Pasadena | $525,000

A studio condominium in a historic 1898 building

This unit is in Castle Green, a seven-story building in Old Town Pasadena, half a block north of Central Park. Castle Green was built as a hotel annex, with lavish public rooms in Moorish, Spanish and Victorian styles, to which residents have access. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been featured in movies and television series, including “Wild at Heart,” “The Grifters” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Peter Tolan, a writer and producer, formerly used the apartment as his writing studio.

Size: 572 square feet

Price per square foot: $918

Indoors: A wrought-iron elevator with a 24-hour operator takes you to the fourth- floor unit. It is centrally located, at the front of the building, with views northwest to Pasadena City Hall and the San Gabriel Mountains.

The studio has high ceilings, hardwood floors, crown moldings and floor-to-ceiling windows with motorized curtains. It has been thoroughly renovated in the last five years, with extensive shelves and cabinets lining the walls and an updated galley kitchen with stone countertops, a harlequin-patterned tile backsplash and Viking and Fisher & Paykel appliances.

The bathroom has stone surfaces and a combined shower and claw-foot tub. There is also a walk-in closet with built-ins.