2990 Arguello Drive
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5
Beds
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4.5
Baths
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3,600 sq ft
Home Size
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10,934 sq ft
Lot Size
Overview
Located in the hills of Burlingame, this impeccably maintained home has it all – classic and timeless style, a surprisingly spacious floor plan, plus private rear grounds with a pool and spa. Inside, lustrous marble flooring extends throughout the main level, while fine oak hardwood flooring with inlaid feature strips finishes the upper level. The two-level floor plan is traditionally arranged with formal and everyday living spaces on the main level, including a tremendous chef’s kitchen and family room with adjoining poolside recreation room.
Extensive built-in cabinetry, including a customized study area, appears at every turn, a fireplace enhances the living room and family room, and stained glass windows add artistic flair. Upstairs, there are 5 bedrooms and 3 beautifully appointed bathrooms finished in either Halila limestone or Carrara marble. Outside, the equally impressive rear grounds are ready for relaxation or entertaining with a sparkling pool and spa in a very private setting. Rounding out the appeal, this home is ever so convenient with minutes-away proximity to commuter routes between San Francisco and Silicon Valley – a very special place to call home.-
Built in
1950
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Listed
8 years ago
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Neighborhood
Amenities
Two levels with 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths
Approximately 3,600 square feet of living space (per County Records)
Marble flooring throughout the main level, fine hardwood flooring with inlaid feature strip on the upper level, and classic crown moldings
Inviting foyer with all-wood staircase, center carpet, and white balusters; a nearby powder room with pedestal sink serves the main level
Generous living room features a wood-burning fireplace outlined in brick and a traditional mantelpiece, extensive glass-front cabinetry for display of collectibles, and front picture window
Large formal dining room has a full wall of glass-front custom cabinetry, two crystal chandeliers, plus crown and picture frame wall moldings
Tremendous chef’s kitchen coordinates custom-built white cabinetry, including a large center island with breakfast bar counter, with granite slab countertops and full-height backsplashes; a separate casual dining area has a coffered ceiling, wainscot, and sliding glass door to the rear terrace and pool
Appliances by Kenmore include a smooth-surface electric cooktop, two ovens, microwave, dishwasher, and refrigerator
Open to the kitchen, the family room also has a coffered ceiling with spot lighting and a brick fireplace flanked by display shelves beneath original circular stained glass windows
Extending off the family room is a recreation room (or potential bedroom) with lighted fan, extensive custom cabinetry, and sliding glass door to the terrace and pool
A full bath off the recreation room offers a pedestal sink, granite shower, and outside entrance for use from the pool
Loft study area at the top of the staircase with built-in desk center and stained glass window; sliding glass doors in the hallway open to a brick patio overlooking the rear grounds
Master bedroom suite has a built-in headboard and side tables with integrated desk, plus a full wall of cabinetry with space for media; tray ceiling with fan, walk-in closet, and luxurious en suite bath in limestone with rainspout shower for two
Four additional upstairs bedrooms, each with hardwood flooring and large closet
Two full baths include one in limestone with tub and overhead shower and one in Carrara marble with tub and overhead shower
Private rear yard with covered brick patio, fire pit, pool and spa surrounded in paver stones, and terraced gardens; separate fenced side yard finished in all paver stones
Other features include: large upstairs laundry room with sink and Carrara marble counters; Nest thermostats; recirculating hot water; security alarm; intercom; dual-zone heating; attached and finished 2-car garage with epoxy flooring; paver stone driveway with ample off-street parking; significant storage spaces including walk-in attic storage; new roof and dual-pane windows; automatic pool cover
Fully landscaped lot of approximately 10,934 square feet (per County Records)
Just steps away to Mills Canyon Park with hiking trail
Excellent local schools: Franklin Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate, and Burlingame High (buyer to confirm enrollment)
Burlingame
Mills Estates
Mills Estates continued to find its place as one of Burlingame’s most sought-after neighborhoods in 2021, finishing the year with an average home price of $3.32 million, $11,000 above high-profile Easton Addition. That figure was 14% higher than 2020’s $2.918 million, as buyers flocked to Mills’ large (homes sold in 2021 averaged almost 2,500 square feet), mostly single-story mid-century homes, snapping them up in only 12 DOM on average, second-lowest in all of Burlingame. Since 2017, Mills Estate real estate has increased its average value by 43% and yet the neighborhood remains a solid value by Burlingame standards. Its average price per square foot in 2021, $1,346, was only seventh-highest among Burlingame neighborhoods.
To view a detailed google map of the Mills Estates neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 472.
Favorable
Open floorplan homes mostly built in the 1960s
Opportunity for larger square footage and larger lot
Close to 280 and easy to pop down Trousdale to the Millbrae BART station
Many homes have sweeping bay views
Adverse
Does not have a typical Burlingame older home feel
Not close to Burlingame Ave and Broadway
Hilly, though some streets are level
Burlingame is one of the few areas that has maintained its gracious charm and timeless elegance over the decades. A favorite among families, Burlingame’s two main shopping areas, Burlingame Avenue and Broadway, attract a wide variety of shoppers discovering its boutiques, restaurants, dessert places, and clothing stores. Home to fresh farmer’s markets every Sunday morning in the summer and fall, jazz concerts in Washington Park, and a yearly Art in the Park fair, Burlingame is a wonderful place to start a family or retire later in life, and is well equipped for both!
Its tree lined streets offer an abundance of architecture and style of homes, from quaint two bedroom bungalows to thoughtfully designed four and five bedrooms.
- Timeless elegance
- Renowned small town, community feel
- Top schools
- Top rated schools
- Tree lined streets
- Burlingame is well known for it’s beautiful trees: each of its 15,000 trees is visited at least once every five years for care, and Burlingame has been a Tree City USA for over 30 consecutive years.
If you’re looking to buy a home in Burlingame in a particular public elementary school district, this unique google map will help you identify the geographic boundaries for enrollment of each school. This map was assembled from data from the school district website (handy for quickly identifying what school a particular address is assigned to), and is reliable but not guaranteed.
If you have more specific questions about schools in Burlingame, please contact Raziel. To verify enrollment in the event it is impacted, contact the Burlingame School District.
All addresses in Burlingame go to Burlingame High School (In 2003, the district lines were redrawn to incorporate this change). Burlingame High is within the San Mateo Union High School District (not the Burlingame School District, which includes all five public elementary schools and BIS). To verify enrollment information, please contact the High School District.
Burlingame shares a common history with neighbors San Mateo, Millbrae and Hillsborough, but only up to a point. Like the surrounding communities, Burlingame was once the site of native Costanoan villages and then part of a Mexican land grant (Rancho Buri Buri to the north and Rancho San Mateo to the south). Burlingame’s history diverges from that of nearby Peninsula cities in the late 1800s, when Francis Newlands, son-in-law of landowner and Nevada Senator William Sharon, came up with a plan to turn this stretch of real estate into a playground for San Francisco’s wealthiest residents.
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