Where are the homes with Larger Pools? (Crest: houses, to buy)

[WithDisp]

Looking in the 'lower' Hollywood Hills, Tolouca Lake, West Pico....

Just in general, why are all the swimming pools in LA (Area) generally so small.
Even in the pictures of celebrity homes, or 5M+ properties I see things that resemble more splash pools than solid swimming pools.


I get recent droughts, but these homes were built well before that seemed like a viable concern.

Anything I should turn my search to?

[LoveMeSomeSFVHouses]

Hrm, I'm not really sure what you're talking about. Are you referring to the widths or the depths? There are a few different factors that I think you might want to keep in mind.

Most pools in the valley were built when the house was originally built in the 50s. Being super wide wasn't a big deal then, but they did go much deeper, and you'll see the pools built then can go 8ft deep.

Pools are very expensive to dig out. Newer pools usually only go to 5ft, but I notice mostly we see the older 8ft ones.

It might have to do with the buildability of the lots you're looking at - especially in the hills.

A big trend right now is to dedicate a section of the pool to tanning/toddler shelves where it's a shallow area to sit and cool off but not swim. I personally like these (mostly because I have a toddler and like the shallow space for her, and you'll see the higher end homes integrating these into their pool designs.

[nightlysparrow]

The Valley, though it's not in your choice areas.

[socal88]

Originally Posted by nightlysparrow

The Valley, though it's not in your choice areas.

Toluca Lake is in the Valley.

You've got a number of larger homes with good-sized pools there.

[CaptainSlow]

I grew up in the very south edge of North Hollywood, off Laurel south of the Ventura Fwy. Our house was built in the late '30s. We had a pool that was about 20'x50' and at least 10' deep in the deep end. A couple of neighbors had pools of similar size.

[426HemiCA]

"Swimming Pools, Movie Stars"

[Xanathos]

I kinda wondered about that, too. I was really kind of surprised at how few houses had what I would term a "real" swimming pool. Out of all the houses we looked at, only one of them had what I would term an impressive pool - 12' at the deep end.

[erin_elise_]

ladera heights

80% of the homes have larger pools.

[adr3naline]

Have you tried Google Earth? You could revert to an old school eye-up of pools. They're quite visible in the oblique imagery.

What's the use case here? Looking to buy, photoshoot, etc? If photoshoot, there are location agencies that I suspect would could answer this quickly.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by erin_elise_

ladera heights

80% of the homes have larger pools.

Culver Crest, on the other side of the cemeteries from Ladera, also has some large pools.