I spent loads of time in this home growing up. I'm so hopeful someone will buy it and work to preserve it. There's a mega modern mansion right next door that is an utter monstrosity. I wish this piece of art was protected.

I’m fortunate to have grown up in an Eichler. I wish they still made homes that followed a similar design philosophy. I feel if Eichler were alive today he’d be disappointed at how expensive his homes are and the lack of reasonably priced homes in the Bay Area.

@pamelawing5747

3 ай бұрын

I had friends in Terra Linda that had an Eichler. It was pretty cool really. Mid Century is not my favorite but have really come to appreciate that design as I've gotten older.

@cncfan

3 ай бұрын

@@pamelawing5747 Hah, I went to high school in Terra Linda. The more I research about Eichler, the good things I experienced growing up in my neighborhood with friends and neighbors nearby was not just by chance, but by design. Eichler neighborhoods certainly attract a certain type of person. As an adult who’s now living outside of the US, I sometimes think it would be nice to build a house with similar characteristics. Sounds a bit pricey though.

@SLOBeachboy

3 ай бұрын

Perhaps he would be disappointed but he would also likely be intelligent enough to realize that although median home prices in the USA are about double what they were in 1965 when factoring for inflation, the average square footage has also doubled since then. He would also understand how the bay area becoming the epicenter of the tech boom would naturally drive real estate prices through the roof. In any case, I hope they find the buyer they are looking for, but the reality is that someone willing to pay 6 million for the property is likely going to want to tear it down and build a much bigger and more modern house in its place. I could never do that myself though.

@KRangasan

3 ай бұрын

YES, Eichler would be very disappointed with the inflation, yes he got well known, and wealthier, but as far as my research on him, he was an avid budget minded person. Its pure GREED these days on how much a home cost now, You have to make $100k yet has come about the AMERICAN dream of owning a home. Most people now whom own a home, if not wealthy or double income families, or let alone making a $100k plus are work two or three jobs to make ends meet. Its POLITICAL GREED!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF

Lived in an Eichler for 10 years. Loved it. If someone can give me 6 million, I'm up for the challenge of preserving it. :)

I live in a house like this! My home was owned by a former local celebrity. I love it and feel a responsibility to keep it like it is. The kitchen even looks the same!

I wonder why it's not protected. There should be a historical committee that should look into this.

@joevarga5982

Ай бұрын

Because it severely limits your buyer pool. Already this home has been shown to over a THOUSAND people so far (claimed) and nobody has bought it. It's difficult enough to sell without restrictions.

It should be maintained as a museum similar to Taliesin West in Scottsdale or The Hollyhock House in Los Angeles.

@joevarga5982

Ай бұрын

By whom?

@shadow92992

Ай бұрын

@@joevarga5982 The city.

@joevarga5982

Ай бұрын

@@shadow92992 The city would have to use taxpayer money to buy it. A lot of people wouldn't be too happy with that. Has the city done this with other homes?

Would love to live in an Eichler home given he was my father's first cousin. Ed Eichler...

There are iterations of Eichler Homes in the Southeastern US! I love them! Probably close to 💯! In my area!

hope some start-up tech d-bag doesn't tear it down

@dwj9099

3 ай бұрын

I'm offended for sure.

Or ya know, you could sell for less and include a clause that it has to be maintained as is.

@TrumpCantRead

19 күн бұрын

No you can’t

So so retro 🙂😁

If you had a 7m house budget, would this be the house you’d choose?

@jdos5643

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely not! Ppl buy what they would otherwise have no choice since it’s in the Bay Area.

@Dr_KW

3 ай бұрын

Yep. It's lovely

@greeneyedwarlock882

3 ай бұрын

Abso-F'ING-lutely! NO QUESTION

That wood is soooo thirsty. Haven’t the current owners heard of Murphy’s oil? Better MCM furniture (the wicker bed is anbsysmal) and a good deep cleaning could do wonders. The listing agent should know that!

@joevarga5982

Ай бұрын

Agents don't know anything about preservation.

Iconic. Highly flammable.

2:25 ...what a great sales pitch lol

@jessegpresley

3 ай бұрын

they're not just trying to sell it to anyone. "that unicorn of a buyer".

80K in 1960s. This is is probably a 10M home in Atherton nowadays.

Compasse doesnt exactly do due diligence, the home and property should be carefully inspected

From 10k to 6 million, inflation much?

Looks cool. Zero insulation. In many of them, you see daylight through cracks.

Some behind the facade facts: Remodeled many in the South Bay Area. The cheapest homes built post WW2. From there thin slab foundations with embedded heat pumps, thin 2" by 2" interior wall studs, zero insulation to there flat tar roofs, There's not an Eichler that hasn't needed seriously remodeled or just torn-down for new construction. Always warned clients to avoid those money pits.

@HanginInSF

3 ай бұрын

This. They are cool nostalgic period pieces but are not good houses.

@greeneyedwarlock882

3 ай бұрын

DESPISE agreeing with you about the construction, but they are STILL STUNNING.

There are eichler neighborhoods in west palo alto. Most new owners level them and re build new homes on the land.

@hillside21

3 ай бұрын

My Dad used to house-sit one Eichler there. I learned that water features like patio ponds can give you mosquitoes. On the other hand, great for people with mobility problems, walkers, wheelchairs etc.

6 million ridiculous for this house

@joevarga5982

Ай бұрын

Obviously. 1000 tours and no buyers.

9400.00 to 6 fat million....hm....I'll take it!!! lol

Beautiful home. My fear is some tech bro-bot will buy and level it. Kills me to say this.

@greeneyedwarlock882

3 ай бұрын

Move over 'cause it KILLS ME TOO. Which is probably what will happen.🤯🤯🤯🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

....and then the flippers will ruin it

$6 million plus million? more for preservation costs. That's crazy. You can buy better for less.

Eichler did not use a triangular grid on his mid century home he built , it was Frank Lloyd Wright who used that on his homes.

Pretty cheap house for Atherton. Only $6.38M for a fixer.

I'm sure some techie millionaire with no taste will gut it with tacky "modern" decor.

@HanginInSF

3 ай бұрын

That's what it needs

@sappysuds4545

3 ай бұрын

@@HanginInSF As if there isn't enough boring architecture that has replaced beautiful Edwardian buildings in the Bay Area. Move back to Connecticut!

@HanginInSF

3 ай бұрын

@@sappysuds4545 Naw, this house is a train wreck. Oh and my ancestors moved to CA on horseback.....

@sappysuds4545

3 ай бұрын

@@HanginInSF I don't care if they moved here on an alligator. You have no taste.

@HanginInSF

3 ай бұрын

@@sappysuds4545 I've lived in an Eichler. There are lots of reasons they don't make them like this anymore.

From $80k in the 60's to 6 million (x75) is just an example of how white wealth has been able to grow exponentially over the years while cities like Atherton were still deeply segregated. Black families like mine were only allowed to purchase in East Palo Alto where the homes have yielded just pennies to the dollar compared to homes in neighboring cities.

Whos Joseph Eichler?

@greeneyedwarlock882

3 ай бұрын

There's this thing that you used to post your question AND you can look ANYTHING UP on it and get your answer! It's called the INTERNET.🙄

Oh wow ! To bad you can’t insure it in California 😆🫵💙

@greeneyedwarlock882

3 ай бұрын

Nice try, Goober. You're babbling about FLORIDASTAN. The dangling dingleberry of CRO MAGNON HATE of the country. Four of the countries BIGGEST INSURANCE COMPANIES have left that SH!T HOLE permanently.🖕🖕🖕

Wellllllllllllllllll, I guess it's a good thing that this house is so insanely expensive because at that astronomical price, even the very rich will be hesitant to pay the kings ransom for an "update" (meaning a DECIMATION OF) the structure. But the bay areas M.F.'ING BILLIONAIRES WOULDN'T THINK TWICE about leveling it and building YET ANOTHER MCMANSION MONSTROSITY on that lot. Praying that this house DOESN'T GET DEMOLISHED has never been more unrealistic as it is now, I'm crushed and disgusted to say. 🤯🤬😭😱

Yeah, concrete floors and no attic space for heating/AC so your house looks like a restaurant with all the ductwork running across your roof. Also the beams he used all warp so there is ZERO insulation factors in these homes along with huge gaps between the glass and the beams.