Category Archives: Real Estate

Letter: HMBAP, LLC Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich Regarding Paseo Miramar

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: CTN received a letter from Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich regarding the Paseo Miramar Story. It is printed below. My response follows. Additionally, CTN reached out to Crest Real Estate for a comment. If they respond the story will be … Continue reading →

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Owner/Developer Kavanaugh Fined by Coastal Commission

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Sue

The California Coastal Commission at its December 12 meeting, levied a cease-and-desist order, a restoration order and an administrative penalty on Paseo Miramar property owner Ryan Kavanaugh. Paseo Miramar used to be a road that traveled from Sunset Boulevard up … Continue reading →

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LA’s Board of Transportation Votes Against City Parking Lot for Controversial Venice/Dell Project

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note:  Just as Pacific Palisades, Venice residents have been fighting over land use issues, which makes this relevant to residents. In a February 2022 City Watch  story (“Sound the Alarm: Ignore the Venice Median Project at Your own Peril” … Continue reading →

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Casa Nostra Joins Various Tenants Leaving Highlands Building

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Sue

A resident wrote on December 5, “Please write an article about Highlands’ Casa Nostra Trattoria, which will close its doors on December 31, 2024. This wonderful hidden restaurant in the hills has been a cherished place for countless memories for … Continue reading →

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No PLUM Decision on Tramonto Development

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Sue

At the City Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee meeting on December 3, the four homes proposed to be built on the Tramonto landslide were not discussed. The Pacific Palisades Residents Association’s (PPRA) lawyer told President Jessica Rogers the … Continue reading →

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Controversy over the Proposed Holyoke Ave. House

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Sue

One of the more spectacular views in Pacific Palisades is on Mount Holyoke Avenue between Earlham and Friends Street. From the public sidewalk, one can view the ocean, Pacific Coast Highway and the Santa Monica Mountains. It goes without saying … Continue reading →

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Mansion Tax Fallout: LA Sees Sharp Drop in Housing Production

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story appeared on September 12, in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR The November, 2022 passage of ULA (aka, “United to House L.A.” or the “Mansion Tax”) is perhaps the best evidence … Continue reading →

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Brentwood, UCLA Leases on VA Ruled Illegal

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Sue

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after a 16-day bench trial, ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 6, to build housing for low-income veterans on its West Los Angeles campus. In his 124-page decision that VA land … Continue reading →

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Finding Solace in the Canyon: Ben Affleck Relocates

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Sue

By BERNICE FOX With the apparent breakdown of his two-year marriage to Jennifer Lopez, it looks like former Palisadian Ben Affleck is becoming Palisades-adjacent. Escrow closed July 24 on a $20.5 million home on two-thirds of an acre in equestrian-friendly … Continue reading →

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Crest Real Estate Serve as Expeditors

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Sue

Crest Real Estate has its name at three possible developments in Pacific Palisades: the homes on the Tramonto Slide, a proposed single-family residence on Mt. Holyoke and a development off Paseo Miramar. The neighbors at all three sites have said … Continue reading →

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