Built in 1963 by Paradise Homes is this 1,650 square-foot
Palmer & Krisel-designed home in Las Vegas’ midcentury mecca of Paradise
Palms. This home features an in-ground pool on an 8,200 square-foot lot and
comes with four bedrooms and two bathrooms in approximately 1,250 square feet;
the remaining 400 square feet are found in a permitted enclosure of the
original two-car carport, with an asking price of $163,000.
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| Front of home offers plenty of room for personalization |
This home has been on the market for quite a while, as it
has several flaws that buyer’s aren’t overlooking, mainly a high asking price,
mismatched kitchen cabinets, a 400 square-foot addition that can’t be accessed
through the main home, a strangely paneled living room, no covered parking and
no living landscape. But for those who can see the bones of the property, they’ll
recognize that there’s enormous potential with this home.
As previously mentioned, the exterior of the home has no
live landscape; however there’s a fantastic opportunity to view this as a blank
slate ready for a modernist makeover. The home itself has great original
form, with great lines that just need a bit of cleaning up, including removing the paint from the original front clerestories.
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| Entry hall is fully paneled |
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| Kitchen sits off of the entry |
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| Kitchen features terrazzo floors and original pendant light |
Inside, the kitchen sits to the left of the entry while the
living and dining rooms are at the rear of the home. The kitchen features a
combination of well-worn painted original cabinets and raised-panel
replacements, laminate counters and stainless steel appliances. The globe light
in the kitchen is also original, and definitely worth saving. The laundry and
breakfast nook sit tucked off to the side of the kitchen, and the floor-ceiling
windows have been shortened, cutting down on the amount of light entering the
room.
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| Living room with original fireplace converted to entertainment center |
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| Living room looking towards entry |
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| Dining room is well lit; original clerestories have been covered |
The living and dining overlook the backyard and swimming
pool, and for some reason the signature Krisel-modernist fireplace has been
boxed in and converted to a wooden entertainment center. More clerestories have
been removed in the dining area, and wood paneling surrounds the room.
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| Bedroom at front of home |
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| Bedroom at rear of home |
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| Original clerestories in bedroom appear to have merely been painted over |
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| Front bathroom |
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| Rear bathroom |
Two bedrooms sit at the front of the home while two sit at
the rear. Both bathrooms have been paneled on more wood; interestingly, one
bathroom actually uses laminate flooring as the wall material. One bathroom
contains a newer, tiled stall shower, while the other incorporates its original
sunken bathtub. All four bedrooms are extremely modest in size and many times
with this floorplan, which is seen in earlier Krisel versions in Valwood
Estates in Pomona and in Santa Ana, two bedrooms often get combined into one
larger master.
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| Former carport; room legally adds 400 SF onto home |
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| Former carport features particle board paneling and dual black fridges |
The carport has legally been converted into habitable living
space, yet still resembles its origins as automobile storage. There is no
interior access between this converted room and the home. Conversion back to a
parking structure should be a rather straightforward process, and beneficial to
the future homeowner.
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| Backyard features large pool |
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| Back of home - note chimney is still in place |
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| Backyard has no real flow to it & could use reconfiguration |
The backyard contains the large in-ground pool, patio space,
and red gravel. There’s no vegetation or natural shade, and no real ‘flow’ to
the space.
There are lots of cosmetic issues with this property, but many
are simple fixes that could be remedied over time. There’s tremendous
potential in this home – it’s got great bones, beautiful lines and a blank
slate for the yard. It’s just waiting for the right visionary to breathe new
life into it.
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