Granada Hills: room
to spread out
Some of the Valley’s most generous lots, mid-century architecture and quick access to the 118 and 405.
I’m Matt Bissell
I live and work in the Valley and track Granada Hills pocket by pocket. My planning background means I look at zoning, lot potential and where the neighborhood is headed — and I stay with you from the first tour through closing.
What’s on the market, and what just sold
Listings shown through the CRMLS public search. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. “ADU” and lot-size filters reflect listing data only, not legal status or what can be built.
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How Granada Hills is zoned
The rules behind the streetscape. Tap any area to see its zone. Yellow is single-family, orange and brown are apartments and condos, red is commercial, green is open space.
Zoning from the City of Los Angeles (data.lacity.org), shown for the approximate Granada Hills area. Zones can include overlays and conditions (Q, T, D, HPOZ, specific plans) that this map doesn’t show. Always confirm a specific parcel in ZIMAS.
What Granada Hills is like
Granada Hills is a North Valley community known for space. Much of it was subdivided after World War II into ranch homes on large lots, with the Santa Susana and San Gabriel foothills as a backdrop.
Architecture fans know Balboa Highlands, a tract of Joseph Eichler homes in the northern hills. Elsewhere, Old Granada Hills and the Knollwood area mix classic ranch homes with newer remodels and rebuilds.
Know the micro-market
Balboa Highlands
About 100 post-and-beam Eichler homes in a City Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, so exterior changes go through preservation review.
Old Granada Hills
Tree-lined streets near Chatsworth St shops.
Knollwood
Rolling streets near the Knollwood golf course.
Want current prices for a pocket? Ask for recent comps.
What’s shaping Granada Hills
- Lot size is the story. Many lots are large enough to make ADUs, pools and additions realistic. Confirm zoning, setbacks and slope for the specific parcel.
- Mid-century character. Eichler and ranch tracts have strong design identities. Some areas have design guidance; check before planning exterior changes.
Project timelines change. I separate approved projects from proposals and verify status against city and Metro sources before advising on a deal.
Own in Granada Hills? The official tools.
Understand your property
ZIMAS ↗The City’s parcel map: zoning, lot size, overlays, plus your council district and neighborhood council for any address.LA County Assessor ↗Assessed value, parcel number and property characteristics. Useful for Prop 19 and tax questions.Research permits & projects
LADBS building records ↗Permit history and building records for a property.City Planning case reports ↗Development applications and planning cases, including projects near you.Have a say
Find your neighborhood council ↗Your local neighborhood council, its meetings and how to weigh in.Your council office ↗Look up your address in ZIMAS. It shows your council district, then use that office’s official contact page.Fix a local problem
MyLA311 ↗Report potholes, graffiti, streetlights, illegal dumping and more.These are official public resources. They tell you what’s on record; they can’t confirm what you’re allowed to build or how a project will be decided. For a specific parcel, I’m happy to walk through it with you.
The Granada Hills letter.
One short, readable email: what’s being built, what’s been proposed, what sold and what it means — written by someone trained in city planning. Pick the neighborhoods you care about.