Leisure space? That’ll work
On the main floor, pocketing glass doors slide to reveal an outdoor theater and built-in barbecue. The top level of the threestory house features its own lounge area and bar that opens to acovered patio..

She’s on location in Pasadena
The flat-roofed house, built in 1950, boasts such details as tile and wood floors, a centerpiece fireplace in the living room and an updated kitchen with an island and built-in wine storage. Floorto-ceiling windows open to various patios and pristine garden spaces; skylights bring natural light indoors.

Hub of Jewish life is ever-evolving
This bustling neighborhood became a popular destination for Jewish Angelenos after World War II, but Jews were in West L.A. long before that. German Ashkenazi Jews were the first to make the area home in the 1910s (back when Pico Boulevard was still a dirt road), and they were among the founders of Hillcrest Country Club.

2017 gets a modest start
Despite ending the year with a slew of eight-figure sales, the high-end market failed to see a sale of $10 million or more through the first two weeks of January. Among the top sales to start the year were four transactions of $9 million or more, including one involving the Westside home of one of Hollywood’s biggest producers.

More like a family room
Bucatinsky and his partner, screenwriter and director Don Roos, bought the roughly 5,000- square-foot home nearly two decades ago — before Bucatinsky won an Emmy for his stint on “Scandal” and wrote his book “Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?” “At the time, I had not been to Italy.

Perks entice buyers out of the house
The complimentary meal is an unprecedented perk in the competitive landscape of luxury L.A. condominiums, where such benefits as valet parking, fitness centers, spas, screening rooms, a 24-hour concierge and tight security have become commonplace..