At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a charming Spanish-revival, quintessentially Californian home — but this Pacific Palisades rebuild is constructed like a tank. An exterior sprinkler system can pump 40,000 gallons of water from giant tanks hidden behind the shrubs in the property’s yard. Water tanks form part of a backup water supply in a newly built fire-resistant home in Pacific Palisades. A sprinkler on the roof is part of a house-wide sprinkler system. AdvertisementTavangarian also hopes to see insurers increasingly consider the home-hardening measures property owners take when writing policies, which he said could potentially offset the extra cost in a decade or less.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 03, 2026 02:27 UTC