Expanded Sunrise Park Palmer & Krisel-Designed Home For Sale – Palm Springs, CA

 

New to the market this week is this expanded Palmer & Krisel-designed home in Sunrise Park in Palm Springs, CA. Built by the famed Alexander Construction Company in 1958, this home features three bedrooms and two bathrooms with a converted carport in 1,779 square feet and an in-ground pool out back all on a 10,000 square-foot lot with an asking price of $530,000.

Out front, the east-facing home features a standard desert landscape, with pink gravel and imitation wash. A mature olive tree lends shade, and mature cacti surround various portions of the yard. The original two-car carport has long been enclosed, adding square footage but eliminating coveted covered parking.

Living room 

Living room 

Living and dining rooms

Family room addition

Inside, the original open-beamed ceilings are still in place, while Saltillo tiles line the floors of the living areas. The living room is anchored by its original front-facing stone fireplace, while the rear facing wall provides large windows overlooking the backyard and pool area. The converted carport sits off the living room, acting as a family/bonus room. Open beamed ceilings are carried through the addition, and rear-facing sliders access the pool area.

Kitchen and dining room 

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

The dining room sits adjacent to the living room opposite the entry, and is open to the kitchen. The kitchen appears to have been updated at some point in the 1980s, with flat-fronted cabinets, laminate counters and older white appliances and overlooks the backyard.

Secondary bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bath

Master bedroom 

Master bedroom 

Master bathroom 

The two secondary bedrooms sit at the front of the home, overlooking the front yard. Both bedrooms are relatively small in size, but provide wide rectangular windows letting in lots of natural light. The guest bathroom contains its original tub and vanity, while the fixtures in the master bathroom have all been updated.  The master bedrooms sits at the rear corner of the home, with a sliding glass door leading out to the pool and a second corner-side window allowing in additional light.

Pool and backyard

Pool and covered patio 

Backyard

Back of home

The backyard is anchored by the original 15’ x 30’ Alexander swimming pool, looking a little green in these pictures. A pergola is attached to the rear of the home, providing some relief to the western exposures. Distant mountain views are provided over privacy hedges surrounding the yard, and ample patio space allows for plenty of room for entertaining.

This home offers a great opportunity to enjoy as-is, renovate, or restore back to original. Either way, it’s a great opportunity in a great community.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 283 North Orchid Tree Lane

Or Zillow.com here: 283 North Orchid Tree Lane

Huge Twin Palms Estates Palmer & Krisel Vacation Home For Sale – Palm Springs, CA

Relatively recent to the market is this Twin Palms Estates Palmer & Krisel vacation home opportunity. Expanded from a modest 1,600 square feet to its current 3,100 square feet, this home features five bedrooms and three bathrooms on a 10,800 square foot lot with an in-ground pool and carries an asking price of $769,000.

Front of home

Built by the Alexander Construction Company in 1958, this home has seen numerous additions and modifications over the years. The front of the home has a fortress-like appearance, with two front additions flanking the front door and the two-car carport long converted to habitable living space. The front yard is nearly all driveway and concrete, with only two small planters containing palms and rock flanking a long concrete trench leading to the front door.

Inside the home, the main living areas are oriented towards the north side of the lot while the three original and expanded bedrooms lie along the south side of the home. The carport has been converted to a large pool house with its own bathroom.

Living room 

Living room 

Living room wet bar

Casita

The north facing living room still generally maintains its original proportions and aesthetics, with large walls of sliding glass doors overlooking the north-facing pool and backyard. The original modernist fireplace has been flattened into a more generic form, and a swanky wet bar with smoked mirrors sits opposite the fireplace. George Nelson bubble lamps help add a touch of modernism to the room, and a bright orange wall adds a fun pop of color.

Kitchen 

The kitchen sits at the front of the home, and features newer retro cabinetry and light blue counters. Simple white appliances keep in line with the clean lines of the kitchen, and a built in-coffee maker adds a modern touch.

Master bedroom 

Added secondary bedroom

Added secondary bedroom 

Secondary jack-and-jill bath between added bedrooms

Secondary bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bath

With all the additions on this home, there’s plenty of bedrooms to be had – five total, making this an ideal vacation pad. The bedrooms all feature vaulted ceilings, with all bedrooms clustered along the north and south sides of the home. All the bathrooms have been updated, with floating vanities, clean mosaic tilework and new fixtures.

Backyard

The backyard is centered around the original 15’ x 30’ Alexander swimming pool, with lots of covered and uncovered patio space surrounding it. Tall green privacy hedges surround the pool, and distant views of Mt. San Jacinto to the west are provided over the roof of the home.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to acquire a Palmer & Krisel vacation home, especially those looking to flex a little creativity in bringing a property to the next level of modernism.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 1890 South Navajo Way

Or Zillow.com here: 1890 South Navajo Way

Palmer & Krisel Fixer Opportunity in Sunmor Estates – Palm Springs, CA

Built in 1958 by the Alexander Construction Company is this mid-mod Palmer & Krisel fixer opportunity in Sunmor Estates in Palm Springs, CA. Situated on a 12,100 square-foot cul-de-sac lot, this home includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,278 square feet, a private backyard with an in-ground pool and carries an asking price of $489,500.

Front of home

Front of home and garage

Entry

Located on a Jill Circle, a street named after the Robert and Helene Alexander’s daughter, is this wonderful diamond in the rough. Quietly facing south, the home features an older desert front yard, asphalt driveway and a carport converted to a two-car garage. Original decorative stone accents sit next to the front entry, and deep roof overhangs welcome guests to this desert retreat.

Entry and living 

Living room 

Living room 

Living, entry and kitchen 

Inside, the home has seen a heavy southwestern motif applied to it, with lots of light Saltillo tile covering the floors and rear-facing fireplace, along with a mirrored wall next to the leaded glass entry door. The original open-beamed vaulted ceilings are still in place, and a skylight has been added to the living room.

Original dining area adjacent to kitchen 

Addition at rear of home

Dining room addition

Dining addition at rear of home

The original dining area sits adjacent to the living room and opens to the adjacent kitchen; however a rear sunroom addition has been tacked onto the home which is currently used as the dining area. Judging by the listed square footage of the home, the rear addition isn’t taken into account, which most likely means there aren’t any permits for the room. The addition eliminates the original living room floor to ceiling windows, along with the original dining room sliding glass door and kitchen window, cutting down on the amount of natural light entering the space.

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

The kitchen has been updated over the years; however the cabinet boxes appear to potentially be original, while the door faces date from the later part of the 20^th century. The appliances have all been updated over the years, and a skylight helps to add daylighting to the kitchen workspace.

Secondary bedroom

Secondary bedroom

Guest bath

Master bedroom 

Master bedroom 

Master bath

The three bedrooms are all in their original configurations, with the secondary bedrooms at the front of the home and the master at the rear. All three bedrooms feature open beamed vaulted ceilings, while the master includes a sliding glass door to the backyard. Both bathrooms appear to have early 1980s updates, and the guest bath contains its original 1958 pink tub and tile surround.

Pool and backyard

Pool and backyard

Backyard

Pool and back of home

The northeast-facing backyard is an excellent landscape opportunity, with its large 15’ x 30’ Alexander swimming pool at the center of the yard space. Saltillo tile covers the pool decking and adjacent patio, and an assortment of shrubs, trees, palms and other desert plantings make up the yard.

While the current southwestern theme of the home is a far cry from its midcentury modern roots, there’s great potential on this property to create a dream modernist showplace.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 222 North Jill Circle

Or Zillow.com here: 222 North Jill Circle