Modern Pre-fab Pretty Quick

OK, I’m poaching on other territory here, since the house I’m talking about is in Venice – but it’s pretty interesting for anyone who has ever considered building their own home. This video and story from the LA Times shows a prefab house going up in 2 days. For lovers of modern design, this looks like a great option for building. Basically, while a contractor is putting the foundation on the lot, the house is being constructed in large modules in a factory – complete with electrical, plumbing, and all those other important details that seem to take contractors months and months to finish up normally. Then the whole thing is trucked to your site and set up with cranes.

For those of you not quite ready to take on a project, here are a couple of modern houses in Los Feliz/ Silver Lake I’ve been checking out. This first one is gorgeous:

• It’s a 3/3 for $1.149 on a 12,0000 square foot lot. It’s in an area of Los Feliz near the 5 – sort of the backside close to Silver Lake. It’s been on the market 93 days.
• Over at the “Auburn Hills” as the developer has named his 7 new constructions, you can check out this 3/2 with more than 1,900 square feet for $835,472. It’s been on the market 141 days, and promises it’s an “architectural delight.”
• This 2/1.75 is really a beautifully redone place North of Los Feliz Boulevard. The owner is upside down on it (I think it’s a short sale), and its been on the market a really long time – 240 days. But the price has dropped to $899,000 from $1.225. It’s really worth looking at, though not a great house for kids. The backyard has a steep set of stairs that leads to a flat pad, but it’s a little sketchy getting up there.