Multifamily Living in Midcentury Modern Phoenix
After the initial postwar housing boom, marketing for housing in Uptown Phoenix on both east and west sides clear out to the 40's turned from single-family homes toward multifamily housing. Apartment buildings and this new concept called condominiums began to show up in glamorous late-50s advertising. Below are a few gems unearthed by Modern Phoenix and our research at The Phoenix City office of Historic Preservation, with shots of the dwellings today.





La Mirada

The Palmaire




Multifamily along Maryland






Pueblo Bonita Today near La Grande Orange and the Boardwalk




Paiute Apartments Today


Casa Moderna Today



Compare to door numbering at Executive Towers


Grandview Gardens Today


Note connection to Casa Moderna.

Central Park West

The Boardwalk by Al Beadle


Al Beadle's Executive Towers



Villa Verde near La Grande Orange and The Boardwalk




La Milagrosa


arc was recently rejuvenated by Helix Properties









Avenida Hermosa renovation of the complex's model home



Sources: Arizona Builder / Architect, The Arizona Republic, Maricopa County Recorder's Office
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