Sleek And Understated In Thunderbird Heights, 4.150M
Author:Philip FerratoIt’s Modernism Week, and we’re celebrating this simple but luxurious home in Rancho Mirage’s iconic but deeply private Mid-Century neighborhood, Thunderbird Heights, built c.1973 but now completely remodeled, in a setting above the desert floor with spectacular 360° views.
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What We Love: It’s rare that one finds a renovation so sensitive and timeless, capturing the zeitgeist of the 1970s and yet completely up-to-date.
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There are four bedroom suites including the guest house, a half-bath, plus an office (below) that opens to a courtyard of mature fruit trees.
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The primary bedroom suite’s skylit bath is predictably spa-like– where “predictable” is not a bad thing.
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More: Go to the listing for additional details, images and a video (it’s entirely possible the property will have gone pending by the time you read this). A superb desert property, available furnished, represented by Niloo Shams of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Photo Credit: Chris Miller at One Point Media Group for Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty