Page 10 <strong>Palisades</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>June</strong> 3, <strong>2015</strong>NO ONE SELLSMOREHOMESINSOUTHERNCALIFORNIATHAN COLDWELL ®BANKER123FEATURED PROPERTIES1P ACIFIC PALISADESADESFrench Country w/ ocean & vineyard vws.Ali Rassekhi sekhi (310) 359-5695$13,500,0002PACIFIC PALISADESADES1930’s Classic sic Spanish, 7Br/7.5Ba w/poolHolly Davis (310) 230-7377$12,695,0004563PACIFIC PALISADESADESMid-Century on 1/2 acre Live In/Build NuSaxon | Rubel (310) 420-7896$6,800,0004P ACIFIC PALISADESADESHuntington <strong>Palisades</strong>. 6bd/7bth.$6,499,000Hollingsworth orth & Leff (310) 230-24835PACIFIC PALISADESADESBeautiful Updated Family Home, 5Br/4BaKurt Hiete(310) 990-8409$4,495,00078967PACIFIC PALISADESADESOpen & beautiful. 5 suites. Pool/spa.Michael Edlen (310) 230-7373P ACIFIC PALISADESADESAberle/Convey (310) 230-2452$3,300,000$2,800,0004+3.5 Pool+Spa Vu www.1201laspulgas.com8PACIFIC PALISADESADESBeautiful remodeled 4+3 w/curb appeal.Leslie A Woodward(310) 387-8020$2,699,999101112910PACIFIC PALISADESADESBeautiful home w/good flrpln & pvt yard.Michael Edlen (310) 230-7373PACIFIC PALISADESADESMichael Edlen (310) 230-7373$2,400,000$2,250,000000Bright & impeccable cable with in/out flow.11PACIFIC PALISADESADESOn private cul-de-sac with vusHolly Davis (310) 230-7377$1,549,0001314151213P ACIFIC PALISADESADESAmazing VIEW location “on the rim”Sharon & John (310) 573-7737PACIFIC PALISADESADES1bd/1ba remodeled condo w/viewsAdam Katz (310) 230-2415$865,000$659,00014PACIFIC PALISADESADES$399,0001300+SqFt Mobile Home Beach Hideaway.C. Damon | A. Damon (310) 230-242715PACIFIC PALISADESADES$15,000/MONTHBeautiful craftsman. Close to Village.Hollingsworth orth & Leff (310) 230-2483PACIFIC PALISADES15101 W SUNSET BLVD(310) 454-1111facebook.com/ColdwellBankerPacific<strong>Palisades</strong>PALISADES HIGHLANDS1515 P ALISADES DRIVE(310) 459-7511facebook.com/ColdwellBanker<strong>Palisades</strong>HighlandsConnect With UsVIEW MORE LISTINGS ATCALIFORNIAMOVES.COM®©<strong>2015</strong> Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved.Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office is owned by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registeredservice marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.Broker does not guarantee the accuracy of square footage,lot size or other information concerning the condition or features of property provided by seller or obtained from public records or other sources,and the buyer is advised to independently verify the accuracy of thatinformation through personal inspection and with appropriate professionals.* Based on information total sales volume from California Real Estate Technology Services, Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS, SANDICOR, Inc. for the period 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2013 in Los Angeles, Orange,Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego,Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Due to MLS reporting methods and allowable reporting policy,this data is only informational and may not be completely accurate.Therefore,Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage does not guarantee the data accuracy. Data maintained by the MLS’s may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
<strong>Palisades</strong> <strong>News</strong><strong>June</strong> 3, <strong>2015</strong> Page 11New Realtor Opens Office on ViaBy LAUREL BUSBYStaff WriterRealtor Donna Bohana has alwaysdone things a little bit differently. Asa Baldwin Hills teenager, she optedto head to an English boarding school. Butit wasn’t a typical English boarding school.At Tasis, students spent six weeks inEngland and then six weeks in anothercountry. She visited Ireland, Spain, Franceand Greece, among other places—learninga bit of each native language and experiencingeach nation firsthand.“I didn’t know it at the time, but it laidthe foundation for me to understand workingwith different cultures,” said Bohana,who works with people from around theworld in her real estate agency, Solstice InternationalRealty, which recently openedat 833 Via de la Paz. “When I meet peoplefrom these different countries, I can alwaysfind a connection somewhere.”Her new office, which will have its grandopening on <strong>June</strong> 21, is also designed toallow her the time and space to connectwith her clients. The space is arranged morelike a living room than a traditional officewith sofas, a coffee table, and a big-screenTV for viewing properties and documents.“I just wanted a new concept—not acorporate office, which never did feel rightfor me,” Bohana said. “I wanted somethingmore comfortable and inviting where wecan sit comfortably and talk about whatyou need.”Bohana, a single mother with a 6-yearolddaughter, Emme, named her companyafter the solstice, because her birthday isMarquez KnollsAssociation AnnualMeeting on <strong>June</strong> 6The Marquez Knolls Property OwnersAssociation will hold its annual meeting onSaturday, <strong>June</strong> 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. atMarquez Charter Elementary School.There will be a short business meeting withthe election of next year’s board. Sandwiches,desserts and drinks will be served.“How to Create a Drought-Tolerant Yard”is the topic for this year’s program. Rebatesare available to assist in the cost of these doovers.Marquez Knolls resident Laura Mackwill share her experience in transforming herlawn into a vibrant drought-friendly garden.Director of Sustainable Solutions for Tree -People Lisa Cahill will present more specificson the why and how of lawn conversions.LAPD, LAFD and ACS Security will beavailable to answer questions.Donna Bohana, owner of Solstice International Realty.a few days before the summer solstice, andthe winter solstice has always been a fortunatetime of year for her. Her biggest sale, a$10-million home, occurred in December.“For some reason, that time—winter orsummer—seems to be my lucky time ofyear,” said Bohana, who founded the companyin 2007 and has offices in Malibu andPasadena. “I just thought I’m going to namemy company that. It’s a happy time of year.Photo: Bart BartholomewThe word solstice means new beginnings.”Bohana said her own beginning as a realtororiginated with a part-time job inMalibu at the Fred Sands realty company.At the time, she was earning a degree ininternational studies at Pepperdine University,and she was still considering variouscareers.After graduating from Pepperdine in1992, Bohana became an executive assistantto the Malibu Board of Realtors, butshe also decided to earn her realtor’s license.Once she had that in hand, shestarted work at Coldwell Banker, where sheworked for 14 years before branching outon her own. Danielle Thompson joinedher as the broker of record and now runsthe Pasadena office.From the beginning, Bohana decided totake on not only sales, but also propertiesthat weren’t that popular at the time amongMalibu realtors—one-month rentals. Althoughthe short-term rentals had lowcommissions, she found that they oftenturned into sales, even if the sales happenedyears later.“I’ve gotten lucky with the rentals, so Iwork them like I work my sales,” said Bohana,who lives in Malibu close to where itmeets the <strong>Palisades</strong>.Valerie Joslin, a neighbor, client and alsoBohana’s interior designer, said, “She’llhustle for you. You’ve seen handymen withsigns—no job is too small. Donna will say‘Give it to me.’”And even though Bohana has soldmany high-end properties since her earlydays as a realtor, she still embraces theidea that no job is too small. She also declinesto specialize.“I just never wanted to have a label. SoI just do everything,” Bohana said. “Whatdo you specialize in? Everything.”Castellammare and Miramar EstatesBy MICHAEL EDLENSpecial to the <strong>Palisades</strong> <strong>News</strong>The Castellammare subdivision andprestigious Miramar Estates weredeveloped starting in 1925-1926on land that Alfonso Bell had owned. Theoriginal style of architecture was to beMediterranean, with Italian Renaissance asthe initial theme for the street names andstyles, suited to a seaside neighborhoodreminiscent of the Amalfi Coast in Italy.Paseo Miramar and Tramonto are the“backbone” streets of these areas, which arelocated between Santa Ynez Canyon (Pali -sades Drive) and the original Getty Museum,just off Pacific Coast Highway atCoastline Drive.Castellammare means “castle by the sea”and Tramonto means “sunset” or “settingsun.” Some other streets include Porto Marina,“door or entrance to the sea coast,”Monte Grigio, Quadro Vecchio and Revello.Paseo Miramar literally means “walk toa view of the sea.” A few of the streets onthat hill include Resolano, Lucero andVista Pacifica.As in many of the <strong>Palisades</strong> hillsides areas,both of these neighborhoods have homeownersassociations and deed restrictionsthat include protections of individual views.A substantial part of the price pointmany of these homes sell for is due to thewide variety of types and magnitudes ofviews. Numerous geologically-challengedhillside lots still remain undeveloped andmajor slope failures, many decades ago, haveresulted in road closures in a few locations.Several sections of the Castellammarehill include public stairs that date back tothe 1920s. Many of them are difficult tofind, and some have been abandoned bylack of use or soil movement. The remainingportions enable walking down towardsPacific Coast Highway between homes,and a few get close to accessing the bridgeacross to the beach.There are at least two major hiking trailaccess routes in the area, as well as a publicpark in Los Liones Canyon. The Getty Villaowns a large parcel of land that extendswell beyond the museum grounds.There are about 680 homes in Castellammareand Miramar Estates. Elevenhomes sold in 2014, ranging from $1.1million for a tiny house on a small lot onCastellammare to $9.25 million for a beautifulnew architectural home on a large loton Paseo Miramar. The median averagesale price was $2.26 million which was 8percent higher than 2013’s $2.09 million.As of <strong>June</strong> 1, there were seven homes onthe market, asking between $2.45 and $10.5million. No homes were in escrow. Threehave sold so far in <strong>2015</strong>, from $1.675 millionon Notteargenta to $2.711 million onTramonto.One of the several remaining large buildablesites in the <strong>Palisades</strong> that is zoned formultiple units is off Tramonto and overlooksPCH and the ocean.A project of 53-luxury townhomes hasbegun construction and may be availableby 2017, with sizes ranging from 2,200 to3,200 square feet.(Michael Edlen has been ranked #52 ofall agents in the country with nearly $2 billionin sales and more than 1,200 transactions.He has tracked Pacific <strong>Palisades</strong> salessince 1987. Call: (310) 230-7373 or email:michael@michaeledlen.com.)
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