To provide a resource for those displaced by the Los Angeles fires, this edition of “What You Get” focuses on rentals rather than for-sale properties. The asking rents in today’s article roughly match the median asking rents for studios and one-bedrooms in the city.
Koreatown | $1,971
A studio apartment in a new building
This unit is in a building in Koreatown, within easy walking distance of several Korean barbecue restaurants, a Korean supermarket and coffee shops. The Wilshire/Vermont station on the B and D Metro route is nearby, with trains reaching downtown Los Angeles in 15 minutes. A Target is 15 minutes away on foot, as is Lafayette Park, which has a playground and basketball courts.
The building, which opened in 2024, has several other units in varying sizes available.
Size: 372 square feet
Cost per square foot: $5.30
Indoors: This apartment’s door opens to the kitchen area, with hardwood floors and a center island that seats two. The appliances, including a range with a gas cooktop and a built-in microwave, are stainless steel.
Hardwood floors continue into the combined living and sleeping area, where a queen-size Murphy bed flanked by cabinets is built into a wall. The space is large enough to contain a desk and a small sofa.
The bathroom is off the kitchen, with a combined tub and shower and a floating vanity beneath a mirrored cabinet with LED lighting.
Outdoor space and amenities: The building has a gym, a dog park and a roof deck with views of the downtown skyline. Some units in the building have laundry, and all have central air-conditioning. Parking is available in a secure garage for an additional fee, and the building charges a $50 monthly fee for pets.
Utilities: Water and trash collection are included; but electric, gas, and cable/internet are not.
Contact: Neyshia Go, Sotheby’s International Realty — Beverly Hills Brokerage, 310-882-8357
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Long Beach | $2,350
A one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in a 1907 Craftsman bungalow
This unit occupies the front half of the house, which sits on a wide street less than 20 minutes on foot from Alamitos Beach. Along nearby East 4th Street are a wine bar, a 1920s movie theater that screens independent films, and a cheese shop. There are also restaurants, a skate shop and several antique stores. The Long Beach Museum of Art is less than five minutes away by car, and the Aquarium of the Pacific is less than 10 minutes away.
Driving to LAX takes around half an hour, and downtown Los Angeles is a 45-minute drive. Irvine and Anaheim are both a half-hour drive.
Size: 715 square feet
Price per square foot: $3.30
Indoors: The building’s front door opens to a small tiled entryway, with a second door opening to this unit.
The living room has its original hardwood floors, a decorative fireplace, a coat closet and a window facing the side yard. To the left is a sunroom that could be used as an office, with a picture window overlooking the street and walls covered in wood paneling painted white. Both the living room and sunroom have ceiling fans.
Pocket doors slide open from the living room to the bedroom, which was once the home’s dining room. An original china cabinet is built into one wall, and mirrored doors slide open to reveal a closet. Two windows facing the side yard fill the space with natural light.
The sunny kitchen is on the other side of the bedroom, with a gas range and a stainless steel sink. Next door is the updated bathroom, which has black and white tile floors and a combined tub and shower.
Outdoor space and amenities: A door opens from the kitchen to a paved patio, with a shared backyard around the corner. This unit comes with one off-street parking spot, and a laundry room is shared with the unit in the rear of the house.
Utilities: Water, trash collection, and yard maintenance is included; electricity, gas, and cable/internet are not.
Contact: John Kostrey and Jennifer Eckert, TKE Collection, Nourmand & Associates, 310-621-4341
East Hollywood | $2,050
A one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in a Spanish-style complex built in 1924
This unit is in a small complex in East Hollywood near Silver Lake, within a few minutes’ walk of the dining and shopping on Virgil Avenue, including a popular bagel shop and a handful of vintage clothing stores. A branch of the Los Angeles Public Library is five minutes away on foot, as is the Vermont/Santa Monica Metro stop. Barnsdall Art Park, home to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, is a five-minute drive.
Thai Town and Little Armenia are about ten minutes away by car, and Dodger Stadium and downtown Los Angeles are each 15 minutes away.
Size: 520 square feet
Price per square foot: $4
Indoors: This unit’s front door opens to a small foyer, with the living room straight ahead. The walls are painted white with gray trim, and a window looks out at trees.
Hardwood floors continue into the kitchen, which has granite countertops and new stainless steel appliances. Windows facing an ivy-covered exterior wall line one side of the kitchen, and a combined washer and dryer sits beneath the counter.
The bedroom is also off the living room, with two windows and space for a queen-size bed. The bedroom has a ceiling fan, and a closet is built into one wall. Next door to the bedroom is the bathroom, where the combined tub and shower has a window and white subway tiles. The new vanity is olive green and has a white porcelain sink.
Outdoor space and amenities: The gated courtyard is shared by the building’s 12 units, has drought-tolerant plants and several small tables. No off-street parking is available.
Utilities: Water is included; gas, electricity, trash collection and cable/internet are not.
Contact: Archie Robb, The Robb Group, Keller Williams, 213-239-3392
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