Hancock Park (east of Highland Ave) features stately homes, duplexes, and condos. This is a great option for the rich kid who works at Paramount Studios or in the center of Hollywood. Larchmont Village, at the heart of Hancock Park, offers wonderful cafes, salons, and shopping. Back in the days of early Los Angeles society (if there ever really was such a thing), Hancock Park was the place of the rich and famous. Many of the homes in this area have a very traditional, East coast flair to them set back on enormous lots. Even if Hancock Park isn’ t the place for you, I definitely recommend driving through on a Sunday afternoon. Condos start in the mid $500,000 range while a home in Hancock Park proper will start you at about $1,500,000 for one of the more modest homes. The adjacent area has some wonderful buys for under $1,000,000 as featured in today’s Hot Prop.

FYI - The pictured home is not your typical HP home, but is basically a neighborhood landmark. The owner is an eccentric R&B talent who has the driveway of his home lines with white nude Statue of Davids. The house usually will have a holiday or seasonal theme depending on the time of year!

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