Cheviot Hills has long been one of the Westside’s most established residential addresses. Curving streets, mature trees, substantial single-family homes, and nearly a century of architectural evolution give the neighborhood its distinctive character. Developed largely from the 1920s through the 1940s, it remains a highly regarded enclave between Century City, Beverly Hills, Culver City, and Westwood.

As the top-volume brokerage in Los Angeles County and the firm behind the highest average sale price of any top-20 residential brokerage in the region, Westside Estate Agency brings that same authority to Cheviot Hills. This is a market that rewards a discerning eye — its strongest properties combine architectural character, privacy, and substantial lots with immediate Westside access, and our agent-advisors bring decades of local experience to help you understand where those qualities create lasting value.

Cheviot Hills contains more than 1,400 single-family homes, with architecture spanning nearly a century. Original residences, substantial renovations, and design-led new construction now share the same curving streets.

Private club culture runs deep in Cheviot Hills’ history, none more so than Hillcrest Country Club, founded in 1920 at a time when Los Angeles’s Jewish community was excluded from the city’s other elite social clubs. Located at 10000 Pico Boulevard, directly across from what is now Fox Studios, Hillcrest became the leading Jewish country club in Southern California and, for decades, a gathering place for Hollywood’s entertainment elite. Its 18-hole course, originally designed by William Watson, hosted the PGA Championship in 1929 and the Los Angeles Open in both 1932 and 1942.

The club’s history carries a lighter side, too — a well-known story holds that when Hillcrest first opened its membership beyond the Jewish community, its first choice was entertainer Danny Thomas, prompting comedian Jack Benny, a longtime member of more than 70 years, to quip that the club could at least have picked someone who “looked like a gentile.” Along with Benny, the club counted comedic legends including George Burns and Milton Berle among its members for decades.

Cheviot Hills is residential first, with mature streetscapes, substantial homes, and a quieter neighborhood character that sets it apart from the busier parts of the Westside. Pico Boulevard provides nearby dining and services without bringing major commercial activity into the neighborhood’s interior streets.

Beyond Hillcrest, private club culture extends to The Griffin Club, founded in 1926 as the Palomar Tennis Club — later known for decades as the Beverly Hills Country Club, despite its Cheviot Hills location. A $20 million renovation completed in 2015 brought the club its current name, honoring founding member Elmer Griffin, along with an expanded footprint of nearly four acres, multiple outdoor pools, LED-lit tennis and pickleball courts, and dining and fitness facilities. Over its nearly century-long history, the club has counted golden-age Hollywood figures including Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, and Caesar Romero among its guests.

Public recreation is well represented too: the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center offers tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball courts, a seasonal pool, and an archery range, while the nearby Rancho Park Golf Course — an 18-hole championship course that hosted the Los Angeles Open 18 times, along with LPGA and Senior Tour events between 1978 and 1994 — adds further open space along the neighborhood’s edge.

The neighborhood’s location between Fox Studios and Sony Pictures Studios, both reachable within about ten minutes, has also made Cheviot Hills a frequent filming location for movies and television over the decades. That on-screen familiarity isn’t limited to background shots. The exterior of the traditional two-story home at 10336 Dunleer Drive, built in 2006, served for over a decade as the Dunphy family residence on Modern Family — appearing in nearly every episode’s establishing shots and remaining a private residence today. It’s a fitting example of how naturally Cheviot Hills reads on screen: a real, lived-in family home, rather than a manufactured backdrop.

Cheviot Hills is a market where the right advice can sharpen every decision. As Los Angeles County’s top-volume brokerage and the firm behind the highest average sale price of any top-20 residential brokerage in the region, Westside Estate Agency brings local perspective, discretion, and a clear understanding of how architecture, lot quality, and neighborhood position shape value.

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