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Real estate agent Erika O'Dowd has square feet and a nose for great property. She shares one of her favorite properties for sale.
Where it is: In a small historic midtown neighborhood of Tucson called El Montevideo.
Listed by: Long Realty
The damage: $390,000
How many square feet? 2,500
Erika O'Dowd
You’ll love it because: It reminds you of your staycation at Hacienda del Sol, or the time you crashed the pool at the Arizona Inn. Built in the same era (1935), and the same style as the Arizona Inn, Hacienda del Sol, the old El Conquistador hotel and the nearby Lodge on the Desert, this Pueblo Revival house also demonstrates the romantic details that attracted people in the rest of the world to Tucson in the 30’s and that they equated with that exotic land known as “the West”: exposed wooden beams, whitewashed walls, wooden lintels, a parapet roof, extensive ramadas, encaustic tile in the foyer (and a foyer in the first place), and a farmhouse kitchen.
This home is one of the first built in El Montevideo, a neighborhood developed in the 1930's along with Colonia Solana and El Encanto, all surrounding the luxurious El Conquistador Hotel. At the time this house was built, it was on the eastern edge of town, and since the neighborhood was developed lot-by-lot, it was built in a largely rural setting.
Here comes the but: It’s listed as-is, and there is plenty to be done. Also, the floorplan reflects the era, so if you’re looking for a large master suite with a garden tub and a walk-in closet, you’re in the wrong house. The listing says that the main house has four bedrooms but bear in mind that two of those bedrooms are the maid’s quarters, so someone’s sleeping in the maid’s quarters off the kitchen.
* Erika O'Dowd is a real estate agent with Tierra Antigua Realty. Find out more about her here.
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