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The article below was published in last week’s L.A. Times View Magazine.  The article can also be found online here:
Holmby Westwood article

MY LUXURY HPOZ VIEW
With Susan Reuben, Vice President
Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association
by Bret Parsons

In 1923, the Janss Investment Corporation commenced development of Holmby Westwood, a gracious Westside neighborhood. Two years later, neighboring Westwood was chosen as the site for UCLA which fueled homebuilding. Transplants from all over the US brought their revered Tudors, Colonials, Neo-Classics, and French Norman revivals with them. Combined with Spanish and Monterey Colonial, plus a sprinkling of moderns, these styles created the community’s prestigious character. Strict CC&Rs were established to assure homeowners their investment would remain secure,and established architects who paid attention to scale,massing, proportion and design integrity were hired. Over time, some CC&Rs were renewed and others were not. The community is now in the process of establishing an HPOZ (Historic Preservation Overlay Zone) to manage change and ensure that all new construction will be reviewed consistently by the established HPOZ Board. Holmby Westwood has a unique concentration of original Period Revival architecture and is an important example of excellent residential suburban planning. This is why the community’s distinctive feel conveys a strong sense of time and place and is still highly desirable today.