Rare midcentury modern in Hilltop lists for $2.6M after renovations

When Hilltop’s Tree House hit the market in summer 2023, Jon Troshynski and Eddy Doumas worried whoever bought the midcentury modern would tear it down.

The 3,000-square-foot home in the 100 block of N. Dexter St., once featured in a 1969 Life magazine article, was designed by Richard Quinn for Dr. Herbert Rothenberg.

Sitting on a 10,000-square-foot lot near Cranmer Park, the house, constructed in 1967, is notable for its wood siding, which is unusual for midcentury modern architecture.

Calling the home a charming time capsule, Troshynski, a realtor with Compass-Denver, and Doumas, the owner of Worth Interiors, bought it for $2.1 million in August 2023.

The partners then transformed the home into a modern, light-filled sanctuary while retaining its architectural character.

“We wanted to take it from one level of awesomeness to another and bring it up to today’s standards,” Troshynski said.

Originally a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home, the property now boasts a luxurious three-bedroom, four-bathroom layout.

The top-floor primary suite features a sleeping room, an office, a custom walk-in closet, and “his-and-his” bathrooms, with one including laundry and storage space.

The primary suite was designed to be flexible, and the office could convert back to a bedroom so a new owner could use the top floor again for multiple bedrooms, Troshynski said.

Troshynski and Doumas converted what was once a compact 1960s butler’s kitchen and separate laundry room into an open kitchen with all-new custom cabinetry, porcelain countertops and built-in appliances.

They converted a screened-in porch into a sunroom, with plans for a future deck.

The partners also made upgrades like replacing inoperable windows, fresh paint, a new roof, and updated electrical and plumbing systems.

“My favorite part of waking up in this treehouse is the experience of moving through it,” Troshynski said.