Archive for January, 2017
All roads — and world of organics — lead to the neighborhood
Because “everything is related to everything else” — at least that’s the answer, perhaps apocryphal, that Buckminster Fuller gave to his students in response to the question of why he took three hours to answer a single question. So bear with me while I attempt to connect the dots between the thick green “broth” that […]
Is Measure ‘S’ all about saving a view?
Guest writer articles advocating “yes” and “no” on Measure S can be found on the front page at: http://issuu.com/larchmontchronicle/docs/lc_02_2017. Is the Measure S ballot initiative that would halt much construction for two years citywide, and that is going to the voters in March, really just about a powerful executive trying to protect the […]
CIM lists Farmers tower and parking lots for sale
Hitting the local real estate market for re-sale are two of the four Park Mile blocks that CIM Group bought from original owner-builder, Farmers Insurance, in April of 2014. CIM, a large real estate fund manager with approximately $19.2 billion of assets under management, will continue to house its international headquarters on the property west […]
Slice of Hawaii on Lucerne, a win-win for you and wildlife
Darren Eminian’s home on N. Lucerne Blvd. is a nature lover’s delight, a field laboratory of sorts, where 300 hibiscus plants bloom year round. It’s been six years since Eminian hung up his suit from years of working in the banking and insurance industry to begin his research in how best to grow the colorful […]
Real Estate Sales
Real Estate Sales* Single-family homes 354 S. Lucerne Blvd. 120 N. Irving Blvd. 270 S. Windsor Blvd. 208 S. Arden Blvd. 139 N. Beachwood Dr. 513 N. Plymouth Blvd. 440 N. Citrus Ave. 420 S. Highland Ave. 540 N. Lucerne Blvd. 456 Westminster Ave. 722 S. Bronson Ave. 621 N. Mansfield Ave. 329 N. Windsor […]
Update: Quigg bankruptcies move forward
The nine bankruptcy proceedings initiated by house developer Robert Quigg, including for six houses in Windsor Square and Hancock Park, are moving along. However, hearings and creditors’ meetings were postponed until after the Larchmont Chronicle went to press. Approximately 50 documents already have been filed in the case under which eight of the bankruptcies have […]
