Overview
Remodeled and Classic Just One-Half Mile to Downtown
Retaining all the character and charm of its circa-1936 roots, like the quaint telephone shelf in the hallway and focal-point living room fireplace, this home has been beautifully updated for modern living. Random plank hardwood floors combine with a perfectly selected color palette and updated lighting. The all-white kitchen has sleek cabinets topped in quartz, all stainless steel appliances, plus a casual dining area with built-in desk center and rear yard access. The living room and formal dining room are ideal for hosting friends and family, while the lower-level family room provides for everyday living or possible fourth bedroom with its en suite bath. There are two bedrooms and a remodeled bath on the mezzanine level plus a top-floor master suite with luxurious Carrara marble bath. Custom closet organizers and lighted fans in all the bedrooms add convenient touches. Rounding out the appeal is the home’s large and private rear yard with ample space for play, entertaining, and gardening. All of this, plus a superb location just one-half mile from downtown San Mateo, one mile to Caltrain, and a great commute location for either Silicon Valley or San Francisco. Welcome home!
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Built in
1936
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Listed
4 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
Baywood Elementary, Borel Middle School, Aragon High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
- Beautifully updated with roots dating back to 1936
- 3 bedrooms, and 3 full baths
- Approximately 1,900 square feet of living space arranged over multiple levels
- Just one-half mile to all the exciting amenities of downtown San Mateo
- Classic and timeless curb appeal with manicured gardens, mature trees, and window shutters
- A short flight of brick steps leads up to the covered entrance sheltering the front door with original “speakeasy” window
- Random plank hardwood floors are introduced upon entering and continue throughout most of the home
- Spacious living room has a vaulted and beamed ceiling and front divided light picture window flanked by recessed glass display shelves and sconce lights; a focal-point wood-burning fireplace is outlined in painted brick beneath a wooden mantel and chimneypiece that rises to the ceiling
- Formal dining room features crown molding, an expansive window, and dazzling modern linear glass chandelier
- Updated all-white kitchen has sleek cabinetry, Corian counters, and subway-set tiled backsplash; a chalkboard panel adds convenience for family members; a large casual dining area is defined by a chandelier, elevated bay window, built-in desk, and French doors to the rear deck
- Stainless steel appliances include a Samsung gas range, Electrolux microwave and refrigerator, and Bosch dishwasher
- Lower-level family room (or possible 4th bedroom) has carpet, wall-mounted media, French doors to the rear yard, numerous closets, plus an updated en suite bath with shower
- Two mezzanine-level bedrooms, each with lighted fan and large organized closet, are served by a remodeled bath with skylight, honeycomb tile floor and walls in a black-and-white motif, dual-sink Carrara marble vanity, plus tub with fixed and hand-held overhead sprays
- Top-floor master bedroom suite has a lighted fan, wall-mounted media, organized closet with bi-fold doors, plus walk-in, fully organized closet; the remodeled en suite bath has a basket-weave marble floor, quartz vanity, skylight, and large shower with rainspout and hand-held sprays surrounded in Carrara marble subway-set tile
- Attached 1-car garage with Samsung washer and dryer
- Ecobee thermostat; keyless front entry
- Spacious and private rear yard with deck, patio, large lawn, and perimeter gardens and trees
- Lot size of approximately 5,500 square feet
- San Mateo schools, including acclaimed Baywood Elementary
- One mile to Caltrain and minutes to Highway 101 for San Francisco or Silicon Valley tech center commutes
San Mateo
Aragon
Aragon has some of the best floor plans for good-sized homes in San Mateo, and, despite its elevated home prices, offers excellent value for the dollar compared to its slightly pricier neighbor, Baywood, which is just a few minutes closer to downtown. (The neighborhood is west of El Camino, east of Alameda, and north of the 92 freeway.) Most recent Aragon sales have all landed north of $3 million, with neighborhood homes selling between $3 and $3.9 million and a median of $3.19 million.
As a neighborhood with decades of cache, Aragon has attracted owners unafraid to put a personal stamp on their homes. Original Aragon construction was somewhat modest; the neighborhood’s imposing homes often had only two bedrooms. Over time, most Aragon real estate has been upgraded and expanded to where most now have at least three bedrooms and more than 2,000 square feet of living space.
Aragon takes its place not only among San Mateo’s finest neighborhoods, but among those of the entire county. Whatever the state of the overall housing market, Aragon will always sit atop many homebuyers’ wish lists.
To view a detailed google map of the Aragon neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 436.
Favorable
Excellent, central location
Leafy, tree lined streets
Homes tend to have a lot of character and a historic feel
Homes are on the larger side for San Mateo
Adverse
Homes are more expensive than most in San Mateo
Slightly smaller lots than neighboring Baywood, but comparable to Burlingame
San Mateo has it all: a diversity of neighborhoods, great parks, easy access, a plethora of shopping, and home to many businesses and an anchor for employment on the peninsula. With a rich heritage, dating back to the turn of the century with its most famous resident being A.P. Giannini, the founder of the Bank of Italy and later Bank of America, San Mateo offers a delightful spread of activity for all. The downtown area is studded with delicious restaurants and a variety of retail stores, and also boasts a 12 screen movie theatre and one of the largest wine cellars in the country, at Draeger’s Grocery Store. Shopping abounds at Hillsdale and Bridgepointe as well as the many neighborhood shopping centers.
Perhaps the most well known natural area is Coyote Point, a rock outcropped peninsula that juts into San Francisco Bay and home to a natural history museum, the Peninsula Humane Society, windsurfing, a private marina, and large picnic areas with uplifting vistas. Within walking distance of downtown, Central Park has something for everyone: ride the toy train, pick up a game of tennis, take a serene walk through the Japanese Garden, have a picnic while listening to Thursday evening’s Jazz in the Park, or enjoy the playgrounds.
San Mateo attracts a variety of homeowners, from those seeking their first home in the upcoming neighborhoods of the Village, Parkside, or Shoreview, to those looking for more a little more space in Hillsdale or the Meadows, to larger families seeking the spaciousness offered by San Mateo Park, Baywood, and Aragon.
- Small town feel
- Big-city downtown amenities with a small town residential neighborhood feel
- Diverse housing
- Very diverse housing opportunities ranging from downtown condos to suburban ranches and secluded San Mateo Park mansions
- Top schools
- Baywood schools ranked among the state’s best
Early San Mateo was a place of large estates and boldface names familiar to anyone who’s driven the town’s streets. Parrott, Hayward, Borel—these were the wealthy pioneers who sowed the seeds that eventually grew into today’s modern city of 100,000 residents. San Mateo was borne from their needs and later from their subdivided land, all around a stagecoach stop established in 1849 by Nicolas de Peyster on former Ohlone tribal land.
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