Bel Air-Holmby Hills

 

 

 

AROUND THE BLOCK

BEL AIR-HOLMBY HILLS:

Bel Air has become a symbol of the Los Angeles elite.

Bel Air-Holmby Hills was established in the early 1920s by Alphonzo Bell, who bought a house on a large ranch after becoming a millionaire when he struck oil on his farm in nearby Santa Fe Springs. Bel Air-Holmby Hills is a neighborhood where privacy and high-priced real estate go hand in hand.

 

 

Bel Air-Holmby Hills is home to many film industry elite who take shelter in its secluded properties. These houses often feature strategically-placed ornate gates or foliage to provide an added layer of security and privacy.

 

 

Among the country’s most elite neighborhoods, Bel Air-Holmby Hills boasts one of the lowest population densities in Los Angeles, a testament to the generous dimensions of its properties. Idyllic drives along its winding roads reveal some of the finest examples of residential architecture within the past century.

 

 

Bel Air-Holmby Hills represents a protective oasis within the greater Los Angeles area for many of its residents. Life is placid in Bel Air-Holmby Hills, which is what its denizens most appreciate. Aside from the Bel Air Hotel and the Bel Air Country Club, there are few social hubs.

 

 

Although the Bel Air community is gated, its two main entrances are open to the public. While the privacy fencing adds to the neighborhood’s hallowed sensibility, its open access points introduce an inviting element.

 

 

Bel Air-Holmby Hills is a mix of massive mansions and, well, more modest mansions. Multiple floors and wings are the norm; gated drives offer properties a great deal of privacy and swimming pools abound.

 

 

While pricing on houses vary, it is not uncommon for estates to sell between 40 and 50 million dollars.

 

 

Bel Air-Holmby Hills’ most alluring attribute is that it’s truly residential. Without a downtown to speak of, traffic is largely limited to its denizens, resulting a private, peaceful community.