Growth and the future of Palm Springs

I discovered a great website today. It's CityLab, an urban planning thinktank at UCLA.

This article is interesting in that it says that the 21st century is the "second tier" city's century. Goodbye New York, Tokyo, Paris, San Francisco, hello Toulouse, Palm Springs?.... Reading the article, I couldn't help but categorize Palm Springs/Coachella Valley as a city/region of the 21st century. It's certainly an exciting time to live in Palm Springs. It's imperative, however, in my opinion, that we plan now for our future growth and influence on the national stage. It's a certainty that we're going to grow and develop and become a more powerful influence on the state and federal level. The responsibility is ours to ensure we do so in the best possible way for our citizens and our environment.

400 N Palm Canyon, Palm Springs, CA

The 400 N Palm Canyon project, developed by Lawrence and Graeme Rael Development, has their website up and running....sort of. So far, there's only the ability to submit your name, etc to receive information about their residential units in the 400 N Palm Canyon Development. I'll keep you posted when there's more info. available. In the meantime, check out the site here

As a refresher, the development is going in at the corner of N. Palm Canyon and Alejo; the North gateway to downtown Palm Springs. Since the project also fronts Indian Canyon, there's a chance to make a big improvment to the "feel" of Indian Canyon by bringing, hopefully, pedstrian traffic to Indian Canyon. The project is mixuse, meaning there's housing above with retail/restaurants on the street level. There's tremendous opportunity with this development!

Homes for Sale - Palm Springs, CA - Los Compadres

There are currently five homes for sale in the Los Compadres neighborhood (fee simple land only - you own the land!)

502 S Compadre Rd. $460,000.

632 S Beverly Dr. $679,000.

1391 S San Mateo Dr. $699,000.

655 S Roxbury Dr. $729,000.

2915 Gaudalupe Rd. $995,000.

Call me for more details about any of these properties

Source: Desert Area Multiple Listing Service

Open House, Palm Springs, CA

Open House: 1063 S Paseo de Marcia, Deepwell. 1-3pm, Sunday, 1/28/07

Listed at $929,000. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths in almost 3000sf. Pool, big mountain views

Help decide how Palm Springs develops in the future

The City of Palm Springs has invited citizens to partake in discussing the update to The General Plan. See the invitation here

Deepwell neighborhood - new listing

1063 Paseo De Marcia, Palm Springs. 3 bedrooms, three bath, great mid-century home with back views to Mt San Jacinto and to your own pool. Listed at $929,000. Call for more details.

Sunrise Country Club - 7 Majorca DR., Rancho Mirage

New listing at Sunrise Country Club. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, vaulted ceilings in the living room and no popcorn!

Sunrise Country Club offers many amenities, including an 18 hole Executive, par 64 golf course, many tennis courts, club house and swimming pools throughout the development.

1393 S San Joaquin Dr, Palm Springs - Sold

1393 S San Joaquin Dr., Palm Springs, located in the Los Compadres neighborhood sold for $415,000. The list price was $429,900. The home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths in 1560SF.

photo and data source: Desert Area Multiple Listing Service

2270 Conchita Way, Palm Springs, CA - Pending

2270 Conchita Way, Palm Springs, located in the Los Compadres neighborhood has an accepted offer. This extensively remodeled home with a master suite addition was listed at $900,000

photo and data source: Desert Area Multiple Listing Service

Deepwell Estates Neighborhood Organization meeting

The Deepwell Neighborhood Organization will meet Sunday 1/28 at 1:30pm at the Mizell Senior Center (time will be announced soon).

Check out the organization's website here

DENO is very well organized; all residents of Deepwell should be proud of their neighborhhood's involvement with city government and its effects on the neighborhood's quality of life standards.

Signs that buyers are back in Palm Springs!

We're seeing signs that the Palm Springs real estate market is turning. Open houses have been busy and many homes that have been on the market quite a while are going into contract. Granted, most of these homes are priced very well, wether they're a fixer or are completely remodeled in a well-done fashion. Price it right and it's going to sell!

Another sign that our local market is picking up is the number of agents anouncing sales. In our meeting today, we had six sales for the week ranging from a condo for $255K to a single family home for over $800K!

2498 El Chorro Way, Palm Springs

2498 El Chorro Way, Palm Springs. This Los Compadres neighborhood property has an accepted offer and is in escrow. This remodeled home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and was last listed at $749,000.

photo source: Desert Area Multiple Listing Service. All properties on this site are not neccessarily the listings of Zephyr Real Estate - Palm Springs or of Russell Hill's.

Keys to selling in 2007

This article from Inman News Real Estate has some good advice for those selling their home in 2007. Pricing, of course, is key.

Open Houses- Palm Springs : Los Compadres, Deepwell, Tahquitz River Estates

Opn Houses for the weekend of 1/13 - 1/14 in the Palm Springs neighborhoods of Los Compadres, Deepwell and Tahquitz River Estates.


Los Compadres:

2270 E Conchita Way, Palm Springs: Saturday, 12-3pm. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths. remodeled. $900,000.

Deepwell:

1011 S Sagebrush Rd, Palm Springs: Saturday & Sunday, 11-2pm. $729,000.
1632 S Sagebrush Rd, Palm Springs: Saturday & Sunday, 12-3pm. $939,000.
1063 S Paseo de Marcia, Palm Springs: Saturday & Sunday, 12-3pm. $929,000.
1155 E Cactus, Palm Springs: Saturday & Sunday, 12-3pm. $1,149,500.
1515 Manzanita, Palm Springs: Saturday & Sunday, 12-3pm $1,400,000.

Tahquitz River Estates:

1329 S Riverside Dr., Palm Springs: Saturday, 12-3pm $549,000.
1488 N Riverside Dr., Palm Springs: Saturday & Sunday 12-3pm $569,000.
922 E Mesquite, Palm Springs: Saturday & Sunday 12-3pm $759,900.
1671 San Lucas, Palm Springs: Saturday 11-2pm $789,900.

Open House - 1671 San Lucas Rd., Palm Springs

Open house, Saturday 1/13, 11-2pm. 1671 San Lucas Rd., Palm Springs, CA 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Completely remodeled, lush grounds, new pool and spa. listed at $789,900.

Ramada Inn Makeover

The Ramada Inn at E Palm Canyon and Sunrise Way in Palm Springs is getting a major remake. The dated and dingy hotel was overdue for a remodel in a city that has several new swank boutique hotels. Hotels like Zoso and Horizon are stiff competition in a market that likes it hip and cool.

The "new" Ramada promises a modern, mid-century feel in a complete, from the ground up, remodel.

2193 E Amarillo Way, Palm Springs, CA

2193 E Amarillo Way, Palm Springs, CA Price reduced to $679,000. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. Great location at the end of a cul-de-sac. Huge mountain views! Originally listed at $698,000.

photo source: Desert Area Multiple Listing Service. Properties shown here may not be listings of Zephyr Real Estate - Palm Springs or of Russell Hill's

The Palm Springs International Film Festival starts today

The Palm Springs International Film Festival runs from 1/4/07 to 1/15/07. The film festival has grown quite popular; bringing glamour back to Palm Springs. The LA Times has a great story about the history of Hollywood's love affair with the desert and what to expect in the coming years as Palm Springs remakes its image. It's an exciting time to be in Palm Springs!

Gorgeous Winter Sunrise over Mt. San Jacinto

I shot this photo of sunrise on the mountain this morning. It was a beautiful January day in Palm Springs!

Solar Power comes of age

The LA Times has a great story about the "rebirth" of solar power. Here in Palm Springs, one would imagine that solar panels would be popping up on roofs across the valley. For some reason, they're not. Oddly, we're not the leaders in the state when it comes to solar power. The Bay Area is. I did notice a solar company truck, Sun Power Corp, parked on Conchita Way the other day. Looks like someone local is taking the plunge and going solar. I hope to in the near future! I would hope our local elected officials would advocate solar power for new projects in the planning stage.

682 S Bedford Dr., Palm Springs - Contingent

682 S Bedford Dr., Palm Springs, Los Compadres neighborhood has an accepted offer. Listed at $749,000. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths.

Source: Desert Area MLS