Philip Ferrato
A long-term observer of California architecture and design, Philip blogs about residential properties- the interesting, the unrecognized, the high and the low- as they show up on the market. Shuttling between the LA Basin and the Bay Area he gets weak in the knees for: William Wurster, Greory Ain, Richard Neutra, Los Feliz and Venice, Pacific Heights and Sea Ranch, Berkeley, Santa Monica, and everything in between.
Posts by Philip Ferrato
Los Angeles doesn't have a monopoly on bad taste, but it often seems like the city is the nexus of highly individual tastes and money.
Looking at real estate? Here are four condominiums (and one tenancy-in-common) to visit this weekend. Priced from $349K to $1.699M, all interesting from a design point of view, in a variety of neighborhoods, and classically San Franciscan.
There's so much great residential design in Los Angeles, and like the city itself, always in flux. Styles get revived, get tired, get renovated, and then look dated again, and depending on the economy, get renovated again. Here are five open houses this Sunday worth visiting even if you're not in the market. in Santa Monica, a Mid-Century whose 90s renovation is showing its age and a Post-Modern condo that's still looking OK.
Want to spend the weekend touring the best of San Francisco's on-the-market real estate? We recommend these five open houses: two classic San Francisco condominiums on the edge of Nob Hill— from the days when it was the place to live— and three in SOMA, one a suite in the St. Regis that's a short sale plus a pair of lofts in vintage warehouse renovations.
Super Bowl Sunday is one of those days where most people wind up with chicken wings and guacamole in front of big-screen TVs, and that goes for realtors, too.
Super Bowl Sunday is one of those days where most people wind up with chicken wings in front of big-screen TVs, and that goes for realtors, too.
