1853 Nichols Canyon Rd, Los Angeles

• $2,395,044
• 3 BD
• 4 BA

Lower Nichols has always been the neighborhood's best-kept secret. Canyon quiet, hillside air, gardens that climb the slope — and yet the Sunset Strip is minutes away, not a world apart. This gated property, set behind a large motor court, is a study in that duality.

Traditional architecture, done with real weight. Cross-trussed beams overhead, two wood-burning fireplaces, brick finishes grounding every room. Then the contrast: walls of Fleetwood glass doors that retract entirely, dissolving the line between house and hillside garden. Old-world craft meeting open-air California living.

The chef's kitchen, dining room, and den flow into one another and out through those glass walls to the patios beyond. A primary suite with soaring wood beam ceilings, a separate dressing area or office, spa-like bath. Two guest rooms share a bath with double vanities, jacuzzi tub, separate shower. Outside: pool, spa, a cabana with its own bath and sauna, extensive gardens, and hilltop decks that open onto the city below.

Canyon-close, Strip-close. A rare pairing, and a quiet place to land.

Listing courtesy of John Galich & Daniel Schott, Sotheby's International Realty