Franco's stylish house is nested in the Silver Lake Hills. The apartment is surrounded by trees, so green is always right outside the windows. If you fling open the bedroom windows, you can just about touch the leaves on the orange tree. In the early evening, you can sit outside with the sun going down, the Silver Lake Hills directly across from you. We loved the sense of being ensconced in nature, the huge palm and cypress trees standing guard overhead. The apartment has interesting design touches, a big kitchen with whatever you'd need, and a nice nook for working--both my wife and I, at different times, got work done on books we're writing. It's in a great part of Silver Lake, close to restaurants and shops on Hyperion and Sunset. Franco was very responsive, always a pleasure to interact with, and we were grateful for his (and Jamie's) hospitality.