Creating Your Perfect Creative Home
Since the 1990s, the purview of the “creative professional” has grown to include over 14 million jobs in the United States alone. Encompassing everything from music composers to copy editors to graphic designers to art directors and beyond, the creative sector has become a dynamic and vital part of the American economy, and it’s centered around a select group of cities, including New York, Portland, San Francisco and, of course, Los Angeles. Arguably the very center of the global entertainment industry, Los Angeles is home to a thriving artistic and creative culture.For many creatives, owning a home is about more than building a family, or financial stability. A home provides creatives such as painters or recording producers with a space to make their own, developing specialized spaces in their own home where they can do their work without having to rent a studio space outside the home. And, while it’s possible to make oneself a functioning workspace in a rented apartment or house, a home gives you the freedom to personalize your space without the fear of upsetting your neighbors, roommates, or landlord.It’s for this reason, and many others, that a creative agent can help in ways a conventional realtor cannot. A creative agent needs to not only know the local market, but have an eye for which spaces would suit artists and other creatives. This is especially true for realtors with their own creative background. And, as our friends at Compass Real Estate will tell you, the best guide to any city is a local. With that in mind, let’s look at some of Los Angeles’ most coveted, art centric neighborhoods.
Los Feliz
Tucked into the hills of East LA, Los Feliz is where Los Angeles’ competing aesthetics come together: grit and glam, urban flatland and suburban hillside. Home to such Los Angeles landmarks as the legendary Ennis House and centered around a charming and lively town center, Los Feliz is quickly becoming the happy medium between Silver Lake’s grit and Hollywood’s glam. With its proximity to many of LA’s most popular live music venues and art galleries, Los Feliz is a great location for a creative agent with clients looking for sample everything the city of Los Angeles has to offer.
Silver Lake
While some see it as merely “the Brooklyn of LA,” Silver Lake has long had its own identity and culture, and is, like Brooklyn, and epicenter of the arts and creative scene in Los Angeles. Home to some of LA’s most notable and exciting live music venues and an ever-growing world of fun restaurants, vintage shops, and more, Silver Lake is quickly becoming one of LA’s most genuine bohemias, and an ideal spot for a creative agent looking for a new home for their new artistic client.
Mount Washington
For some it’s that surban home that calls to them and for you, the ever-growing neighborhood of Mount Washington might be exactly what you need. It’s not the epicenter of Los Angeles but that’s what keeps it quiet and gives way to it’s charm. WIth that surban feel you get that same suburban benefit, where you get slightly more space for the same price point. For some this neighborhood is the perfect calm to pair with the bustling city life.
To learn more about what Los Angeles neighborhoods can offer you as a homebuyer, contact Mike McGill, and find your perfect home!
