520 N Monterey Road, Palm Springs, CA

Property Description

Built in 1960 on a generous 10,454 square foot lot, 520 N Monterey Road is a three-bedroom, two-bath Meiselman in Oasis del Sol — one of the more architecturally coherent mid-century neighborhoods in Palm Springs. At 1,440 square feet, it sits comfortably in the middle of Meiselman’s residential range for the era, and the lot size tracks closely with the standard Meiselman parcel. The third bedroom has been converted to a dining room but retains its original footprint, making reconversion straightforward.

The architectural character here is largely intact and worth paying attention to. A wall of glass and sliders along the rear elevation connects the main living area directly to the pool — the kind of uninterrupted indoor-outdoor continuity that made Meiselman’s 1960s output so well-suited to desert living. Saltillo tile runs throughout, providing a warm, low-maintenance floor plane that’s historically sympathetic even if it’s a later addition. The galley kitchen is original in configuration. Mature trees shade the private rear yard, a relative rarity in South Palm Springs residential stock and a meaningful thermal asset in the desert climate.

The home has received selective mechanical updates over the years: the HVAC was replaced in 2019, the roof in 2022, and the plumbing in 2015. The pool pump was replaced in 2019 and the pool was replastered in 2015. Based on the images, it appears that at least one of the bathrooms may still be original. These are updates are from a previous owner, they are not independently verified.

Development and Neighborhood Context

Oasis del Sol sits just north of Sunrise Park in a residential pocket that developed during Palm Springs’ mid-century building boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The neighborhood shares Sunrise Park’s architectural character — single-story modernist homes on generous lots, strong indoor-outdoor orientation, and a scale that feels genuinely residential rather than resort-adjacent. Meiselman was active here during this period, and the 10,454 square foot lot at 520 N Monterey Road is consistent with the parcel sizes he favored in this part of the city. It’s a quiet, well-established corner of Palm Springs with enough intact mid-century stock to give it real neighborhood coherence.

A 1960 build date places this home squarely in the middle of Meiselman’s most prolific period — years when his residential formula was refined and consistent: generous lots, strong indoor-outdoor orientation, and an open or semi-open plan that prioritized the relationship between living space and the private yard. This home reflects that approach directly. The mountain views from the pool area are a function of both siting and lot depth — 10,454 square feet allows the rear yard to function as a genuine outdoor room rather than a narrow strip.

Within the Meiselman archive, Oasis del Sol homes from this era represent some of the most frequently documented and best-preserved examples. That makes 520 N Monterey Road a solid example of Meiselman’s refined aesthetic, developed over the years.

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