Built in 1955 by Midland Properties is this Palmer & Krisel-designed home in Mission Hills, CA in the San Fernando Valley in desperate need of help. With four bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,247 square feet, this home sits on a 7,300 square-foot lot and carries an asking price of $425,000.
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| Front of home |
This north facing home sits behind a patchy front lawn with a large, columnar street tree at the front curb of the home. A Victorian front door sits amid mullioned white vinyl replacement windows while the fascia appears to be in need of TLC. The detached two-car garage sits towards the rear of the lot, and is accessed via a long, linear driveway with a pair of rusty gates guarding access.
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| Entry |
Inside, the home is full of
stuff. It’s a little difficult to tell what’s going inside, but the floor plan
is one that we’ve seen before, with the living and dining rooms at the rear of
the home, the kitchen sited along the east side of the home and the bedrooms
clustered together on the west side of the home.
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| Living and dining room |
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| Living room |
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| Addition at rear of home |
There’s no photos of the kitchen
shown, but its condition probably isn’t that difficult to guess. The living and
dining rooms open out to a rear yard addition, which appears to be tacked on
and again filled with more stuff. Most likely the addition isn’t permitted as
the square footage of the home still reflects its original 1,247 square feet,
and the home would probably be best served with the structure removed. The original
modernist fireplace in the living room has been covered with mirrors and other
traditional elements.
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| Bathroom |
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| Bedroom |
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| Bedroom |
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| Backyard and side yard |
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| Backyard and garage |
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| Backyard patio |
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| Backyard garage |
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| Garage and side yard |
The one bathroom shown shows that
it has been updated at some point, but in its current state the room could use
another update. The bedrooms show full, but it appears that the original
clerestory windows are intact, as are the original open beamed wooden ceilings.
The backyard is cluttered with more stuff, a patchy lawn and features a red
brick patio off the addition.
This fixer is a diamond in the
rough, and will take a buyer with lots of vision and patience to bring it back
to life.
