Los Feliz Hills · Relocation
Relocating to the Los Feliz Hills
Tour Los Feliz from anywhere by Matterport and video, then make one focused trip.
What does relocating to the Los Feliz Hills look like from far away?
Relocating to the Los Feliz Hills means choosing a hillside street above Los Feliz Boulevard from another city, then confirming the choice on one focused trip. On this site, luxury starts at about $2 million. For a buyer who cannot drive the streets yet, this hill has one advantage. Its landmarks are on the map. The Griffith Observatory sits above it. The Greek Theatre sits at its eastern edge on Vermont Avenue. The Ennis House sits on Glendower Avenue in the middle of it. You can place every listing against those three points before you ever land at LAX.
You will see two names for the same slope, and both are correct. Los Feliz Hills is the name this site and everyday conversation use. The City of Los Angeles, in its SurveyLA report, calls the core of the hill the Los Feliz Heights Residential Historic District. When a listing agent or a City document says Los Feliz Heights, they mean this place. At Rooster Homes we use the everyday name and explain the official one on the first call.
Where does the hill sit within Los Feliz, street by street?
Picture Los Feliz Boulevard as the base line. SurveyLA describes it as one of the primary east-west corridors of the Hollywood area, widened in 1927 into a route between Hollywood and Glendale. Everything on this page sits north of it.
- South edge: Los Feliz Boulevard. The 1920s buildings along the boulevard sit farther back from the street than those built after the 1927 widening. The Cedar Trees along it are City Historic-Cultural Monument #67.
- West edge: Nottingham Avenue. The survey district begins here and runs east.
- East edge: Vermont Avenue. The Moreton Bay fig trees on Vermont north of the boulevard are HCM #940. Farther up, the Greek Theatre stands at 2700 North Vermont Avenue and Dante's View (HCM #1091) sits at 2801 North Vermont Canyon. Streets east of Vermont, such as Aberdeen Avenue and Dundee Drive, lie outside the survey district but count as the Los Feliz Hills on this site.
- North edge: Griffith Park. The district ends where the park begins. The Griffith Observatory at 2500 East Observatory Road opened on May 14, 1935 and looks down on the whole hill.
Inside those edges the streets curve with the foothills. Glendower Avenue and Glendower Place climb through the center. Cromwell Avenue, Bonvue Avenue and Glencairn Road carry the 1924 Los Feliz Heights Steps (HCM #657), a set of public stairways between the streets. Chislehurst Drive, Catalina Street and Cheswic Lane fill in the rest.
For a sense of the neighbors: Laughlin Park sits on the other side of the boulevard, between Los Feliz Boulevard and Franklin Avenue, and its streets are private and gated. The streets on this hill are public, with concrete sidewalks and no gates. Our post on Laughlin Park versus the Los Feliz Hills lays the two side by side.
How does Rooster Homes guide a remote buyer onto this hill?
Rooster Homes is a Los Feliz, Los Angeles real estate team led by Brandon and Sarah Arlington (DRE #02051216). We plan a relocation backward from the day you need to be here. Brandon holds the Military Relocation Professional (MRP) designation for a move on orders and the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) designation. Sarah's in-depth consultation usually happens by phone or video for a relocating buyer and sets the plan for everything after it.
The map comes before the listings. We walk you through the edges above and the City's record on each street before you look at a single photo. That is the Educated pillar of how we help you buy, and on this hill it includes a lesson in what a SurveyLA contributor is and what a Historic-Cultural Monument is.
Remote touring built for a slope. Rooster Homes owns and runs its own Matterport 3D camera, and every home we list carries a tour from day one. For homes listed by other brokerages we walk the 3D tour with you where one exists and ask the listing agent for a video walkthrough. On this hill we ask for three specific shots: the drive up the street, the steps or path to the front door and the view from the highest room. A 3D tour shows the rooms. Those three shots show the hill.
One trip, planned. Remote tours narrow the list. Then you fly in for a few planned days and see your top homes in person, at more than one time of day if you can. The slope faces south, so the light changes through the day. That trip is when you confirm what the screen showed you. The Aligned pillar explains the touring order.
Escrow from where you live now. You sign a written buyer representation agreement with us before the first showing, remote or in person. Once your offer is accepted, an initial deposit of about 3% of the price goes to the escrow company. Brandon typically writes an inspection period of 7 to 10 days. Purchases in Los Angeles close through escrow and title companies with no attorney required at closing, and much of that can run from your current city.
This section explains how the process generally works. It is not legal, tax or lending advice. For your own situation, talk with your lender, CPA or attorney as well.
What are the steps for a relocating buyer on this hill?
- Set the date. Tell us when you need to be in Los Angeles and how firm that date is. Every other date works backward from it.
- Get pre-approved. Talk with a lender before the first remote tour so every home on the list is one you can buy.
- Sign the buyer representation agreement. We go through it line by line by video before anything is signed.
- Learn the four edges. Nottingham Avenue to Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz Boulevard to Griffith Park. Place each listing inside or outside the survey district.
- Tour remotely with the three hill shots. The drive up, the path to the door and the view from the top room. Keep notes on each.
- Fly in once. See the top homes in person and walk the stairways near them. Stand on the lot at two different hours.
- Write the offer and open escrow. The deposit, the inspection window and the closing date are set in writing. Much of escrow then runs from your current city.
What is the next step?
Send us your move date and the streets that caught your eye. We will send back the map with the survey district drawn on it and the City's record on any address you name. The wider relocation method is on relocating to Los Feliz. The hill itself is on our Los Feliz Hills page, and once you are here, our guide to buying a luxury home in the Los Feliz Hills covers the checks before an offer. If a hillside with recorded CC&Rs appeals to you instead, read relocating to Los Feliz Estates.
Then talk with Rooster Homes and let us know what works best for you. We will coordinate our schedule around yours. You can also call (323) 201-2724.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find the Los Feliz Hills on a map?
Look north of Los Feliz Boulevard between Nottingham Avenue on the west and Vermont Avenue on the east, up to the edge of Griffith Park. That is the Los Feliz Heights Residential Historic District in the City's SurveyLA report. The Griffith Observatory sits above it and the Ennis House on Glendower Avenue sits inside it.
Are the streets in the Los Feliz Hills gated or private?
No. The streets on this hill are public, with concrete sidewalks without parkways and several public stairways between them. Laughlin Park, on the south side of Los Feliz Boulevard, is the gated enclave with private streets. The two are often confused from a distance.
What should a video walkthrough show me on a Los Feliz Hills street?
Ask for the drive up the street, the path or steps from the parking spot to the front door and the view from the highest room. The streets follow the contours of the foothills and some lots look over the whole city. Those three shots tell you what a 3D tour of the rooms cannot.
Los Feliz Hills
What relocation looks like in Los Feliz Hills
The Los Feliz Hills rise below the Observatory with 1920s curving streets, public stairways and period revival homes.
The Los Feliz Hills are the hillside above Los Feliz Boulevard, rising north toward Griffith Park on the south slope of Mt. Hollywood.
- The homes
- Period revival homes built lot by lot from 1920 to 1949 in American Colonial, Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean and Tudor Revival styles. Landmarks include the Ennis House and the Lovell House.
- Getting around
- Curving hillside streets follow the contours of the foothills, with several public stairways including the Los Feliz Heights Steps (HCM #657).
- Nearby
- Griffith Park, the Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre and Fern Dell sit directly north. The Oaks and Laughlin Park are the neighboring enclaves.
- The trade-off
- Curving hillside streets and public stairways come with the slope. The reward on some lots is an expansive city view.
The method
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