The House Rules: How Real Estate Drives American Influencer Culture

1600 North Vine Street, Los Angeles, California 90028. Image by Peter boy 12qq12, used under Creative Commons license CC BY 3.0

A story by Martin Karaffa

1600 North Vine Street is not unlike many modern Los Angeles apartment buildings. Pool. Views. The svelte fashionistas of the Melrose corridor like its smaller kitchens and larger wardrobes. Bathrooms equal or outnumber bedrooms — important for harmonious roommate relationships. It sits a stone’s throw from the corner of…