12450 Rochedale Lane

Los Angeles CA 90049

1197 sq. ft.

14072 sq. ft.

Single-Family

Last sold for $2,100,000

Brian Linder, last sold this property on 17 June 2026 after 64 days on market.

Overview

A. Quincy Jones & Whitney R. Smith, Architects | The Morris & Lydia Gelb House, 1950 | Rehabilitation by Bruce Norelius, AIA, Architect, 2014 | City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1332. Set within the utopian experiment of Crestwood Hills, the Gelb House is a rare, highly intact example of A. Quincy Jones' Mutual Housing Association vision - where architecture was not a luxury, but a disciplined framework for living. Completed in 1950, the house embodies a rigor that feels increasingly scarce. The post-and-beam structure is expressed with clarity - Douglas fir framing, concrete block, and redwood working together without ornament or redundancy. Every decision is economical, never compromised. Sited into the hillside, the plan unfolds with quiet logic: private rooms at one end, living spaces opening outward, and structure doing the work of both enclosure and expression. A concrete block fireplace anchors the interior, while skylights along the ridge beam draw light deep into the plan. Owned by the original family for decades, the house remained largely untouched - preserving the intent of the MHA experiment, a community that reimagined postwar housing as cooperative, modern, and connected to landscape. The restoration by Bruce Norelius Studio approaches the house with restraint. Systems have been updated and key spaces - kitchen and baths - reworked with a sympathetic material palette, while the original structure remains intact. Interventions are legible and deliberately quiet - a careful continuation. On a large corner lot surrounded by mature trees, the flat pad offers potential for expansion, with room for a pool or additional living space. In a market where "mid-century" is often diluted, the Gelb House stands apart as the real thing. Photography: Tim Street-Porter.

Features

3 bedrooms

2 bathrooms

3 carspaces

2 open car spaces

1197 sq. ft. floor area

14072 sq. ft. lot size

Single-Family

Estimated Value

Based on this property and similar 3 bedroom single-family properties sold in Los Angeles over the last 12 months, the estimated median property value of 12450 Rochedale Lane is $2.88m.

Median value

$2.88m

Estimated value range

$1.5m - $5.3m

Median days on market

Estimated value trend

increase over the last 12 months

Average days on market is based on recent, comparable sales in Los Angeles. It is only an indication of the time a property is actively listed and should not be relied upon as an accurate representation of how soon a property will be sold.

Property history for 12450 Rochedale Lane

2026

Sold

$2,100,000

17 Jun 2026 by Brian Linder, of Compass

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