Smart money comes here for Grandpa chic with a touch of The Shining. Walk through the gates of the Glen Donald and it's like stepping onto a film set. The courtyard is lush, the lobby a vintage time capsulecinematic in its stillness, a threshold between past and present. Think Raymond Carver meets The Shining: a liminal dark glamour. Inside #411, sunlight spills across original hardwood floors, catching on an exposed brick wall that feels more old school than starter studio. Nine-foot ceilings add gravitas, and here's the best part: this unit hasn't been messed with. No one's tried to strip it of soul in the name of modernizing. The full tub remains in the bathroom, the kitchen keeps its cabinets and custom-carved period details, the walk-in closet is surprisingly generous. The dressing room is a bonus area off the main room that makes a great office or bedroom nook. This tidy gem is intact, original, ready for its next chapter. Downstairs, the drama tilts communal: billiards, ping pong, a piano, library, laundry, bike racks, fitness. HOA dues cover your utilities, the building has been retrofitted for earthquake safety, and the gated courtyard entry keeps it secure. Buying here is its own threshold moment the bridge to maturity. You step over the line from renting to owning. You invest in yourself. You buy a sliver of history, put down roots, and create your own story. And it's a double threshold: the building itself is a passage between erasanchored in the past yet pressed up against the edge of Downtown and Koreatown. A smarter alternative to dorm life at USC or SCI-Arc, this is ownership that builds equity instead of draining it. These units are for singles, for investors, for anyone who values legacy, who's practical but refuses to settle for ugly or common.
Property Features
Bedrooms
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 1
- Full Bathrooms: 1
- Bathroom 1 Features: Shower Over Tub
Interior Features
- Elevator
- High Ceilings (9 Feet+)
- Furnished Description: Furnished
- Flooring: Wood, Tile
Appliances
- Free Standing Gas
- Laundry Facilities: Community
- Laundry Features: Community
Other Rooms
- Living Room, Bonus Room
- Exercise Room: Yes
Kitchen and Dining
- Ceramic Counters
- Galley Kitchen
- Tile Counters
- Breakfast Room Description: Breakfast Nook
- Kitchen Features: Ceramic Counters, Galley Kitchen, Tile Counters
Heating and Cooling
- Cooling Features: Wall Unit(s)
- Heating Features: Floor Furnace
- Water Heaters: Central Water Heater
Waterfront and Water Access
- Water Features: In Street, Public
Land Info
- Lot Size Acres: 0.4892792
- Lot Size Source: Vendor Enhanced
- Lot Size Square Feet: 21313
Home Features
- View: City
- Other Equipment: Built-Ins, Ceiling Fan, Refrigerator, Recirculated Exhaust Fan, Range/Oven, Freezer
- Security Features: Card/Code Access, Community, Exterior Security Lights, Fire and Smoke Detection System, Resident Manager, Smoke Detector, Gated
Amenities and Community Features
- Assoc Pet Rules
- Billiard Room
- Card Room
- Elevator
- Exercise Room
- Extra Storage
- Fitness Center
- Gated Community
- Onsite Property Management
- Controlled Access
Homeowners Association
- Association: Yes
- Association Fee: 268
- Association Fee Frequency: Monthly
- Association Fee Includes: Electricity, Gas, Trash, Maintenance, Insurance, Sewer, Utilities
- Calculated Total Monthly Association Fees: 268
- Pet Features: Assoc Pet Rules, Call For Rules, Permitted Types, Submit Pets, Weight Limit
Multi-Unit Info
Condo Info
- Unit Floor In Building: 4
Other Property Info
- Historical
- High Ceilings (9 Feet+)
- Source Listing Status: Active
- County: Los Angeles
- Directions: Head South on Alvarado, make a right on James M Wood and it's on your right.
- Source Property Type: Residential
- Exclusions: cable
- Inclusions: all utilities, free Wi-Fi in common areas, community laundry, a library, piano, billiard and ping-pong tables, bike racks, and a fitness room (extra one time fee to register)
- Area: Downtown L.A.
- Property Subtype: condo
- Source Neighborhood: Downtown L.A.
- Parcel Number: 5141-021-104
- Postal Code Plus 4: 2218
- Zoning: LAC2
- Management Company: Glen Donald Condos
- Property Subtype: Condominium
- Source System Name: C2C
Building and Construction
- Total Square Feet Living: 460
- Year Built: 1923
- Building Exterior Type: Brick
- Building Name: Glen Donald
- Common Walls: Attached
- Direction Faces: East
- Entry Level: 4
- Entry Location: Foyer
- Foundation Details: Brick & Mortar Per
- Levels: Three Or More Levels
- Living Area Source: Owner
- Property Age: 102
- Property Condition: Repair Cosmetic
- Structure Type: Attached
- House Style: Architectural
- Year Built Source: Vendor Enhanced
- Elevator: Yes
