 of LA's most glorious movie theaters

by Elijah Chiland

From first-run multiplexes to revival houses to the opulent movie palaces of years gone by, these theaters offer a first-rate cinematic experience in the city most closely associated with the movies.

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Learning to love the ‘Persian Palaces’ of Beverly Hills

by Shaya Tayefe Mohajer

"Persian Palaces"—boxy mansions with huge columns out front—have a bad reputation in LA, but the style has deep roots in Iranian culture, going back thousands of years, and they provide some consistency for Persians who fled their country after...

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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s widower must move out of her longtime Bel Air home

by Jenna Chandler

Zsa Zsa Gabor’s (ninth) husband, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, will have to move out of the ornate Bel Air home where the late actress lived for four decades.

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A video primer on the unique, shimmery light of Los Angeles

by Bianca Barragan

The New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Weschler revisits his classic essay on LA’s uniquely beautiful light. With less smog, it has changed over the years, but it’s still captivating.

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