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Neutra Renewed: Donald M. Goldstein’s 3707 Oakfield Drive

A showpiece on stilts in Sherman Oaks, 3707 Oakfield Drive is a house of considerable architectural stock, a Platform House originally designed by Austrian-American modernist Richard Neutra, who was especially prolific in Los Angeles.

Applause or Purpose?

A weighty question indeed. But, let me ask it again, because it may be the missing ingredient in whatever it is that you’re trying to accomplish in your life. Are you doing what you’re doing for “applause” or “purpose?”

Sculpture on 17th Street: 312 17th Street

312 17th Street set on a smoothly ascending hillside dotted with luxe landscaped residences, the higher you climb, the more generous are the swaths of the Pacific Ocean that are revealed.

Blanc Canvas: Abraham Cota Paredes’ Natura House

That these clean-angled constructions are strenuously minimalist makes them more interesting and dynamic than one expects to find in a gated community. Robustly walled, but not walled off from the world, Abraham Cota Paredes’ Natura House is a bold rethink of privacy.

15333 De Pauw Street: Well-Sited Palisades Residence With Exquisite Treehouse Views

Convenience—to grocery stores and farmer’s markets, cobbler shops and dry cleaners—is a compelling trait. The axiom may imply the means to escape, so access to airports and freeways are key. Families with children demand great schools. They’ll also appreciate the independence granted by a walkable, safe community. If these qualities figure into your own checklist, 15333 De Pauw Street easily fills in all the boxes.

Ad Sanitizer

Applying the 80/20 Rule works for just about everything in life. But in the marketing and advertising biz, it’s probably closer to 95/5. That is to say—95% of your results will come from just 5% of your activities.

1130 Carolyn Way: A Sensational Estate

Located on prime Beverly Hills property, north of Sunset Boulevard, 1130 Carolyn Way is a 12,127-square-foot house with seven bedrooms and 13 bathrooms which also offers nearly 4,000 square feet of outdoor space, including a rooftop lounge with exceptional views.

A Mexico Immersion: Paradero Todo Santos

Located on the historic, 5-acre La Mesa farming fields, flanked by cacti forests and backdropped by the Sierra Laguna Mountains, Paradero Todos Santos is an 80 percent landscape project, with a vast, 100,000-square-foot botanical garden by Mexico-based practice POLEN at its heart.

M2 Money Moon

Call me crazy but I like good ole fashioned economics. Maybe that’s why I chose business/economics as my major in college. Any econ buffs out there paying attention to the M2 lately?

57 7th Street: Walk Street By Design

Along the 7th Street walk street, there’s a new flourish in the form of an inviting contemporary home 57 7th Street, approximately 4,200 square feet in size—a 4-bedroom and 6-bathroom designer haven that’s defined by its beach and ocean views, low-key glamour, and generous selection of sunlit gathering spaces.

A Sensational Estate: 1130 Carolyn Way

Located on prime Beverly Hills property, north of Sunset Boulevard, this 12,127-square-foot house with seven bedrooms and 13 bathrooms also offers nearly 4,000 square feet of outdoor space, including a rooftop lounge with exceptional views. 

1208 The Strand, Caskey & Caskey, Jen Caskey Group, Jennifer Caskey, Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach Pier, the Strand

It’s All About Location: 1208 The Strand

Nestled in an architecturally significant building, this 1,190-square-foot oceanfront unit features two bedrooms—including one with substantial closet space and an en suite bath clad in Carrera marble—and two bathrooms.