Santa Monica | $4.495 million

A midcentury modern house built in 1954, on 0.2 acres

This four-bedroom, four-bathroom house is in Santa Monica Canyon, within a quarter-mile of the beach and of Canyon Charter Elementary School. A stretch of Montana Avenue with a grocery store, workout studios and restaurants including the gastro pub Father’s Office is five minutes away by car.

Downtown Santa Monica is less than a 10-minutes drive, Century City takes 20 minutes away and LAX takes 30 minutes.

Size: 2,772 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,622

Indoors: The living room is on the main floor, along with the dining room, which is open to the kitchen. A bedroom with an en suite bathroom is off a hallway on this level.

The primary bedroom is on the lower level and has glass doors that open to a private balcony.An en suite bathroom has a free-standing soaking tub and a walk-in shower with a frosted glass window. Two additional bedrooms on this level also have en suite bathrooms and each can fit a queen-size bed.

Outdoor space: The deck on the main level is spacious enough for separate dining and lounging areas, and a yard on one side of the house is framed by mature hedges. A two-car garage is attached.

Taxes: $56,184 (estimated)

Contact: Bjorn Farrugia, 310-998-7175, and Joaquin Padilla, Carolwood Estates, 310-943-0909