Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Dell sit side by side below the Hollywood Sign, two of the most storied neighborhoods in the Hollywood Hills. Missig Team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties has represented buyers and sellers here more than anywhere else, from the original 1923 Hollywoodland model home and sales office to Burton Schutt's Landsberg Residence and a Streamline Moderne home redesigned by Lorcan O'Herlihy.
For more than two decades, we have sold homes on these hillsides, many of them more than once, often for the same clients. Phil Missig came to real estate from fashion, photography and an interest in architecture and design, and in neighborhoods built on stone walls, storybook houses and views of the Sign, that eye matters. We also publish a monthly market report for the 90068 ZIP code, broken down by neighborhood.
Beachwood Canyon and Hollywood Dell Real Estate
Hollywoodland, Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Dell
Hollywoodland opened on March 31, 1923, backed by Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler with Moses Sherman and Eli Clark, and developed by Tracy Shoults and S.H. Woodruff. Buyers had to submit their plans to an architectural committee, which is why the canyon still reads as a collection of storybook Spanish, Tudor and Mediterranean homes. Italian masons built its granite retaining walls and six public stairways from local stone, now a city Historic-Cultural Monument, and the stone gates on Beachwood Drive still mark the entrance. To advertise it all, the developers put up a sign on Mount Lee with 45-foot letters that read "Hollywoodland." It was lit on December 8, 1923, and shortened to "Hollywood" in 1949.
The Hollywood Dell grew up just to the west in the same years, a pocket of 1920s and 1930s Spanish homes and mid-century houses climbing toward the Hollywood Reservoir, close enough to the Hollywood Bowl that many residents walk to concerts.
Where they are: in the 90068 ZIP code, north of Franklin Avenue. Beachwood Canyon follows Beachwood Drive from Franklin up to the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Park. The Hollywood Dell lies to the west, between the 101 and Beachwood Canyon, up to the Hollywood Reservoir and Lake Hollywood.
Hollywoodland
The upper canyon above the stone gates, along Hollyridge, Creston, Ledgewood, Pelham and Westshire, with 1920s storybook homes, granite walls and stairways, and the closest views of the Sign.
Beachwood Village
The small commercial heart inside the gates, laid out in 1923 with a market and shops, still the neighborhood's meeting point.
Lower Beachwood
Beachwood Drive from Franklin Avenue up to the gates, plus the streets on the canyon's east slope toward Bronson Canyon, such as Glen Oak and Tuxedo Terrace, with 1920s apartments, courtyard buildings, condominiums and hillside homes.
The Hollywood Dell
The hillside streets west of Beachwood, including El Contento, Quebec, Ivarene, Holly Drive, Deep Dell Place and Bryn Mawr, with walkable 1920s and 1930s homes, mid-century houses and views to the city and the Sign.
Both neighborhoods are in the 90068 ZIP code, within the City of Los Angeles.
A selection of homes we have represented
The original Hollywoodland model home and sales office, 1923, 2400 El Contento Drive. The Spanish Revival compound built to sell the Hollywoodland development, later owned by an actress. We represented the seller. View the home (LA Times)
Streamline Moderne, 1946, redesigned by Lorcan O'Herlihy AIA, 2250 El Contento Drive. A second-story primary suite, infinity pool and cabana added to an original Streamline Moderne home in the Dell. We represented the seller. View the home
3045 Hollyridge Drive. A Moorish-influenced Spanish compound from the Hollywoodland era on three lots, with beamed ceilings, arched windows and head-on views of the Sign. We represented the seller. View the home
6209 Quebec Drive. A Modern Spanish treehouse with views from almost every room and decks off the open plan. We represented the seller. View the home
3391 Ledgewood Drive. A modernist home below the Hollywood Sign in upper Beachwood Canyon, with dramatic exposed beams, a reclaimed-wood and stone fireplace, open multi-level living with glass railings, and a pool. We represented the buyer, and later the seller. View the home
The Landsberg Residence, 1954, by Burton Schutt, 2338 El Contento Drive. A multi-sided post and beam home built for Klaus Landsberg, the original station manager of KTLA, and on the market for the first time since the fifties. We represented the seller. View the home (LA Times)
The Bass Residence, c. 1960, 2776 Hollyridge Drive. A mid-century platform house with views of the hills and Griffith Observatory from almost every room. We represented the seller. View the home
The Remsen Residence, 6331 Quebec Drive. A 1930s Spanish home at the top of the Dell, once a gathering place for Hollywood stars, with views to the Pacific. We represented the seller. View the home
6201 Quebec Drive, by Tony Ngai. Walls of glass and sweeping views. We represent the seller. View the home
Other streets where we have represented buyers and sellers include Beachwood Drive, Creston, Dearborn, Glen Oak, Pelham, San Marco and Tuxedo Terrace.
See our Hollywood Hills page and our full architectural and mid-century portfolio.
Market reports
Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Dell are part of our monthly 90068 market report, which breaks out sales by neighborhood. Get it by email each month.
Buying in Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Dell
These neighborhoods reward buyers who know what to check. These are the points we walk every buyer through.
Stairs and steep lots. Many homes sit above or below the street. Check the climb from the car to the front door, and how deliveries arrive.
Sign traffic. Upper Beachwood Drive draws visitors heading for the Hollywood Sign. Visit on a weekend afternoon, and ask about parking restrictions on your street.
Bowl season in the Dell. Hollywood Bowl concerts bring traffic and street closures on summer evenings. Many buyers love the walk to the Bowl; others plan around it.
Fire insurance. Much of both neighborhoods is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Get insurance quotes before you remove contingencies.
Historic stone and original detail. The 1923 granite walls and stairways are protected, and many homes keep original tile, beams and ironwork. Ask what survives before you plan changes.
Permits and history. Many homes have grown over the decades. We compare what was built against what was permitted.
Frequently asked questions
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Missig Team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties has represented buyers and sellers in Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Dell for more than two decades, including the original 1923 Hollywoodland model home and Burton Schutt's Landsberg Residence. The team is led by Phil Missig, with 25 years at BHHS California Properties, and publishes a monthly market report for the 90068 ZIP code.
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Hollywoodland is the 1923 development at the top of Beachwood Canyon, above the stone gates on Beachwood Drive. Beachwood Canyon is the wider neighborhood, from Franklin Avenue up to the Hollywood Sign.
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The Hollywood Dell is just west of Beachwood Canyon, between the 101 and Beachwood, north of Franklin Avenue and up to the Hollywood Reservoir, near the Hollywood Bowl.
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Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Dell are both in 90068, within the City of Los Angeles.
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For the Hollywood Sign, which began in 1923 as an advertisement for the Hollywoodland development, and for its storybook homes, granite walls and stone stairways built by Italian masons.
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Cheremoya Avenue Elementary, an LAUSD school on Franklin Avenue, serves much of both neighborhoods. Confirm the school boundary for a specific address.
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Yes. Both neighborhoods are in the City of Los Angeles. For sales closing on or after July 1, 2026, Measure ULA adds 4% on sales above $5.4 million and 5.5% at $10.9 million or more.
Buying or selling in Beachwood Canyon or the Hollywood Dell? These are the streets we know best, and we would be glad to talk. Call Phil at 310.844.6434 or email Missig Team at info@missigteam.com.