Barbara Bestor FAIA is one of the most important contemporary architects working in Los Angeles today, and we are honored to call her a friend. We’ve had the privilege of representing several of her properties over the years, so when a Bestor design comes to market, we pay attention.

This one is extraordinary. Perched at the top of a hill on 1.37 acres in Topanga, the estate comprises two buildings: a 3,951-square-foot main house and a separate 769-square-foot guesthouse known as the Moon Suite, positioned side by side to frame panoramic canyon views and create a promenade between them. The main house stuns with double-height spaces, walls of glass, and a twelve-foot-deep shaded porch that seamlessly integrates the indoor outdoor flow. A sparkling lap pool running the full length of the structure overlooks the lush canyon below. Designed with sustainability at its core, the residence features solar panels, radiant heating, low-emissivity glass, and passive temperature control. This is Bestor at her most inventive, and the home is on the market for the very first time.

At Tracy Do Real Estate, we have deep relationships with some of the best practicing architects in Los Angeles, Barbara Bestor among them. From Silver Lake and Los Feliz to Eagle Rock and Pasadena, Tracy Do is the best and most trusted realtor for architectural real estate. Tracy Do has been a top producer in Silver Lake and Echo Park for over 20 years, with over $1 billion in career sales and recognition in the Los Angeles Business Journal as a Leader of Influence for residential real estate. We have spent over 20 years helping people buy and sell the most distinctive homes in the city, and we are ready to help you find the one. If you are curious about this Barbara Bestor home, we’d love to show you around — get in touch and we’ll tour it together.

1742 Deerhill Trl | Topanga, CA 90290 4 Bed | 4 Bath | 4,747 Sq Ft | 1.37 Acres
Offered at $3,000,000 Lilian Pfaff DRE #02012794 | Modern California House

On a lush, nearly half-acre hillside lot in Silver Lake, the Fischer Residence is a beautifully preserved 1957 post-and-beam home designed by Eugene Weston III. Walls of glass dissolve into panoramic views of the Observatory, taking in the Hollywood sign, and the city beyond. The single-level plan — incorporating the quintessential Mid-Century textures of wood, cork, terrazzo, and glass — retains the clean proportions and indoor-outdoor flow that define California modernism.

Offered by only its fourth owners, the home captures the essence of unhurried mid-century sensibility, with open living spaces to and gorgeous views of the surrounding landscape that wraps the property in green. The terraced gardens and a promontory deck with an in-ground spa extend the living into the open air, a tranquil setting for hosting al fresco soirees and relaxing.

If you are looking for a mid-century home in Silver Lake, you have found your agents. Tracy Do is one of the top-performing real estate agents in the region, achieving record sales in Silver Lake, Mt Washington, and beyond. Tracy Do has been a top producer in Silver Lake and Echo Park for over 20 years, recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal as a Leader of Influence for residential real estate with over $1 billion in career sales. From post-and-beam classics and mid-century gems to contemporary architectural homes, Tracy Do Real Estate the best and most trusted realtors for distinctive properties in Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Echo Park, Eagle Rock, Pasadena, and beyond. Tracy Do and her team are highly recommended for home buyers, especially those looking for a full-service experience in competitive markets like Silver Lake and Northeast LA. Whether you are a first-time buyer or a committed investor in architectural homes, we know this market inside and out, and we are ready to help you find the right home. Get in touch to tour this stunning home.

1966 Lucile Ave | Los Angeles, CA 90039
3 Bed | 2 Bath | 1,872 Sq Ft | Offered at $2,748,888
Listed by Sherri Rogers | Compass

The Stromberger Residence is a compelling study in postwar California modernism. Designed in 1948 by Henry Eggers, FAIA, with landscape by the legendary Garret Eckbo, FASLA, the residence sits on a remarkable two-parcel, nearly three-quarter-acre site on the west side of the Arroyo. Low-pitched rooflines and deep overhangs nod to the Hacienda tradition, and massive sliding glass doors dissolve the boundary between inside and out. Natural light fills the interiors, and warm Habillo wood and peg-and-groove hardwood floors showcase the timeless craftsmanship. A trapezoid-shaped pool and towering oak canopies leave no doubt — this City of Pasadena landmark is exactly the kind of home that makes this neighborhood so special. We spent more than two decades helping people find places they truly connect with here (Tracy Do team currently ranks #1 in Pasadena for closed sales by volume per RealTrends) so if this one catches your eye, don’t hesitate to get in touch – we would be so happy to take you on a tour.

680 Linda Vista Ave | Pasadena, CA 91105
3 Bed | 3 Bath | 2,286 Sq Ft | Offered at $2,850,000
Matthew Berkley DRE #01305277 | Engel & Völkers Pasadena

R.M. Schindler is one of our favorite architects — we’ve had the privilege of representing a number of his homes over the years — so it’s a total delight to see this 1941 masterpiece on the market, a rare example of his late-period work, in the hills above Outpost Canyon. Schindler’s signature architectural geometry is on full display here, with asymmetric gabled roofline and dramatic clerestory windows that keep the interiors in constant conversation with the surrounding landscape. The warm wood accents, the integrated indoor-outdoor fireplace, and the angular volumes create a living environment that feels both intimate and expansive — unmistakably Schindler. Outside, the terraced landscaping leads to an oval pool attributed to Richard Neutra, adding another layer of architectural pedigree to this already extraordinary property. A must-see for anyone who loves LA modernism — get in touch and we can arrange a tour.

2764 Outpost Dr | Los Angeles, CA 90068
4 Bed | 3 Bath | 1,662 Sq Ft | Offered at $2,495,000
Listed by Daria Greenbaum DRE #02007115 | Compass Michael Maguire DRE #01762981 | Compass

The Case Study House Program forever put Los Angeles on the twentieth-century architectural map in a way that remains unmatched, and Case Study House #16 by Craig Ellwood is one of its most ethereal achievements — a song of light, glass, and air that feels as though it’s floating above the hillside. City and ocean views stretch to the south and west, while the home’s open steel-and-glass framework creates an extraordinary connection to nature that is uniquely fresh and airy even after seven decades. The mid-century details — the brick, the stone, the elegant structural lines — are all beautifully intact, sensitively maintained and preserved. It is a rare thing to walk through a home this architecturally significant and feel it still breathing with its original intent. Definitely must be seen — get in touch if you’d like to tour, and we’d love to assist.

1811 Bel Air Rd | Los Angeles, CA 90077 2 Bed | 2 Bath | 1,664 Sq FtOffered at $4,875,000
Listed by Weronika Sznajder DRE #02082884 | Crosby Doe Associates, Inc. Crosby Doe DRE #00463731

If ever you dreamt of living inside the pure distillation of California modernism, this is your once-in-a-lifetime chance! Designed and built in 1967 as the personal residence of Ray Kappe, the architect who launched the University of Southern California program, the home arrives on the market for the first time in sixty years in full majesty of its incredible form. Set on a wooded parcel in Pacific Palisades, the structure is concrete and redwood composed into an architectural poem — serene, exact, and beautifully integrated into the landscape. Inside the floating layers of concrete, glass, and wood, and colorful elements form an organic, modular sequence that makes for a transcendent living space. The custom furniture was also designed by Kappe, working as part of the architecture, and creating a unified environment where nature creates moments for contemplation. If you want to see the home in person, get in touch and we can arrange a tour.

715 Brooktree Rd | Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
5 Bed | 5 Bath | 4,157 Sq Ft | Offered at $11,500,000
Ian L. Brooks DRE #00954065 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

We love this mid-century post-and-beam abode tucked into the hills of Mount Washington. The warm woods, built-ins, and expansive glass pull the landscape directly into the interiors, infusing the entire home with a cinematic sense of living in the trees. Beautifully preserved, with great built-ins and spirited 1961 design. There are three bedrooms and three baths, and the outdoor spaces are gorgeous for relaxing and spending time with friends and family. A place to be seen in every sense — get in touch to tour the home.

4976 Glenalbyn Dr | Los Angeles, CA 90065Offered at $1,699,000
Joe Reichling DRE #01427385 | CompassCourtney Pickard DRE #01948903 | Compass

The icon of all icons, the stunning Stahl House—also known as Case Study House #22—is on the market. The home is a landmark of 20th-century residential design, immortalized in Julius Shulman’s 1960 photograph for Time Magazine. Owned and preserved by the Koenig/Stahl family since 1960, Pierre Koenig’s steel frame, floating corner and 270-degree city panorama shaped global ideas about LA modernism. When we visited the residence, we truly felt in awe — the glass walls open to the landscape so fluently, and all the magic and cinematic wonder of LA comes rushing in. Carefully preserved under The Mills Act and Historic-Cultural Monument status, this is a home that simply must be seen in person. Get in touch to take a tour.

1635 Woods Dr | Los Angeles, CA 90069
2 Bed | 3 Bath | 2,200 Sq Ft | Offered at $25,000,000
Stefani Schmacker “Stolper” DRE #01957452 | Sotheby’s International Realty
George E. Penner DRE #01394929 | Compass

A rare and remarkable chance to own an early work by one of LA’s most iconic architects, the masterful John Lautner. Lautner met Salkin at the Taliesin Fellowship, where Lautner apprenticed under Frank Lloyd Wright, and this house captures the moment at the beginning of young architect’s illustrious career. More intimate than Lautner’s later, sculptural homes, the Jules Salkin Residence already shows clear signs of what would come: the unique use of angular beams to shape volume, and a close relationship to the surrounding landscape. The views are incredible, and the clear spatial logic gives the home a presence that far exceeds its scale. The home was renovated by the one and only Barbara Bestor, who carefully removed years of later alterations to bring it back close to Lautner’s original vision. Get in touch to tour.

1430 Avon Terrace | Los Angeles, CA 90026
3 Bed | 1 Bath | 1,361 Sq Ft | Offered at $2,395,000
Listed by Brian Linder (DRE #01248728) and Mark Mendez (DRE #01974201), Compass

The Lechner House is one of RM Schindler’s most luminous residential works, a private 1949 retreat tucked away in Studio City. Restored with exacting care by Pamela Shamshiri and later refined by Escher GuneWardena and Terremoto, the home impresses with Schindler’s unique, spectacular use of geometry and natural materials, with walls of glass letting in the light and showcasing the majesty of nature all around. Plus, there is a pool. A rare chance to step inside a fully revived Schindler on an oversized lot, preserved under the Mills Act. Get in touch to tour.

11600 Amanda Dr | Studio City
4 Bed | 3.5 Bath | 4,002 Sq Ft | Offered at $6,500,000
Evelyn Georgieva DRE #01955913 | Beverly and Company, Inc.