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LITTLE TOKYO LOFT, UNIT 507 FOR LEASE, $1300/MONTH, SECURE PARKING, 690 SQ FT
Clean, bright unit in perfect move-in condition with all appliances including gas range and full-size stacked washer/dryer. Wall of windows overlooking Little Tokyo, San Gabriel Mountains, and northern part of Downtown (City Hall, California Plaza, Bunker Hill). 29 secure covered guest parking spaces makes this ideal for live/work. If you use public transportation, there's a westbound bus to Downtown every 5 minutes at the corner of 5th and San Pedro, an eastbound bus every 6-7 minutes that stops at 4th and San Pedro. Building has heated pool, whirlpool spa, small gym, and beautiful central courtyard. 24-hour security. Pet-friendly with dog run. The building is very convenient to move into, even with big furniture, because there's an easily accessible wide loading dock inside security, which is right next to a huge freight elevator.
THE DOWNTOWN CONDO TEAM
Stephen Seiferheld May, DRE #01052170
Downtown Residential Real Estate
213-8-4-3800 downtownlofts@gmail.com
Wayne A. Willbur, DRE #01716358
deasy/penner&willbur
213-500-0254 wwillbur@deasypenner.com
Our Favorite Loan Officer:
Dan Klebesadel, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Consultant
818-419-6156 dan.klebesadel@wellsfargo.com
Sell that home quicker! Tips for agent & sellers to bump up that curb appeal.
In a slow market, sellers need to do everything possible to help get their home looked at. Here are some basic tips.
1. Beware of grand gestures: Exterior improvements should be in keeping with the scale and proportion of your house and fit in with the neighborhood. So as lovely as a formal colonnade might look on the front of your boxy Colonial Revival, it may seem over the top when viewed in context with the simple salt box next door.
2. Don't stand out like a sore thumb: When picking paint colors, it's best to match the intensity of your neighbors' shades. If pale blues are the norm, try a creamy yellow. Contrast that with a more saturated accent color for shutters and doors, and a lighter one for windows and trim.
3. Be a tree hugger: If an old maple is obscuring the front of your home, don't cut it down. Hire an arborist to trim it instead. Eighty-three percent of Realtors say that mature trees enhance the value of a home.
4. Plant for all seasons: Your landscape should be eye-catching year-round, even in the dead of winter. So choose a mix of plants to provide four seasons of interest-spring and summer flowers, bright fall foliage, and colorful berries or showy bark in winter.
5. You can have too much of a good thing: Over-improving your facade can mean recouping less of the cost when it comes time to sell. Gauge how much to spend on renovations by checking home values to see what gussied-up homes are going for in your community, and stay under their bar.
6. Do sweat the small stuff: New house numbers, a special light fixture, and potted plants are inexpensive and go a long way toward dressing up an entry.
7. Preservation pays: Before you apply stucco over those weathered clapboards for a clean, low-maintenance look, consider that restoring architectural details may offer more bang from your renovation dollar. In some areas, the value of homes in historic districts where preservation is required has risen up more than in non- historic areas.
