The Agency is proud to announce that Brigham Yen, a passionate force in the redevelopment of Downtown Los Angeles, has joined its ranks of top-producing agents. Yen is highly regarded as an expert in Downtown LA residential and commercial real estate and other urban communities in the Los Angeles area. His popular blog, DTLA Rising … Read more

The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE recently unveiled its stunning, new penthouse model, 50B. The 2,222-square-foot residence, priced at $3.7 million and set on the 50th floor, is one the very few penthouse residences still available at The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE – the best-selling luxury residential tower in Los Angeles. Designed by Lana … Read more

As a neighborhood resource for parents and soon-to-be parents in and around Los Angeles, The Agency’s Michelle Schwartz is interviewing dynamic moms and dads and asking for their valuable insights on the neighborhoods they live in. Today, Michelle talks with film producer Amanda Lewis (Fast & Furious 6, Fast Five, Fast & Furious, S.W.A.T.), who lives in the hillside community of … Read more

Since its inception, The Ritz-Carlton at L.A. LIVE has established itself as a symbol of the allure and glamour of Los Angeles, and L.A. Downtown News seems to agree, for they have nominated the five-star luxury hotel and residential tower for awards in 6 categories in their annual ‘Best of Downtown’ awards. The categories The Ritz-Carlton is nominated … Read more

We all want our guests to rest happily and comfortably, but that doesn’t mean they can’t do so while staying across the foyer, out the front door, and in a structure all their own. Goodbye spare bedroom down the hall. Hello guest lodge. It’s this kind of thinking that has put a fresh perspective on … Read more

I have been very lucky to have traveled the world many times over and had the luxury to live at one point or another in cosmopolitan hubs, such as London, NYC, Zurich and Paris and exotic and profound places like Kashmir in India and Madras (now Chennai) in the south. These journeys have allowed me to place perspective and value on all parts of what I do now both in work and in play!… Read more

Our My Life at The Ritz series takes a look at the extraordinary individuals who call The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE home and discover what they love about living in Downtown Los Angeles. Today we feature Larry Keele, a principal and fund manager at Oaktree Capital Management and a passionate LA sports fan, who became a resident of … Read more

Baz Luhrmann’s remake of “The Great Gatsby”, which brought in $51.1 million in its opening weekend, have left audiences pining for much more than just a glamorous good time with endless champagne. “People are falling in love with Art Deco again,” Frank Pollaro, a custom furniture maker renowned for reproductions of Jazz Age designs, recently … Read more

Although born in Mexico City, I was basically raised in Bel Air. From the age of 6, I lived right around the corner from the Glen Centre and now, a few decades later, I still live right around the same corner with my own family. It’s so peaceful living up in the hills away from the hustle and bustle of the city.… Read more