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Ostrich Farm Lofts 1010 Sycamore Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030

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Live-Dwell-Create – The Ostrich Farm live-work lofts – Located in South Pasadena near the Arroyo, shopping, dining, yoga studios, the Gold Line and the 110 freeway. Location does not get better than this. These Ostrich Farm Lofts come complete with concrete floors, industrial vaulted ceilings and open air walk ways.  #ostrichfarm #lofts #southpasadena

Designed as live/work spaces, 53 loft condos were developed in 2006 from the historic Cawston Ostrich Farm, an historic landmark building. The Ostrich Farm Lofts range in size from approximately 700 square feet to over 2000 square feet of living in a project that is known for its adaptive reuse of a former factory.   There are gardens and terraces in a gated environment.   The units feature high ceilings and polished concrete floors.  The location is convenient to the Gold Line Light Rail System as well as the unique shopping and dining of South Pasadena.

Originally opened in 1886 by Edwin Cawston, the Cawston Ostrich Farm, a provider of ostrich feathers, was the United States’ first ostrich farm and a popular tourist attraction from 1896 to 1935. The design of The Ostrich Farm Lofts, located along the Gold Line right of way, keeps the essential qualities of the site intact and accentuates the industrial nature of the previous use. It has been stated that the original ostriches made their journey from South Africa to Texas and eventually by train to South Pasadena.  It wasn’t an entirely successful trip as only 18 of the 50 ostrichs survived.   Eventually, the Ostrich Farm had a population of over 100 ostriches.  During the early part of the 20th century, visitors could be taken on ostrich drawn carriage rides and buy ostrich related items at the factory store.

 

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The site was later developed as a group of industrial buildings. The design of The Ostrich Farm Lofts, located along the Gold Line right of way, keeps the essential qualities of the site intact and accentuates the industrial nature of the previous use.

In the older buildings, large new windows are cut into the existing brick facades to make each live/work space a light filled work environment. The exterior of the newest building is re-skinned in both stucco and corrugated metal siding.

Ostrich Farm Lofts
Ostrich Farm Lofts

The use of two finishes breaks down the scale of the existing massing and creates a more sympathetic relationship between this portion of the structure and the older buildings. The units, which range from 800SF to 2,000SF, feature double height ceilings, exposed steel beams, balconies and patios. Each live/work space has a recessed wall area at the unit entry designated for business signage.

The project maintains many of the site’s mature trees, and additional trees, large hedges and feature plants reflect the nature of the indigenous Arroyo Seco landscape. A corner park visible from outside the property commemorates and pays tribute to the historic ostrich farm. Be sure to also take a look at the unlisted lofts at Ostrich Farm.

Ostrich Farm Lofts
Ostrich Farm Lofts

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Downtown Lofts For Sale – Three Most Common Mistakes To Avoid Before Buying

When looking for a good deal in Downtown Los Angeles, there are three common mistakes that we see buyers and renters making routinely over the past six months.

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More than half of prospective buyers make these unfortunate mistakes that lose them thousands, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Now that Downtown loft and condo prices have risen substantially in the past three years, most buyers either give up too soon, wait too long to get serious, or fail to look at all of the possibilities.

It’s always ironic when we hear someone say that prices have gone up too much and therefore it is not a good time to buy.  We’ve been hearing people say that prices have risen too much for the past two years. During the past twelve months, we saw the prices again go up another 7% in Downtown. The naysayers again lost out.

Another losing philosophy that we’ve been seeing over the last two years are the procrastinators who realize that they should not have waited to buy over the last three years.  They come to realize that they should not have waited, and then they take a failing strategy based on trying to get yesterday’s prices today. Too bad for them; yesterday is gone, and yesterday’s prices are also gone. They get desperate and then try to buy properties that are already in escrow or already sold.  These backward-looking strategies don’t work. New times require new strategies.

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The prospective Downtowners then make the third mistake and fail to realize how many opportunities there are to find an amazing home and get a great deal. They think that their friend or relative who is a real estate agent can do a great job at finding and negotiating a Downtown loft. What they don’t know is that they do not have access to 45% of the best deals in Downtown. They don’t know that the properties that are not on the internet, not listed to the public, not on the brokers Multiple Listing Service, selling before the public sees them, or selling without the public ever knowing that they sold. These are the best deals in Downtown, and most would-be buyers miss them completely. And boy, do they miss out!

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With off-market properties, the deals and possibilities are endless! Here’s just one of the latest examples, an amazing 3-level upgraded, pet-friendly Alta loft that may be coming soon as a pocket listing. It’s not on the internet. The beautiful upgrades include glass panels, designer modern kitchen, upgraded lighting and bathroom tile, upgraded bath tub and scraped I-beams with intumescent paint (the photo shows a non-upgraded unit). Three levels: living room on the bottom with a 2nd entry door, giant warehouse-style rollup-door containing a wall of windows and natural light, upgraded kitchen, bathroom with laundry on the 2nd level, and extended bedroom with integrated custom closet, full upgraded bath on the third level. This property will be listed to the public in the upper $500,000s, but could potentially sell off-market first for less than $500,000.

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Copyright © 2015 This free information provided courtesy L.A. Loft Blog and LAcondoInfo.com with information provided by Corey Chambers, Realty Source Inc, BRE#01889449 We are not necessarily associated with the home owner’s association, seller or developer. For more information, contact (213) 880-9910 or visit LAcondoInfo.com Licensed in California. All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Properties subject to prior sale or rental. This is not a solicitation if buyer or seller is already under contract with another broker.