A low, dark-clad house set among granite boulders below the Chino Canyon ridge at sunset.

Palm Springs’ last hillside community

Aerial tour

Offering a quiet, serene hillside escape above it all

Amidst one of the most recognizable landscapes in the Coachella Valley, Desert Palisades comprises 110 private homesites along Chino Canyon — the cherished Palm Springs landmark where the desert floor rises to an alpine peak in a transition found nowhere else in North America.

Homesites in all
110
Still available
40
Available homesite sizes
15,580–30,089sq ft
Elevation
250–350ft
A lap pool in a courtyard between two wings of a house, seen out under a timber soffit toward the ridge.
The lit gatehouse at dusk, where the entry drive curves between boulders.
The desert floor gives way to the mountain in one uninterrupted gesture — and the architecture, at its best here, simply gets out of the way.
A glass-walled house and lap pool set on a boulder shelf beneath the ridge.

An ensemble of singular architectural statements

Sliding walls of glass opening a living room onto a terrace and the valley beyond.
A pool deck facing the green flank of the mountain.
A louvred pergola shading an outdoor kitchen and lounge.

Homes choreograph fluently with their surroundings

Each homesite at Desert Palisades is appointed to preserve the natural contours of the land and offer varying elevation, topography and view lines. No two properties are the same, no flat-grade pads will be constructed and no mass grading will occur.

An entry courtyard with olive trees, a reflecting channel and low seating against board-formed concrete.
A concrete residence approached on a gravel walk through brittlebush and barrel cactus.