“What makes it remarkable is more than the architecture. It’s the fact that one family loved it enough to keep it for 74 years. So many original details remain.”
- Sam O'Connor
2059
Barnett Way
Los Angeles
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Total Area
2,158 Sq. FT
Lot Size
9,857 Sq. FT
Price
$949,000
The Robert Pena Rosales Residence
Every so often, we come across a house that feels like a family heirloom. Built in 1952 by Robert Pena Rosales, a Mexican-American draftsman who worked for Gensler & Associates, the home has remained in the same family ever since. More than seventy years. Countless birthdays, holidays, dinners, conversations, and everyday life. It still feels remarkably intact, and deeply loved.
Listed by Benjamin Kahle, Erin Keegan, Compass
Inside
The house sits lightly on the hillside, embracing many of the same ideas that made California’s great postwar modern homes so enduring: simplicity, natural materials, and good light. The interiors are refreshing and honest: wood-paneled walls, exposed beams, original handrails, and parquet floors worn into a beautiful patina. The living room opens directly toward the views, allowing sunlight to move through the home throughout the day, warming the wood surfaces and reinforcing the feeling that the architecture is working with the landscape rather than competing against it.
Outside
University Hills has always had a gentler energy. More trees. More space. More sky. From the deck, the hillside view feels like a little daily reward. Morning coffee feels slower here. After-dinner drinks stretch on a little longer. The pace changes. You may never want to leave, and we would understand that feeling.
The O' Factor
We spend a lot of time looking at houses that have been renovated, reimagined, and redesigned. What makes the Robert Pena Rosales Residence remarkable is more than the architecture. It’s the fact that one family loved it enough to keep it for 74 years. So many original details remain exactly where they were intended to be. It still feels like the house Robert Pena Rosales built for his family. It’s a reminder that good design isn’t always about making a statement. It can just be about creating a place people stay.
The Homes we Represent,
Represent Us.
Every home has a soul. Every human has a place they were meant to be. Our instinct is knowing when the two finally meet. We honor architecture, preserve great design and celebrate the match. Welcome to O’Connor Estates. We’ve been waiting for you.
Proof is in the Properties
SOLD
Closed $200K over asking
SOLD
Closed for $1,589/sq ft
SOLD
Closed $250k over asking
