What's Happening This Week: October 5, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area Innovative: Angel City Jazz Festival Established or emerging, every performer here embodies jazz at its most creative and original. Angel City’s 14th edition is traveling to venues across LA, including The Ford, LACMA, REDCAT at Disney Hall, the Skirball and more. Highlights include a 60th anniversary celebration of the Pan Afrika Peoples Arkestra, a five-hour Orenda Records lovefest, and the legendary...

La Jolla Art + Wine Festival returns October 9-10

Compass is proud to sponsor the 13th Annual La Jolla Art and Wine Festival, returning to downtown La Jolla on October 9 and 10, alongside our participating agents. The weekend promises family-friendly fun, prestigious art, craft beer and wine, and live entertainment, all for a great cause—supporting La Jolla’s public schools.    The art festival boasts more than 160 artists from across the U.S. and Mexico,...

DEI Flash Report | September Edition

Compass Team, In the past few weeks, through initiatives like mentorship, strengthening hiring pipelines, sponsorship and transparent communication, we’ve been able to take even more steps to build a place where everyone truly feels they can belong. For the next month, celebrate all of our diverse and rich communities with Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, and Indigenous People’s Day.We’re excited to share even more...

Dickinson-Clark Team finds their place at Compass San Diego

Two of San Diego’s top-producing teams, led by Brett Dickinson and Ross Clark, have joined forces to create a powerhouse, The Dickinson-Clark Team at Compass. With a combined $250 million in sales in 2020, we are honored that the pair has entrusted Compass to power their joint venture. Committed to constant growth, Brett and Ross chose Compass for its unique approach to the industry: technology...

The Luxury Report: September 2021

Compass Top National Sales | August 2021 Congratulations to these Compass SoCal & Hawaii agents for their inclusion on the August National Top 10 Sale List, representing top sales in the country for Compass! Chris Cortazzo21958 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu | $51.65M#4 Top SaleSally Forster Jones & Shauna Walters1047 N Bundy Drive, Brentwood | $43.925M#6 Top Sale Spotlight :6 Compass Agents Named “Hollywood’s Top 30” by THR...

What's Happening This Week: September 28, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area Can you bear Boo at the Zoo? Only if you relish a howling good time. Like the LAIR, slithering with rare snakes, poisonous frogs and venomous lizards. A Spooky Stroll filled with chilling photo ops. A Spooktacular Science show … a spider web craft station … and a chance to watch the animals devour their favorite treats. (Like pumpkins, silly.) Creep...

Timeless Modernist jewel by renowned LA architect

Designed for its perfectly sited space at 2557 Greenvalley Road in Hollywood Hills West, hidden at the end of a long, wooded drive, this sculptural beauty is as breathtaking now as when it was built in 1960. A tour de force by influential Los Angeles Mid-Century architect Bernard Zimmerman FAIA, it’s a warm, secluded world of sunlight and greenery, inside and out. At every turn,...

Compass agents win at The Hollywood Reporter’s Inaugural Power Broker Awards

On Wednesday, September 22, The Hollywood Reporter held its inaugural Power Broker Awards, held in conjunction with the magazine’s 2021 list of Hollywood’s Top 30 Real Estate Agents. Held as a private event at Soho House in West Hollywood, all list honorees were invited to attend including Compass’ own Sally Forster Jones, Tomer Fridman, Carl Gambino and Cindy Ambuehl.  Sally Forster Jones, Tomer Fridman, and...

Presidio Heights fairytale chateau

The timeless spell of a fairytale chateau envelops this historic mansion, set on a showcase corner in Presidio Heights.  Designed in the French Eclectic style by noted Bay Area architect F. Frederic Amandes, 3498 Jackson was once home to Hills Bros. Coffee Company scion Herbert Gray Hills and his wife Winifred. Today, the home’s updated interiors blend seamlessly with inviting period details creating a perfect...