Category Archives: Real Estate
March 25, 2025, Palisades Real Estate Update
By ANTHONY MARGULEAS We are officially 11 weeks from the fires, and much progress has occurred. Two Palisades Village eateries have reopened, Palisades Garden Café and Chipotle, so we are slowly getting people back into town. Colonel Eric Swenson from...
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Rebuilding with Fireproof ICCF Blocks: Think Legos
By KAREN MARTINEZ (aka KAREN MARTINEZ COHEN) Hi, neighbors! It’s your local building and home improvement nerd here. For those of you who were living in the Palisades in 2007, you might remember the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Drive that...
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Architect Leo Marmol Speaks about Rebuilding Costs
Co-founder of Marmol & Radziner, architect Leo Marmol spoke to the Pacific Palisades Community Council at its February 27 meeting about the next steps for rebuilding residences in Pacific Palisades. During the Palisades Fire, about 5,419 homes were destroyed and...
L.A. Considers ‘Self-Certification’ for Building Permits—Here’s What That Means
(The Westside Current ran the story from Cal Matters on February 18 and is reprinted with permission.) By BEN CHRISTOPHER The speedy processing of building permit applications is not typically considered a popular political cause. The recent Los Angeles firestorm...
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Viewpoint: The Road to Recovery: Hard Truths, Accountability, and the Leadership Los Angeles Needs Now
By FREDRIC ROSEN (Editor’s note: This viewpoint was initially printed in the Westside Current on January 28 and is reprinted with permission.) The harsh reality of the events of the last three weeks has started to sadly set in. Recovery...
Posted in City, County Supervisors, Palisades Fire, Real Estate
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If I Rebuild, What Happens to Assessed Value?
A reader sent the following query to Circling the News: “We owned a condo on Via de la Paz. The building is insured through the California Fair Plan. The property taxes are covered under Prop 13. “My question is: ‘would...
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Letter: HMBAP, LLC Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich Regarding Paseo Miramar
(Editor’s note: CTN received a letter from Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich regarding the Paseo Miramar Story. It is printed below. My response follows. Additionally, CTN reached out to Crest Real Estate for a comment. If they respond the story will be...
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Owner/Developer Kavanaugh Fined by Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission at its December 12 meeting, levied a cease-and-desist order, a restoration order and an administrative penalty on Paseo Miramar property owner Ryan Kavanaugh. Paseo Miramar used to be a road that traveled from Sunset Boulevard up...
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LA’s Board of Transportation Votes Against City Parking Lot for Controversial Venice/Dell Project
(Editor’s note: Just as Pacific Palisades, Venice residents have been fighting over land use issues, which makes this relevant to residents. In a February 2022 City Watch story (“Sound the Alarm: Ignore the Venice Median Project at Your own Peril”...
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Casa Nostra Joins Various Tenants Leaving Highlands Building
A resident wrote on December 5, “Please write an article about Highlands’ Casa Nostra Trattoria, which will close its doors on December 31, 2024. This wonderful hidden restaurant in the hills has been a cherished place for countless memories for...
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