Sunset Strip area of the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California

The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood’s eastern border with Hollywood at Crescent Heights Boulevard, to its western border with Beverly Hills at Doheny Drive. The Strip is probably the best known portion of Sunset, embracing a premier collection of boutiques, restaurants, rock clubs, and nightclubs that are on the cutting edge of the entertainment industry. It is also known for its trademark array of huge, colorful billboards and has developed a notoriety as a hang out for rock stars, movie stars and entertainers.

History

As the Strip lies outside of the Los Angeles city limits and was an unincorporated area under the jurisdiction of the County of Los Angeles, the area fell under the less-vigilant jurisdiction of the Sheriff’s Department rather than the heavy hand of the LAPD. It was illegal to gamble in the city, but legal in the county. This fostered the building of a rather wilder concentration of nightlife than Los Angeles would tolerate, and in the 1920s a number of nightclubs and casinos moved in along the Strip, which attracted movie people to this less-restricted area; alcohol was served in back rooms during Prohibition.

Glamour and glitz defined the Strip in the 1930s and the 1940s, as its renowned restaurants and clubs became a playground for the rich and famous. There were movie legends and power brokers, and everyone who was anyone danced to stardom at such legendary clubs as Ciro’s, the Mocambo and the Trocadero. Some of its expensive nightclubs and restaurants were said to be owned by gangsters like Mickey Cohen. Other spots on the strip associated with Hollywood include the Garden of Allah apartments — Hollywood quarters for transplanted writers like Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, and F. Scott Fitzgerald — and Schwab’s Drug Store.

By the early 1960s, the Strip lost favor with the majority of movie people, but its restaurants, bars and clubs continued to serve as an attraction for locals and out-of-town visitors. In the mid-1960s and the 1970s it became a major gathering-place for the counterculture — and the scene of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in the summer of 1966, involving police and crowds of hippies, serving as the inspiration for the Buffalo Springfield song “For What It’s Worth”.

Go-Go dancers performed at such spots as the famous Whisky a Go Go. Bands like The Doors, The Byrds, Love, The Seeds, Frank Zappa, and many others played at clubs like the aforetomentioned Whisky a Go Go, Roxy, Pandora’s Box and the London Fog.

As the Strip became a haven for musical artists in the 1960s and 1970s, the Hyatt West Hollywood, as it is known today, became a hotel of legend. Many musicians lived or stayed at the hotel for the easy access to the live music venues on Sunset Boulevard. This is how the hotel became known by names such as the “Riot Hyatt” and the “Riot House”, thus serving as a redolent location for the Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous.

In the early 1970s a popular hangout for glam rock musicians and groupies was Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The Strip continued to be a major focus for punk rock and New Wave during the late 1970s, and it became the center of the colorful glam metal scene throughout the 1980s. The 1979 Donna Summer song “Sunset People” from the album Bad Girls, was about the nightlife on Sunset Boulevard. With the increase in rents in the area during the 1980s, however, and the decline of the glam metal scene in the early 1990s, the Sunset Strip ceased to be a major area for up and coming rock bands without industry sponsorship. The adoption of “pay to play” tactics, in which bands were charged a fee to play at clubs like the Roxy, the Whisky and Gazzari’s (now the The Key Club) also diminished the appeal to rock bands other than as an industry showcase. The music industry dominates clubs on the Strip such as those mentioned above, and only major acts perform at the House of Blues. Thus, during the 1990s, the center of more alternative music activity in Los Angeles shifted further east to areas like Silverlake, Los Feliz and Echo Park. The “Riot Hyatt”, still continues to be a favorite with bands today, such as Justin Timberlake, Breaking Point, and Timbaland, for its continual easy access to live music venues, including The Whisky, Roxy, and House of Blues

In November 1984, voters in West Hollywood passed a proposal on the ballot to incorporate and the area became an independent city. Increasingly, the western end of the Strip is occupied by office buildings, mostly catering to the entertainment industry, and expensive hotels. This area seems to have become an adjunct of Beverly Hills only with more nightlife activity, much of it upscale.

In the evening, the Strip is a vibrant slash of neon, a virtual traffic jam of young cruisers on weekends and a mecca for people-watchers and celebrity wannabes.

The Sunset Strip is also home to various creative companies such as Eleventh Hour. Creative people from all over the city congregate here for the unique Hollywood atmosphere for both networking, as well.

Many celebrities can still be seen on the Strip, especially on its western end, and quite a few live in the area, particularly the nearby Hollywood Hills and Laurel Canyon.

Today the Strip contains some of the most exclusive condominium complexes on the West Coast. However the most coveted residences are the celebrity-studded hills above the Sunset Strip. Accessible by only a handful of streets and aggressively patrolled by security, this ultra-exclusive neighborhood of multi-million homes above the Sunset Strip provide the ultimate in seclusion, luxury, and staggering views of the entire L.A. basin. The highest concentration of celebrities living in Los Angeles are in this part of the Hollywood Hills, located just above Sunset Boulevard, from Kings Road, to Sunset Plaza Drive, to Doheny Drive. Homes generally range from $3-22 million.

Some celebrities living in the Hollywood Hills above the Sunset Strip include Cameron Diaz, Paris Hilton, Kylie Minogue, Leo DiCaprio, Megan Mullaly, Keanu Reeves, Byron Allen, Ryan Phillipe, Buck Henry, Dido, Jose Eber and Nicky Hilton.

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Luxury homes for sale in the Sunset Strip area of the Hollywood Hills.

Showing properties 1 - 50 of 113. See more Sunset Strip - Hollywood Hills West community real estate.
(all data current as of 7/30/2010)

$9,995,000 : 1900 Sunset Plaza Drive, Los Angeles

6 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 7,613 sq ft

Lot size: 40,080 sq ft

Year built: 2004

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 37
$9,995,000 : 2370 Sunset Plaza Drive, Los Angeles

6 beds, 9 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 1.21 ac

Year built: 1979

Parking spots: 12

Walk Score™: 26
$8,995,000 : 9342 Sierra Mar Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 7 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 10,620 sq ft

Year built: 1953

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 60
$8,995,000 : Sierra Alta Way, Los Angeles

9 beds, 11 full baths

Size: 14,064 sq ft

Lot size: 1.06 ac

Year built: n/a

Parking spots: 10

Walk Score™: 68
$8,990,000 : 8159 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles

7 beds, 9 full baths

Size: 8,835 sq ft

Lot size: 2.98 ac

Year built: 1925

Parking spots: 10

Walk Score™: 82
$8,750,000 : 1476 North Kings Road, Los Angeles

1 beds, 2 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 1.05 ac

Year built: 1937

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 75
$8,750,000 : 1478 North Kings Road, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 1.05 ac

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: 12

Walk Score™: 75
$8,500,000 : 9199 Thrasher Avenue, Los Angeles

6 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 6,673 sq ft

Lot size: 18,648 sq ft

Year built: 1977

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 72
$7,888,000 : 1260 St Ives Place, Los Angeles

5 beds, 8 full baths

Size: 8,644 sq ft

Lot size: 12,030 sq ft

Year built: 2001

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 86
$7,495,000 : 7571 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles

5 beds, 8 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 30,566 sq ft

Year built: 2003

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 45
$7,000,000 : 8690 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 5,376 sq ft

Lot size: 5,260 sq ft

Year built: 1957

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 65
$6,950,000 : 1249 North Doheny Drive, Los Angeles

5 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 7,998 sq ft

Lot size: 14,000 sq ft

Year built: 1927

Parking spots: 9

Walk Score™: 80
$6,900,000 : 8570 Cole Crest Drive, Los Angeles

5 beds, 7 full baths

Size: 7,744 sq ft

Lot size: 8,807 sq ft

Year built: 2001

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 40
$6,595,000 : 9066 St Ives Drive, Los Angeles

3 beds, 5 full, 1 part baths

Size: 5,300 sq ft

Lot size: 7,490 sq ft

Year built: 1952

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 80
$6,250,000 : 1443 Devlin Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 7 full baths

Size: 6,500 sq ft

Lot size: 13,503 sq ft

Year built: 1960

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 66
$5,950,000 : 1778 Viewmont Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 6,200 sq ft

Lot size: n/a

Year built: 2010

Parking spots: 12

Walk Score™: 48
$5,895,000 : 8530 Hedges Place, Los Angeles

4 beds, 3 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 9,000 sq ft

Year built: 1961

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 72
$5,895,000 : 1162 Sunset Hills Road, Los Angeles

4 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 6,343 sq ft

Lot size: 8,430 sq ft

Year built: 1974

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 88
$5,895,000 : 1162 Sunset Hills Road, Los Angeles

5 beds, 7 full baths

Size: 6,343 sq ft

Lot size: 8,430 sq ft

Year built: 1974

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 88
$5,550,000 : 2703 Nichols Canyon Road, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 7,800 sq ft

Lot size: 1.02 ac

Year built: 1996

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 26
$5,550,000 : 2703 Nichols Canyon Road, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 7,800 sq ft

Lot size: n/a

Year built: 1996

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 26
$5,499,000 : 1442 Devlin Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 4,625 sq ft

Lot size: 15,660 sq ft

Year built: 1972

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 66
$5,250,000 : 8555 Hollywood, Los Angeles

6 beds, 5 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 15,590 sq ft

Year built: 1961

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 74
$5,250,000 : 1750 Viewmont Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full, 1 part baths

Size: 5,000 sq ft

Lot size: 5,605 sq ft

Year built: 2008

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: 42
$5,000,000 : 2649 La Cuesta Drive, Los Angeles

3 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 3,820 sq ft

Lot size: 11,238 sq ft

Year built: 2009

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 31
$4,995,000 : 8312 Hollywood, Los Angeles

5 beds, 6 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 11,120 sq ft

Year built: 1952

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 75
$4,700,000 : 1563 Queens Road, Los Angeles

3 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 4,000 sq ft

Lot size: 8,740 sq ft

Year built: 2010

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: 63
$4,695,000 : 9150 Oriole Way, Los Angeles

3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

Size: 3,000 sq ft

Lot size: 17,244 sq ft

Year built: 1976

Parking spots: 7

Walk Score™: 66
$4,670,000 : 1840 Camino Palmero Street, Los Angeles

6 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 5,200 sq ft

Lot size: 21,420 sq ft

Year built: 1916

Parking spots: 7

Walk Score™: 78
$4,595,000 : 1605 Viewmont Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 3,898 sq ft

Lot size: 5,400 sq ft

Year built: 2002

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 48
$4,500,000 : 8825 Hollywood, Los Angeles

3 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 3,195 sq ft

Lot size: 22,030 sq ft

Year built: n/a

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 60
$4,500,000 : 1545 Sunset Plaza Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full, 1 part baths

Size: 4,500 sq ft

Lot size: 9,660 sq ft

Year built: 2007

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 60
$4,495,000 : 7937 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Los Angeles

5 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 5,158 sq ft

Lot size: 20,520 sq ft

Year built: 1941

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 20
$4,395,000 : MLS # 10434533 in Los Angeles

4 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 5,000 sq ft

Lot size: 5,400 sq ft

Year built: n/a

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: n/a
$4,350,000 : 9145 St Ives Drive, Los Angeles

6 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 5,434 sq ft

Lot size: 14,790 sq ft

Year built: 1954

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: 82
$4,325,000 : 2925 Montcalm Avenue, Los Angeles

6 beds, 8 full baths

Size: 7,202 sq ft

Lot size: 29,650 sq ft

Year built: 1937

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 40
$4,300,000 : 1377 Miller Place, Los Angeles

4 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 3,196 sq ft

Lot size: 7,440 sq ft

Year built: 1937

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: 83
$4,250,000 : 1424 Oriole Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 12,170 sq ft

Year built: n/a

Parking spots: 9

Walk Score™: 60
$4,250,000 : 1424 Oriole Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 3,154 sq ft

Lot size: 12,170 sq ft

Year built: 1956

Parking spots: 7

Walk Score™: 60
$3,995,000 : 1614 Sunset Plaza Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 4,998 sq ft

Lot size: 5,760 sq ft

Year built: 2010

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 43
$3,995,000 : 7759 Torreyson Drive, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 5,100 sq ft

Lot size: 12,746 sq ft

Year built: 1988

Parking spots: 5

Walk Score™: 32
$3,950,000 : 1286 Sunset Plaza Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 4,200 sq ft

Lot size: 9,440 sq ft

Year built: 1936

Parking spots: 10

Walk Score™: 72
$3,850,000 : 8850 Evanview Drive, Los Angeles

7 beds, 6 full, 1 part baths

Size: 4,999 sq ft

Lot size: 13,010 sq ft

Year built: 1941

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 57
$3,700,000 : 3003 Runyon Canyon Road, Los Angeles

3 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 2,018 sq ft

Lot size: 4.75 ac

Year built: n/a

Parking spots: 4

Walk Score™: 29
$3,695,000 : 1575 Haslam Terrace, Los Angeles

3 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 4,000 sq ft

Lot size: 20,840 sq ft

Year built: 1942

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 43
$3,650,000 : 1654 North Doheny Drive, Los Angeles

3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

Size: 3,699 sq ft

Lot size: 13,500 sq ft

Year built: 1967

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 37
$3,650,000 : 7822 Oceanus Drive, West Hollywood

5 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 8,153 sq ft

Lot size: 13,710 sq ft

Year built: 1994

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 37
$3,579,000 : 2729 Nichols Canyon Road, Los Angeles

4 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 5,207 sq ft

Lot size: 7,830 sq ft

Year built: 1986

Parking spots: 8

Walk Score™: 26
$3,550,000 : 9219 Robin Drive, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 3,326 sq ft

Lot size: 19,530 sq ft

Year built: 1962

Parking spots: 4

Walk Score™: 35
$3,500,000 : Oriole Lane, Los Angeles

3 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 2,700 sq ft

Lot size: 6,860 sq ft

Year built: 1958

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 45