Built in 1960 by the Drogin Construction Company is this
expanded Palmer & Krisel-designed home in San Diego’s College Glen Estates.
Perched on a 9,700 square-foot corner lot with backyard views, this home
includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 2,019 expanded square feet with a
two-car garage and outdoor hot tub.
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| Front corner of home |
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| Front of home |
The front of the home features a drought-tolerant front yard
planted with a wide variety of plants, various planter walls and two-tones of
gravel. A short driveway on the west side of the home leads to the two car
garage, and an additional two-car driveway sits along the corner side of the
home, currently occupied by two tent-like carports. All doors and windows have been
updated over the years, but the original clerestories are still in place at the
front of the home.
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| Living room |
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| Living room and entry hall |
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| Living room fireplace with family room addition beyond |
A traditional leaded glass front door leads into the long
and linear living room, anchored by Krisel’s signature modernist fireplace at
the rear of the room. Open beamed vaulted ceilings add height and volume to the
space, while a skylight helps add natural light to the space.
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
The kitchen sits adjacent to the living room at the side of
the home, and has been updated with white raised panel cabinetry, Corian counter
tops and stainless steel appliances. Interestingly, the kitchen ceiling has
been painted white, and contrasts with natural finish throughout the rest of
the home.
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| Dining room |
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| Dining and family room |
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| Family room addition |
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| Wet bar |
The dining area sits near the rear of the home, and a family
room with wet bar has been added onto the back the home adjacent to the dining
room. The addition maintains the same proportions as the original home, with
vaulted ceiling a nearly perfect match between the two. The room steps down from
the rest of the house and provides access to the backyard balcony and views of
the nearby hillsides.
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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 three bedrooms lie along the south side of the home,
with the master bedroom at the rear of the house and the secondary bedrooms at
the front and middle of the home. Both bathrooms have been updated over the
years, and both appear to be due for another update.
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| Back of home |
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| Backyard patio |
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| Backyard patio |
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| Backyard hot tub with questionable pergola |
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| Backyard |
The usable backyard area is a series of terraced patios,
with the largest covered patio sitting adjacent to the rear of the home. An
above ground hot tub sits beneath a questionable-looking pergola on the lower
tiered patio of the backyard. The rest of the yard is landscape hillside, with
views being the primary amenity in the yard space.
This home offers a unique opportunity to maximize views
through a modernist renovation, or enjoy as-is. Either way it’s a rare lot that
affords lots of opportunity to a new owner.
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