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Vibrant, Dynamic, Sophisticated, and Multi-Cultural… Westwood is Westside L.A.'s Most Esteemed Suburb.
The Jewel in the Crown of West Side Los Angeles, Westwood was originally developed in the 1920's. Many buildings, homes and churches are remarkable examples of Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean architecture, popular in the 1930's. The single family residential neighborhoods east and west of the campus and Village area, attest to the thoughtful planning of Westwood's founding fathers and developers.
The East Coast / Mid Western sensibilities employed in the wide, tree-lined avenues of Little Holmby, is a welcome site to buyers relocating from other states, hungry for a park-like residential feel.
Westwood is host to UCLA http://ucla.edu with its acclaimed Medical School, emergency and teaching hospitals, as well as the renowned Medical Plaza that houses some of the world's finest medical specialists and equipment.
An eclectic and full-service college-town, Westwood Village is also home to several FIRST- RUN MOVIE HOUSES, the Geffen Playhouse, the Armand-Hammer Museum, many excellent, intimate restaurants.
The Hammer Museum, named for Armand Hammer, longtime head of Occidental Petroleum, has an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art. “The Hammer” also houses the Billy Wilder Theater, run by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and hosts public music events (esp. Jazz).
Visit: http://hammer.ucla.edu/
"The Village"as locals affectionately refer to it, has a Farmer's Market, a Whole Foods Market, a Ralph's Market, dozens of upscale shops and stores, every imaginable fast food restaurant, and tree-lined streets and pedestrian malls for long post-prandial strolls. Westwood also hosts the Federal Building, the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, The Wadsworth VA and Hospitals, and Wadsworth Theatre.
An intimate and experimental theatre experience is UCLA adjacent:
The UCLA-Geffen Playhouse: Visit http://www.geffenplayhouse.com/
 Westwood has three highly regarded public elementary schools in Warner Ave. Elementary, Fairburn Elementary (just south of Wilshire) and UES (University Elementary School (adjacent to UCLA). Westwood's Wilshire high-rise complexes include both commercial (a financial hub) and some 25 residential full-service condominium complexes known as the Wilshire Corridor, which begins about 3 blocks east of Westwood Blvd and continues east, to Comstock Avenue. The Wilshire Corridor offers the opportunity to experience world class, high-rise, full-service condominium living, in close proximity to the business and shopping venues of Beverly Hills and Century City.
Holmby Hills
According to anonymous sources; (Wikipedia) “Holmby Hills, Bel Air, and Beverly Hills form the Platimun Triangle of Los Angeles. And which houses the United States' priciest and most exclusive neighborhoods. "South Mapleton Drive" and "North Carolwood Drive" in Holmby Hills, along with "Nimes Road" and "St. Cloud Road" in Bel Air, are the most prominent and famous residential streets in all of the platinum triangle. Many of the estates in Holmby Hills boast panoramic views of the entire Los Angeles Basin.”
The median asking price for a home in Holmby Hills is $17.5Mil.
Among the first mansions built here in the late 1920s was the Tudor-style home of the founder's son, Arthur Letts, Jr. Thanks to its lush landscaping, enormous lot sizes, and privacy, from the beginning Holmby Hills has attracted the rich and famous. In the 1950s, Walt Disney built his dream home here, which featured a miniature steam railroad, complete with 2,615 feet (797 m) of track and a 90-foot (27 m)-long tunnel. Celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, Barbra Streisand, Lucille Balland Desi Arnaz, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Jack Benny, Kelsey Grammer, Sammy Davis Jr., Sonny & Cher, Nat King Cole, and Marilyn Monroe have all called Holmby Hills their home. Lloyd Bridges and his wife, Dorothy Bridges, also raised their children, actors Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges, in the neighborhood. Michael Jackson died in his rental home in Holmby Hills” (June 25, 2009)
About 15-20 minutes to the Pacific Ocean and the West Side's dramatic and popular beaches, the climate is mild, with better than average air-quality by Los Angeles standards. The mean temperature in the summer is 78 degrees (day-time) and low-60's at night. Winter mean temperature is about 68 (day-time) and high 40's to low 50's at night. The humidity levels are quite low.
Prices for condominiums range from about $350K for a 1 bedroom (about 400-500 Sq. Ft.) to $10+ Million for a 5,000 Sq.Ft. penthouse on the Wilshire Corridor.
Single family homes start at about $900,000 for modest fixer-uppers to about $4.3Mil.
The average asking price for a SFR in 90024 (July 2009) is $2.27Mil.
The average price of a home as of December '06 is was $2.5Mil.
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