Los Angeles | $3.295 million

A midcentury modern house built in 1962, on 0.2 acres

This three-bedroom, three-bathroom house is in Crestwood Hills, five minutes from the center of Brentwood by car and 10 minutes from Brentwood Country Mart, a popular outdoor shopping center built in the late 1940s. Also within 10 minutes are hiking trails and a park with a playground. UCLA’s campus is 15 minutes away.

Santa Monica is 25 minutes away, and Century City and Beverly Hills are both 30 minutes away.

Size: 2,484 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,326

Indoors: A private courtyard is behind this home’s front gate, and stone steps continue from there down to a door flanked by floor-to-ceiling windows. Straight ahead from the entry foyer is a living room or dining space that has a fireplace with a red brick surround and a glass door opening to the deck.

A sitting area, also with deck-facing walls of glass, is around the corner. This part of the house is open to the kitchen, which has a built-in banquette and stainless steel appliances. Cabinets line one wall, and a pantry with built-in storage is off one side of the room.

A short set of steps leads from the living room up to the primary suite, where the bedroom has access to a wraparound-style balcony shaded by a mature tree. The primary bathroom has a glass-walled shower and separate soaking tub.

Another en suite bedroom is directly off the foyer, and a home office with deck-facing windows and a built-in desk is off the far side of the living room. This room could be used as a bedroom. Another full bathroom is nearby.

Outdoor space: The deck behind the house, with space for a dining table and a grill, has views that extend far across the city. A two-car garage is attached.

Taxes: $41,184 (estimated)

Contact: Joey Ben-Zvi, The Agency Brentwood, 424-832-0387

San Francisco | $3.25 million

A full-floor unit in a 1924 building converted into condominiums

This three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom unit is on Mint Plaza, with views of the San Francisco Mint building. A busy stretch of Market Street is nearby, as is the Warfield, a live music venue opened in 1922. The Union Square and Chinatown neighborhoods are also within walking distance.

The Powell Street BART Station is less than five minutes away on foot, and San Francisco International Airport is a 20-minute drive.

Size: 3,250 square feet

Price per square foot: $923

Indoors: A private elevator links the building’s lobby directly to this unit’s foyer, where wine storage is built into one wall.

The combined living and dining room, off the foyer, has high ceilings and concrete walls, with hardwood floors and a glass door that opens to a balcony. A den set up as a media room is off the living room, as is the kitchen, which has stainless steel appliances that include a Thermador gas range and a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher. Off the kitchen, there is a powder room and a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer.

All three bedrooms are on the other side of the unit, including the primary suite, which can fit a king-size bed and has a door to a private terrace. The bathroom has a soaking tub with terrace-facing windows.

One of the other bedrooms is set up as a walk-in closet and dressing room, with a center island and built-in shelves, and the third bedroom can hold a queen size bed. Both of these bedrooms have en suite bathrooms.

Outdoor space: The balcony off the living room is big enough for a pair of chairs, and the terrace off the primary bedroom currently holds several chairs and a coffee table. This unit comes with two parking spots in a secure garage.

Taxes: $40,620 (estimated) and a $3,446 monthly homeowner’s association fee

Contact: Alan Morcos, Compass, 415-505-7779

Carmel | $3.25 million

A 1935 cottage rebuilt in 2016, on 0.1 acres

Known as Buttercup Cottage, this three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house is a few blocks from Forest Hill Park and less than five minutes by car from Carmel Plaza, where the streets are lined with restaurants, wine tasting rooms and boutiques.

Carmel Beach is 10 minutes away, Pebble Beach is 15 minutes away and the Monterey Bay Aquarium is 20 minutes away.

Size: 1,714 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,896

Indoors: A wood gate opens from the street to this home’s front courtyard, made of Carmel stone.

Inside is a foyer with wide-plank floors that continue into the combined living and dining room, where French doors open to the deck and a fireplace has a raised hearth.

The dining area is open to the kitchen, where the cabinets were custom-made and a white porcelain farmhouse-style sink sits beneath a garden window. The appliances are stainless steel, and an attached laundry room has a side-by-side washer and dryer.

A powder room is off the foyer, as is the primary suite. In the bedroom, doors open to the back patio, and the bathroom has a walk-in shower and access to a walk-in closet.

Two more bedrooms are upstairs. Both can hold queen-size beds, and a full bathroom on this level has a combined tub and shower lined with white subway tile.

Outdoor space: Behind the house is a patio paved with more Carmel stone and a wraparound-style deck framed by mature hedges. An attached garage has one parking spot.

Taxes: $40,620 (estimated)

Contact: Vilia Kakis Gilles, Sotheby’s International Realty — Carmel Brokerage, 831-760-7091