Tom Petty’s Encino residence located at 4626 Encino Avenue built to late musician specifications in 1989 has been newly refurbished with canyon views is offered by Craig Knizek, who is co-listing the gated, six-bedroom property in the Rancho Estates neighborhood, with Ninkey Dalton, both of The Agency, for $4.995 million.
Mario Romano’s latest home, located at 1016 San Vicente Blvd., takes that home’s best qualities and translates them to the more architecturally restrained environs of Santa Monica.
ON THE COVER Illuminated Living: Designed by Architect Mario Romano this contemporary three-story home offers both form and function with family appeal presented by Ava Domanovski and Charles Pence of Pence Hathorn Silver.
By 1903, Hermosa Beach consisted of five homes, the first one built known as Hill House and owned by the Hiss family. Hill House was similar to most homes built during this time period in that they were wood-frame structures built solely for eating, sleeping, and staying warm during the cold, wet winters by the sea.
The intersection of Manhattan Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard has been the focal point of activity in Manhattan Beach since the city’s inception. In the late 1930s it got a little busier with the La Mar Theater.
The creative streak that feeds Gerard Bisignano’s real estate acumen can be traced to a pivotal moment in his early teen years. “My dad was a war correspondent in Vietnam,” says the Palos Verdes native.
