Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/news-s2/1/real-estate.html Sun, 27 May 2012 22:26:02 -0700 en-us Copyright 2012, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/jQmXCBCCbbE/c-w-driver-named.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-7365/c-w-driver-named.html Mon, 21 May 2012 22:26:02 -0700 C.W. Driver has been named construction manager for the City of Beverly Hills Public Works Warehouse and Shops project, a $7.8 million expansion plan to be located at 9357 Third Street near Civic Center Drive in Beverly Hills.When completed in January 2013, the facility will become an essential services facility that will allow the City’s maintenance and communications departments to operate in case of an emergency or natural disaster. C.W. Driver has begun working with RTK Architects on the p...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-7365/c-w-driver-named.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/cOoec-KHFkw/joan-frei-appointed-to.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-7104/joan-frei-appointed-to.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:26:02 -0700 Joan Frei, senior vice president and director of business development for Nadel Architects, has been promoted to state program chairperson for the Southern California chapter of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC - the global trade association of the shopping center industry.). Frei will manage the overall annual calendar for the region, coordinating with local program and next generation chairs, as well as assisting with the development of new regional programs. Frei has be...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-7104/joan-frei-appointed-to.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/KghVMXtqfOY/real-estate-2012.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6613/real-estate-2012.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:26:02 -0700 Brentwood Real Estate in 2012 by Elyse ArbourHappy New Year! Wishing you Health, Peace and Prosperity throughout the New Year. The following are my thoughts regarding Brentwood real estate in 2012:• It is a great time to be a buyer as interest rates are at historic levels. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.91% this week! Moreover, prices are down considerably from the peak and as a result affordability is far better than it has been in years. • With the economy growin...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6613/real-estate-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/uufY0LbnTqk/2011-casden-industrial-and.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6385/2011-casden-industrial-and.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:26:02 -0700 The University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate’s (http://www.usc.edu/lusk) annual analysis of industrial and office real estate in Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Inland Empire shows signs of a slow market recovery.The 10th Annual Casden Southern California Industrial and Office Forecast finds that all three areas experienced job growth and increased demand for both property types in 2011. An analysis of each area’s submarkets found lower vacancy rates in 11 of 1...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6385/2011-casden-industrial-and.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/8T3xH4uqdoo/get-more-bang-for.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6370/get-more-bang-for.html Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:26:02 -0700 HGTV's new and improved Bang for your Buck is coming to Los ANgeles in search of enthusiastic and energetic homeowners who have renovated an unconventional space in their home in the past 5 years to feature on the show. The more unconventional the renovation, the merrier. Spaces can range from an at-home spa, an over the top dressing room, an indoor bowling alley or pool, a top of the line home theater, a greenhouse, or whatever you've created. As long as the space is unconventional the Bang fo...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6370/get-more-bang-for.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/bjel6HXaK3I/mary-peralta-named-program.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6353/mary-peralta-named-program.html Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:26:02 -0700 The University of Southern California Ross Minority Program in Real Estate, a comprehensive continuing education program that trains real estate leaders in traditionally underserved communities, has appointed Mary Peralta as the new head of day-to-day operations.Mary Peralta, a longtime staff member with the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, has been named program manager and oversees curriculum administration, student recruitment and admission, and the program’s community and industry relation...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6353/mary-peralta-named-program.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/LzipEdE7OtU/richard-landry-behind-the.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6293/richard-landry-behind-the.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Richard Landry's sumptuous new book, Private Estates- New Architecture by Landry Design Group, is now on available.For more information on Landry, his book and his firm's work: www.LandryDesignGroup.comhttp://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6293/richard-landry-behind-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/GvXJ8cvSZw0/huff-gooden-and-hga.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6193/huff-gooden-and-hga.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Huff + Gooden Architects have been selected as lead design architects and HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) as the executive architect for the expansion and renovation of the California African American Museum (CAAM), located in Exposition Park. The $67.3 million project will include 77,000 square feet of new construction, as well as a renovation of 26,000 square feet of the existing museum. The project has completed the design phase and is awaiting funding for future phases of work.Huff + Go...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6193/huff-gooden-and-hga.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/8O6ofS6hacU/usc-ross-minority-program.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6187/usc-ross-minority-program.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:26:02 -0700 The University of Southern California Ross Minority Program in Real Estate, a professional training program that teaches real estate fundamentals to individuals interested in creating positive change in emerging communities, is accepting applications for its winter session, which begins Jan. 19.Launched after the period of civil unrest in Los Angeles in 1992 and later expanded with a grant from USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Chairman Stan Ross and his wife Marilyn, the program helps members of ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6187/usc-ross-minority-program.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/-GFq6xsgCFU/building-code-if-i.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6031/building-code-if-i.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:26:02 -0700 There are six homes being built or rebuilt on less than a mile of South Westgate Avenue. I hear it all. Were this pile-driving, back-up beeping and machine-gunning done at the same tempo, at least I could cut a track and write something mellifluous over it, like Ode to Construction, or, C-rap.Most of the workers are great guys, who skid away at five p.m., Miller time. But the Three Houseketeers up the block never stop. I’m convinced their grandmothers needle-pointed “busy hands are happ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-6031/building-code-if-i.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/Q01MzoCak7U/ucla-health-system-dedicates.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5888/ucla-health-system-dedicates.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:26:02 -0700 The UCLA Health System, one of the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world, dedicated its new Santa Monica campus September 9, 2011 in a ceremony attended by doctors, nurses, university officials, and business and community leaders. Part of an extensive, systemwide rebuilding project, the new Santa Monica campus features the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica; a branch of Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA; the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital; and the UCLA Rape Treatment C...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5888/ucla-health-system-dedicates.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/pftvbh69CoI/hgtv-s-professional-grade.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5777/hgtv-s-professional-grade.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Professional Grade pits homeowners against the show's our expert contractors for a chance to win cash prizes. The goal for homeowners is to source high–end materials on the cheap, take on the bulk of the labor themselves and manage their subcontractors to get the best quality work at below market prices. When the project is complete, Professional Grade's experts price out the job based on the quality. If their estimate is higher than what our homeowners spent, the homeowners pocket the cash...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5777/hgtv-s-professional-grade.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/fyfwwwJ-3CE/landry-design-group-inc.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5412/landry-design-group-inc.html Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Landry Design Group, Inc. (LDG) established in 1987 by Richard Landry, AIA, remains at the pinnacle of residential design with its four wins at the 48th Annual Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC).LDG garnered the prestigious Grand Award in the custom homes over 6,500 square feet category for the KFA residence, a unified series of structures that cascade down a hillside which, together, form a beautiful modern residence. The firm won three 2011 Merit Awards for the BGR residence (in the cust...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5412/landry-design-group-inc.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/1HosJKEFC_c/meet-marcela-at-stuff365.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5413/meet-marcela-at-stuff365.html Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Marcela Kotoul loves dark chocolate, music, reading, hanging with family and friends… and organization! Kotoul has had an eye for order since she was young and revels in organizing anything and everything. She can walk into a room filled with nothing but chaos and see potential beauty, order and peace. Kotoul has seen the freedom and renewed energy that comes from getting one's things in order; clearing out the unnecessary, unimportant, unflattering stuff to make room for what renews, restores...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5413/meet-marcela-at-stuff365.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/gauypVteMx8/lee-associates-appoints-new.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5322/lee-associates-appoints-new.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Lee Associates, a commercial brokerage, has named 34-year industry veteran Duncan Lemmon as president of its West Los Angeles office. Lemmon, who has spent more than half his career with Lee Associates, will head the office, which has been dominant in the creative office/entertainment sector of L.A.’s West Side. “Duncan Lemmon’s appointment as president of this important Lee Associates office and market is another sign of our commitment to the major markets throughout the U.S.,” said ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5322/lee-associates-appoints-new.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/CTYAJXv6Okc/hgtv-renovation-show-searching.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5295/hgtv-renovation-show-searching.html Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:26:02 -0700 HGTV's hit new renovation show "Professional Grade" is searching for savvy homeowners in Los Angeles who think they can renovate a room better and cheaper than a contractor. In the show, homeowners are challenged by our host Matt Blashaw (who is a contractor) for a chance to win BIG CASH! It's a throw down! The goal for homeowners is to source high–end materials on the cheap, take on the bulk of the labor themselves and manage their subcontractors to get the best quality work at bel...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5295/hgtv-renovation-show-searching.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/zaDv7WLqbnI/usc-ross-minority-program.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5221/usc-ross-minority-program.html Fri, 27 May 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Launched after the period of civil unrest in Los Angeles in 1992 and later expanded with a grant from USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Chairman Stan Ross and his wife Marilyn, the program helps members of minority groups and those who invest time and financial resources in emerging communities to become leaders in real estate finance and development.The curriculum includes real estate finance, market analysis, highest and best use analysis, and site planning, all of which are taught using various...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5221/usc-ross-minority-program.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/BQvV2P3hew8/kyle-carlson-s-top.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5194/kyle-carlson-s-top.html Mon, 23 May 2011 22:26:02 -0700 1. LIVE WIRES ARE MEANT FOR PARTIES NOT REPAIRSDo not mess with a live electrical wire, you could seriously injure yourself. Turn off the main power (which you should've found by now thanks to our previous chat with Carlson) and call a professional electrician. 2. DON'T DIG BLINDBefore you attempt to dig a hole of any size or depth in your yard, contact your local utility company so that they can mark the gas and electric lines. Digging into one of these lines will cost you (and likely your n...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5194/kyle-carlson-s-top.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/1hw3I9IEA3E/hgtv-is-coming-to.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5098/hgtv-is-coming-to.html Thu, 12 May 2011 22:26:02 -0700 HGTV is NOW CASTING energetic, fun-spirited homeowners who want to remedy their failed decorating attempts! Friends and families of homeowners may also apply—if you think your friend/relative needs a decorating intervention, let us know! Homeowners, AKA the Design Victims: • Must have created a hideous room (that can be fixed cosmetically). Horrible color schemes, decorating “themes” gone wrong, “kitschy” becoming tacky—all of these are great! Loud designs welcome!• Must have a ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-5098/hgtv-is-coming-to.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/1kufuDjY0l4/va-land-use-claims.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4990/va-land-use-claims.html Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Cyril Barnert, MD wrote in his April 18th letter that some veterans with psychological problems “decline or walk away from the treatment” and that "all the income" from the non-veteran use of land at the VA hospital is used for veterans services. While it is sadly the case that some veterans do not persist with their treatments, we must be careful not to allow the VA to use this as a pretext to avoid their responsibility to provide both treatment and residence to the many veterans...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4990/va-land-use-claims.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/BCHv8yO-LOc/kyle-carlson-s-top.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4838/kyle-carlson-s-top.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Kyle Carlson, who along with his equally tasty twin, Lane modeled for leading designers, including Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani and Abercrombie Fitch -- has left his blazer behind and now dons a tool belt. In addition to running a construction business in Los Angeles, Carlson has appeared as the wonder of wood (aka a hunky carpenter) on shows such as "Mobile Home Disaster" (WB), "Deserving Design" and "Out Door Room" (HGTV). Soon, Carlson will be featured on OW...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4838/kyle-carlson-s-top.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/VYAbgpGDOL8/nadel-architects-promotes-two.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4689/nadel-architects-promotes-two.html Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Greg Lyon and Michael Xu were raised to vice presidents at Nadel Architects LA offices. “We are very excited about the promotion of these four important members of the Nadel Architects team,” Nadel said. “These promotions are a reflection of the talent Nadel Architects is so proud to have among its ranks. Each of these individuals will no doubt thrive in their new, expanded roles.” Lyon is a design principal based out of the company’s Los Angeles headquarters. Along with being respons...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4689/nadel-architects-promotes-two.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/zpwXLTvyGO8/more-about-the-munger.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4655/more-about-the-munger.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:26:02 -0700 Q: You’ve just published a draft EIR on the new project that is proposed for the site where Duttons was. What is a draft EIR? What are the highlights of the plan?A:The EIR is a City Planning Department report prepared to define the project, inform the public of any potential environmental effects and identify measures to reduce significant environmental impacts. A draft of this study, called a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), was released for public review on February 17, 2011. The ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4655/more-about-the-munger.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/z1UXB6z06PE/new-city-planning-ordinance.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4551/new-city-planning-ordinance.html Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:26:02 -0700 The City's proposed Baseline Hillside Ordinance will impact every home and parcel of real property in Brentwood, Palisades and Bel Air. .The City of Los Angeles department of planning submitted their final draft of the “Baseline Hillside Ordinance” or in another words the “Hillside Mansionization Ordinance” to the City Council on February 11, 2011. This is the third step for the City to prevent out-of-scale single-family development in the City of Los Angeles hillside areas. This will...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4551/new-city-planning-ordinance.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RealEstate-WestsideToday/~3/puXVh_c0YsI/new-television-series-features.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4502/new-television-series-features.html Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:26:02 -0700 This March, Emmy Award winning Actor Stuart Damon of ABC’s General Hospital and son Christopher Damon will unlock the doors to private celebrity estates, architectural masterpieces and never-before-seen luxury homes on the premiere of the new original series Luxury Lifestyles. The magazine-style show takes viewers on the ultimate open house tours of some of the finest real estate in Southern California. Produced by Luxury Lifestyles TV, this series premieres Sunday, March 6 at 11 a.m. on KCOP ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4502/new-television-series-features.html