$2.6 Million Homes in California

Los Angeles | $2.599 Million

A recently renovated 1951 house with three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot

This house is in the hills of Echo Park, five minutes from Echo Park Lake, where swan-shaped paddle boats are available to rent, and from a busy stretch of Sunset Boulevard with cocktail bars, music venues and restaurants, including a brewery serving organic vegan food and a popular pizza parlor. It is within 10 minutes of Dodger Stadium and the walking trails surrounding Silver Lake Reservoir.

Driving to Griffith Park or downtown Los Angeles takes about 10 minutes. Glendale and Pasadena are about 20 minutes away.

Size: 3,026 square feet

Price per square foot: $859

Indoors: The yard in front of the house is landscaped with citrus trees and enclosed by a tall wood fence.

The front door opens into a living-and-dining area with a beamed ceiling and large windows. The expansive kitchen, which is part of this space, has open shelving, marble counters, stainless steel appliances and access to a powder room with a wood vanity and salmon-colored walls.

All three bedrooms are on the second floor, reached from a wide staircase near the entry. The primary bedroom, to the left of a landing with a window seat, has two sets of sliding-glass doors that open to a balcony and an en suite bathroom with a round soaking tub and a separate walk-in shower. The bedroom next door also has balcony access and an en suite bathroom. The third bedroom, at the end of the hall, has a bathroom with a windowed tub and shower.

The lower level of the house, used by the sellers as a home office and recording studio, is reached from stairs in the living room and has access to a wood deck.