Joseph Eichler is a genius real estate developer who built Mid-Century Modern design's affordable housing subdivisions in California in the 1950s-1970s.
Real estate developer Troty Kudlac dipped into Eichler's archives to build the homes again. He revived the Mid-Century Modern designs through Monique Lombardelli's licensing plans. Initially drawn up by architect Claude Oakland, the designs have been improved to meet the modern building codes.
"We are the first to do this," Kudlac said. It has been 40 years since the last original houses were built by the developer.
Many of the Mid-Century Modern original neighborhoods are still standing. They are located in the in-demand communities like Palo Alto and Orange. Eichler's demand is high, although the stock is really limited.
Many modern day houses built today pay tribute to Eichler homes. It highlights walls of glass, indoor-outdoor flow and a small footprint.
Kudlac's brand-new Desert Eichler 2 located in Palm Springs is currently listed for $1.29 million. It is now close to getting an offer.
The Desert Eichler 2 belongs to a new Eichler community, sitting on a land that, according to Kudlac, is "probably one of the last locations of connected lots in Palm Springs."
His Desert Eichler 3 will be hitting the market soon and they are planning to build three or more Eichler homes, which will create all-new Eichler neighborhood of eight houses.
"We have been renovating Mid-Century Modern homes for quite a while," Kudlac shared. "We decided that we were going to build new, but we didn't want to build anything new -- we wanted to build something unique and special, and something that mattered, that had authenticity to it. We started researching Eichlers, because we fell in love with them."
The newly built 2,177-square-foot A-frame has four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. It has the iconic interior atrium but the floor plan has been updated to remove the wall between the living space and the kitchen that opens up the interior. The bedrooms are fitted with sliding doors for an easy access to the pool.
