Please join us for this special Modernism Week home tour and experience quintessential midcentury desert resort living at CoCo Cabana, a rare and beautifully preserved garden apartment community in the prestigious Araby Cove neighborhood.

Originally built in 1955 as a garden apartment hotel and designed by Coachella Valley architect Charles W. Doty, CoCo Cabana is comprised of 31 residences set across five meticulously landscaped acres. Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2025, the property remains one of Palm Springs’ finest and most intact examples of low-density, garden apartment-style architecture and is currently in the process of pursuing Historic Designation.

Guests will meander through lush greenbelts and tour seven distinct homes, including original 1955 units as well as “tennis units” added during a 1972 expansion. These one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences reflect a range of thoughtful updates, each offering a unique interpretation of the desert leisure lifestyle while honoring the community’s midcentury roots.

Inspired by the British Garden City movement, CoCo Cabana was designed as a self-contained oasis—where open green space, a central pool, and harmonious architecture create a tranquil retreat. This design philosophy was widely embraced in Southern California, particularly during the post–World War II boom, offering an idyllic alternative to urban living.

From its early days as a stylish 1950s and ’60s hotel known for lively cocktail gatherings, to its evolution in the 1970s as a discreet tennis retreat for the well-heeled, CoCo Cabana has long embodied the spirit of Palm Springs leisure living. Today, it continues to thrive as a vibrant residential community for full-time residents, seasonal visitors and Modernism enthusiasts alike.

A portion of the funds raised from this tour will directly support CoCo Cabana’s official Historic Designation initiative.

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