A sign marks the Americana at Brand, a $400-million shopping center and residential complex. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A worker climbs scaffolding at the Americana. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A construction worker welds a sign at the Americana at Brand. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Developer Rick Caruso is setting out to top his popular Grove shopping center in Los Angeles’ Fairfax district with the Americana at Brand in Glendale. The four-block complex is designed to evoke the feel of a prosperous small town. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A condominium building at the Americana at Brand. Condos are on sale from about $700,000 to more than $2 million. Rents run $2,000 to $5,500 a month. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)