2 communities to consider for midcentury modern homes

Is your heart set on a midcentury modern home? That's kind of affordable? Consider both Northridge and Granada Hills in the San Fernando Valley, among other places. C'mon, they are not that far away!  And both communities offer great public schools.  There are other communities that have many of these builds too -- look for So. Cal. areas that were developed in the 1950s and 1960s, when midcentury home building was in its heyday.  These houses don't come on the market everyday, tho. So if you are seriously looking to purchase, you'll need to jump.  Please call me if you need help.

Just sold this mid-century modern home in Granada Hills

Clients Adam and Michelle (pictured) are now the proud owners of this gorgeous, 5 bedroom home in Granada Hills.  If it looks familiar, it's because it was featured in Dwell Magazine.  We had searched for months for the right property and had lots of disappointments on the way.  Then this came up, and it's as pristine as it looks.  The escrow went very smoothly, too!

Granada Hills does have many mid-century homes that have been built here and there.  In addition to a patch of Eichler homes, there are several custom homes there that have been designed by local, noted architects.  And they tend to be less expensive than MCMs found in the hills or Pasadena, too!  Although the rest of Granada Hills is pretty suburban, the community is really not that far away and the schools there are really good, too.  If you are considering this community for your next move, please let me know how I can help you.

My clients just purchased this sterling mid-century modern in Granada Hills

Here's an incredible example of the currently-most-beloved home style, the mid-century modern home. It's such a pristine style that both L.A. Curbed and Dwell Magazine (click the link for more pictures) have written it up.  The current owner has maintained it in its pristine period style.

And my buyer clients, Michelle and Adam, will be the new owners at the end of the month.  Michelle and Adam and their teenage son and I have been looking for homes for about six months now.  While a mid-century was on the wish list, we considered other styles, too, from Highland Park to Woodland Hills to Monrovia.  When this home was about to go on the market in Granada Hills, we pounced.  For those of you who don't know GH, it's not that far away from everything and they have a nice bunch of mid-century modern homes there.  However those rarely go up for sale.

I can't wait to see what M&A do with this.  By the way, the teenage son gets the bomb shelter/basement all to himself for him and his musician friends.  It's perfect adaptive reuse.

Closed last week: 16909 Flanders, Granada Hills

My listing at 16909 Flanders in Granada Hills closed last Friday for $539,000.  We had it in escrow for $550,000 but the appraisal came in at lower, so everybody took a haircut.  I have a history with this house.  I sold it to the previous seller, sold it for them to the current seller, and now have sold it to future sellers.  In the meantime, I went to a lot of fun parties there and was even naked in the pool (see below -- it was in the line of duty).  If you're a buyer, it's worth it to check out this neighborhood.  The housing stock is really nice, prices are still reasonable and Granada Hills High just won the state academic decathalon.

Just listed! Gorgeous Granada Hills pool home

16909 Flanders, a 3+2 pool home, just listed for $540,000.  I am particularly fond of this house.  It belongs to my friend Debra, the designer extraordinaire, and before that it belonged to my friends Brad and Joe, who were also designers extraordinaire.  I've been to lots of fun gatherings in this house over a decade and a half. I suppose I shouldn't tell you this, but I've been naked in the pool.*  More pics are coming later today and can be found at my website at www.JudyGraff.com.

Anyway, here's the description: Luxe living in Granada Hills can be yours. This 3+2+den has been designed for both entertaining and relaxed living. High beamed ceilings, open plan kitchen/dining room, living room and den that open to backyard,  parquet floors, large pool and covered cabana, lots of storage and glamorous decorating (check out the lighting!) are just some of the features.  Terrific neighborhood above Rinaldi. Tax records say 4 beds, one is used as den. 1867 sf, 7540 sf lot, built in 1957.

*It wasn't as fun as it sounds.  I was there by myself, it was really windy, and leaves were blowing into the pool.  I needed to put the pool cover over, which had bunched up in the middle of the pool.  Realtors don't usually carry around bathing suits, and nobody else was around, so...