Allow me to introduce Issue #1 of Westside DIGS — the only luxury real estate magazine and target audience media platform of its kind serving the affluent neighborhoods of Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista.
Santiago Arana of the Agent immigrated from Bolivia and built himself into one of the top realtors on the Westside, here we ask him how it all began.
January 2015 marked the 35th consecutive month in which California’s median sale price has increased on a year-over-year basis according to CoreLogic DataQuick. The January 2015 median price was 22.3% lower thank California’s peak median price of $484,000, reach in the Spring of 2007, and it was 70.1% higher than the post-peak low of $221,000 in April 2009.
South Bay native Chris Adlam has specialized in residential home sales since 1987. Today, as one of the top realtors for Vista Sotheby’s International Realty, he’s the go-to guy when it comes to the South Bay—and the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in particular—real estate scene.
The hilltop estate in Rolling Hills was the perfect spot for their growing family of three, purchased the property in 2007, then, with the aid of architect Criss C. Gunderson, spent a year changing it completely.
Our COVER home this issue is an architectural masterpiece behind the gates in Rolling Hills on Portuguese Bend Road. Featuring 5 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms and just under 10,000 sq. ft of living space, this wonderful home sits on 2.75 acres and offers panoramic city light and Queen’s necklace views, a 15-seat movie theatre, a gourmet kitchen with Butler’s kitchen, and much more! Offered by The Inman Team | Keith Kelley & Gordon Inman.
Special menu items drop anchor at Fishing with Dynamite in Manhattan Beach, just in time for some celebrating.
Recently opened neighborhood pub, Hey 19 Public House, enlivens the South Bay.
Our COVER home this issue is one of only 28 homes that sit on the exclusive oceanfront bluff in lower Hollywood Riviera. With unsurpassed views of the ocean, picturesque Malaga Cove to the South and the Queen’s Necklace to the North, this property offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of the pristine California coastline. Offered by Gary Elminoufi & Rami Elminoufi, Beach City Brokers.
Lou and Grace Giovannetti, former owners of the Side Door in Manhattan Beach, officially opened the doors to their new hilltop restaurant last Thursday, January 22, after soft opening in late November.
Veteran designer Kathy Entessar tackles a ranch house in need of a refresh. The result of her year-long overhaul is a contemporary property that retains the best of its roots while being amply ready for its 21st-century close-up.
