With the promise of a New Year coming, I would like to re-dedicate myself to Homes4Hipsters.com in 2009. But why wait until then? Today, I introduce a new weekly feature called the Cliff May Market Update. As you may know, Cliff May was the architect who developed the California ranch house. There is a neighborhood [...]
The Dingbat Tuesday feature is this 5 unit rental property located in Belmont Shore. It was listed in the first half of 2008 for $1,125,000, and never attracted a buyer. There are two 2 bedroom (with fireplaces), one 1 bedroom, and two single units. Located in Belmont Shore just two blocks to the beach, the [...]
SOLD for $195,000 (46% reduction of original list price of $359,000)
On a rainy and cold Sunday, the wife and I checked out this Mid-Century Modern condo yesterday. This 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo is about 916 square feet. It features a separate dining area, and lots of built-in storage. There is a true master suite, a bonus for a [...]
The dingbat apartment building are some of Southern California’s greatest architectural gems. I lived in a great example of a dingbat building in Koreatown for four years, and really enjoyed the mid-century modern elements. But that was a long time ago, today I am featuring this really cool building built in 1954 in Long Beach. It is located in [...]
If you are heading down to Orange County to check out the great exhibit Birth of the Cool at the Orange County Museum of Art, stay off the freeways and drive the Pacific Coast Highway. My wife and I took this route and there is so much to see and do in Long Beach. Located at [...]
The first post in homes4hipsters contrasted two very different Cliff May homes. One was listed for $14.5 million in Rolling Hills Estates. The other, less “fabulous” one was listed for $655,000 in Long Beach. You shoulda’ bought it when you had a a chance… oh well. This house was a foreclosure, so I bet the [...]
This Cliff May home located atop the world on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, has just come on the market for a tidy sum of $14,500,000. Don’t have the cash to buy this hipster home? Don’t worry, Cliff built houses for regular folks like us, too. Like this little fixer upper in Long Beach for only [...]