16 Thursday, July 4, 2019 COMMUNITY Pasadena Outlook

Douglas Elliman Celebrates Grand OpeningPhotos byErin RodickThe Outlook

Douglas Elliman Real Estate, thesecond-largest independent resi

dential real estate brokerage in the UnitedStates by sales volume, has opened itsnew location in Pasadena. The city has astrong resale market and is experiencingan uptick in existing home sales:

Designed by top British designer MarkLiddell ofMark LiddellDesign, the brand-new office is located on the 10th floor ofthe newly remodeled tower at 70 5. LakeAve. Led by real estate veteran JonathanButler, the new space can host more than50 real estate agents and consists of eight

.-: private offices along with 12 open deskstations.With this expansion, Douglas

Elliman now boasts 20 offices and morethan 700 agents across California.

“Pasadena is a pivotal market for usto be immersed in, and this new office issynergistic with Elliman’s commitment tobeing the leading real estate brokerage inCalifornia,” said Stephen Kotler, CEO ofDouglas Elliman’s Western region. “Welook forward to growing our brand in thisdynamic market and expanding our roleas an invaluable part of this unique corn-munity”

The 3,930-square-foot office space hassweeping views of both the San GabrielMountains and the San Gabriel Valley.Pasadena, known as the City of Roses,inspired Liddell to create the Douglas El-liman office replete with a rose theme,

commissioning rose wallpaper from theU.K., rose prints and tiling from Americandesigner Kelly Wearstler.

“Our aim was to create a space thatdidn’t take away from the incredibleviews from all the windows surroundingthe office and added both masculine andfeminine appeal — an office that feels likehome,” said Liddell. “We are excited tohave created the coolest and most stylishreal estate office in Pasadena befitting theElliman brand.”

Liddell is considered to be one ofthe top celebrity photographers andimage-makers in the world, having photographed more than 500 internationalmagazine covers of A-list Hollywoodstars, including Halle Berry, Tom Cruise,Cameron Diaz, Matthew McConaughey,Charlize Theron, Bradley Cooper, KateWinslet, Will Smith, Mila Kunis, John Travolta, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and

tJennifer Aniston. Liddell expanded hisfocus from photography to designing in-tenors of luxury homes in California. Hehas lived in several major cities acrossthe globe, including Milan, London, NewYork and Sydney, and his design is char-acterized by a sophisticated and international world eclectic look.

“We’ve assembled a terrific and talentedteam td offer exceptional real estate ex

.periences to our clients in the area,” saidButler, executive manager of sales, vicepresident and broker ofrecord for DouglasElliman. “By embracing the theme ofroses,

our intention was to echo the spirit of thecity, while maintaining the elegance of theluxury Elliman aesthetic. We have createda very special and welcoming office for the

. community, and we can’t wait to share itwith our community.”

Established in 191 1, Douglas EllimanReal Estate boasts more than 7,000 agentsand operates approximately 118 offices.The company has a strategic global au-ance with London-based Knight FrankReidential for business in the world-wide luxury markets spanning 60 coun-tries and six continents. It also controls aportfolio of real estate services, includingDouglas •Elliman Development Mar-keting, Douglas Elliman Property Man-agement and Douglas Elliman Commercial. For more information on DouglasElliman, visit ellirnan.com.

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