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$ 1,995,000

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3 Beds

2 Baths

1,197 SqFt

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$ 1,995,000

Est. payment | -/mo

Save Virtual Tour

3 Beds

2 Baths

1,197 SqFt

Open House

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Sun May 03, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 1,197 sqft

Price per Sqft $1,666

Subdivision Crestwood Hills

MLS Listing ID 26767019

Style Architectural

Bedrooms 3

Full Baths 2

Construction Status Updated/Remodeled

HOA Fees $100/ann

HOA Y/N Yes

Year Built 1950

Lot Size 0.323 Acres

Acres 0.323

Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence

Property Description

A. Quincy Jones & Whitney R. Smith, Architects | The Morris & Lydia Gelb House, 1950 | Rehabilitation by Bruce Norelius, AIA, Architect, 2014 | City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1332. Set within the utopian experiment of Crestwood Hills, the Gelb House is a rare, highly intact example of A. Quincy Jones' Mutual Housing Association vision - where architecture was not a luxury, but a disciplined framework for living. Completed in 1950, the house embodies a rigor that feels increasingly scarce. The post-and-beam structure is expressed with clarity - Douglas fir framing, concrete block, and redwood working together without ornament or redundancy. Every decision is economical, never compromised. Sited into the hillside, the plan unfolds with quiet logic: private rooms at one end, living spaces opening outward, and structure doing the work of both enclosure and expression. A concrete block fireplace anchors the interior, while skylights along the ridge beam draw light deep into the plan. Owned by the original family for decades, the house remained largely untouched - preserving the intent of the MHA experiment, a community that reimagined postwar housing as cooperative, modern, and connected to landscape. The restoration by Bruce Norelius Studio approaches the house with restraint. Systems have been updated and key spaces - kitchen and baths - reworked with a sympathetic material palette, while the original structure remains intact. Interventions are legible and deliberately quiet - a careful continuation. On a large corner lot surrounded by mature trees, the flat pad offers potential for expansion, with room for a pool or additional living space. In a market where "mid-century" is often diluted, the Gelb House stands apart as the real thing. Photography: Tim Street-Porter.

Location

State CA

County Los Angeles

Area Brentwood

Building/Complex Name Crestwood Hills Neighborhood Association

Zoning LARE15

Rooms

Other Rooms None

Dining Room 1

Interior

Heating Wall

Cooling None

Flooring Cement

Fireplaces Number 1

Fireplaces Type Living Room, Wood Burning

Equipment Dishwasher, Built-Ins, Washer, Dryer, Refrigerator, Range/Oven

Laundry In Kitchen

Exterior

Parking Features Side By Side, Carport, Driveway - Concrete

Garage Spaces 3.0

Pool Room For

View Y/N Yes

View Trees/Woods

Building

Story 1

Foundation Slab

Architectural Style Architectural

Level or Stories One

Construction Status Updated/Remodeled

Schools

School District Los Angeles Unified

Others

Special Listing Condition Standard

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