New to the market is this 1960 Palmer & Krisel-designed
home built by the Drogin Construction Company in San Diego’s College Glen
Estates. With three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,153 square feet and a two
car garage on a 6,400 square foot lot, the asking price on this home is an
attractive $475,000.
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| Front of home |
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| Entry |
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| Home pre-flip, c. 2011 |
Once the victim of a flip in 2012, the home has seen its
original clerestories stuccoed over, received a Victorian oval-windowed front door,
and had its signature Krisel floor to ceiling front window cut in half. At one
point before the 2012 flip the flat-roofed garage had a pitch, different from
that found on the main structure of the home, added to it. The pitch survived
the flip, and like the clerestory windows, was stuccoed over. The south-facing front
yard is treeless, consisting mainly of a patch plot of turf, ready for a
modernist water-conserving makeover.
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| Living and dining room |
Inside, the living and dining rooms sit at the rear of the home, while the three bedroom line the west side of the residence. The original open beamed vaulted ceilings are still in place throughout the home, and the floors have been covered in wood laminate.
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| Living room and kitchen |
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| Living room |
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| Living room |
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| Dining Room and kitchen |
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| Kitchen and entry hall beyond |
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| Kitchen and dining room |
The living room overlooks the backyard through a large
sliding glass door and nearly full-height windows, and is open to the adjacent dining
room which sits at the northeast corner of the home. The galley kitchen lies
between the dining room and entry hall, and is open to the dining area. The
kitchen appears to have received it’s makeover during the 2012 flip, with
raised panel cabinetry, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and
elaborate crown molding.
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bathroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Guest bath |
The master bedroom sits at the rear of the home, with a pair
of small windows overlooking the backyard. The master bath received its updates
in 2012, with a granite topped raised panel vanity and travertine and glass mosaic
shower surround. The secondary bedrooms lie at the side and front of the home,
and the guest bath has received a makeover identical to that of the master
bath.
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| Backyard patio |
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| Backyard and back of home |
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| Backyard |
The backyard backs up to a hillside, but retains a flat
concrete patio off of the living room and a flat turf area surrounding the rear
of the property. Mature native plantings line the hillside, giving it character
and greenery.
The price is appealing for this community, and hopefully the
new owner will move to put some of the modern back into this midcentury modern
home.
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