Philip Chan, principal designer at PDS Studio, stands inside an 11,000-square-foot home he worked on that is being offered for $6.99 million. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Realtor Jeffrey Li with Treeline Realty prepares to show a property on Las Flores Avenue in Arcadia that is listed at $4.26 million. The home, designed by Robert Tong, was built specifically to attract Chinese buyers. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Realtor Jeffrey Li inspects $4.26-million home in Arcadia before a showing. The 6,848-square-foot house includes specific features to attract Chinese buyers. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Two-story foyer with marble is among the highlights of home being shown by Jeffrey Li. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
More than half of the houses on this section of an Arcadia street have been built in the last 20 years, maximizing size on their lots to appeal to Chinese buyers. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
A newer, large, two-story home peeks over a tall hedge in Arcadia, where Chinese buyers have been purchasing homes that are built to cater to their specific desires. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Realtor Vanessa Zhang leaves Flores Avenue property featuring a Robert Tong-designed house with five bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
A worker puts the finishing touches on a newly constructed home on San Carlos Road in Arcadia designed by PDS Studio. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
This new home on sale for $6.99 million features seven bedrooms, 11,000 square feet of living space and an all-important circular driveway. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
The breakfast nook in a new home with a $6.99-million asking price is appropriately ornate for buyers who have at times put in all cash offers for houses in Arcadia. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
There’s no place like home when it comes with a $6.99-million price tag, as does this new Arcadia house with seven bedrooms and cozy living spaces. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
The master bathroom of a new home in Arcadia on the market for $6.99 million. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Master bedroom boasts space and all the amenities in a new Arcadia home on sale for $6.99 million. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Home theaters like this tiered facility are among the desired features in large new homes being build and sold to moneyed Chinese buyers in Arcadia. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
