Archive for 'Real Estate'
What to Do With the City Yard?
Petting zoo? Shuttle lot for Trader Joe’s? Tiki bar? What would you like to see there?
From the city:
The City Council of South Pasadena is interested in receiving your input on the best use of the City-owned property at 825 Mission Street. This site is currently used as the City Yard housing the Public Works Department [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2009 under Politics, Public Works, Real Estate, South Pasadena, Trader Joe's.
Tags: City Yard, Fire, Mission Street, South Pasadena
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Catching Up 08.06.09
I’ll be away from my computer for the next couple weeks.
South Pas fashion designer Richard Tyler decided the best way for Scientologists to overcome their sinister image is to have them wear black capes and sorting hats.
Our firefighters were among those battling the blaze off the 134.
Us and them: “I think the people of El [...]
Posted: August 6th, 2009 under Business, Politics, Public Safety, Public Works, Real Estate, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: 110, 134, El Sereno, Fremont, Racism, Richard Tyler, Scientology, South Pasadena, SPFD, SPPD
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Remaining Lofts Being Auctioned Online
The leftovers from the March 22 auction go back on the block in a few hours, but this time it’s an online auction, and the bidding doesn’t end till Monday. You can register here. It looks like all three units have the same starting bids as last time.
Related posts:
Ostrich Farm Lofts: The Final Numbers
Three Lofts [...]
Posted: April 10th, 2009 under Real Estate, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Auction, The Ostrich Farm
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Ostrich Farm Lofts: The Final Numbers
Here’s what I have for the auction’s final sales numbers. If you know otherwise, please drop me a line. You can click on a column header to sort the table.
Loft #
Bath
Sq. Ft.
Starting Bid
Previously Valued At
Sold For
302
2
2,165
$519,000
$1,200,000
$675,000*
216
2
2,110
$449,000
$1,091,000
$600,000
220
2
2,010
$469,000
$1,125,000
$660,000*
304
2
1,955
$359,000
$1,012,000
$540,000
308
2
2,055
$349,000
$1,174,000
$500,000
218
1
2,010
$389,000
$968,000
$500,000
307
2
1,445
$349,000
$825,000
$405,000
305
2
1,715
$299,000
$973,000
$480,000
306
2
1,960
$359,000
$1,126,000
$505,000
314
1
1,370
$299,000
$785,000
$400,000
107
2
1,760
$259,000
$700,000
$395,000
214
1
1,370
$299,000
$774,000
$400,000
116
1
1,355
$239,000
$758,000
$385,000
203
1
995
$199,000
$545,000
$325,000
119
1
1,380
$199,000
$629,000
$375,000
210
1
950
$179,000
$519,000
$320,000
206
1
1,075
$179,000
$604,000
$345,000
309
2
2,165
$519,000
$1,238,000
$675,000*
301
2
2,185
$469,000
$1,203,000
$570,000
219
2
1,980
$369,000
$954,000
$495,000
303
2
1,715
$349,000
$973,000
$440,000
215
1
1,365
$299,000
$763,000
$375,000
109
1
1,460
$259,000
$696,000
$375,000
204
1
1,080
$199,000
$604,000
$320,000
*Units 220, 302 and 309 did not sell, so the numbers listed in the “Sold For” column is the new [...]
Posted: April 3rd, 2009 under Real Estate, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Auction, The Ostrich Farm
Comments: 3
Three Lofts Left
That’s what Curbed LA has been told, but some of the commenters who attended Sunday’s auction are calling bullshit. Of the three that are left, two (units 302 and 309) are 2,165 square feet. The auction brochure has them previously valued at $1.2 million, the starting bid was $519,000, and now they’re a firm $675,000. [...]
Posted: March 24th, 2009 under Real Estate, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Auction, The Ostrich Farm
Comments: none
Ostrich Farm Loft Auction Today
There’s been a whole lot of interest in those Ostrich Farm Lofts, and today we’ll see if that interest translates into sales. The opening prices are impressive, but with a mysterious hidden reserve and a 5% buyer’s premium added to all winning bids … we’ll see. Here’s some pros and cons we took away from [...]
Posted: March 22nd, 2009 under Real Estate, SPUSD, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Auction, The Ostrich Farm
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Ostrich Farm Lofts on the Block
Curbed LA picks up on the upcoming auction to unload The Ostrich Farm lofts at 1010 Sycamore Ave. While the prices sound nice (starting bids of $179,000 on a couple of units), some commenters have chimed in that there is an unspecified reserve price.
Posted: February 25th, 2009 under Real Estate, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: Auction, Real Estate, The Ostrich Farm
Comments: 1
In the L.A. Times
Mamma’s Brick Oven Pizza dishes on the seedy underbelly of Yelp.
Home prices dropped 3.4% in South Pasadena for 2008, making it one of the most stable ZIP Codes in L.A. County. San Marino and Arcadia also cracked the top 20.
Posted: February 11th, 2009 under Business, Real Estate, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
Tags: L.A. Times, Mamma's Brick Oven Pizza, Real Estate, Yelp
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Catching Up
House for sale. Bed pan and Sterno not included.
Westways, the AAA mag, heaped more praise on Gus’s Barbecue in the October edition. There’s no direct link to the article, but it’s another feather in the restaurant’s chef hat.
South Pasadena Middle School students raised $12,155 in the 14th annual “Pasta for Pennies” program sponsored by the [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2008 under Real Estate, SPMS, SPUSD, South Pasadena, Uncategorized.
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