5932 Pat Avenue in Woodland Hills, designed by Charles E. DuBois in 1966. Charles Du Bois portrait: Du Bois Family via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A 1966 mid-century modern home in Woodland Hills that remained with its original owner for nearly six decades has returned to the market only months after changing hands — this time following an extensive renovation and with a substantially higher asking price.
The four-bedroom home at 5932 Pat Avenue was designed by San Fernando Valley architect Charles E. DuBois, an attribution now confirmed by original City of Los Angeles building permit records.
The property sold in March 2026 for $1.405 million and is now back on the market following a major renovation with an asking price of $1.825 million.
5932 Pat Avenue
Woodland Hills
1966
Charles E. DuBois
4
2.5
2,445 sq. ft.
Approx. 11,000 sq. ft.
$1,405,000
$1,825,000
From Original Owner to Remodel in a Matter of Months
When the Pat Avenue property first appeared for sale in February 2026, it was described as being offered for the first time since the house was built in 1966.
At the time, the home retained many of the architectural features associated with DuBois' San Fernando Valley residences, including vaulted ceilings, expansive walls of glass, strong indoor-outdoor connections and a prominent double-sided stone fireplace.
The property was initially offered for $1,295,900 and quickly went pending before selling on March 10 for $1,405,000 — approximately $109,000 above its original asking price.
The Original Permit Confirms Charles DuBois
The home's architectural pedigree can be confirmed through its original City of Los Angeles building permit.
The permit application for construction of a new dwelling and attached garage at 5932 Pat Avenue explicitly identifies Charles E. DuBois as the architect.
The document also identifies Tanji Investment Co. as the property owner, William Mills as engineer and Valley Circle Estates as contractor, providing a direct primary-source record of the home's development.
The original construction valuation listed on the permit was approximately $32,300.
That documentation is particularly useful because DuBois designed a substantial number of homes throughout the western San Fernando Valley, and architectural attributions appearing in modern real estate listings are not always backed up by original records.
A Mid-Century Interior Reworked for 2026
By June, the home had returned to the market following a substantial interior and exterior renovation.
The remodel retained several of the home's most recognizable mid-century elements — particularly its vaulted ceiling and double-sided natural-stone fireplace — while introducing a much more contemporary interior.
The redesigned home includes hardwood flooring, larger openings to the rear yard, updated bathrooms and a new kitchen organized around a quartzite island measuring nearly 13 feet long.
Large bi-fold doors were also introduced to strengthen the connection between the interior and backyard, reinforcing an indoor-outdoor relationship that was already an important element of the original design.
The Price Has Already Moved Several Times
The renovated property returned to the market in June for just under $1.9 million, roughly three months after its prior sale.
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2026 | Original-owner listing | $1,295,900 |
| Mar. 10, 2026 | Sold | $1,405,000 |
| June 2026 | Relisted after renovation | $1,899,999 |
| July 2026 | Price reduction | $1,874,999 |
| Aug. 2026 | Returned to market | $1,825,000 |
The latest asking price is approximately $420,000 higher than the home's March sale price, representing an increase of nearly 30 percent in roughly five months.
That difference, of course, does not represent profit. It does not account for the cost of the renovation, financing, property taxes, insurance, carrying expenses or eventual selling costs.
Charles DuBois and the West Valley
Charles DuBois is particularly associated with the western San Fernando Valley, where his designs helped define the appearance of numerous postwar residential neighborhoods.
Among the best-known concentrations of his work is Woodland West, where DuBois designed approximately 1,300 residences for Don-Ja-Ran Construction Company in collaboration with Peerless Building Company.
The Los Angeles Conservancy describes the neighborhood as a collection of horizontally oriented Contemporary Ranch houses incorporating vaulted interiors, expansive glazing and strong connections between indoor and outdoor living spaces.
The Pat Avenue residence dates to 1966, later than the principal Woodland West development, but its original building permit provides direct confirmation that DuBois was responsible for its design.
DuBois-designed homes have appeared on the SFV Blog before. One earlier feature looked at a Charles DuBois-designed Woodland Hills home with a bomb shelter.
The blog also previously highlighted the Los Angeles Conservancy's virtual tour of San Fernando Valley modern architecture, which provides additional context for the Valley's postwar residential legacy.
A Changing Market for Valley Mid-Century Homes
The quick turnaround at 5932 Pat Avenue also illustrates a broader change taking place across the San Fernando Valley.
Homes that were once marketed simply as older ranch houses are increasingly being promoted on the strength of their architects, original design features and mid-century pedigree.
DuBois-designed houses in particular have become more frequently identified by name in real estate listings as buyers and sellers become more aware of the architectural history hidden throughout Woodland Hills, Encino, Sherman Oaks and other parts of the Valley.
The Pat Avenue property is an especially interesting example because its transformation occurred so quickly: an original-owner home marketed in February, sold in March, renovated during the spring and back on the market by summer.
Whether the market ultimately supports the new price remains to be seen, but the property offers an unusually clear before-and-after look at how one verified Charles DuBois home has been reinterpreted nearly six decades after it was built.
Location
5932 Pat Avenue is located in Woodland Hills, north of the Ventura Freeway in the western San Fernando Valley.
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