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May 2024
April 2024
A recently renovated 1970 house with three bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and an attached casita with a bedroom and full bathroom, on a 0.3 acre lot.
This house in the Deepwell Estates neighborhood was designed by Howard Lapham, a modernist architect, for Edgar L. McCoubrey, the city’s 10th mayor. It was recently renovated to emphasize the indoor-outdoor connection, with the front and back facades opening to a 3,000-square-foot wraparound deck.
Hidden mid-century modern home in the desert oasis
“At its core, 195 S Manzanita embodies the quintessential Palm Springs lifestyle – seamless indoor-outdoor living, organic materials, and understated elegance. This property is more than just a home, it’s an experience you just won’t find anywhere in the Palm Springs area,” listing agent James Gault said of the home in a news release.
March 2024
In the Deepwell Estates, a Desert Marvel is Reinnvented, $4.188M
Originally built for Palm Springs 10th mayor, Edgar McCourbey by celebrated architect Howard Lapham, this c1961 home has been completely and luxuriously reconfigured within its Desert Modernist design vocabulary Teddy Lee of the design/build firm TED Construction, a relation highlighted by sliding walls of glass that blur boundaries between inside and out. Like so many Deepwell homes, it presents an austere street front but opens up beyond walls and hedges.
March 2024
Palm Springs home, rebuilt without a front door, seeks $4.2 million
Records show real estate developer Teddy Lee bought the house through an LLC in March 2021 for $1.35 million. His build-design company, TED Construction, tackled the down-to-the-studs remodel of the house originally by modernist architect Howard Lapham, who designed homes for the rich and famous. Completed in 1970, it belonged to Edgar L. McCoubrey, who served as the 10th mayor of Palm Springs from April 1966 to April 1968.
March 2024
Reimagined Palm Springs Residence by TED Construction, Featuring Attached Casita, Lists for $4.188M
The most thoughtfully reimagined luxury home offered in Palm Springs today. Originally designed by Howard Lapham and reimagined from the ground up by design-build company TED Construction, this home seamlessly marries the timeless elegance of mid-century design with heightened modern luxury. Nestled in renowned Deepwell Estates, this 4-bedroom, 6-bathroom residence is sited for maximum privacy and dramatic mountain views on a large corner lot with unobstructed western and southern vistas.
March 2024
Pocket glass walls now open the front and rear of the house to the quarter acre lot
Lee also replaced the front entry point with a pocketing glass wall like the ones found at the rear of the house. Despite the intentional omission, it “embodies the quintessential Palm Springs lifestyle — seamless indoor-outdoor living, organic materials and understated elegance,” said James Gault of Compass, the co-listing agent.
March 2021
594 W Stevens Road featured as the backdrop for FUNBOY’S summit campaign
April 2021
Pacaso homes blend modern design with unparalleled comfort and ease
The company’s artistic namesake is also reflected in its attention to design. Not just any home can be a Pacaso — the “wow” factor is essential. Pacaso homes offer a mix of modern or unique architecture, epic locations and one-of-a-kind details. And that’s just the starting point. Pacaso then brings in a team of interior designers to give each home a design makeover, updating everything from furnishings to linens, artwork to barware.
March 2021
Everybody wants to own a Pacaso
Pacaso is pioneering a new category by modernizing co-ownership of second homes. Buyers of Pacaso homes can own as little as one eighth and as much as one half of a luxury home in 25 of the world’s top vacation markets. Homeowners get professional property management and all of the benefits of owning a second home without the hassle.