About the Building
Encore Brentwood is a recent ground-up condominium project on the west side of South Barrington Avenue. The Real Deal reported the filing in February 2017, naming developer Raymond Saviss and a thirty-nine unit condominium scheme replacing a twenty-three unit apartment building dating from 1958. Los Angeles City Planning heard the subdivision as tract 74774 in May 2018, with Barrington 505, LLC as applicant across an assembled site of about 73,370 square feet, roughly 1.68 acres, formed from three merged lots. The project's own sales material names P&N Construction as builder; the architect is not publicly identified.
The approved form is unusual and worth understanding. City Planning approved a maximum of thirty-nine condominium units: thirty-eight in a single four-story residential building of forty-five feet, plus one detached two-story unit of twenty-five feet, which the sales material presents as a villa. The site straddles two zones, R3-1 and RS-1, and the applicant sought a variance to place private and common open space serving the multi-family use on the single-family zoned portion. Parking is two levels of subterranean garage holding 124 spaces. Homes are condominiums under a homeowners association.
The published mix is two- and three-bedroom homes with two and a half to three and a half bathrooms, plus penthouses and the single detached residence. Sizes are stated inconsistently even within the developer's own website, whose header gives 984 to 5,584 square feet while the body text gives 980 to 3,300; a listing aggregator gives 1,414 to 5,584. The wide top end is explained by the penthouses and villa rather than by typical floor plans. Marketed finishes include custom hardwood floors, Italian-inspired cabinetry, Sub-Zero appliances, dual vanities and oversized entry foyers.
For a four-story building, the amenity list is long. The developer publishes a front desk staffed around the clock, a pool and spa, a fitness room, a screening room, a conference room, a community garden, a putting green and an outdoor fire pit. A listing aggregator adds cabanas, a pizza oven, a rose garden, a yoga and meditation room, a mail and package hub, bicycle storage and the enclosed garage. Selected penthouses carry private terraces. The staffing and grounds load is carried by thirty-nine homes, which is the number to weigh.
Two supply facts shape value. New for-sale housing in Brentwood is rare, because most recent construction along the Barrington and Wilshire corridors has been purpose-built rental, and Encore's thirty-nine homes are among the few new condominiums delivered here in years. The second is site-specific: part of the parcel is zoned RS-1 for single-family use, and City Planning required a ten-foot dedication along Barrington plus a two-for-one replacement for twenty removed trees, so the immediate setting is more constrained than the zoning envelope alone would suggest.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
City Planning approved thirty-eight units in a four-story building of forty-five feet, plus one detached two-story residence of twenty-five feet. The developer markets the detached home as a villa within the same association.
The published mix is two- and three-bedroom plans with two and a half to three and a half bathrooms. Penthouses sit at the top of the range and account for the largest stated square footages.
The developer's own site gives 984 to 5,584 square feet in one place and 980 to 3,300 in another; an aggregator gives 1,414 to 5,584. Verify the specific plan against the recorded condominium map.
A single detached unit of twenty-five feet sits separately from the main building and was approved as its own condominium unit. It is the only home here that does not share a party wall with a neighbor.
Selected penthouses carry private terraces with skyline outlook, according to the developer's own description. On a four-story building these are roof-level spaces rather than recessed balconies, which affects both privacy and exposure.
Marketed specification includes custom hardwood flooring, Italian-inspired cabinetry, Sub-Zero appliances, dual vanities, large soaking tubs and oversized foyers. These are developer descriptions, so confirm the actual schedule on the specific unit.
Due Diligence
City Planning approved two levels of subterranean parking holding 124 spaces across thirty-nine homes, which allows more than three per unit on average once guest and tandem allocation is accounted for. Confirm the assignment per unit.
A listing aggregator states pets are permitted subject to association rules. The developer publishes no pet policy directly, so weight, count and breed restrictions need to come from the CC&Rs rather than a listing entry.
Rental caps and minimum lease terms are not publicly documented. As new construction, the building falls outside the Los Angeles rent stabilization ordinance, which reaches rentals first built on or before 1 October 1978.
An aggregator indicates owners pay separately for electricity, cable, internet, water and trash. With a staffed desk, pool, gardens and a screening room spread over thirty-nine homes, staffing and grounds should dominate the budget.
Built under current code, the project sits outside both Los Angeles retrofit ordinances: the soft-story program covers pre-1978 wood-frame buildings and the non-ductile concrete program covers permits filed before 13 January 1977.
As a newly delivered association, the reserve study will be a developer-prepared projection rather than a record of actual spending. Ask when control transfers from the developer to owners, and review the construction defect warranty position.
The developer publishes a front desk staffed around the clock. Continuous coverage in a thirty-nine home building is a substantial fixed cost per owner, so check how it is budgeted and whether early dues were developer-subsidized.
No alteration policy is published. In a new building, association architectural review will usually be strict during the warranty period, since owner-initiated work can complicate defect claims against the builder. Confirm before planning changes.
Everything above is drawn from public records, city permit data and published sources. The association’s statutory disclosure package is the only authoritative answer on dues, rules, reserves, insurance and litigation — Ben will request it and read it with you before you remove contingencies.
Common Questions
Keep Exploring
More about the neighbourhood: Brentwood
Off Market & Coming Soon
Residences here reach the open market rarely, and some never do. Ask Ben to tell you when one is coming, including quietly.
Work With Ben
Units here often trade before they are ever listed. Tell Ben what you are looking for and hear first when something opens up, including off market.
Start the ConversationOff Market & Coming Soon
Residences here reach the open market rarely, and some never do. Ask Ben to tell you when one is coming, including quietly.
Ben will reach out shortly to set up your tour.