Tujunga | $950,000
A 1946 ranch-style house, on 0.2 acres
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom house, has an attached guest unit with its own bathroom and kitchenette. It’s in an area abutting the San Gabriel Mountains and hiking trails and Angeles National Golf Club are within a 10-minute drive. A supermarket and a public library are five minute away, as are public elementary and high schools.
Burbank Airport is a 20-minute drive, and Griffith Park, home to the Los Angeles Zoo and the Travel Town Museum, is within 30 minutes. Also 30 minutes away by car is the center of Glendale, while downtown Los Angeles is about 40 minutes away.
Size: 1,510 square feet
Price per square foot: $629
Indoors: A gate opens from the street to a paved patio, and from here the front door opens directly to the dining room, where a fireplace has a colorful tile surround.
Steps on one side of the dining room lead down to the living room, which has wide-plank floors. Windows face the front patio, vibrant pink flowers in the side yard and the pool behind the house. On the other side of the dining room is the kitchen, where the appliances, including a gas range, dishwasher and built-in microwave are stainless steel.
A hallway leads from the dining room to the back of the house, with the primary suite on one side and two additional bedrooms on the other. The primary bedroom is big enough for a king-size bed, with sliding-glass doors that open to the back patio and a wall closet. The en suite bathroom has a combined tub and shower.
The other two bedrooms are each big enough for queen-size beds. A full bathroom is also off the hall, as is a large linen closet.
The garage has been converted into an additional living space, laid out as a studio with a kitchen in one corner and a full bathroom with a stall shower.
Outdoor space: The back patio is paved, and at its center is an in-ground swimming pool. Several mature palm trees line the front and back patios, and a carport has two covered parking spots.
Taxes: $11,880 (estimated)
Contact: George Ouzounian and Gina Michelle, The Agency, 818-900-4259
Oakland | $949,000
A 1928 bungalow, on 0.1 acres
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is divided into two units. A two-bedroom, one-bathroom is on the main level unit and a one-bedroom, one bathroom unit is above it. Each has its own entrance. Within walking distance are Glenview Elementary School and Dimond Park, which has tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool and a picnic area. Brazilian and Italian restaurants, a coffee shop and a Safeway supermarket are also nearby.
Chabot Space & Science Center, which has an observatory and a planetarium, is about a 10-minute drive, while Berkeley takes 15 minutes. The bus to downtown Oakland takes around 20 minutes.
Size: 1,928 square feet
Price per square foot: $492
Indoors: From the sidewalk, a stone path leads to this home’s front stoop at the far end of a grassy yard framed by mature trees.
Inside is a foyer, where original oak floors continue into the living room. A fireplace with a brick surround has built-in bookshelves on one side, and windows peer into the branches of the trees out front.
Through the living room is a dining room with more built-in shelves, and on the other side of the dining room is the kitchen, which has a vintage O’Keefe & Merritt stove and tiled floors. A laundry room with access to the backyard is behind the kitchen.
A corridor off the dining room links both bedrooms on this level. The primary bedroom, at the back of the house, has a terra cotta-colored accent wall and space for a queen-size bed, and both bedrooms have closets. The bathroom, off the same corridor, has a combined tub and shower and a new vanity.
The upstairs unit has a living room and a separate kitchen with yellow and black tile countertops. The bedroom holds a queen-size bed and the bathroom has a combined tub and shower with yellow tile.
Outdoor space: Directly behind the house is a wood deck that faces the backyard, which is landscaped with grass and with mature trees, including a Japanese maple. The detached garage has two parking spots, and the driveway fits another car.
Taxes: $11,868 (estimated)
Contact: Maria Cavallo-Merrion, 510-919-8841 and Corey Weinstein, 510-708-0789, Vanguard Properties
Silverado | $950,000
A hillside house built in 1989, on 0.2 acres
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom Silverado Canyon house has been extensively updated over the last several years, getting a new water heater, drainage system and retaining wall plus new kitchen appliances, countertops and landscaping. Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, which has a natural-history museum and a bird observation deck, is less than 15 minutes away, as is the tasting room at Giracci Vineyards and Farms.
Irvine is 20 minutes away by car, Santa Ana takes 30 minutes and Laguna Beach is less than 45 minutes away. Driving to San Diego takes around 90 minutes.
Size: 1,324 square feet
Price per square foot: $718
Indoors: Red brick steps lead from the street up to a white picket fence that lines this home’s front yard, which has new sod.
The front door opens to the kitchen, which has a dark green tile backsplash, quartz countertops and a range with an electric cooktop. Wide-plank vinyl floors continue into the living room, where a window facing the front yard has a built-in bench seat. On the other side of the living room, sliding-glass doors open to the rear deck.
There are two bedrooms on this level. One, off the kitchen, is set up as a home office and has a door that opens to the rear deck. The other, off the living room, is big enough for a queen-size bed. Next door is a full bathroom with a walk-in shower.
Stairs continue from the kitchen up to the second floor, which is entirely occupied by the primary suite. In the bedroom, doors open to a private balcony with new Trex flooring and views of a nearby hillside. The bathroom has a glass-walled shower and a double vanity.
Outdoor space: The rear deck, off the living room, has space for an outdoor dining setup and a grill. Another deck, adjacent to the front lawn, has its own sitting area. The attached one-car garage also has a closet with a stacked washer and dryer.
Taxes: $11,880 (estimated)
Contact: John Cain and Jillian Wills, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty, 714-655-8940
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