City's Best Realtors When it comes to being one of the top-producing Realtors, it takes a certain combination of skills, expertise and personality to achieve client trust. Crosby Doe Since 1974, Crosby Doe of Crosby Doe Associates, Inc. has represented or sold Pasadena treasures including Thornton Ladd's Studio and House, Richard Neutra's Clark House, Frank Lloyd Wright's Millard House, Wallace Neff's...

The Schaffer Residence by John Lautner is for sale through Crosby Doe Associates (crosbydoe.com), which specializes in architect-designed homes in the...

A Collector's Item by Gloria Mattioni Featuring 'The Schaffer House' - Glendale, California in the 'Architettura' Section On the hills of Los Angeles stands Schaffer House, an example of how the passion of a collector can restore a building, preserve its original character and enchant all those who see it. Designed by John Lautner in 1949 amidst the oak trees of the Glendale hills, Schaffer House...

Agent 90210 Written by Katya Tylevich Robert E. Bacon was an architect at Craig Ellwood before becoming a broker in the sale of houses featured in history books. "I have a grudging respect for architects who can persuade clients to build their designs" - Robert E. Bacon "Much good anonymous architecture is never accorded its due" - Robert E....

Article in 'Investment' section of PRIME Magazine, China's luxury magazine. This article is on Contemporary Estate Investment in America (page 146 to 149). It features Frank Lloyd Wright's Crown Jewel - 'The Millard House', 1923 in Pasadena, California. Also known as 'La Miniatura', this is architecturally one of the world's most important residence, now available for private acquisition. You can get...

Winter Real Estate by Todd Longwell The general view of historic architecture in Los Angeles is summed up by a scene in the 1991 film "L.A. Story" in which the character played by Steve Martin boasts to a visiting Brit: "Some of these buildings are over 20 years old!" It's true that Angelenos worship youth in all forms, whether it be architecture, ingenue or auto. But anyone who has spent time exploring...

Lubken Ranch, a 759-acre property at the foot of Mount Whitney, is on the market for the first time in 50 years. Lubken is a working cattle ranch - with water rights that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power never managed to acquire - surrounded by land belonging to the Bureau of Land Management and LADWP. The ranch is a three-hour drive north of Los Angeles and five minutes from an airport...

Perfection On The Strand Written by: Lynn Morgan Photography by: Scott Mayoral The sculpted, stainless sell door, a work of art on its own, pivots on its axis, inviting guests into this 5200-square-foot, concrete, steel and glass Ray Kappe designed house on Manhattan Beach's world-famous Strand, inches from the sand and sea. Inside, a three-story atrium, paneled in teak, is filled with exotic...

Perfection On The Strand Written by: Lynn Morgan Photography by: Scott Mayoral The sculpted, stainless sell door, a work of art on its own, pivots on its axis, inviting guests into this 5200-square-foot, concrete, steel and glass Ray Kappe designed house on Manhattan Beach's world-famous Strand, inches from the sand and sea. Inside, a three-story atrium, paneled in teak, is filled with exotic...

INSPIRED LIVING Written by: Lynn Morgan Photography by: Scott Mayoral The precise, challenging facade, clad in zinc-coated stainless steel, looms four commanding stories above the street, a sleek and polished design by one of contemporary architecture's boldest and most innovative firms. Designed in 1984 by Morphosis, the ground-breaking firm headed by future Pritzker laureate Thom Mayne and his...