Frank Benaderet is the president of GreenQuest Builders in Palo Alto, California, where he has served clients since 2001 specializing in restoration and remodeling of Eichler homes. Eichler homes were modern, mid-century homes built on a large scale between 1950-1974 across California by Joseph Eichler, with about 11,000 constructed. Eichler homes are characterized by single-story ranch designs with wide gables, low-pitched roofs, exposed beams, recessed entries and clean horizontal and vertical lines.

2.  Frank Benaderet is the president of GreenQuest
Builders in Palo Alto, California, where he has
served clients since 2001. As a general
contractor for residential and commercial
structures across the Bay Area, Frank
Benaderet and his GreenQuest development
teams offer years of expertise in the restoration
and remodeling of Eichler homes.
An Eichler home, or simply an Eichler, is one of
the most iconic mid-century modern
construction styles for residential property and
office space from the post-World War II era.

3.  Highly-prized properties today, Eichler
houses were designed and built mostly
across Los Angeles and the Bay Area
between 1950 and 1974 by modernist
founder Joseph Eichler and his namesake
company Eichler Homes. Eichlers were
modern homes built on a large scale.
Roughly 11,000 structures were completed
in total, and the Eichler style is widely
copied or mimicked by architecture firms
today.

4.  A vintage Eichler home is characterized by
single-story, ranch-style size; wide sweeping
gables and open floor plans; low-pitched roofs;
exposed roof beams and open rafters with
transom windows; recessed entryways with
simple doors; and a design emphasis on clean
lines expressed through vertical and horizontal
posts. Also referred to as California modern,
Eichler homes have been featured in film and
television for decades. Once designed for the
common American family and a common
budget, California Eichlers today command
well over $1 million, depending on condition
and location.