Highland Park Los Angeles

Highland Park is a unique neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. It doesn’t feel like you’re in the bustling metropolis LA is famous for, but more like small town americana with a lot of diversity.  As you walk down the streets in this area, you’ll see old stores that have been there for 30 years, and new hipster coffee shops and they seem to coexist in harmony.

There was very strong sense of style in Highland Park and that is reflected in the architecture here, encompassing nearly every style popular from the 1880s through the 1940s – Queen Anne, Shingle, Craftsman, Mission Revival and Tudor Revival.  In fact, Highland Park is in a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) which has restrictions on how you can renovate properties in the area.   Not all of Highland Park is in the HPOZ, but it does cover 4,000 structures and you can click here to see the map.  This is significant for anyone looking to live in Highland Park.  The objectives of the HPOZ are:

To maintain and enhance the historic integrity, sense of place, and quality of life in the Highland Park-Garvanza HPOZ area, using preservation principles as a tool and stabilizing the community for
future generations, the HPOZ shall:
• Promote education by encouraging interest in the cultural, social,
and architectural phases of its history;
• Preserve and enhance the buildings, Natural Features, sites and
areas which are reminders of Highland Park and Garvanza’s history and unique and irreplaceable assets to the City;
• Provide clear guidelines for rehabilitation, new construction, and
relocation of structures;
• Ensure historic preservation is inclusive of all residents, and is
something in which the entire community can participate; and
• Foster neighborhood pride among residents and property owners,
of both residential and commercial buildings, of the area’s unique
history and architecture.

Not all sections in Highland Park are governed by the HPOZ.  Most of the area surround York Blvd is not dictated by these rules, so you are free to renovate as you please.

If you are considering selling your home in Highland Park, please contact me to get a free market analysis.  I offer free tips to help maximize your profits, such as staging ideas, ways to freshen up your landscaping, and a team of handymen and contractors that can get the job done.   You can reach me at 213-268-6832 or email me at Felipe@felipecrook.com

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