At the Stone-Fisher Speculative Platform Houses complex in Sherman Oaks, some 17 cliff-hanging houses leave the hillside ... And, if you can support our efforts, make a donation today. LA’s iconic ...

A midcentury house on stilts in East Los Angeles that starred in “Heat” is listed for a cool $1.6 million. The movie home of Danny Trejo’s Gilbert, the longtime getaway driver for the thief ...

Almost 75% of the structure hangs off the cliff, tethered by bolts and posts. Ray Kappe’s 4,000-square-foot house in Pacific Palisades’ Rustic Canyon rides above the contours of the slope.

Known as the Stilt House, it previously had a star turn on the silver screen. It appeared in the 1995 action film "Heat," directed by Michael Mann and starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

From the street, it looks like your standard issue midcentury tract house, but the city views, unusual engineering and movie history made this East L.A. home special. The famous ‘stilt house ...