I’m Tim Durkovic, president of the Durkovic Group with Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Welcome to this installment of “Get to Know Altadena, California: Community Lifestyle”.
With a picture-perfect location in the hills overlooking Pasadena, Altadena provides a great retreat from busy Los Angeles life.
Because of its desirable position toward the top of the foothills, Altadena has many beautiful hiking trails. I love the Eaton Canyon Falls Trail, a beautiful 3.5 mile hike to a 40-foot waterfall with incredible views of the San Gabriel Mountains and Santa Monica Mountains.
Altadena families also like to gather together at Farnsworth Park, a large county park that has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The land used to be a nursery but was converted to a county park by General Charles S. Farnsworth. Park amenities include picnic grounds, play areas, a club house and an amphitheater.
The Altadena Town and Country Club is a great place for local members to socialize at family friendly events, over gourmet dining, and within the club’s fitness areas which feature a pool and tennis courts.
The Altadena community is fantastic. Each winter, residents show their Christmas spirit with an old holiday tradition they call Christmas Tree Lane: a .7 mile stretch of Santa Rosa Avenue illuminated by thousands of Christmas lights for people to enjoy.
And being neighbor to Pasadena, Altadena has world-class shopping, art institutions, and restaurants all in its backyard.
If you have any questions on this area or anything else real estate related, or if want any additional information please don't hesitate to call, text or email me at 310-738-8098 or tim.durkovic@elliman.com.