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Freeman has this feature. He designed such a modification to Storer in 1935, but the owners didn't go through with it. See Sweeney Wright in Hollywood p. 67.
The roof on Sturges has a wood slat covering over the waterproofing so the roof can be used. You can bet I made it up to the roof when I had the chance. I did not, however, get into the basement.
If Tim is referring to Storer, it definitely does not have access to the top roof. There are roof terraces over the bedroom and service wings, but not over the living room. That option was, thankfully, not taken.
I don't know about the Lautner expansion, but Frank's has been published in Taschen #2, page 478. Lautner was in charge of overseeing construction in 1939 (which resulted in his moving to Hollywood permanently) and for the restoration done for Larson/Bridges.
Nice drawing, too. The sky texture mitering to vertical is novel; the delicious outlines, colors, and textures characteristic of the studio's best drafters is on display here.