Tierra Del Cerro Palmer & Krisel Renovation Opportunity – San Diego, CA

Built in 1961 by the Drogin Construction Company is this Palmer & Krisel-designed renovation opportunity in Tierra del Cerro in San Diego, CA. With four bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,632 square feet situated on an 8,300 square-foot lot, the asking price of this midcentury home is $599,000.

There’s been lots of San Diego Palmer & Krisels hit the market over the last two weeks, including this one. Situated on an 18-home cul-de-sac, this east-facing home sits behind a well-manicured lawn and sweeping front driveway. The exterior of the home generally retains its original Krisel lines, but has seen its original sand stucco finish covered over in a chunky lace stucco finish.

Living room 

Living and dining room

Inside, this home is the exact same floorplan that we covered on the last entry, with the living room located at the front of the home just north of the entry. The original fireplace sits on the north wall of the living room, and has seen its original modernist form re-imagined with a more traditional surround and mantle. The dining sits open and adjacent to the living room, overlooking the backyard.

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

The kitchen sits adjacent to the dining room at the back of the house and appears to have last been updated in the early 1990s, with dark raised panel oak cabinetry, white tile counters and a mixture of black and white appliances. A large sliding glass door provides access to the backyard and rear covered patio.

Master bedroom 

Master bathroom 

Master bathroom 

Fourth bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bath

The four bedroom all sit along the south side of the home, with the fourth bedroom at the front of the home, the secondary bedrooms along the side and the master bedroom located at the rear of the home. The bathrooms appear to pre-date the kitchen updates by about five years, which while appearing functional, are definitely not midcentury nor modern.

Backyard

Back of home and backyard

West slope of backyard

Covered patio off of living and dining room 

The backyard contains a nice, wide level grassy area surrounded by a small slope full of natural, dens plantings along the west side of the yard. A covered patio sits off the kitchen and dining room, and a small empty pond with bridge sits near one corner of the yard.

This midcentury modern home offers a great blank slate for anyone looking to put their own stamp on something. With a yard big enough for a pool, there’s plenty of opportunity inside and out to be creative and bring this home back to its modernist roots.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 5642 Dartford Way

Or Zillow.com here: 5642 Dartford Way

Old School Tierra Del Cerro Palmer & Krisel Home For Sale – San Diego, CA

San Diego has seen quite a few Palmer & Krisel homes come on the market lately, including this Palmer & Krisel-designed home built by the Drogin Construction Company in Tierra Del Cerro. Slightly expanded to 1,850 square feet, this home includes four bedrooms and two bathrooms and a two-car garage on a large 1/4 –acre lot with an in-ground pool and an carries an asking price of $559,000.

Front of home

Situated on Airoso Drive, the home sits above Interstate 8, separated by a small tree row, but still subject to some front yard noise. The front yard is low water use, with gravel mulch and a few small shrub plantings. The exterior of the home features a side entry garage with a flat roof, juxtaposed against the gable end of the home, while the original clerestory windows have all been covered over, and mullioned white vinyl windows have replace original aluminum framed openings.

Living room and entry

Living room 

Living room with kitchen beyond

Inside the home, the living room sits at the front of the home, separated from the entry with by an original three-quarter-height demising wall. Plush dusty rose carpeting fills the home, a color not seen too often these days, and the original open beamed ceilings are still intact but painted white. The original modernist fireplace against the west wall of the living room has been replaced with a traditional flat-fronted marble-surrounded firebox.

Dining room in fourth bedroom 

Family room 

Family room 

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

 A family room sits at the rear of the home adjacent to the kitchen, with a small bump-out adding on square footage to the home, while the dining room sits in the fourth bedroom at the front of the home. The kitchen sits at the rear of the home adjacent to the family room, and has been updated with traditional raised-panel cabinetry, laminate and tile counters and a mixture of appliance colors. A large sliding glass door leads into the backyard, and a pass through to the family room has been added.

Master bedroom 

Master bathroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

The master bedroom sits at the rear of the home, and features more dusty rose carpeting along with some pretty heavy-duty drapes. The master bathroom still maintains its original marble vanity and American Standard Pullmans above floating cabinetry, but nearly everything else was last updated in the early 1980s. The secondary bedrooms resemble the master bedroom in terms of décor, and sit along the east side of the home and overlook the side yard.

Pool and backyard

Backyard and back of home

The home backs to a hillside lot, with the backyard containing a pretty decent uphill slope. An in-ground pool sits at the center of the north-facing backyard, surrounded by a reddish concrete patio space. A raised patio sits behind the pool, taking creative advantage of the hillside topography, and a natural planting area bisected by a privacy hedge sits beyond the pool.

Despite the freeway frontage, this home would make a great restoration project, with great bones and a large yard offering a world of possibilities.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 6634 Airoso Avenue

Or Zillow.com here: 6634 Airoso Avenue

Tierra Del Cerro Palmer & Krisel For Sale – San Diego, CA

Built in 1960 by the Drogin Construction Company in the Del Cerro community of San Diego, CA is this 1960 Palmer & Krisel-designed Tierra Del Cerro home new to the market this week. Featuring three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,764 square feet, this home includes an attached two-car garage and sits on a 12,100 square-foot lot and includes a guest house all for an asking price of $599,000.

Front of home

Like most of the 47 homes in Del Cerro, this property fronts Interstate 8, which provides some front yard noise. The exterior of the home at some point has been covered in chunky lace stucco, and a cottage-style garage door and fan-light front door have been added to the exterior of the home. Original windows have been replaced with white vinyl substitutes, and the front yard maximizes water conservation.

Living room 

Living room and entry

Dining/sitting room 

Dining/sitting room and living room 

Inside, this particular model features a long and linear living room with Krisel’s signature modernist corner fireplace anchoring the space. The fireplace retains most of its original form, with the exception of slate tile accents added sometime over the last 15 years. The original dining room sits towards the rear of the home, overlooks the backyard, and is currently being used as a secondary sitting area/family room.

Kitchen 

Kitchen and breakfast nook 

Kitchen 

The kitchen sits adjacent to the living room, separated by its original demising wall. The cabinetry appears to have been updated at some point in the late 1990s, with raised panel door fronts, while the countertops look to be more mid-2000s with their granite toppings. A skylight helps illuminate the kitchen, and a small breakfast nook/dining area sits in the corner of the room.

Master bedroom 

Master bedroom 

Master bathroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bath

The master bedrooms sits at the rear of the home, overlooking the backyard through windows which replaced a once-present slider. The master bathroom has been updated over the years, with newer cabinetry, surround and counters. The two secondary bedrooms are located at the center and side of the home in their original configurations, with the front bedroom missing its original clerestories. The guest bath has been updated in the same style as the master, with updated surrounds, counters and fixtures.

Casita/guest house

Backyard

Backyard

The backyard contains the small detached casita, which features its own kitchen and bath. The yard backs up to a hillside, with most of the flat area consisting of a paved, trellis-covered patio, while the hillside area remains relatively unlandscaped.

This is a clean, move-in ready home that is ripe for a modernist makeover or restoration, so long as the new owner doesn’t mind a little freeway noise.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 6666 Airoso Avenue

Or Zillow.com here: 6666 Airoso Avenue