One of only two experimental Eichler homes, 1586 Lexington Ave. in San Mateo is a rare historic property now listed for $4.5 million after a meticulous, period-accurate restoration.

With highest-level starchitect bling, the Eichler X-100 home has come to market. The “mid-century modern experimental” home at 1586 Lexington Ave. in the San Mateo Highlands is a one-of-a-kind time capsule, a love letter to the mid-century aesthetic, and almost as futuristic now as it was when it broke ground around 70 years ago. It’s on the market for $4.5 million.

The experimental nature of this Eicher is a matter of metal — specifically steel. In a spotlight article about the X-100, the Society of Architectural Historians explained that the home is “one of only two that developer Joseph Eichler commissioned.” His architects of choice were A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons. “Eichler meant it as the showpiece for his suburban development, the Highlands, in San Mateo, and when it was opened to the public for three months in 1956, as many as 150,000 people came to tour the ‘Steel House of the Future,’” according to the SAH. 

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One of only two experimental Eichler homes, 1586 Lexington Ave. in San Mateo is a rare historic property now listed for $4.5 million after a meticulous, period-accurate restoration.

One of only two experimental Eichler homes, 1586 Lexington Ave. in San Mateo is a rare historic property now listed for $4.5 million after a meticulous, period-accurate restoration.

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