The Crestwood Hills Association annual meeting was held June 1 at the newly open Crestwood Hills Park clubhouse. The park and clubhouse are now open part time but will closed again sometime after the summer to complete renovations. It will reopen permanently after that.
Treasurer, Randy Fred reported that the community is financially solvent. We have approximately 160 members but should have close to 200.
Bruce Judhen, who lives adjacent to Crestwood Hills, and is on the board of the Brentwood Homeowner’s Association, reported on the great amount of continuing construction in the neighborhood. He has put together a report on construction impacts summarizing issues such as the hours when construction work is permitted. how long dumpsters can be parked on the street, etc.
CHA president, Kyle Kozloff encouraged people to fill out a brief survey about their wishes for the community during the meeting.
New board members Jennie Prebor and Emese Wood were elected to board for 2 year terms along with returning board members, Allison Baratelli, Cory Buckner, Charles Goodwin, Kathy Leader,
Departing members of the board, Rand Fred and Christopher Wargin were warmly thanked for their service to the community.
2007 FIRE SAFETY
— by Tom Freeman & Wendy-Sue Rosen
Courtesy of: The Upper Mandeville Canyon Property Owners’ Association uppermandeville.org
1961 Bel Air - Brentwood Fire (photos via: lafire.com)
The risk of wildfire in Mandeville Canyon is a reality. Fire Officials are particularly concerned given the drought conditions over the past year. We have just completed one of the driest “rainy” seasons on record, with only 3.21 inches of rain — almost a foot below the normal level. As a result, “fire season” has begun early, as indicated by the large brush fires in Griffith Park and Catalina Island, as well as smaller fires in Los Feliz and Beverly Hills. Some firefighters, with many years of experience, have noted with concern that the hills are drier than they have ever seen. We can expect that conditions will worsen with extreme heat, low humidity and dry winds.
Today one of the original Crestwood Hills Association homes was demolished. It was an 111x model by architects Whitney R. Smith and A. Quincy Jones located at 12361 Deerbrook Lane. This was one of the 33 remaining intact homes of CHA.
In just nine days seven original CHA homes will be open for the MAK architecture tour, celebrating the architecture here in our community. It is a shame to lose one of the original homes.
Basketball court replaces original Quincy Jones house
“Good houses get demolished all the time because of ignorance, and it’s true across the board. But with A. Quincy Jones it’s truer than with most because many architects believe he was under-recognized”
Kimberli Meyer, director of the MAK Center
Additional photos from the tour can be viewed at this link.
2007 MAK Tour flickr.com
Don’t miss the 2007 MAK Architecture Tour, Focusing on A. Quincy Jones and The Mutual Housing Association (MHA) Tract (Jones and Whitney Smith, 1946-1950). It’s educational, fun, and supports both the MAK Center and the Crestwood Hills Community Association.
Please join us for this rare opportunity to view privately-owned homes, including seven different MHA models, as well as Jones’ first work, his own home and studio in Laurel Canyon (1938, in partnership with Ruth Schneider), and the St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church (1962) in Studio City. In addition, the tour features the Lohrie House (Rodney Walker, 1947) and the Bernheim House (Ray Kappe, 1961).
Saturday Evening, October 6, 2007
6:30 pm: Lecture by Cory Buckner, architect and author of A. Quincy Jones (Phaidon Press, 2002) at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church (Jones and Frederick E. Emmons, 1962)
Sunday, October 7, 2007
11:00 am to 5:00 pm: Day-long house tour
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The Second Annual Crestwood Hills Fall Classic has been moved to Sunday, October 21st, at 3pm. The first 15 signups from each team will get an official game t-shirt. You can sign up by leaving your name (and shirt size) in the comments section below. You can also download the official poster here.
From the Press Release:
WIRED and LivingHomes—a pioneer in green, prefabricated development—
will open the doors to the first ever WIRED Home, a showcase of the best in sustainability, technology and design.This $4 million modernist home in an exclusive enclave of Los Angeles allows luxury and the environment to live together in harmony.
The WIRED Home is where green plugs in. LEED® certified and designed by Ray Kappe, FAIA, the house is prefab to reduce cost and waste. Installation takes only one day. Fully automated to allow for simplicity and control, it is filled with the latest in gadgets, gear and appliances, yet still keeps kilowatt usage low. Even the car is environmentally friendly. Emitting essentially nothing but water vapor, the BMW Hydrogen 7 is the first hydrogen-powered luxury performance sedan for everyday use.
Over the past decade 16 Homes in Crestwood Hills have been declared Historic-Cultural Monuments.
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Ellen Pine Sengelmann, who lived on upper Kenter for 12 years, passed away on Tuesday, November 21 in a fire that destroyed her home. It is believed that the source of the fire was an automobile in the garage below her bedroom and that Ellen and her two dogs died in their sleep of smoke inhalation.
A retired nurse, Ellen was a funny and kind neighbor, mother and grandmother who always had a friendly smile and a nice word for all she encountered. She will be missed and the Crestwood Hills community extends its condolences to her entire family for their loss. — Rob P.
In what should prove to be a highly anticipated annual event, the North of the Park Bluebirds beat the South of the Park Orange Crush by a score of 5-3.
The Orange Crush, clearly attempting to make the game more interesting, deferred most of their scoring chances until the last inning but fell short on a game-ending double play with the bases loaded.
Great fun was had by all, with thanks going to Allison Baratelli for spearheading and organizing the event.
