Los Feliz
Griffith Park at the top, a village at the bottom.
A neighborhood at the foot of Griffith Park.
Los Feliz sits at the southeast corner of Griffith Park, between Hollywood, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, and Atwater Village. The hills north of Los Feliz Boulevard hold some of the most admired homes in Los Angeles. Below them, Vermont and Hillhurst Avenues run through Los Feliz Village, with independent shops, coffee, and restaurants.
I'm Breanne Wahl, a real estate agent with ACME | SERHANT., and I help buyers and sellers here in Los Feliz.
Photos by Neue Focus.
Griffith Park: the neighborhood's backyard.
Griffith Park covers more than 4,000 acres and is the largest municipal park with urban wilderness in the United States. It has 53 miles of trails, fire roads, and bridle paths, and the hike up Mount Hollywood, the park's highest peak, looks out over the Hollywood Sign and the whole city.
Inside the park you'll find Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo, the Autry Museum of the American West, the vintage trains at Travel Town, a historic carousel, three city golf courses, and Fern Dell, a shady fern-lined canyon that's a city Historic-Cultural Monument.
a few Places Within
Los Feliz Village
Vermont and Hillhurst Avenues, roughly between Prospect Avenue and Los Feliz Boulevard. The walkable heart of the neighborhood, with independent shops, coffee, and restaurants.
The Hills
North of Los Feliz Boulevard, the streets climb toward Griffith Park. This is where you'll find grand Period Revival homes from the 1920s through the 1940s, along with landmark modern houses.
Laughlin Park
A gated enclave of about 60 homes off Franklin Avenue, laid out in 1913. Cecil B. DeMille and W.C. Fields both lived here.
Franklin Hills
On the southeast side, toward Silver Lake. Winding streets, public stairways, and the Shakespeare Bridge, a little Gothic-style bridge built in 1926.
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From rancho land to the Observatory.
Rancho Los Feliz was granted to José Vicente Féliz. The neighborhood still carries the family's name.
Griffith J. Griffith and his wife, Christina, gave 3,015 acres of the old rancho to the city. It became Griffith Park.
Laughlin Park was laid out, one of the first hillside enclaves in the neighborhood.
Walt and Roy Disney opened their first studio on Kingswell Avenue, in the back of a real estate office.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House was finished on the hill above Los Feliz Boulevard, built from his patterned concrete blocks.
Richard Neutra completed the Lovell Health House, one of the first steel-frame houses in the country.
The Greek Theatre was completed in Griffith Park.
Griffith Observatory was finished, and it has watched over Los Feliz ever since.
Homes I've Sold
A 1959 hillside home with a 180-degree view. I represented my clients, who were ready to take on a fixer, and negotiated the price down to $1,350,000. Read the story.
A 1981 condo with 2 bedrooms and about 1,144 square feet. I represented the buyers, and it closed at $255,000.
Buying and selling in Los Feliz: FAQ
What is Los Feliz known for?
Griffith Park and Griffith Observatory at its edge, the shops and restaurants along Vermont and Hillhurst Avenues, and hillside homes by architects including Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra.
Where is Los Feliz?
Northwest of downtown Los Angeles, at the southeast corner of Griffith Park, between Hollywood, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, and Atwater Village. Most of the neighborhood is in ZIP code 90027.
How close is Los Feliz to Griffith Park?
Right next door. The park's trails, Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, and Fern Dell are all minutes from Los Feliz Village.
How big is Griffith Park?
More than 4,000 acres, with 53 miles of trails, fire roads, and bridle paths. It's the largest municipal park with urban wilderness in the United States.
What should I know before buying a hillside home in Los Feliz?
Many homes sit on steep lots, so I always walk buyers through foundations and drainage, permits on any additions, fire zone rules for the exact address, and whether any historic designation applies to the property.
How do you get around from Los Feliz?
Los Feliz Boulevard runs across the neighborhood, and the Hollywood Freeway (101) and Golden State Freeway (5) are close by. Hollywood, downtown, and Glendale are a short drive, and the Metro B Line's Vermont/Sunset station is just to the south.
Does Breanne Wahl help buyers and sellers in Los Feliz?
Yes. I specialize in Northeast Los Angeles, plus Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Los Feliz, and I'm right there with clients wherever else in Los Angeles their search takes them.
“We have worked with a few LA realtors by now and Breanne is a rare gem: impeccably knowledgable, calmly confident, no hard sell, clear integrity.”
Thinking about buying or selling in Los Feliz?
Let's talk. I'll walk the neighborhood with you or pull comps for your street.