To provide a resource for those displaced by the Los Angeles fires, this edition of “What You Get” focuses on rentals rather than for-sale properties.
Long Beach | $3,500
A loft-style apartment in a 1951 midcentury modern condominium building
This one-bedroom, one-bathroom is in the Newberry Lofts, once a local department store that was converted into residences with ground-floor retail in the mid-2000s. The area is bustling, with a sake shop, a sushi bar and, across the street, a bakery specializing in pies. Within a 10-minute walk are a brewery, a rooftop French restaurant and a tapas restaurant. Lincoln Park, home to the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, is less than half a mile away.
ShoreLine Aquatic Park and Shoreline Village, both with harbor views, are five minutes away by car. Driving to downtown Los Angeles takes around 40 minutes.
Size: 1,230 square feet
Cost per square foot: $2.85
Indoors: The front door opens to a foyer with dark engineered hardwood floors that continue into an open-plan living area. The unit is available furnished or unfurnished.
The sitting area is bright, with high ceilings and exposed ductwork, space for a large sofa and a nook that could hold a desk. Between this space and the entryway is the kitchen, where a center island has quartz countertops, a brushed nickel backsplash and stainless steel appliances, including a gas range and a dishwasher.
On the other side of the sitting area, behind a glass-paned wall, is the bedroom, with a floor-to-ceiling street-facing window, motorized shades and a wall with butterfly-print wallpaper. A walk-in closet is attached.
The bathroom is off the foyer, with the wall behind the double vanity covered with wallpaper in a dark floral pattern. The combined tub and shower is lined with white tile, and across the hall is a laundry closet with a stacked washer and dryer.
Outdoor space and amenities: The building has a shared roof deck with views of the city, plus an attached parking garage, with one spot for this unit.
Utilities: Water and trash are included but electricity, gas and cable/internet are not.
Contact: Cyrus Mohseni, The Keystone Team, 562-501-4450
La Quinta | $3,250
A 2001 Spanish-style house in a gated community
This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house is in Mira Flores, a gated community near Rancho La Quinta Country Club and within a 10-minute drive of a several other golf courses. Old Town La Quinta, a hub for shopping and dining, is also a 10-minute drive, and a shopping center with a Target, a Trader Joe’s and a movie theater takes five minutes.
The Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge is 20 minutes away by car and downtown Palm Springs is 35 minutes away. Riverside is an hour and 15 minutes away, and driving into Los Angeles takes a little more than two hours.
Size: 2,100 square feet
Price per square foot: $1.55
Indoors: A paved path leads from the sidewalk to this home’s covered porch, where a wood door opens into the living room.
This space has a ceiling fan and windows that face the front and side yards. Tiled floors continue back to the bedroom wing and left to the open dining nook and family room. In the dining nook, there’s a wrought-iron ceiling light fixture. In the family room there’s a gas fireplace set into one wall. Behind the family room is a second dining area, this one with sliders that open to the back patio. The house is available furnished or unfurnished.
The kitchen, also off the family room, has a window above the sink and a wall-mounted oven. A gas cooktop is built into a countertop, with ample cabinet space above and below. A powder room and a laundry room are off this part of the house.
All three bedrooms are at the back of the house, and at the end of a hall is the larger primary suite. Here, more sliders open to the patio and there is a shower and a separate tub. The remaining bedrooms are carpeted, with space for queen-size beds. The guest bathroom has a double vanity and a combined tub and shower.
Outdoor space and amenities: The paved patio behind the house includes a terra cotta fountain, room for a dining and a grill. Community amenities include a park and an in-ground swimming pool, both within walking distance. The attached garage holds two cars.
Utilities: Landscaping and use of the community’s amenities are included; but electricity, gas, water and cable/internet are not.
Contact: Ed Borquez, Desert Sotheby’s International Realty — La Quinta, 760-262-4175
Los Angeles | $3,300
A unit in a National Historic Landmark condominium complex
This two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit is in Village Green, a midcentury modern Baldwin Hills condominium complex designed by the architect Reginald D. Johnson. Village Green is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Los Angeles…
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