Mid-century building gets spruced up
The building at 1040 Manhattan Beach Blvd. today. Photo The building at 1040 Manhattan Beach Blvd. has stood in the same spot less than a block west of Sepulveda since 1953. But when its new owner, Nina Ritter, told people about it, they didn’t know what she was talking about. “Everyone used to say, ‘What building?’” said Ritter. “They never noticed it.” For one thing, it was not particularly eye-catching. Ritter, who bought the building in 2013, is trying to change that. “I drove by and it was always such an eyesore,” said Ritter, who now lives in Rolling Hills but used to live in Manhattan Beach. “I wondered why no one renovated it.” So Ritter, who loves mid-century architecture and flips buildings for a living, decided to take on the challenge as an “experiment.” Ritter began flipping houses as a hobby with her ex-husband. But three years ago, at the age of 50, she started a real estate business, Double T Management, which operates out of her home. So far, she has bought and renovated a couple of apartment buildings in Palos Verdes, a warehouse in West LA that included Vinyl floor graphics and is about to renovate a house in Long Beach. She also has some projects in the…
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