{"id":"glendale","type":"city-resource","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale","json":"https://realestateworks.com/api/cities/glendale","name":"Glendale","state":"California","county":"Los Angeles County","fips":"0630000","landSqMi":30.48,"incorporation":"Incorporated February 16, 1906; charter city (City Transparency / Mayors' Gallery). The Los Angeles Almanac records February 15, 1906.","government":"Charter city; Council-Manager form; five City Council members elected at large to staggered four-year terms; Mayor selected annually from among the Council; City Manager appointed by the City Council; City Clerk and City Treasurer are separately elected","cityHall":"Glendale City Hall, 613 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206","reviewedAt":"2026-08-25","brokerage":{"name":"Sidney Manzo – RE/MAX Dream Properties","licensee":"Sidney Manzo, CA DRE #01108914, licensed in California","relationship":"The brokerage publishes a city resource and offers licensed real-estate advisory. Reading the page does not itself authorize a listing or create a listing agreement."},"overview":["Glendale is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County, California, at the base of the Verdugo Mountains, adjoining the western San Gabriel Valley. The City of Glendale operates from City Hall at 613 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206. The City Council page lists (818) 548-4844 for invitations mailed to Suite 200.","The City’s Transparency page and Mayors' Gallery state the city was incorporated on February 16, 1906 and is a charter city. The Mayors' Gallery states the City became a chartered city upon ratification of its Charter on March 29, 1921. The Los Angeles Almanac also identifies Glendale as a charter city. Civic counts on this record describe the city as a whole. They are not the value of a particular house.","The Transparency page and City Council page state Glendale is managed by a Council-Manager form of government, with five councilmembers elected at large to four-year terms. The Transparency page states that each year the Council selects one member to serve as Mayor. The City Manager FAQ states the Mayor is selected annually by the City Council. The City Manager serves as chief executive officer.","Documented civic features include Brand Boulevard as a principal commercial corridor, City Hall on East Broadway, Brand Park at 1601 West Mountain Street, Verdugo Park at 1621 Cañada Boulevard, and Glendale Unified campuses including Glendale High at 1440 East Broadway."],"history":["The City’s Mayors' Gallery states the City of Glendale was incorporated February 16, 1906 and was governed by a Board of Trustees from 1906 to 1921, then became a chartered city upon ratification of its Charter on March 29, 1921. The Los Angeles Almanac records incorporation on February 15, 1906 and notes the place was originally named Riverdale before the post office name Glendale was adopted.","The Mayors' Gallery uses the civic phrase “Jewel City.” That is a civic identity line. It is not a ranking of streets or a price for a particular house.","This page does not publish an unverified citywide historic-resources count. Confirm any designation, eligibility, or permit requirement on the specific parcel with the City."],"market":[],"employers":[{"name":"City of Glendale","industry":"Municipal government","location":"613 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206","inCity":true,"notes":"The municipal government is a documented local employer and civic institution. The Transparency page documents a Council-Manager form and a City Manager who serves as chief executive officer.","sourceIds":["gldCouncil","gldTransparency","gldCityHome"]},{"name":"Glendale Unified School District","industry":"Public education","location":"223 North Jackson Street, Glendale, CA 91206","inCity":true,"notes":"The California Department of Education lists Glendale Unified with a district office at 223 North Jackson Street, Glendale. Confirm assignment for a specific address. GUSD campuses also sit in La Crescenta mailing addresses.","sourceIds":["gldCde","gldGusd"]}],"neighborhoods":[{"slug":"rossmoyne","name":"Rossmoyne","kind":"historic-district","hero":"/images/glendale-ca-spanish-style-home.jpg","heroAlt":"Spanish-style home with trees — illustrative, not a documented Glendale address","location":"Glendale's Rossmoyne Historic District, set along gently curving streets and including Nibley Park","boundaries":"The City's district map marks each Rossmoyne parcel, and its historic district property search shows one address at a time. The Royal Boulevard Historic District next door covers part of Rossmoyne's second phase.","notes":"Rossmoyne is Glendale's largest historic district, with 503 homes, according to the City. The Haddock-Nibley Company developed it from 1923, and it was largely built out by 1950, according to the City. Nibley Park, which the developer donated to the city, is part of the district.","housing":"Single-family Period Revival homes. The City's historic resources survey found about 82 percent of properties qualify as contributors, and records the tract in four units from 1923 to 1925. The last unit took in the hillside lots north of Mountain Street along Rossmoyne Avenue, Hillcroft Road, Rosemount Road, and Loreto and Sinaloa Drives.","selling":"Look up your home's contributing status in the City's historic report, and have the approvals for past work with your permits. Buyers in a historic district ask about both. Price against other Rossmoyne sales of similar style and condition.","sourceIds":["glnRossReport","glnRossmoyne","glnHistDistricts"],"listingAliases":["Rossmoyne","Rossmoyne Historic District"],"overview":["Rossmoyne is Glendale's largest historic district, with 503 homes, according to the City. The Haddock-Nibley Company developed it from 1923, and it was largely built out by 1950, according to the City. Nibley Park, which the developer donated to the city, is part of the district.","The City describes an outstanding variety of Period Revival homes there, including Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and French-inspired designs."],"character":["The City describes an outstanding variety of Period Revival homes there, including Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and French-inspired designs."],"homes":["Single-family Period Revival homes. The City's historic resources survey found about 82 percent of properties qualify as contributors, and records the tract in four units from 1923 to 1925. The last unit took in the hillside lots north of Mountain Street along Rossmoyne Avenue, Hillcroft Road, Rosemount Road, and Loreto and Sinaloa Drives."],"distinction":["Look up your home's contributing status in the City's historic report, and have the approvals for past work with your permits. Buyers in a historic district ask about both. Price against other Rossmoyne sales of similar style and condition."],"forOwners":"Look up your home's contributing status in the City's historic report, and have the approvals for past work with your permits. Buyers in a historic district ask about both. Price against other Rossmoyne sales of similar style and condition.","living":["Nibley Park sits inside the district. The survey says the Haddock-Nibley Company gave the lot to the City when it opened the fourth unit in 1925.","The survey calls Rossmoyne an early automobile suburb. Edward M. Lynch, the engineer who surveyed the whole Rossmoyne tract, built his own Mediterranean villa on a large hillside lot at 1230 Rossmoyne Avenue. Photographs of it, and of builder Fred W. Pigg's elaborate Tudor Revival at 1114 Rossmoyne Avenue, appeared in newspaper articles and advertisements for the tract. In October 1926 the Nibley Investment Company opened more hillside lots along Royal Boulevard as Tract No. 7013."],"faqs":[{"q":"How many homes are in the Rossmoyne Historic District?","a":"503, according to the City of Glendale, which makes it the city's largest historic district."},{"q":"Who reviews changes to a Rossmoyne home?","a":"In Glendale's historic districts, the Historic Preservation Commission reviews proposed work on a house instead of the Design Review Board, according to the City."}],"url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/neighborhoods/rossmoyne"},{"slug":"north-cumberland-heights","name":"North Cumberland Heights","kind":"historic-district","hero":"/images/glendale-ca-spanish-style-home.jpg","heroAlt":"Spanish-style home with trees — illustrative, not a documented Glendale address","location":"Glendale's North Cumberland Heights Historic District, at the base of the Verdugo Mountains","boundaries":"The City defined the survey area by address ranges, including 1645 to 1861 Cleveland Road, 839 to 1031 Cumberland Road, 1610 to 1770 Grandview Avenue, 850 to 1027 Matilija Road and 877 to 1051 W. Mountain Road. Brand Park lies directly north.","notes":"North Cumberland Heights is a Glendale historic district of 179 single-family homes, according to the City. Much of it was developed by the brothers Dan and Arthur Campbell, associates of Leslie Brand who helped establish the city's neighborhoods at the base of the Verdugo Mountains.","housing":"Single-family homes spanning several decades, from Period Revival houses of the 1920s and 1930s to Minimal Traditional and Ranch homes from the 1940s and 1950s. The City's 2012 survey update counts 140 of the 179 homes as contributors, 78 percent, above the City's 60 percent minimum for a district, with a period of significance from 1923 to 1953.","selling":"Because the district mixes eras, compare your home with North Cumberland Heights sales of the same period and style. Check its contributing status in the City's historic report and have the approvals for past work ready.","sourceIds":["glnNchReport","glnNorthCumberland","glnHistDistricts"],"listingAliases":["North Cumberland Heights","Cumberland Heights"],"overview":["North Cumberland Heights is a Glendale historic district of 179 single-family homes, according to the City. Much of it was developed by the brothers Dan and Arthur Campbell, associates of Leslie Brand who helped establish the city's neighborhoods at the base of the Verdugo Mountains.","The City describes many fine examples of 1920s and 1930s Period Revival houses there, along with Minimal Traditional and Ranch style homes from the 1940s and 1950s."],"character":["The City describes many fine examples of 1920s and 1930s Period Revival houses there, along with Minimal Traditional and Ranch style homes from the 1940s and 1950s."],"homes":["Single-family homes spanning several decades, from Period Revival houses of the 1920s and 1930s to Minimal Traditional and Ranch homes from the 1940s and 1950s. The City's 2012 survey update counts 140 of the 179 homes as contributors, 78 percent, above the City's 60 percent minimum for a district, with a period of significance from 1923 to 1953."],"distinction":["Because the district mixes eras, compare your home with North Cumberland Heights sales of the same period and style. Check its contributing status in the City's historic report and have the approvals for past work ready."],"forOwners":"Because the district mixes eras, compare your home with North Cumberland Heights sales of the same period and style. Check its contributing status in the City's historic report and have the approvals for past work ready.","living":["The district sits at the base of the Verdugo Mountains, according to the City.","The 2012 survey update names notable homes. Leslie Brand built the Dutch Colonial Revival house at 1700 Grandview Avenue in 1913 for his niece, Ada Dryden Thompson. In 1925 local builder John W. Lawson built a Mediterranean Revival house at 1663 Grandview Avenue for his daughter Edna and her husband, baseball's Casey Stengel, who lived there for the rest of their lives. Robert Jensen had 1770 Grandview built in 1925, and the City Council named it Casa de Carmen when it was designated."],"faqs":[{"q":"How many homes are in North Cumberland Heights?","a":"The City of Glendale counts 179 single-family homes in the North Cumberland Heights Historic District."},{"q":"What styles are in North Cumberland Heights?","a":"Period Revival homes from the 1920s and 1930s, plus Minimal Traditional and Ranch style homes from the 1940s and 1950s, according to the City."}],"url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/neighborhoods/north-cumberland-heights"},{"slug":"cottage-grove","name":"Cottage Grove","kind":"historic-district","hero":"/images/glendale-ca-spanish-style-home.jpg","heroAlt":"Spanish-style home with trees — illustrative, not a documented Glendale address","location":"The one-block stretch of Cottage Grove Avenue at the foot of Adams Hill, Glendale","boundaries":"The City's survey defines the district as the parcels facing Cottage Grove Avenue between E. Palmer Avenue and Green Street, a boundary close to the original Tract 7436, the Fox Brothers Tract. The City publishes a district map and an online property search.","notes":"Cottage Grove is a Glendale historic district of 14 homes on one block, according to the City: the stretch of Cottage Grove Avenue at the foot of Adams Hill. The City calls it one of its most interesting examples of early residential tract development.","housing":"Fourteen single-family homes, most built within a short time span, according to the City, and sharing one architectural vocabulary. The City's historic resources survey dates twelve of them to 1924 to 1928, nine Tudor Revival and three Spanish Colonial Revival, and notes that each has a detached one- or two-car garage matching the house.","selling":"With only 14 homes, sales inside Cottage Grove are rare, so comparable sales may need to come from nearby period homes of similar size. Note the home's style and contributing status, and have approvals for past work ready.","sourceIds":["glnCgReport","glnCottageGrove","glnHistDistricts"],"listingAliases":["Cottage Grove","Cottage Grove Avenue","Adams Hill"],"overview":["Cottage Grove is a Glendale historic district of 14 homes on one block, according to the City: the stretch of Cottage Grove Avenue at the foot of Adams Hill. The City calls it one of its most interesting examples of early residential tract development.","The developer gave the homes a uniform cottage form and Tudor Revival style to create the feel of an English village, with a few Spanish Colonial Revival homes mixed in. The district also includes a 1901 farmhouse owned by the woman who first sold the land."],"character":["The developer gave the homes a uniform cottage form and Tudor Revival style to create the feel of an English village, with a few Spanish Colonial Revival homes mixed in. The district also includes a 1901 farmhouse owned by the woman who first sold the land."],"homes":["Fourteen single-family homes, most built within a short time span, according to the City, and sharing one architectural vocabulary. The City's historic resources survey dates twelve of them to 1924 to 1928, nine Tudor Revival and three Spanish Colonial Revival, and notes that each has a detached one- or two-car garage matching the house."],"distinction":["With only 14 homes, sales inside Cottage Grove are rare, so comparable sales may need to come from nearby period homes of similar size. Note the home's style and contributing status, and have approvals for past work ready."],"forOwners":"With only 14 homes, sales inside Cottage Grove are rare, so comparable sales may need to come from nearby period homes of similar size. Note the home's style and contributing status, and have approvals for past work ready.","living":["The block sits at the foot of Adams Hill, according to the City.","The survey traces the tract to Helene Ungerland, who owned the 1901 farmhouse and subdivided the land. In 1924 the Fox Brothers realty company, brothers Harry, Preston and John Fox from Ohio, bought Tract 7436 and advertised an English-themed village of Tudor Revival cottages, which the name Cottage Grove was meant to evoke. Two original concrete street lights with post-mounted luminaires still stand on the block."],"faqs":[{"q":"How many homes are in the Cottage Grove Historic District?","a":"Fourteen, on the one-block stretch of Cottage Grove Avenue, according to the City of Glendale."},{"q":"What style are Cottage Grove homes?","a":"Mostly Tudor Revival cottages meant to evoke an English village, with a few Spanish Colonial Revival homes, according to the City."}],"url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/neighborhoods/cottage-grove"}],"sellerResources":[{"kind":"probate","title":"Probate real estate agent in Glendale, CA","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/probate"},{"kind":"inherited-property","title":"Inherited property real estate agent in Glendale, CA","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/inherited-property"},{"kind":"foreclosure-help","title":"Foreclosure real estate agent in Glendale, CA","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/foreclosure-help"},{"kind":"short-sale-help","title":"Short sale real estate agent in Glendale, CA","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/short-sale-help"},{"kind":"sell-as-is","title":"Selling a Glendale house as-is","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/glendale/sell-as-is"}],"amenities":[{"title":"Brand Park","body":"The City’s Brand Park page lists Brand Park at 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA 91201. Park adjacency is a location fact, not a ranking.","sourceIds":["gldBrandPark"]},{"title":"Verdugo Park","body":"The City’s facility directory lists Verdugo Park at 1621 Cañada Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91208. Park adjacency is a location fact, not a ranking.","sourceIds":["gldVerdugoPark"]},{"title":"City Hall","body":"City Hall is at 613 East Broadway. The City Council page lists (818) 548-4844 for invitations mailed to Suite 200.","sourceIds":["gldCouncil","gldTransparency"]}],"housing":["Glendale housing includes single-family houses and attached product, with commercial uses along Brand Boulevard. Product type, lot, and later work still vary by parcel. Confirm zoning with the City.","A house near Brand Park, an East Broadway address, and a Brand Boulevard address are different marketing files even when they sit on the same calendar.","Some attached product may involve an association. Association documents, if any, must be read from the file. This page does not invent an HOA map."],"faqs":[{"q":"How do I sell my house in Glendale?","a":"Start with a property-specific review of the address you own — location, product type, condition, recent comparable sales, and whether City zoning or permits apply — not a citywide median. Sidney Manzo, Agent, CA DRE #01108914, licensed in California, can discuss pricing, preparation, marketing, and whether a public listing or a more limited marketing approach if permitted is the better path. A conversation is not a listing. Nothing is listed until you choose."},{"q":"How much is my Glendale home worth?","a":"There is no reliable citywide number for an individual property. A useful figure starts with exact location, lot, living area, product type, condition, competing listings, and recent comparable sales. That snapshot is not the value of a particular house. A property-specific review is advisory and is not an appraisal."},{"q":"What are homes selling for in Glendale?","a":"That snapshot describes the city as a whole. It is not the value of a particular house. Get my free home review."},{"q":"Is now a good time to sell a home in Glendale?","a":"This page cannot name one right time to sell. Citywide snapshots are not a forecast for your address. Timing also depends on the house, competing listings, and your calendar."},{"q":"How long does it take to sell a home in Glendale?","a":"This page cannot promise a timeline for a particular house."},{"q":"What does it cost to sell a home in Glendale?","a":"Costs vary by the written agreements and the transaction. Listing-side professional service fees, if we are engaged, are established in a listing agreement and described on our services page. Title, escrow, repairs, credits, taxes, and other expenses are not quoted here."},{"q":"Do I need a real estate agent to sell my home?","a":"California owners may sell without listing representation. Sidney Manzo, CA DRE #01108914, is with RE/MAX Dream Properties (ASLG Inc), CA DRE #02142193. Listing representation, if you want it, is established only by a written agreement. A licensed real-estate agent can discuss pricing, marketing, disclosures, and timing. Using an agent does not promise a better price, a faster sale, or any particular outcome."},{"q":"Do City planning or zoning rules affect a sale or remodel?","a":"The City of Glendale is a charter city with planning and community development functions. Confirm the specific address with the City. Architectural style alone does not establish what may be changed."},{"q":"Does requesting a home-value review create a listing agreement?","a":"No. A conversation, a form submission, or a property-specific review does not create a listing agreement or agency relationship. A listing is established only by a signed California agreement."}],"sources":[{"id":"glnHistDistricts","label":"City of Glendale — Historic Districts","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-development/development-services/historic-preservation/historic-districts","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"glnRossmoyne","label":"City of Glendale — Rossmoyne Historic District","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-development/development-services/historic-preservation/rossmoyne-historic-district","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"glnRossReport","label":"City of Glendale — Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey (LSA, September 2011 draft)","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/12710/638605296455130000","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"glnNchReport","label":"City of Glendale — North Cumberland Heights Historic Resource Survey Update (2012)","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/72865/638346244702930000","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"glnCgReport","label":"City of Glendale — Cottage Grove Historic Resources Survey","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/72861/638346240031300000","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"glnNorthCumberland","label":"City of Glendale — North Cumberland Heights Historic District","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-development/development-services/historic-preservation/north-cumberland-heights-historic-district","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"glnCottageGrove","label":"City of Glendale — Cottage Grove Historic District","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-development/development-services/historic-preservation/cottage-grove-historic-district","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"gldCityHome","label":"City of Glendale — Official website","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldTransparency","label":"City of Glendale — Transparency","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/transparency","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldCouncil","label":"City of Glendale — City Council","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/city-council","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldManagerFaq","label":"City of Glendale — Office of the City Manager FAQ","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/office-of-the-city-manager/faq","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldMayors","label":"City of Glendale — Mayors' Gallery","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/city-hall/mayors-gallery","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldBrandPark","label":"City of Glendale — Brand Park","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-services-parks/parks-facilities-historic-sites/brand-park","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldVerdugoPark","label":"City of Glendale — Verdugo Park","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/83/59?npage=3","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldCentralPaseo","label":"City of Glendale — Central Park Paseo","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/179/59","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldFacilities","label":"City of Glendale — Facility Directory","url":"https://www.glendaleca.gov/our-city/components/component-list-views/facility-directory-table-list","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldLaAlmanac","label":"Los Angeles Almanac — City of Glendale","url":"https://www.laalmanac.com/cities/ci29.php","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldCensusQf","label":"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Glendale city, California","url":"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/glendalecitycalifornia","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldCde","label":"California Department of Education — Glendale Unified directory","url":"https://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory/details?cdscode=19645680000000","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldCdeHigh","label":"California Department of Education — Glendale High","url":"https://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory/details?cdscode=19645681933530","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldCdeHoover","label":"California Department of Education — Herbert Hoover High","url":"https://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory/details?cdscode=19645681934082","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldGusd","label":"Glendale Unified School District","url":"https://gusd.net/","accessed":"2026-08-25"},{"id":"gldCrfFlexmls","label":"","url":"","accessed":"2026-09-30","notes":""}],"disclaimer":"Informational only. Not an appraisal. Not legal, tax, or foreclosure advice. Statistics are third-party snapshots for the dates shown."}