{"id":970,"date":"2026-02-23T15:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T23:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toplacondos.com\/blog\/?p=970"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:57:23","slug":"1042-loma-vista-dr-trousdale-estates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toplacondos.com\/blog\/1042-loma-vista-dr-trousdale-estates\/","title":{"rendered":"Kert Family Residence &#8211; Trousdale Estates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to 1042 Loma Vista Drive &#8211; the celebrated Kert Family Residence (also referenced as the Kert\/Kranzler Residence) &#8211; a serene, architecture-forward 1957 mid-century modern in <a href=\"https:\/\/toplacondos.com\/Trousdale-Estates\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/toplacondos.com\/Trousdale-Estates\">Trousdale Estates<\/a>, designed by Thomas A. 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