The Jewel in the Crown of West Side Los Angeles, Westwood was originally developed in the 1920's. Many buildings, homes and churches are remarkable examples of Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean architecture, popular in the 1930's. The single family residential neighborhoods east and west of the campus and Village area, attest to the thoughtful planning of Westwood's founding fathers and developers.
The East Coast/Mid Western sensibilities employed in the wide, tree-lined avenues of Little Holmby, is a welcome site to buyers relocating from other states, hungry for a park-like residential feel.
Westwood is host to UCLA, with its acclaimed Medical School, emergency and teaching hospitals, as well as the renowned Medical Plaza that houses some of the world's finest medical specialists and equipment.
A vibrant, eclectic and full-service college-town, Westwood Village is also home to several FIRST- RUN MOVIE HOUSES, the Geffen Playhouse (under renovation), the Armand-Hammer Museum, many excellent, intimate restaurants, as well as Expo (The Home Depot Upgrade Home Design Center).
"The Village" as locals affectionately refer to it, has a Farmer's Market, a Whole Foods Market, a Ralph's Market, dozens of upscale shops and stores, every imaginable fast food restaurant, and tree-lined streets and pedestrian malls for long post-prandial strolls. Westwood also hosts the Federal Building, the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, The Wadsworth VA and Hospitals, and Wadsworth Theatre.
Westwood has three highly regarded elementary schools in Warner Ave. Elementary, Fairburn Elementary (just south of Wilshire) and UES (University Elementary School (adjacent to UCLA). Westwood's Wilshire high-rise complexes include both commercial (a financial hub) and some 25 residential full-service condominium complexes known as the Wilshire Corridor, which begins about 3 blocks east of Westwood Blvd and continues east, to Comstock Avenue. The Wilshire Corridor offers the opportunity to experience world-class, high-rise, full-service condominium living, in close proximity to the business and shopping venues of Beverly Hills and Century City.
About 15-20 minutes to the Pacific Ocean and the West Side's dramatic and popular beaches, the climate is mild, with better than average air-quality by Los Angeles standards. The mean temperature in the summer is 78 degrees (day-time) and low-60's at night. Winter mean temperature is about 68 (day-time) and high 40's to low 50's at night. The humidity levels are quite low.
Prices for condominiums range from about $450K for a 1 bedroom (about 400-500 Sq. Ft.) to $25+ Million for a 5,000 Sq.Ft. penthouse on the Wilshire Corridor.
Single family homes start at about $1.4Mil for modest fixer-uppers to over $100Mil in Little Holmby. The average price of a home as of December ’06 is about $2.5Mil.
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