Beverly Hills is our home base. Missig Team works out of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties office at 131 South Rodeo Drive, on the world-famous shopping street at the heart of the Golden Triangle, a short walk from Frank Lloyd Wright's Anderton Court. We have represented buyers and sellers here, from a 1948 home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area to condominiums on Oakhurst and Palm Drives.
Phil Missig came to real estate from fashion, photography and an interest in architecture and design, and Beverly Hills rewards that eye. Its streets hold Spanish Revival estates, storybook cottages, Paul R. Williams designs and the mid-century houses of Trousdale Estates. For more than two decades, Phil has led a team that helps clients across the Westside and the hills, and many of them come back to us more than once.
Beverly Hills Real Estate
Architecture and the pockets of Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills was laid out in 1906 by Burton Green's Rodeo Land and Water Company, with curving, palm-lined streets north of Santa Monica Boulevard, and incorporated as its own city in 1914. The Beverly Hills Hotel opened in 1912, and Paul R. Williams later redesigned it. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks made Pickfair the center of 1920s Hollywood society, and Edward Doheny's son built Greystone Mansion, designed by Gordon Kaufmann and finished in 1928, now a city park. Frank Lloyd Wright's 1952 Anderton Court Shops stand on Rodeo Drive, and the 1921 Spadena House, known as the Witch's House, still surprises visitors on Walden Drive.
Where Beverly Hills is: a separate city surrounded by Los Angeles, between West Hollywood to the east and Century City and Holmby Hills to the west, from the hills above Sunset Boulevard south past Wilshire. The Beverly Hills Post Office area, the canyons north of the city, shares the 90210 ZIP code but is part of the City of Los Angeles.
The Flats
The palm-lined grid between Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard, with large 1920s and 1930s Spanish, Tudor and Traditional estates on generous lots, and the city's best-known streets, from Rodeo to Roxbury.
North of Sunset
The lower hills and canyons above Sunset, including the start of Benedict and Coldwater Canyons, with privacy, views and some of the city's largest estates, along with Greystone Mansion.
Trousdale Estates
A 1950s and 1960s hillside development by Paul Trousdale on the former Doheny ranch, known for mid-century modern houses by architects including Wallace Neff and Paul R. Williams and for sweeping city views.
South of Wilshire
Quieter residential streets of 1920s and 1930s Spanish and Traditional homes, plus many of the city's condominiums and duplexes, close to Beverly Vista and Horace Mann schools.
The Golden Triangle
The business and shopping district bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard and Canon Drive, home to Rodeo Drive, Anderton Court and our office.
Beverly Hills Post Office
The canyons and ridges north of the city, from Benedict and Coldwater Canyons up to Mulholland Drive. It carries a Beverly Hills 90210 address but is in the City of Los Angeles, which changes the schools, the city services and the transfer tax.
Beverly Hills uses the 90210, 90211 and 90212 ZIP codes.
We are best known for architectural homes across Los Angeles. See our architectural and mid-century portfolio and our Hollywood Hills, Laurel Canyon, Los Feliz and Silver Lake pages.
Buying in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills has rules and costs that differ from the rest of Los Angeles. These are the points we walk every Beverly Hills buyer through.
City of Beverly Hills or the Post Office area? A 90210 address does not always mean the City of Beverly Hills. Confirm the city on the tax record, because it decides the schools, services and transfer tax.
Measure ULA. Sales inside the City of Beverly Hills are not subject to Los Angeles' Measure ULA. Homes in the Beverly Hills Post Office area are, at 4% above $5.4 million and 5.5% at $10.9 million or more.
Schools. Homes in the city are served by the Beverly Hills Unified School District. Homes in the Post Office area are in LAUSD.
Historic properties. Beverly Hills keeps a local register of historic properties, which brings review for exterior changes and can open the door to a Mills Act contract.
Building and design review. The city has its own design review and construction rules, especially in the hillside area. Check what is allowed before you plan a remodel.
Fire insurance in the hills. Homes north of Sunset and in the Post Office area are often in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Get insurance quotes early.
Frequently asked questions
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Missig Team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties works out of the Beverly Hills office at 131 South Rodeo Drive. The team is led by Phil Missig, with 25 years at BHHS California Properties, and is known for architectural and historic homes across Los Angeles.
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No. Beverly Hills has been its own city since 1914, with its own government, police, fire department and school district, though it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles.
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The canyons and hills north of the City of Beverly Hills that share the 90210 ZIP code but are part of the City of Los Angeles. Homes there are in LAUSD and are subject to Measure ULA.
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Not inside the City of Beverly Hills. It does apply in the Beverly Hills Post Office area, which is part of the City of Los Angeles, adding 4% on sales above $5.4 million and 5.5% at $10.9 million or more for sales closing on or after July 1, 2026.
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The Beverly Hills Unified School District, including Beverly Hills High School and elementary schools such as Hawthorne, Horace Mann, Beverly Vista and El Rodeo. Homes in the Post Office area are in LAUSD.
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The Flats between Santa Monica and Sunset Boulevards, the hills north of Sunset, Trousdale Estates, the streets south of Wilshire and the Golden Triangle business district. The Beverly Hills Post Office area lies just north, in the City of Los Angeles.
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1920s Spanish Revival and Tudor estates, storybook homes like the Spadena House, landmarks by Paul R. Williams and Gordon Kaufmann, Frank Lloyd Wright's Anderton Court, and the mid-century houses of Trousdale Estates.
Buying or selling in Beverly Hills? Our office is on Rodeo Drive, and we would be glad to talk. Call Phil at 310.844.6434 or email Missig Team at info@missigteam.com.