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New York Times
17-03-2025
- Lifestyle
- New York Times
$4,750 Rentals in Los Angeles
To provide a resource for those displaced by the Los Angeles fires, this edition of 'What You Get' focuses on rentals rather than properties for sale. Jo David Jo David Jo David Jo David Jo David Jo David Jo David Jo David Jo David Jo David This two-bedroom, two-bathroom house, being rented fully furnished, is a few blocks from the heart of the NoHo Arts District, and within walking distance of an independent movie theater, a diner, and a horror movie-themed coffee shop. Also a few blocks away are the North Hollywood Recreation Center, with sports fields, a pool, and a gym, and a branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. The house is also a 10-minute walk from a Metro station, putting it within a 45-minute train commute to downtown Los Angeles. By car, Burbank Airport is a 15-minute drive. Size: 1,020 square feet Indoors: A red brick path leads from the sidewalk to a front porch trained with flowering vines. Inside is the living room, where there's tiled fireplace with a wooden mantel and a window overlooking the front yard. Through a wide passage is the dining room, which, like the living room and bedrooms, has hardwood floors. Off one side of the dining room is the kitchen, with butcher block countertops and a blue tile backsplash behind a stainless steel gas range. A door on one side of the kitchen opens to a back patio, and around the corner is a laundry room. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
03-03-2025
- Business
- New York Times
$2,500 Rentals in Los Angeles
To provide a resource for those displaced by the Los Angeles fires, this edition of 'What You Get' focuses on rentals rather than properties for sale. Los Feliz | $2,500 This one-bedroom, one-bathroom, 550-square-foot condo is in Los Feliz, a block north of Franklin Avenue. A bookstore, a French bistro and an improv comedy theater are all within walking distance, as is a Gelson's supermarket. A public elementary school is around the corner, and Fern Dell Nature Trail, which continues up into Griffith Park, is a five-minute drive. The Sunset Gower studio complex is also five minutes away, as are the Thai Town and Little Armenia neighborhoods. This part of Los Feliz offers easy access to the 101 freeway, with Studio City 15 minutes away and Downtown Los Angeles a 20-minute drive. Burbank Airport is 25 minutes away. Size: 550 square feet Indoors: Past the gated front entrance, the condo's front door opens to the combined living and dining room, which has a coat closet and windows that face a courtyard. The unit is being rented unfurnished, and is also available for sale. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances, including a four-burner range. The sink is also stainless steel, and the cabinets above and below the countertops are painted white. The bedroom is behind the living space, with a ceiling fan and space for a king-size bed. Wide-plank floors line both the bedroom and the walk-in closet, and the en suite bathroom was recently updated with a glass-walled shower and new tile floors with a Spanish-style blue and white pattern. Outdoor space and amenities: The front courtyard is paved, with space for a small table and a collection of potted plants. This unit is allotted one parking spot. Utilities: Water and trash collection are included; electricity, gas and cable/internet are not. Contact: Toofun Golchin | Sotheby's International Realty-Los Feliz Brokerage | 619-990-605 Silver Lake | $2,650 This stand-alone one-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage is in a complex of three units a block from Sunset Junction, one of Silver Lake's main shopping and dining hubs. Coffee shops, taco stands and cocktail bars are all within walking distance, as is an outpost of Erewhon, the popular organic grocery store. Bellevue Recreation Center, a park with a playground and basketball courts, is half a mile away, and the Silver Lake Reservoir and adjacent dog park are within a five-minute drive. By car, Echo Park is 10 minutes away, and both Koreatown and Downtown Los Angeles are less than 20 minutes away. Size: 595 square feet Indoors: The cottage sits at the back of the property, with steps leading up to a small front porch with views of the Hollywood sign. The living room has new hardwood floors and a window that looks into leafy treetops. The walls are painted white, and the living area is big enough to hold a sofa and a coffee table, plus a small desk or table. On the other side of the space is the kitchen, also updated as part of the recent remodel, with a stainless steel gas range and hood. The bedroom is off the living room, with two windows facing neighboring rooftops and the hills in the distance. The bathroom has a walk-in shower with a glass door, matte black finishes and an LED-lighted mirror above the new vanity. Outdoor space and amenities: The unit has access to a private yard, with mature landscaping and space for a dining setup. Tall hedges ring the property. Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood. Utilities: Water, trash collection, and gardening services are included; gas, electric and cable/internet are not. Contact: Jenny Morant and Tyler Morant | Compass | 424-409-89765 Woodland Hills | $2,200 This one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo is in Warner Center West, a large building in Woodland Hills, a few blocks north of Ventura Boulevard. Warner Center is a master-planned community home to office buildings, retail space, and the practice facility of the N.F.L.'s Los Angeles Rams. A public library, a park and recreation center, and the Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center are all within a five-minute drive, as is the Westfield Topanga shopping mall. The center of Calabasas is less than 10 minutes away, and the Encino and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods are 15 and 25 minutes away, respectively. Thousand Oaks is 40 minutes away. Size: 599 square feet Indoors: The front door opens to the living room, with a dining area set up closest to the entrance and a sitting area staged at the far end of the space, with sliding-glass doors that open to a street-facing balcony big enough for a set of chairs. The unit is being rented unfurnished, though the option to rent furnished and on a month-to-month basis is negotiable. The dining area faces the kitchen, which has a black-and-gray tile backsplash. Appliances include an induction range, a dishwasher and a built-in microwave. The bathroom is off the kitchen, with a floating vanity and combined washer-dryer, plus a walk-in shower with a built-in seat. The bedroom, which can fit a king-size bed, has a street-facing window and mirrored closet doors. Outdoor space and amenities: The complex has an in-ground swimming pool, a gym and communal laundry facilities. This unit comes with one parking spot in a garage. Utilities: Water, trash collection and use of the complex's amenities are included; electricity, gas and cable/internet are not Contact: Zoe Rudolph | Sotheby's International Realty-Sherman Oaks Brokerage | 818-601-1970
New York Times
31-01-2025
- Lifestyle
- New York Times
$3,500 Rentals in and Near Los Angeles
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. Long Beach | $3,500 This one-bedroom, one-bathroom is in the Newberry Lofts, once a local department store that was converted into residences with ground-floor retail in the mid-2000s. The area is bustling, with a sake shop, a sushi bar and, across the street, a bakery specializing in pies. Within a 10-minute walk are a brewery, a rooftop French restaurant and a tapas restaurant. Lincoln Park, home to the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, is less than half a mile away. ShoreLine Aquatic Park and Shoreline Village, both with harbor views, are five minutes away by car. Driving to downtown Los Angeles takes around 40 minutes. Size: 1,230 square feet Cost per square foot: $2.85 Indoors: The front door opens to a foyer with dark engineered hardwood floors that continue into an open-plan living area. The unit is available furnished or unfurnished. The sitting area is bright, with high ceilings and exposed ductwork, space for a large sofa and a nook that could hold a desk. Between this space and the entryway is the kitchen, where a center island has quartz countertops, a brushed nickel backsplash and stainless steel appliances, including a gas range and a dishwasher. On the other side of the sitting area, behind a glass-paned wall, is the bedroom, with a floor-to-ceiling street-facing window, motorized shades and a wall with butterfly-print wallpaper. A walk-in closet is attached. The bathroom is off the foyer, with the wall behind the double vanity covered with wallpaper in a dark floral pattern. The combined tub and shower is lined with white tile, and across the hall is a laundry closet with a stacked washer and dryer. Outdoor space and amenities: The building has a shared roof deck with views of the city, plus an attached parking garage, with one spot for this unit. Utilities: Water and trash are included but electricity, gas and cable/internet are not. Contact: Cyrus Mohseni, The Keystone Team, 562-501-4450 La Quinta | $3,250 This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house is in Mira Flores, a gated community near Rancho La Quinta Country Club and within a 10-minute drive of a several other golf courses. Old Town La Quinta, a hub for shopping and dining, is also a 10-minute drive, and a shopping center with a Target, a Trader Joe's and a movie theater takes five minutes. The Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge is 20 minutes away by car and downtown Palm Springs is 35 minutes away. Riverside is an hour and 15 minutes away, and driving into Los Angeles takes a little more than two hours. Size: 2,100 square feet Price per square foot: $1.55 Indoors: A paved path leads from the sidewalk to this home's covered porch, where a wood door opens into the living room. This space has a ceiling fan and windows that face the front and side yards. Tiled floors continue back to the bedroom wing and left to the open dining nook and family room. In the dining nook, there's a wrought-iron ceiling light fixture. In the family room there's a gas fireplace set into one wall. Behind the family room is a second dining area, this one with sliders that open to the back patio. The house is available furnished or unfurnished. The kitchen, also off the family room, has a window above the sink and a wall-mounted oven. A gas cooktop is built into a countertop, with ample cabinet space above and below. A powder room and a laundry room are off this part of the house. All three bedrooms are at the back of the house, and at the end of a hall is the larger primary suite. Here, more sliders open to the patio and there is a shower and a separate tub. The remaining bedrooms are carpeted, with space for queen-size beds. The guest bathroom has a double vanity and a combined tub and shower. Outdoor space and amenities: The paved patio behind the house includes a terra cotta fountain, room for a dining and a grill. Community amenities include a park and an in-ground swimming pool, both within walking distance. The attached garage holds two cars. Utilities: Landscaping and use of the community's amenities are included; but electricity, gas, water and cable/internet are not. Contact: Ed Borquez, Desert Sotheby's International Realty — La Quinta, 760-262-4175 Los Angeles | $3,300 This two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit is in Village Green, a midcentury modern Baldwin Hills condominium complex designed by the architect Reginald D. Johnson. Village Green is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument. A Ralphs supermarket is less than five minutes away by car, as is Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, which has hiking trails, a disc golf course and a hummingbird garden. Culver City is less than 10 minutes away by car, and the campus of U.S.C. is a 15-minute drive. Venice Beach and LAX are each a 20-minute drive. Size: 826 square feet Price per square foot: $4 Indoors: This ground-floor unit's front door opens to a living room with parquet wood floors and a large window overlooking lawns and mature trees. The space is big enough for separate living and dining areas. Behind the living room is the galley-style kitchen, with colorful tiles depicting fruit, flowers and marine life above a range with an electric cooktop. There's a built-in microwave, and on the other side of the kitchen, a sunny breakfast nook with a door to a private patio. Both bedrooms are off a hallway from the living room. The primary bedroom is big enough for a king-size bed and has mirrored closet doors. The second bedroom, across the hall, has a closet with a built-in storage system. Both bedrooms have use of a full bathroom with a window and a combined tub and shower lined with blue and white tile. Outdoor space: Off the kitchen, a paved and fenced patio has space for a small table and chairs. This unit has a one-car garage, and the community offers walking paths and green space available to residents. Utilities: Water and trash collection are included but electricity, gas, and cable/internet are not. Contact: Emilia Arau, Compass, 310-963-0683
