Betty Moore

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$ 2,100,000

$ 1,995,000 5.3%

Est. payment -/mo

Sold on 06/17/2026

12450 Rochedale Lane Los Angeles, CA 90049

3 Beds

2 Baths

1,197 SqFt

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Key Details

Sold Price $2,100,000

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Sold

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 1,197 sqft

Price per Sqft $1,754

MLS Listing ID CL26767019

Sold Date 06/17/26

Bedrooms 3

Full Baths 2

HOA Fees $8/ann

HOA Y/N Yes

Year Built 1950

Lot Size 0.323 Acres

Acres 0.323

Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence

Property Description

A. Quincy Jones & Whitney R. Smith, Architects | The Morris & Lydia Gelb House, 1950 | Rehabilitation by Bruce Norelius, AIA, Architect, 2014 | City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1332. Set within the utopian experiment of Crestwood Hills, the Gelb House is a rare, highly intact example of A. Quincy Jones' Mutual Housing Association vision - where architecture was not a luxury, but a disciplined framework for living. Completed in 1950, the house embodies a rigor that feels increasingly scarce. The post-and-beam structure is expressed with clarity - Douglas fir framing, concrete block, and redwood working together without ornament or redundancy. Every decision is economical, never compromised. Sited into the hillside, the plan unfolds with quiet logic: private rooms at one end, living spaces opening outward, and structure doing the work of both enclosure and expression. A concrete block fireplace anchors the interior, while skylights along the ridge beam draw light deep into the plan. Owned by the original family for decades, the house remained largely untouched - preserving the intent of the MHA experiment, a community that reimagined postwar housing as cooperative, modern, and connected to landscape. The restoration by Bruce Norelius Studio approaches the house with restraint. Systems have been updated and key spaces - kitchen and baths - reworked with a sympathetic material palette, while the original structure remains intact. Interventions are legible and deliberately quiet - a careful continuation. On a large corner lot surrounded by mature trees, the flat pad offers potential for expansion, with room for a pool or additional living space. In a market where "mid-century" is often diluted, the Gelb House stands apart as the real thing. Photography: Tim Street-Porter.

Location

State CA

County Los Angeles

Zoning LARE15

Interior

Heating Wall Furnace

Cooling None

Fireplaces Type Living Room, Wood Burning

Fireplace Yes

Appliance Dishwasher, Refrigerator

Laundry Dryer, Washer, In Kitchen

Exterior

View Y/N true

View Trees/Woods

Total Parking Spaces 3

Private Pool false

Building

Story 1

Foundation Slab

Level or Stories One Story

New Construction No

Schools

School District Los Angeles Unified

Others

Tax ID 4494010028

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Listed by Brian Linder • Compass
Bought with NoryChin

Betty Moore

Broker | License ID: 792664

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12450 Rochedale Lane Los Angeles, CA 90049

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