It’s had some work done
Hand-carved marble and stone fireplaces, medallion inlaid floors and coved ceilings are among features of this grand Holmby Hills estate, which counts vaudevillian headliner Fanny Brice and film executive Alan Ladd Jr. among its former residents..

Clap along if you like glass walls
A200-foot driveway approaches the mansion, which is fronted by a 30-car motor court. Custom-built in 1992, the dramatic abode has 10 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms in more than 17,000 square feet. Steel beams cut through walls of glass across the exterior, creating a visually striking space that could serve well as a supervillain’s lair.

Speed-building through a TV season
HGTV’s “100 Day Dream Home” can’t match that midcentury building blitz, but erecting ahome in just over three months is still impressive for hosts Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt. The pair completes eight turbocharged builds during the Tampa, Fla.-based series, which premiered Feb.

World’s richest man pays a tidy sum
The world’s richest man, a television executive and a producer/music manager were among the movers and shakers navigating the upper crust of Los Angeles real estate in February. Here’s a closer look at the most expensive homes sold last month in L.A. County.

Keeping their family strong
Three years ago, the actor and his family were moving out of their home in Sherman Oaks; at the same time, their then-3-year-old son landed in the ICU. He had been diagnosed with moyamoya, a rare disease that narrows the arteries supplying blood to the brain.