Where's Federico Flying this Week?

Apologies for my absence — I got trapped in The Tiki Room again (fool me thrice, shame on me.) After so much time imprisoned amongst the most garish and gaudy of my avian kin, I’m paying a visit to their polar opposite: the sophisticated and chic Bird Streets. 

The Rubin House, designed in 1956 for a Hollywood couple by architect Richard Frazer, is Mid-century Modern at its best: clean, capacious, classy. Secluded by a protruding carport and tucked between two hills, the home radiates a sense of calm, in no small part due to its soaring floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors that flood with natural light, the tumbling native landscape, and a flamingo’s-eye-view of the Los Angeles cityscape.  

As I stand next to the Rubin House’s hot tub that overlooks the sun setting on our beautiful town, something — perhaps the burbling jets or the neon sunset — brings to the mind The Tiki Room and dares to say: the fourth time will be different. 

Listed by Weston Littlefield • Christie's International Real Estate SoCal • DRE 02053581

Friends of FORT... On the Move!

On November 16, 2024, join the L.A. Conservancy for a day at San Pedro’s historic Harbor House! “From YMCA to Home” is a special tour that explores the adaptive reuse of this historic building, from YMCA to army hotel to apartment living. The event will also feature the panel discussion "Adaptive Reuse and Preservation’s Broader Role in Housing”: a panel of distinguished guests will discuss how this beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival landmark shows how historic buildings can be repurposed to serve the community.

This iteration of BLAKEHAUS mines the aesthetics of modern architecture, West Coast minimalism, and historical modern design in a site-specific installation at The Hunt House in Malibu, CA. Designed and built by Craig Ellwood in 1957 for Victor and Elizabeth Hunt, this architecturally significant design traverses Bauhaus and the International Style doctrine with California informality. Honored as an Architectural Record House of the Year in 1959, it is a quintessential example of California Modernism.

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**Statements in this email (or by Federico the Flamingo) are not intended, nor should they be construed, as sales advocacy for the properties mentioned. Federico the Flamingo and FORT: LA’s efforts are solely for educational purposes.***