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Another #@$%*^&! Bungalow Court Fire

A century ago, bungalow courts proliferated in Los Angeles, and for good reason.

Oct 3 • Empty Los Angeles

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September 2026

Two Troubled Properties on Building and Safety’s Chopping Block

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUCEMENT: If you own ANY real estate at all, PLEASE call an estate lawyer if you haven't already. Make a plan that keeps your loved…

Sep 18 • Empty Los Angeles

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All I Want For My Birthday is a Better LA

Turning Los Angeles into the city that it could be - and should be - is far from an easy task, and requires the cooperation of city departments that, as…

Sep 15 • Empty Los Angeles

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I Tried to Dig Deeper into 570 North Normandie and Hit a Brick Wall

A little over three years ago, I dug into the demolition of 570 North Normandie Avenue, which burned after just two months of being left empty and…

Sep 5 • Empty Los Angeles

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NBC4 Calls Out Problem Properties

Regular readers already know that KTLA reported on two abandoned Studio City properties last week - and that Mayor Bass and Councilwoman Raman have been…

Sep 2 • Empty Los Angeles

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Well Done, KTLA

I couldn’t be prouder of KTLA for their reporting on two troubled properties in Studio City last week.

Sep 1 • Empty Los Angeles

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August 2026

A Billion-Dollar Development Is One-Third Empty And Yoonji Kim Proved It

I would be remiss if I didn’t share this video by independent journalist Yoonji Kim.

Aug 23 • Empty Los Angeles

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The Patton Street Cottages are Doomed

Remember 359 Patton Street, the 1885 cottage that recently caught fire?

Aug 16 • Empty Los Angeles

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July 2026

Boarded Up in Los Feliz...But Not Empty Yet

If you don’t want to live next to urban blight and have a generous housing budget, the neighborhoods closest to Griffith Park are a good bet.

Jul 30 • Empty Los Angeles

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Speculation, Blight, and Fire Revisited

On this day three years ago, I delved into the demolition by neglect of 570 North Normandie Avenue, which burned after just two months of being left…

Jul 26 • Empty Los Angeles

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A Nightmare on New Hampshire Avenue

Over a year ago, the elegant El Patio apartment building at 114 South New Hampshire Avenue began to accumulate code enforcement complaints. Three months…

Jul 21 • Empty Los Angeles

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Scorched House in Studio City...and WTF, ZIMAS

The intersection of Carpenter Avenue and Moorpark Street is in Studio City, but it’s close enough to North Hollywood that I wasn’t terribly surprised to…

Jul 14 • Empty Los Angeles

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