Diana Braun Group
1621 Crescent Place, Venice, at dusk

Westside real estate, with a point of view.

We help people buy and sell homes on the Westside, with a real eye for architecture and close attention to the details.

Venice·Mar Vista·Santa Monica·Pacific Palisades·Brentwood

$1B+ in career sales
#1 small team in Santa Monica, RealTrends 2026
$142.7M in the last 12 months
Licensed since 2002

1621 Crescent Place, Venice · DU Architects · Sold by the Diana Braun Group

Diana Braun

Diana Braun

I've sold homes on the Westside since 2002, and the architecture is still what I notice first.

Most of my work is in Venice, Mar Vista, Santa Monica and the Palisades, from small bungalows to large family homes. I've remodeled houses myself, so I look at a home the way a builder does: what it's really worth, what it needs before it goes on the market, and how to show it at its best.

Many of my sellers live out of state or overseas. I take care of those sales from start to finish, so they don't have to fly in, and they always know where things stand.

Selected press: Domino on Leanne Ford's Venice home, Mansion Global on Bradley Cooper's bungalow, and Los Angeles Magazine's Real Estate All-Stars, four years running.

Diana Braun · Broker-Associate, Compass · DRE# 01362342

Current listings

Updated October 20, 2026. Select a home for photos and full details on Compass.

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Neighborhoods

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Sold

A selection of homes we've sold or helped clients buy. Prices as recorded at closing.

Pool and canyon view at 1529 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades
1529 Amalfi DrivePacific Palisades · $21,000,000 · represented buyer
Living room at 1621 Crescent Place, Venice
1621 Crescent PlaceVenice · DU Architects · $6,450,000
AddressAgentNoteAreaYearPrice
1529 Amalfi DriveDianaRepresented buyerPacific Palisades2022$21,000,000
14800 Corona Del MarFrankPacific Palisades$15,315,281
126 Mabery RoadFrankSanta Monica Canyon$10,725,000
1639–1649 9th StreetDianaRepresented buyer · commercialSanta Monica2017$10,500,000
345 W Channel RoadFrankSanta Monica Canyon$10,200,000
247 Amalfi DriveFrankSanta Monica Canyon$9,600,000
42 Haldeman RoadFrankSanta Monica Canyon$9,250,000
540 Adelaide DriveFrankSanta Monica Canyon$9,000,000
407 N Almar AvenueFrankPacific Palisades$8,150,000
439 20th StreetDianaListingSanta Monica2024$7,800,000
416 4th StreetDianaListingSanta Monica2025$7,355,000
780 Brooktree RoadFrankSanta Monica Canyon$7,230,000
1787 Old Ranch RoadFrankBrentwood$7,150,000
315 Vía De La PazFrankPacific Palisades$7,020,000
420 Alta AvenueDianaRepresented buyerSanta Monica2026$7,000,000
225 Georgina AvenueDianaRepresented buyerSanta Monica2014$7,000,000
515 4th StreetDianaBoth sidesSanta Monica2021$6,750,000
225 Mabery RoadDianaListingSanta Monica Canyon2025$6,500,000
1621 Crescent PlaceDianaBoth sides · DU ArchitectsVenice2021$6,450,000
312 E Rustic RoadDianaListingSanta Monica Canyon2025$6,400,000
625 Kingman AvenueDianaRepresented buyerSanta Monica Canyon2021$5,925,000
644–648 Sunset AvenueDianaListingVenice2019$5,000,000
832 Milwood AvenueDianaListingVenice2024$4,630,000
518 Sunset AvenueDianaListing · Leanne Ford designVenice2026$4,390,000
664 BroadwayDianaListing · Charles Ward designVenice2021$3,750,000
2211 Glencoe AvenueDianaListing · Bradley Cooper's bungalow, 20+ buyersVenice2023$3,130,000
1648 Abbot Kinney BlvdDianaBoth sides · landVenice2023$2,625,000

Neighborhoods

A short market note on one neighborhood each month.

Venice

90291

Canal lots, pedestrian-only lanes, Abbot Kinney and Rose. A housing stock that runs from 1920s bungalows to steel-and-glass work by DU Architects and Charles Ward. Small lots mean design matters more here than square footage. Our Venice sales and notes →

Mar Vista

90066

Post-war bungalows and mid-century houses on generous flat lots, with the Gregory Ain-designed Mar Vista Tract at its center. Quieter and better value than its neighbors, and a good place for a modern renovation.

Santa Monica

90402 · 90403 · 90405

North of Montana 90402
Ocean Avenue to 26th Street. Tree-lined grid streets, with traditional houses and new construction on the same block, and some of the steadiest values on the Westside.

Wilshire–Montana 90403
South of Montana, north of Wilshire. Condos, townhomes and single-family streets close to the Montana Avenue shops, often the more accessible way into Santa Monica.

Ocean Park & Sunset Park 90405
Main Street, Craftsman bungalows and the blocks nearest the beach in Ocean Park; quieter mid-century streets in Sunset Park.

Santa Monica Canyon & Rustic Canyon

90402 · 90272

Mabery, Channel and Adelaide, and up into Rustic Canyon: Latimer, Brooktree, Haldeman, Greentree. Mature sycamores, mid-century houses on generous lots, and a tight inventory where many homes trade between people who already know the street.

Pacific Palisades

90272

The Riviera, the Alphabet Streets, the Huntington. Estate-scale lots and a market reshaped by rebuilding; we track permits and lot sales as closely as finished homes.

Diana Braun reading on an orange chaise

Journal

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