Many people hear the name Mckeon associated with a style of condominiums but cannot find much on the internet about them.  What this is referring to is the McKeon Corporation which build what is also termed as four plexes all over California in the early sixties.  This was also referred to as the mass production of condominiums.  You can find McKeon style four plexes pretty much all over the place but heavily concentrated in California.

McKeon condomiums typically have a #1 unit in front which is usually a 2 bedroom 1 bath unit with a living room and kitchen.  The #2 & #3 units are usually kitchen and living room downstairs and two bedrooms and a bath upstairs. The #4 unit is usually the rear unit and has a porch and pverlooks the alley ways of the complex.  You usually have 2 two car garages, each garage being shared by two units with storage units and overheard storage for each unit as well.

 

The issues I have found in my experience with this style condominium is:

  1. 1.  Unit #2 & #3’s toilet upstairs usually sits on top of #1 & #4 overheard storage units SO, these toilets tend to leak and the damage is above another units storage.  HOA’s should make an effort to assign these spaces based on the unit is would effect, it may not be smooth numbering but would keep each units responsibility more intact.
  2. Buyers should always look at the HOA docs and meeting agendas.  Some complexes do not cover the inside of the garage which leaves the responsibility to the two unit owners for interior wall damage and garage door openers and sometimes the garage doors themselves.

We have seen some great things done with the Mckeon interiors such as granite countertops, remodeled kitchens and more.  Here are a few examples:

You can find this style condominium mostly in Citrus Heights, Sacramento and surrounding areas.  Elk Grove has a small complex off of El Mirador off of Elk Grove Florin Road. 

As always if you are looking for a condominium in the Sacramento market, contact SacramentoCondos.com at info@SacramentoCondos .com or through one of our links on the front page.

Bruce Slaton

SacramentoCondos.com