Bold ideas hit new heights
Visual drama at this Pasadena modern begins at the entry, where atowering wall of glass extends up the smooth wide front of the home. Inside, a floating steel-and-wood staircase and an elevator are used to navigate each of the four levels. Curved exterior patios take advantage of the leafy setting below.

It’s a wrap for 2 of Hanks’ homes
Located in the Palisades Riviera area, the side-by-side homes had been listed for $9.25 million and $8.75 million. Hanks and Wilson acquired the properties in separate off-market transactions in 2003 and 2007 for a combined $13.1 million, The Times revealed last year.

A modest suburb comes of age
Those fields would give rise to the small hamlet of Lankershim, whichwould in turn grow intothe tracts and commercial stripsof NorthHollywood.Thatneighborhood remained virtually intact until its western thirdsplit off in the 2000s to become Valley Glen.

Classic beauty with a modern twist
In 2011, Woodland purchased one of two penthouse units inside the Remington, a luxury condo building in Westwood, for $10 million. Despite the high price tag, the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom condo was filled with outdated orange-tinged oak floors, awkward angles and drab interiors.

Serving up a big helping of feng shui
Ilove everything about my kitchen. It’s the most feng shui room in the house. There’s this good energy. It has an island in the middle where I do all my chopping and cooking preparation. I love my stove. It’s a huge, beautiful stainless steel Thermador Professional.