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With a history dating to 1776, the California city of San Juan Capistrano – perched between Los Angeles and San Diego – is one of the state’s oldest, most beautiful and most diverse communities. Many of the city’s homes pay architectural homage to Mission San Juan Capistrano, the city’s namesake…but none more dramatically or luxuriously than Villa Capistrano, located at 26162 Calle Roberto. Purchased by Hollywood screenwriter Steve ...

No discussion of the history of West Adams can be complete without drawing a distinction between the district of mansions that make up the heart of Historic West Adams, and the relatively newly designated neighborhood to its west that shares its name.Whereas Historic West Adams is a close-in suburb dating from the 1880s, the bulk of the “new” West Adams neighborhood was developed in the 1920s, on a wide swath of land between two major east-west ...

In the works for over a decade, a major overhaul planned for the 44-acre Manhattan Village Shopping Center in Manhattan Beach may be on its way to fruition. The Daily Breeze reports that a lawsuit filed by opponents of the project in 2014 was settled earlier this month, after the city approved alternate construction plans in June. A separate appeal of the project from neighboring businesses was rejected by the Manhattan Beach City Council last ...

The massive, 36,000-acre Rancho San Rafael — a gift from the Spanish governor of California to Jose Maria Verdugo in 1784 — can fairly be called the mother of Northeast Los Angeles. The neighborhoods that were carved from the hilly, scenic expanse of land to the east of the L.A. River include Atwater Village, Highland Park, Eagle Rock and Glassell Park. Lost by the Verdugo family in foreclosure proceedings and snapped up by Andrew Glassell ...

The new Los Angeles Rams stadium, soon to be the largest in the NFL, could also be its most expensive, according to documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times. Still under construction in Inglewood, the stadium won’t open until 2020, but the Rams organization is already studying possible ticket prices, as well as fees associated with season ticket purchases. According to the Times, the team is considering charging between $175,000 and $225,000 ...

Paying for an average home is a rough process — a hefty down payment can wipe out savings, the paperwork feels endless and the mortgage often lasts decades.In the upper echelons of the Southland residential real estate market, financing isn’t much easier — it just involves more eager-to-please private bankers, vast reserves of cash and massive, multimillion-dollar loans.Los Angeles is the fifth most important center of wealth in the world, based ...

Ten years ago, Nartey asked his former college teammate, star NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez, to do him a solid. "He was one of the first people I reached out to, and he gave me a shot at selling his house in Manhattan Beach," says Nartey, himself a ex-standout wide receiver at Cal who has emerged as the "go-to" broker for a growing pool of pro athletes seeking to buy or sell in L.A. Last year, the 3-year-old Compass poached Nartey from The Agency and ...

Derek Fisher, the former Lakers point guard and five-time NBA champion, has sold his home in gated Hidden Hills for $5.95 million.The Traditional-style estate, built in 2007 and customized during Fisher’s ownership, features such personal touches as Venetian plaster walls and hickory wood floors. Modern chandeliers create visual interest in the two-story foyer and living and dining rooms.A wood-paneled den, executive office, screening room, ...

Angelenos are no stranger to high price tags, but with the Chartwell home listing for a record $350 million, has the bar been raised cartoonishly high?Talk of Mr. Gucci, clients demanding bulletproof windows and the record-breaking Playboy mansion sale were among the topics that bounced around the Bank of America Plaza auditorium at The Real Deal’s first Los Angeles forum, where residential industry leaders came together to discuss the state of ...

A Penthouse Too Far? Manhattan’s iconic “Billionaires’ Row” is known for establishing new benchmarks in both the luxury and price of real estate. Now, the toniest residential area in New York City—with its ultra-exclusive condominium towers offering breathtaking views of Central Park—is experiencing its first-ever foreclosures.Two recent lender suits against defaulting owners at luxury high-rise One57 (157 West 57th Street) have stirred ...