Mary Cummins, Real Estate Appraiser, Animal Advocates, Los Angeles, California

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Showing posts with label pasadena. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 8, 2025

Fire Risk Map for Los Angeles and California by Mary Cummins Real Estate Appraiser


Here is the wildfire risk map for Los Angeles County area. You can see the Palisades fire was in a high risk wildfire zone. Parts of Altadena, Pasadena were higher risk. You will probably need wildfire insurance in these areas.  #firerisk #wildfirezone #marycummins #realestateappraiser #realestateappraisal #losangeles #california

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/03beab8511814e79a0e4eabf0d3e7247/

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


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Saturday, February 1, 2025

60th Pasadena Design House Featuring the Bauer Estate and Gardens by Mary Cummins Real Estate Appraiser

60th Pasadena Showcase House of Design, Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, Bauer Estate and Gardens, Pasadena, California, Mary Cummins, real estate appraiser, real estate appraisal, stephen j cannell, writer, reginald d johnson, peter hall, gamble house, katherine bashford, monterey colonial, spanish

Pasadena Design House. Bauer estate and gardens designed by renowned architect Reginald D. Johnson and built by Peter Hall of Gamble House fame for Harry J Bauer. This Monterey Colonial homes was built in 1928 and has had only two owners. It features extensive gardens designed by Katherine Bashford, one of America’s earliest female landscape architects. It's 8 beds, 7 baths, 12,445 sf on 4.9 acres. It's currently owned by the family of writer Stephen J Cannell who died in 2010. Address: 1220 Hillcrest Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106. Named after Harry John Bauer. 60th Pasadena Showcase House of Design. Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts Food was fantastic as always.

From the showcase house site, Bauer Estate & Gardens makes its debut as the 60th Pasadena Showcase House of Design with an unmatched pedigree. Acclaimed as the finest creation of famous architect Reginald D. Johnson, this majestic 1928 Monterey colonial estate was built by Peter Hall of Gamble House fame for Harry Bauer (CEO of Southern California Edison) and his wife Alice (Board Chair of the Los Angeles County Arboretum). Uniquely, the estate features several acres of magnificent gardens created by one of the earliest female landscape designers, Katherine Bashford (Thornton Gardens and Pepperdine University). Meticulously maintained by just two families in its 96-year existence, Bauer Estate & Gardens was most recently designated by the City of Pasadena in its 2012 study of Historic Designed Gardens, and is highlighted in a proposed historic district with the National Register of Historic Places.

The setting of the estate is a veritable private park with broad lawns, stately oaks, tropical plantings, rose gardens, and mediterranean terraces. Behind the house, the ground slopes down to a delicious pool accompanied by a pool house with his and hers changing areas. The trees behind the pool veil the north-south tennis court below. The sweeping circular drive extends southward past the home toward a concealed motor court area, where a four-car garage encompasses a guest house, a workshop, and a gardener's bath.

In the lovely home are 18 major rooms of harmonious proportions and a purity of detail; ten of which feature wood-burning fireplaces. Both wood and plaster moldings make their delicate statements as the flooring shines with random-width wood planks. On the main floor are the gracious reception rooms. Chief among them is the very large step-down living room, where an alcove opens to the southern terrace and the pool below. The living room and dining room, as well as the breakfast room, library, and family room, all have fireplaces. This floor also features three bedrooms, a sitting room with fireplace, two baths, and a variety of service rooms including a staff breakfast room, butler's pantry, and flower arranging room. The second floor accommodates four family bedrooms and baths, as well as a study and a nanny suite.

Prominently featured in books, magazines, film, and television, Bauer Estate & Gardens is unparalleled in its heritage and grandeur. Nearly 100 years after being built, it is finally debuting as the 60th Pasadena Showcase House of Design, highlighting the latest lifestyle trends by our 30 talented interior and landscape designers.

Harry John Bauer, attorney and corporation official, was born in Bunker Hill, Illinios (sic), on August 31, 1883. He is the son of Albert E. and Mary (Thompson) Bauer. Mr. Bauer is chairman of the Board and director of Southern California Edison Company; president of Long Bay Corporation and the Spring Street Realty Company; director of the California Bank, Title Insurance and Trust Company, and Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation. Trustee of University of Southern California and also vice president; trustee of California Institute of Technology at Pasadena.

Stephen J Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist, actor, and founder of Cannell Entertainment and The Cannell Studios. After starting his career as a television screenwriter, Cannell created or co-created several dozen successful TV series from the 1970s to the 1990s, often with his creative partner Frank Lupo. Cannell's creations include The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Renegade, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, and The Commish. He also wrote novels, notably the Shane Scully mystery series.





























Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Pasadena Forms Task Force to Determine Fair Market Value of Land Purchased for 710 Freeway Extension, by Mary Cummins appraiser

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Pasadena set up a task force to research whether or not landowners were paid market value for land purchased for the 710 freeway extension. Some of the land was purchased via "hardship acquisition" which differs from eminent domain. Hardship acquisition allows property owners to request that the government buy their land in advance of a planned project, often due to economic circumstances. It differs from eminent domain, in which the government forces the sale of private property for public use.

A few problems they have is they don't have sales data for the property. The deeds would still have to be recorded with the county. They would show the prices and names. Another issue they state is they don't have census records during that time because records are only available to the public 1950 and earlier. They are still available to the government if they request them. Government uses those census records all the time. A third issue is determining market value as of the date of transfer. If they hired a real estate appraiser, all three issues would be solved quickly.

I appraised the Bruce's Beach property. Here's an article I wrote about that. https://mary--cummins.blogspot.com/2021/10/bruces-beach-willa-charles-bruce-beach.html I was able to figure out fair market value from newspaper sales and offerings. Maybe the author of the article just isn't familiar with historical property valuations. It's something I and other appraisers do all the time. It's just research. 

The only complex issue I see is the effect of the proposed freeway extension on the property values at that time. Many could fear costly eminent domain proceedings and sell for less than then market value. The homes would be devalued if a buyer knew they were going to take the homes. If you didn't like the price the government offered you back then, you have to file a legal suit to contest eminent domain. Generally government settles those suits for over market value like Bruce's Beach, Chavez Ravine...because of legal costs. Today the agency will give you money to hire your own appraiser. That appraisal is submitted and the government agency works out a fair market value with the seller. 

If they wanted to be more than fair, they could figure out median home price of nearby homes that wouldn't be affected by a proposed freeway extension so 1/4 mile away. Even better they could figure out market value of the purchased homes before the extension was public then time adjust relative to other nearby homes not affected by the freeway. It's all just a math formula once you have the data. I'm not going to waste my time researching the newspaper sales or old MLS for this one. Last time I did that for Bruce's Beach my free work was used in the final analysis.

From the original article.

"Efforts play out to determine the future of a 50-acre tract once envisioned as the path of an extension of the 710 Freeway, City officials are grappling with a lack of detailed records about how the state acquired hundreds of properties decades ago, often through a process known as “hardship acquisition.”

The missing historical data presents a challenge for a city-appointed task force charged with assessing the fairness of compensation provided to property owners displaced by the aborted freeway project and developing recommendations for how to utilize the land, which has sat largely vacant since the 1970s.

“There are no records kept by the state about the properties purchased via hardship acquisition,” Elysha Palusek, a consultant with the historical resources firm ARG, told the task force at a recent meeting. “We are obtaining that information as much as possible via other means.”"

https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/pasadena-confronts-murky-history-of-710-freeway-displacements


Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary, Cummins, #marycummins #animaladvocates #losangeles #california #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #wildliferehabilitator #realestate #realestateappraiser #realestateappraisal #lawsuit real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, certified, single family, condo, condominium, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, fha, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, brea insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, 1073, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls, historical appraisal, facebook, linkedin

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Appraisal Institute Presentation on Historical Homes at Wrigley Mansion, Pasadena, California by Mary Cummins

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wrigley mansion, pasadena, california, 391 orange grove, rose parade, tournament of roses, mary cummins, real estate appraiser, real estate appraisal, historical homes, historic, properties

Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute gave a presentation by Charles Baker on Historical Homes. It took place at Wrigley Mansion in Pasadena, California. This is the Tournament of Roses Headquarters at 391 S Orange Grove, Pasadena, CA. Beautiful home and gardens. While I don't agree with everything AI does they do offer great classes and education. Linda Whittlesey President of the SoCal Chapter organized the event and did a fantastic job. 








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Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.


Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary, Cummins, #marycummins #animaladvocates #losangeles #california #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #wildliferehabilitator #realestate #realestateappraiser #realestateappraisal #lawsuit real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, certified, single family, condo, condominium, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, fha, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, brea insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, 1073, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls, historical appraisal, facebook, linkedin

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