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Americana at Brand

( Carlos Chavez/Los Angeles Times )

What happens when home is the mall? Glendales new Americana at Brand, developer Rick Carusos $400 million encore to the Grove, is bigger and bolder than its L.A. counterpart, with 238 apartments and 100 condos. Americana has housing, but does it have the charm of a great neighborhood? A place to gather and kvetch? The Home sections Man of the House columnist Chris Erskine slept over for a night to find out.

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