{"id":"silver-lake","type":"city-resource","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake","json":"https://realestateworks.com/api/cities/silver-lake","name":"Silver Lake","state":"California","county":"Los Angeles County","fips":"0644000","landSqMi":469.49,"incorporation":"Neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, with its own Neighborhood Council, certified in February 2003, so City selling rules such as the Residential Property Report apply.","government":"City of Los Angeles. City maps place most of Silver Lake in the Hillside Area, where City Planning's Baseline Hillside Ordinance (Ordinance No. 181,624) applies to R1, RS, RE and RA lots.","cityHall":"Silver Lake does not have a separate municipal city hall; City of Los Angeles services apply.","reviewedAt":"2026-10-30","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":["Silver Lake is a City of Los Angeles neighborhood with its own Neighborhood Council, certified in February 2003, so City selling rules such as the Residential Property Report apply."],"history":["The Bureau of Engineering describes the Silver Lake Reservoir Complex as 127 acres. The reservoir is also on the City's Historic-Cultural Monument list as Silverlake and Ivanhoe Reservoir (HCM #422)."],"market":[],"employers":[],"neighborhoods":[],"sellerResources":[{"kind":"probate","title":"How do I sell a probate house in Silver Lake?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/probate"},{"kind":"inherited-property","title":"How do I sell an inherited house in Silver Lake?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/inherited-property"},{"kind":"foreclosure-help","title":"Can I sell my Silver Lake house before foreclosure?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/foreclosure-help"},{"kind":"short-sale-help","title":"How does a short sale work in Silver Lake?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/short-sale-help"},{"kind":"sell-as-is","title":"Can I sell my Silver Lake house as-is?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/sell-as-is"},{"kind":"downsizing","title":"How do I downsize and sell my house in Silver Lake?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/downsizing"},{"kind":"relocation","title":"How do I sell my Silver Lake house when I'm relocating?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/relocation"},{"kind":"1031-exchange","title":"How do I sell a Silver Lake rental property as part of a 1031 exchange?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/silver-lake/1031-exchange"}],"amenities":[],"housing":["Silver Lake rises in folds around its reservoir, and the streets climb with it: some wide and gentle, others narrow, curving and steep."],"faqs":[],"sources":[{"id":"slNc","label":"EmpowerLA, Silver Lake Neighborhood Council","url":"https://empowerla.org/slnc/","accessed":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"slBho","label":"City Planning, Baseline Hillside Ordinance No. 181,624 (PDF)","url":"https://planning.lacity.gov/code_studies/hillsideareadefinitionamendment/adoptedbaselinehillsideordinance.pdf","accessed":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"slRedFlag","label":"LAFD, Red Flag No Parking","url":"https://www.lafd.org/redflag","accessed":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"slReservoir","label":"Bureau of Engineering, Silver Lake Reservoir Complex Master Plan","url":"https://engineering.lacity.gov/silver-lake-reservoir-complex-master-plan","accessed":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"slBridge","label":"Bureau of Engineering, Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Improvement Project","url":"https://engineering.lacity.gov/Projects/glendale-hyperion-bridge-improvement-project","accessed":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"slRpr","label":"LADBS, Residential Property Report","url":"https://dbs.lacity.gov/services/zoning/residential-property-report","accessed":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"slUla","label":"LA City Finance, Measure ULA FAQ","url":"https://finance.lacity.gov/faq/measure-ula","accessed":"2026-10-30"},{"id":"slDtt","label":"LA County Registrar-Recorder, documentary transfer tax","url":"https://www.lavote.gov/home/recorder/property-document-recording/documentary-transfer-taxes/general-info","accessed":"2026-10-30"}],"disclaimer":"Informational only. Not an appraisal. Not legal, tax, or foreclosure advice. Statistics are third-party snapshots for the dates shown."}