Built in 1962 by Paradise Homes
is this traditionally renovated Palmer & Krisel-designed home new to the
market. With three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,724 expanded square feet on
a 12,100 square foot lot with in-ground pool, the asking price of this home is
$230,000.
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| Front of home |
Sited on a small seven-home
cul-de-sac this biggest locational drawback that this home faces is that it
sides up to a six lane roadway. The exterior of the home features its original
checkerboard blockwork on the two car carport along with sharply creased
overhangs on the roofline. A modest addition sits on the north side of the home
which adds a butterfly roofline to the property, while the front yard is a
blank slate ready for a modernist makeover.
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| Entry |
Inside, the living and dining
rooms sit at the rear of the home, while the master and secondary bedrooms are
split. The inside of the home has been given a very traditional makeover, and
most interestingly the ceilings in the living, kitchen and dining rooms appear
to have been all been lowered. All of the original clerestory windows located
on the front and rear of the home have been removed and stuccoed over, most
likely as a result of the lowered ceilings.
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| Living room - fireplace is hiding behind entertainment center |
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| Living room |
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| Living and dining |
The living and dining rooms would
have originally featured a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors
overlooking the pool and backyard, however those have been removed and replaced
with a pair of traditional French doors. The original fireplace appears to be
intact in the living room, partially obscured by an entertainment center;
however the original block hearth appears to have been removed.
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| Kitchen and dining |
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| Kitchen |
The kitchen sits open to the
dining room at the front of the home, adjacent to the entry, separated by an
added archway. Raised-panel cabinetry topped with granite counters have been
added, while white appliances round out the room. The once-vaulted ceiling has
been flattened, and can lights have been added while the clerestory windows
have been removed.
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| Master suite |
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| Master suite |
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| Master bath |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Guest bath |
The master bedroom sits along the
north side of the home and has been expended into a master suite. A pair of French
doors open to the pool area, and the master, like the rest of the home, is
fully tiled. The two secondary bedrooms sit along the south side of the home,
and feature mirrored closet doors and ceiling fans. Both bathrooms have been
given a traditional makeover, with beige tilework and mosaic accents.
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| Pool and backyard |
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| Back of home |
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| Backyard |
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| Backyard |
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| Covered patio at rear of home |
The backyard features a large
pool at the center of the yard, and a covered patio sits at the rear of the
home. A concrete patio sits between the home and pool, and the rest of the
yard, like the front, has been filled with pink rock. A tall wall of oleanders
offers buffering between the home and the adjacent roadway, and a raised
planter sits at the rear of the pool.
For those that don’t mind a
little roadway noise, this home offers potential buyers a move-in ready home
that can be personalized over time.
