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Culver City is quietly changing one neighborhood — and it's not about a new building. It's about the street. Rancho Higu...
10/15/2026

Culver City is quietly changing one neighborhood — and it's not about a new building. It's about the street. Rancho Higuera is currently in Phase 2 of a city traffic study, looking at speeding and cut-through traffic with potential calming measures under consideration. Nothing is decided yet. But the street you live on shapes the entire experience — traffic, noise, walkability, parking, safety. Sometimes the biggest difference between nearby homes isn't inside either house. Would you pay more for a quieter street, even if the house wasn't your first choice?

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10/14/2026

The difference between good design and bad design isn't really about money. It's about time and attention to detail. 🏛️

Most new construction is designed around practicality and cost — a box with everything you need to live in it, and nothing that speaks to the context of where it sits. The location. The environment. The specific situation on the lot.

What's disappointing is how much capital goes into new projects with no real consideration for the legacy of what's being built. If you're spending millions building or renovating something, the architecture deserves the same level of intention as the finishes, the fixtures, and everything else.

Things that are intrinsically unique — that respond to their context and location — are what people identify with and remember. That's what gives a home lasting value, and it doesn't cost more to get there. It just takes more care.

Do you think new construction in LA thinks enough about design legacy? Tell us in the comments.

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Michael Abraham | [email protected] | DRE # 02242095
Ania De Pourbaix | [email protected] | DRE # 01891438
Compass Beverly Hills | DRE # 01991628

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Two new signals just changed this part of West Adams — and it's not just about cars. New left-turn signals were activate...
10/13/2026

Two new signals just changed this part of West Adams — and it's not just about cars. New left-turn signals were activated at Adams + Hauser and Adams + Redondo in February 2026, improving pedestrian crossings and protecting people from turning vehicles. Walkability is about more than sidewalks — it's the restaurants, shops, churches, and coffee spots you can actually walk to safely. Sometimes the smallest infrastructure changes have the biggest effect on everyday neighborhood life. Could a safer crossing change how a block feels?

🏘️ amre.group | [email protected] | [email protected] | Compass Beverly Hills DRE # 01991628

10/12/2026

LA runs on "yes, and." Tell people here you're flying to Mars and getting dinner after — they'll ask what you're packing for Saturn. Need an investor? "Yes, and let me introduce you." A connection? "Yes, and I know exactly who." This city meets your ideas and raises them. It's one of the most genuinely supportive places in the world for people building something.

🏘️ amre.group | [email protected] | [email protected] | Compass Beverly Hills DRE # 01991628

10/11/2026

OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2–5 PM | 12225 FALKIRK LN, BRENTWOOD
A 1941 Tudor with 6 bedrooms, a pool and a dedicated gym, at $6,498,000. Michael and I are hosting, so stop by! DM for more info.
Hosted by Ania de Pourbaix (DRE 01891438) & Michael Abraham (DRE 02242095)
Listed by F. Ron Smith & David Berg, Compass

This part of Culver City could look very different in five years — and the planning process happening right now tells yo...
10/10/2026

This part of Culver City could look very different in five years — and the planning process happening right now tells you why. 🏗️📍

Hayden Tract is 90 acres south of National Boulevard that spent three decades being transformed from manufacturing and warehouses into some of the most experimental contemporary architecture in Los Angeles. It became a creative-corporate address. Office demand has softened. And now the city has a plan for what comes next.

Culver City has released a draft Hayden Tract Specific Plan — a framework for housing, businesses, creative uses, public space, and transportation. Public comment closed September 27. Next step is Commission and Council review. Nothing is approved yet. A draft is a proposal until the City Council votes.

The real estate context: neighborhoods change before prices do. New development shapes the everyday experience of a place long before it shows up in any market data. Housing choices, walkability, ground-floor activity, and buyer perception are all shaped by what gets planned and built.

Hayden Tract is doing this in public, on a published timeline. Industrial past → creative present → mixed-use future.

What should it become next? More housing? More creative space? Better public space? Tell us in the comments.

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Michael Abraham | [email protected] | DRE # 02242095
Ania De Pourbaix | [email protected] | DRE # 01891438
Compass Beverly Hills | DRE # 01991628

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10/09/2026

Cold winter night. Friend on the phone describing his day — sitting on a patio, palm trees, glass of w**e, about to go out with friends. I remember thinking: that sounds pretty damn good. Two days after graduation I was on a plane to LA. Some decisions make themselves. That's the pull this city has.

🏘️ amre.group | [email protected] | [email protected] | Compass Beverly Hills DRE # 01991628

Which West Adams are you buying? One neighborhood name — very different pockets. 🏛️📍West Adams isn't one market. It's a ...
10/08/2026

Which West Adams are you buying? One neighborhood name — very different pockets. 🏛️📍

West Adams isn't one market. It's a collection of distinct micro-markets, each with its own architectural character, historic protection status, street profile, and buyer profile.

Jefferson Park: Arts & Crafts bungalows on early-1900s blocks. HPOZ since 2011 with partial coverage. Harvard Heights: dense historic streets, architect-designed single-family homes, HPOZ-protected. West Adams Terrace: residential pockets, mixed periods and lot sizes, no HPOZ, strong neighborhood identity. Western Heights: architecturally varied, custom-built turn-of-century homes north of the 10.

When you're buying in West Adams, the zip code isn't enough. Five things separate one pocket from the next: architecture, historic protections, lot and home characteristics, street character, and location and access.

Boundaries and protections differ block to block. Historic designation is not the same thing as neighborhood identity — and both matter differently depending on what you're trying to do with the property.

Which West Adams fits your goals? Let's talk about the micro-market that actually makes sense for you.

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Michael Abraham | [email protected] | DRE # 02242095
Ania De Pourbaix | [email protected] | DRE # 01891438
Compass Beverly Hills | DRE # 01991628

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10/07/2026

LA is the center of the world when it comes to pop culture. If it didn't start here, it has to pass through here to be validated. Having visited over 65 countries, one thing is always true — everyone knows LA. No other city on earth carries that kind of global recognition. That's what you're buying into when you invest here.

🏘️ amre.group | [email protected] | [email protected] | Compass Beverly Hills DRE # 01991628

Would you buy a house you can't drive to? 🌿🚶Venice has residential streets where the sidewalk is the street. Walk street...
10/06/2026

Would you buy a house you can't drive to? 🌿🚶

Venice has residential streets where the sidewalk is the street. Walk streets — Nowita Place, Marco Place, Amoroso Place, Crescent Place — are pedestrian-oriented corridors where homes face a landscaped walkway instead of a road. Vehicle access comes from rear alleys.

No driveway. Different lifestyle. Different trade-offs.

Access: you arrive on foot — groceries, strollers, deliveries too. Parking: rear alley or street, verify per property. Privacy: front rooms sit close to a public path. Sound: no traffic out front, but conversation carries. Outdoor space: front gardens act as the room between house and path. Character: bungalows and contemporary rebuilds, side by side.

A walk street is a different residential experience — not automatically a better or more valuable one. Access, parking, and easement conditions differ property to property.

This is why "Venice" isn't one real estate market. A home on a walk street can live completely differently from one on a conventional block two minutes away.

Would you trade the driveway for the walk street?

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Michael Abraham | [email protected] | DRE # 02242095
Ania De Pourbaix | [email protected] | DRE # 01891438
Compass Beverly Hills | DRE # 01991628

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