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Adorable Spanish-style TIC in Echo Park

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Mallory, a TV/film producer, and her wife, Lauren, lived in a tiny apartment. Needing more space, they set out to buy a home.  But after getting outbid on multiple properties, they decided to put their home search on pause. They considered renting but quickly discovered it made no sense as rents were high for a comparable space. “Then, serendipitously, we saw the listing. Saw the price. And thought this might be just what we need.” As their home hits the market, Mallory and Lauren share the perks of being Tenancy in Common (TIC) homeowners and living in a neighborhood they love. When Mallory and Lauren purchased their home in 2019, Tenancy in Common, or TIC, homeownership was still relatively new to the Los Angeles real market. However, it proved to be a first-time homebuyer’s solution to finding an affordable home in Los Angeles. Lauren: “We had a lot of questions about the TIC factor. That felt like a bigger risk at the time because we didn’t have friends who had done it
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Breland-Harper’s first stylish remodel in Mount Washington

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Design firm Breland-Harper’s first project in Mount Washington is on the market, reminding us how effortlessly the duo turns ugly homes into proverbial swans. Whether it’s a Spanish-style residence in Frogtown or a mid-century modern home in Mount Washington , each space Breland-Harper overhauls has an exquisite sense of openness and light. And the same goes for this residence built in 1991 on a gently sloping lot, steps away from Elyria Canyon Park. Listing courtesy of Alex Barad | Nourmand & Associates Simplicity reigns throughout as each room unfold in a series of airy spaces filled with dappling light. Restored steel frame windows and wood doors afford an effortless indoor-outdoor flow within the three-bedroom, three-bath home. They imported Italian wood floors and laid them throughout the main and upper levels–even in the bathrooms. Hand-poured concrete counters and steel cabinets in the kitchen, brass hardware, and exposed white rafters combine to give this house
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Spanish fixer-upper with potential asks $899K

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It was 1983 when Navy veteran and former florist Jerome Shipanik purchased this Spanish-style home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Eagle Rock . As his home hits the market, he shares how eminent domain afforded him a charmed and adventurous life and why the dining area is his favorite room. Jerome: “In the late 60s, early 70s, the City took my house and store to expand the new freeway for the airport. They gave me $90,000 for the house and $10,000 for the store. I put everything in the bank and spent the next year driving through Mexico. I drove from one side of the country to the other. It was wonderful. One of my close friends wrote books on the Mayan Indians and pyramids, and my sole interest was to go down to Yucatan. This afforded me all those pleasures.” Returning to Los Angeles, he remembers bicycling every day on the beach and visiting friends who lived along the coast. One of his friends was a retired English woman. She owned a house on the strand in Manhattan Beach and tw
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Stylish Silver Lake Bungalow on historic stair street

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Loma Vista Place is one of Silver Lake ’s hidden treasures. It’s a historic stair street dating back to the early 1900s when LA was “well-served by trolleys, streetcars, buses, and light-rail systems.”  Lined with bungalows of a bygone era, the street crosses Glendale Blvd to Allesandro Way, offering residents an enchanting hidden enclave in the city. In 2018 Rachel Hollcraft, an event producer/designer for Hollywood after parties, and Sam Brandl, who works in television, purchased a two-story bungalow sited one flight up from Allesandro Way. The couple shares their life on this historic street as their home hits the market. Loma Vista Place is one of the stair streets featured in the book “Stairway Walks in Los Angeles.” While traversing this street, co-author Larry Gordan says, “The further I got into it, it was like, ‘Look at this place!’ It’s among the most isolated–and, in its own way, very romantic.” Like Gordan, Rachel and Sam felt the same energy. Rachel: “It wa
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El Tigre and Book of Life creatives put their spacious Burbank condo on the market

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In 2004, Jorge Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua, the creative husband and wife team behind the multiple Emmy Award-winning animated television series El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera, and the Book of Life, moved from Culver City to live in their first home, a spacious condo in Burbank. Built on a street with a backdrop of mountains, their spacious single-level condo strikes the perfect balance between a quiet home life and enjoying the energy of a vibrant city. It’s also near the most recognized media companies in the world, including Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Company, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon. As their home hits the market, Jorge and Sandra reflect on living close to work and raising their son, Luca. Jorge: “We were renting in Culver City. We lived a block away from Sony. We always liked to walk to work. We started working at Disney, and the commute killed us. Then we found this place online.” Sandra: “Our main focus was that it was close as possible to t
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Los Feliz Traditional with soaring open truss ceiling asks $3 million 

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Inside this traditional-style home high above a coveted street in Los Feliz , you’ll find soaring open-truss ceilings and a spot to practice your best Queen’s Gambit moves. While each room is defined, the interior of this three-bedroom home feels open and cohesive. The living room, anchored by a double-sided fireplace and a bay window framing endless city views, features a striking open-truss ceiling. From here, the space flows into the dining room, where wainscoting—a classic traditional-style character—blends with black and white swirl wallpaper, giving the room an updated feel. Filled with light, the u-shaped kitchen features tiled walls, a center island, and built-in bench seating. A sunroom sits between the kitchen and the wood-paneled study. The checkered floors in the sunroom have giant-sized chess pieces, allowing you to practice your best Beth Harmon moves. With all ensuite bedrooms, 2575 Glendower Ave , stands on almost a third of an acre, surrounded
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Handsome TIC unit in Echo Park with a private yard 

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Luxury is an experience. You’ll be reminded of this every time you pull up to this home on a palm tree-lined street in prime Echo Park . It’s one of four Spanish-style residences offered for sale in a new Tenancy in Common (TIC) community named Casa Laveta. The unit, occupying the lower floor, has a private yard with new landscaping arranged to grow into a screen of privacy. Inside, large windows fill the space with natural light while framing the surrounding green scenery. Reimagined with reverence to historic preservation while simultaneously underscored by a modern aesthetic, the dwelling mirrors the features of the upper TIC residence currently for sale but feels uniquely its own. Original details range from coved ceilings and a Batchelder-style fireplace surrounded by built-in bookshelves. Open to one another, the dining and kitchen feature large windows framing a blanket of green ivy. Custom-built cabinetry lines the dining room wall while cleverly hiding a refrigerator
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