Pasadena’s plenty

REAL ESTATE • Sold

Casting our eyes north to Pasadena, the real estate scene in the increasingly expensive enclave — very pretty and mostly unpretentious, if also still not hip — clocks in at a median sale price of $1.175M, per Redfin. Though relatively few properties there trade above $5M, action can be found in the $2M-$4M band, with well-priced properties hitting the market and sometimes selling quickly above asking, as with two of these three recent sales: 

→ 2800 San Pasqual St. (Pasadena) • 6BR/7BA, 3147 SF • Sprawling residence in San Pasqual neighborhood • Listed: 1/14/24 for $1.96M, sold: 2/8/24 • Sold price: $2.25M • Listing brokers: Janice Lee and Jane Wang, Berkshire HomeServices.

→ 1415 Wicks Rd. (Pasadena) • 4BR/4BA, 2526 SF • Mid-century modern on a cul-de-sac • Listed: 1/19/24 for $2.8M, sold: 2/13/24 • Sold price: $3.3M • Listing broker: Eva Lin, Lin Realty Group at eXp Realty.

→ 390 North San Rafael Ave. (Pasadena, above) • 3BR/3BA, 2565 SF • Built by architect Robert Haugaard in 1956, recently restored and renovated • Listed: 10/28/23 for $3.829M, sold: 1/31/24 • Sold price: $3.6M • Listing broker: Karen Lower, Compass.