
A landmark Palm Springs home with aluminum sunscreen grilles that adorn the pink facade has hit the Old Las Palmas neighborhood market.
The list price is $3.995 million.
Completed in 1964 and updated, this 2,792-square-foot midcentury modern has three bedrooms and three bathrooms with heated floors. A slider in the shower of the primary suite opens to a private courtyard with an outdoor shower.
Modernist architects Albert Frey and Robson Chambers designed the house for radio and TV station owner Carl E. Haymond on a third-acre lot. It has changed hands many times since. After a seven-month renovation by a previous owner documented in Palm Springs Life in 2017, the city designated the house a Class 1 Historic Site, making it eligible for the property tax saving Mills Act.
The imposing double-entry doors open into the foyer, which slants toward the living room. It has travertine flooring and alcoves fitted with built-in cabinets that flank the fireplace.
Fleetwood sliders extend the main living area to the lanai. Replica grilles in the hall and on the patio echo the original ones designed by architect John deKoven Hill as protection from the sun.
The backyard terrace holds a saltwater pool and spa with a linear fountain, a circular fire pit and a built-barbecue area with views of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Elsewhere is a bar and a kitchen with Geneva vintage metal cabinets authentic to the home, high-end appliances and a casual dining nook. A fully-owned solar system with three Tesla batteries adds to the offerings.
Alex Dethier of BD Homes – The Paul Kaplan Group holds the listing.
Property records show the house sold last in March 2020 for $2.81 million.