Joe Kacynski
Neighborhood associations can make or break a neighborhood. Their goal is to unite an array of neighbors, improve the aesthetics, and plan fun activities that everyone can enjoy. There is no better time to do all three than at Christmas with luminarias. The Hollywood/Santa Monica Neighborhood Association (HSMNA) has the market cornered on all three…
This is one of the loveliest stone-embellished Tudor homes in Hollywood Heights. I’m uniquely qualified to make that judgment because I’ve lived here for many years. I’ve written the neighborhood’s home tour brochure probably ten times, and I walk my two dogs all over the neighborhood each night. We three don’t miss a beat when…
This classic Hollywood Heights historic storybook Tudor offers the best of both worlds. Those of us who value preservation also want to live in a home that has been updated. And now we want even more from our homes. We want them to multi-task for us, and boy does this home do that — and…
Why do you love your neighborhood? That’s the question my lovely editor Joanna England asked me recently. It got me to thinking about what draws us to our ‘hoods and what keeps us there. It’s an especially important question when you have chosen to live in a conservation or historic district. So, I thought it…
In 2019 agents worked to find a balance between the firepower of large international firms and the perceived advantages of smaller local brands. The year will also be remembered for the loss of one of Dallas’s most iconic firms. In March, news broke that Virginia Cook Realtors would be closing after 20 years in North…
