Square feet

Michelle Hotchkiss, real estate agent and mid century fiend, has square feet and a nose for great property. Each issue she brings us her pick of the week.

Where it is: Catalina Foothills Condominiums on E. Skyline Drive.

Listed by:  Tierra Antigua Realty

The damage: $235,000.

You'll love it because:  This '60s-built property is in a special enclave of burnt adobe townhomes that circle a community pool and award-winning koi pond.  The condos, all pod-style and none with square rooms, were designed by Juan Worner Baz and real estate developer Helen Murphey. One of the units was recently featured on the inaugural Tucson Modernism Week home tour.  The subdivision is peppered with statues of philosophers and saints, and you walk out your back patio up through landscaped berms that create privacy from unit to unit, to the pool area.

Here comes the but: After the home tour everyone wants one, so I predict this rare opportunity won't last long. Plus, some may find the homeowners' association fees a bit steep at $295 a month.

Find more of Michelle’s property picks at Atomic Tucson.