The directions to Ari Heckman’s new Los Angeles pied-à-terre read like Hollywood fiction: Veer off busy North Highland Avenue and park at a slant on a garage-lined alley. Unlock a gate and pass through a stone tunnel into a freestanding, over 100-foot-tall tower containing an antique elevator crafted in the style of an Italian campanile. Ride the elevator to the top of the hill. Mr. Heckman’s duplex is located in one of the most unusual neighborhoods in Los Angeles: High Tower, a hillside enclave that cars can’t access....

Source: Wall Street Journal May 16, 2019 15:21 UTC