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Which Pasadena neighborhoods are up-and-coming?

Tweet Hometown Pasadena asked blogger and Realtor Brigham Yen to name an up-and-coming neighborhood in the area “that not everyone knows about yet.” He continues the discussion today on his blog, putting forth Colorado Boulevard between Lake Avenue and Pasadena City … Continue reading

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Could iconic Frank Lloyd Wright home in Pasadena be transported to Japan?

Tweet From the Associated Press: A real estate agent who has been trying to sell a Frank Lloyd Wright home for two years is considering an inquiry from clients who would move it from Southern California to Japan. La Miniatura … Continue reading

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Ambassador College 1969 yearbook

>>INSIDER On the heels of news that a 10-acre portion of the old Ambassador College property has been sold to a builder that plans to start constructing town houses there in 2011, Gawker Media’s women’s blog Jezebel shares this gem: … Continue reading

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Pasadena area real-estate and development roundup

>>LIVE We’re playing catch-up around here, since we were working around the clock to get our winter edition of the Rose Magazine to press. Here’s what’s been happening recently on the Pasadena real-estate scene: Private, all-girls Westridge School is expanding … Continue reading

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Pasadena area real-estate and development roundup

>>LIVE Both halves of the Greene & Greene-designed Herkimer Arms apartment building are now in their new location at 470 N. Raymond Ave. The second, 115-ton half was moved early this morning. [Photo] The city is converting an unused alleyway, … Continue reading

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Historic Herkimer Arms is split in two, ready for move to new home on Raymond Ave.

>>LIVE From Brigham Yen’s Pasadena real estate blog, the historic Herkimer Arms — the only apartment building ever designed by Greene & Greene — has been cut in half in preparation for its move to 407 N. Raymond Ave. There, … Continue reading

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed ‘La Miniatura’ house still on the market and coming down in price

>>INSIDER CurbedLA notes a price change on Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic “La Miniatura” house, built in 1923 into a ravine above the Arroyo Seco. It’s been on the market for more than a year, starting back then with a selling … Continue reading

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Pasadena area real-estate and development roundup

>>LIVE There will be a ribbon-cutting Monday for the new Jet Propulsion Laboratory Flight Projects Center at 4800 Oak Grove in Pasadena. The structure was designed by Irvine-based architecture firm LPA Inc. (via CurbedLA) Would you prefer two years of … Continue reading

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Pasadena area real-estate and development roundup

>>LIVE A mixed-use project is being developed for the southeast corner of Colorado Blvd. and El Molino Ave. The new five-story office building will replace the two-story furnishings store. (Brigham Yen) The 71-unit Granite Park (on Granite Drive, obviously) that’s … Continue reading

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Pasadena area real-estate roundup

>>LIVE The Smith Brothers’ Spitfire Saloon ended its short run on De Lacey Ave., and the space has now been transformed into Cheval Blanc, a French brasserie. (via EaterLA) Related: The Smith brothers, Bob and Gregg, opened up about the … Continue reading

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