$1.6 Million Homes in California
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Palm Springs | $1.599 Million
A 1937 Spanish-style house with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot
Palm Springs is known for its midcentury-modern homes, but it also has a number of Spanish-style houses built in the 1920s and 1930s, like this one in the El Mirador neighborhood. The owners, who bought it in 2016, upgraded the air-conditioning as well as the water heater and furnace.
Palm Canyon Drive, the main thoroughfare in Palm Springs, is several blocks away, and the Uptown Design District, known for its antiques and vintage clothing stores, is a five-minute drive. Palm Springs International Airport is 10 minutes away.
Size: 2,059 square feet
Price per square foot: $777
Indoors: A low stucco wall, accented by flowering hedges, offers privacy from the street. On the other side of the entry gate, a winding path leads through the front yard, where there are several mature trees and a decorative stone fountain.
The front door opens into an airy living room with beamed ceilings and a corner fireplace. Pocket doors open to a dining room facing the pool area, with a built-in bench for additional seating.
On the left side of the living room is a hallway leading to the kitchen, updated by the owners with wood countertops, stainless steel appliances and a breakfast nook with a built-in window seat.
A second hallway connects the living room to the three bedrooms. At the far end is the primary suite, which has Spanish-tile floors, like the rest of the house, as well as a bay of windows overlooking the side yard and a bathroom with a walk-in shower. The two guest rooms are large enough to hold queen-size beds; one has an en suite bathroom, while the other has the use of a bathroom across the hall.
On the opposite side of the house is a bonus room that was once the garage and could serve as an additional bedroom or a home office.
Outdoor space: The property is planted with citrus and olive trees that offer shade from the desert sun. The backyard, accessible from the kitchen and bedroom wing, is landscaped in grass, with a gravel area for a dining table. Around the corner is a built-in barbecue with a pizza oven. The swimming pool, trimmed in painted tile, has an attached spa with an adjacent outdoor shower. Behind the entry gate is space to park three cars.
Taxes: $20,467 (estimated)
Contact: Tony Halton, Halton Pardee and Partners, 760-831-4634; haltonpardee.com
San Francisco | $1.6 Million
A three-bedroom, one-bathroom condominium in a two-unit house built in 1909
This condominium occupies the lower half of a converted Edwardian house in the Mission Dolores area. Mission San Francisco de Asís, which was founded in 1776 and is the oldest structure in San Francisco, is about half a mile north. Mission Dolores Park, a 16-acre green space with a playground, tennis courts and basketball courts, is two blocks away. Mission Street, with its many bars and restaurants, is a block east, and Tartine, a beloved bakery, is across the street. The 16th Street Mission BART station is about half a mile north.
Size: 1,418 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,128
Indoors: Up a steep flight of steps from the sidewalk is the front door, which opens into a bright foyer with high ceilings. Many original details, including crown molding and plasterwork, have been preserved throughout the home.
To the right of the front door is a large room with a fireplace and a bay window; the owners, who bought the unit in 2010, currently use it as a home office.
Down a long hallway with hardwood floors is the living and dining area. The living space is anchored by a wall of original built-in cabinets with diamond-paned glass doors surrounding a marble fireplace topped by a mirror. The dining space is adjacent to the kitchen, which has gray cabinets topped with quartz and access to outdoor stairs leading to the garden.
Off the main hallway are two bedrooms of roughly equal size, one of which is connected by pocket doors to the living room. The other one, closer to the front of the house, is connected by pocket doors to the office, which could function as a third bedroom.
Across the hallway is a bathroom recently updated with white subway tile; it has a combination tub and shower, as well as a storage closet.
Outdoor space: Wooden stairs lead from the kitchen down to the garden area, which is shared with the owner of the other unit. One side of the space is paved in brick and the other in concrete; both have ample room for outdoor entertaining. A wooden fence and mature trees offer privacy from the neighboring buildings. This unit comes with two parking spaces in the garage, as well as additional garage storage.
Taxes: $19,520 (estimated), plus a $300 monthly homeowner association fee
Contact: Anne Herrera, Sotheby’s International Realty, 415-901-1795; sothebysrealty.com
Topanga | $1.595 Million
A 1935 cottage with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.4-acre lot
Topanga is an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County built around its namesake canyon and sandwiched between Malibu and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. It has long been a hub for the arts: In the 1920s and 1930s, actors and writers built cabins there as weekend retreats from the city, and in the 1960s and 1970s it was home to a number of filmmakers and musicians, including the singer-songwriter Neil Young. Today, Topanga is a tight-knit community, with a small commercial district, including a general store, at the base of Old Topanga Canyon Road, about a five-minute drive from this property.
Size: 2,089 square feet
Price per square foot: $764
Indoors: The house is built into a hillside, along a creek. A set of steps leads up from the long driveway to an entry courtyard, paved in brick, with a fountain decorated with tiles made by a local artist.
The front door opens into a foyer with enough space for seating. To the immediate left, up several steps, is a partially open area that could serve as a guest room, although it is currently used as a home office. To the right is a bathroom with a claw-foot tub.
Past the foyer is the main living area, which has an original brick fireplace and skylights that flood the space with natural light. It is open to a kitchen with a Viking range and windows overlooking the patio and pool areas. A bathroom with a stall shower is also on this level.
From the foyer, a wooden staircase with a carved banister leads up to a guest room and, at the top of another small flight of stairs, the primary suite. The primary bedroom has a wall of closets, more skylights and a private deck overlooking the pool; the bathroom, updated by the owners, has a deep soaking tub and an open shower.
Outdoor space: The kitchen and main living space have access to the rear patio, which includes a swimming pool and a deck. From the deck, a low, rock-walled staircase winds up the hillside, with garden boxes along the way and a large, flat area with canyon views at the top. Off the brick patio at the main entrance is an art studio, and the driveway has space to park three or four cars.
Taxes: $20,260 (estimated)
Contact: Paul Ferra and Melissa Oliver, Oliver Ferra, Coldwell Banker Realty, 310-455-1717; oliverferra.com
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