March 28, 2008

A Few of Your Favorite Clicks

A couple of eastside properties have popped up recently in our Socal most-clicked rankings, so I thought I’d highlight them for those that have missed out so far. First off is the very glamourous Cecil B. DeMille estate for $26 million and change. It has 6 bedrooms, 10 baths and 2.1 acres in the very refined Laughlin Park area. And of course, there is a to-die-for pool. Check out the photos, and don’t miss the Google satellite map just to get a sense of exactly how huge this place is. CurbedLA reports that a couple currently owns it, but that it is often rented out for parties. It looks like the last sale was in 1990 for $2.4 million, and PropertyShark puts the square footage at 7,472.

At the other end of the spectrum, this very modest 2/1 bank-owned foreclosure on the outskirts of Silver Lake seems to be catching a lot of attention. Maybe it’s the $275,000 price tag—really low for any part of this trendy neighborhood. And it looks like the bank really wants to move it—it last sold in 9/2006 for $480,000. For those not familiar with Riverside, it runs parallel to the 5 freeway and is somewhat industrial. But here’s a nearby recent 3/2 that sold for $360,000, for comparison.

Readers are also interested in this 1922 Craftsman on Maltman in Silver Lake. It’s really 3 units on one parcel, all rented out. The main house is a 1,400 square foot 3/2, then there is an “artist’s studio” and a one bedroom. Total rents on the units are $5,300 according to the listing, and the asking price is $999,000. I drove by it, and the photos impressed me more than the actual place, which is by an apartment building and on a smaller-sized lot (7,500—big, but again, three places on it). Also not the greatest part of Silver Lake…