1160 Barroilhet Drive
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5
Beds
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| 4 full & 2 half
Baths
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5,045 sq ft
Home Size
per seller
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24,208 sq ft
Lot Size
per county records
Overview
Georgian Colonial Elegance Close to Downtown Amenities
This stately Georgian Colonial-style home offers timeless elegance in sought-after lower Hillsborough within walking distance to Hillsborough’s exceptional schools. Lofty ceilings, layers of crown moldings, and fine hardwood floors unify the two-level home, while tall windows and multiple skylights fill it with natural light. Formal living and dining rooms and an inviting family room all surround the true heart of the home, the beautifully remodeled chef’s kitchen with adjoining breakfast room. A handsome main-level office, with sliding glass doors to the rear yard, would also be ideal for extended family living or future in-law suite.
A sweeping staircase leads upstairs to 4 large bedroom suites, all with private bathrooms. One of these is the impressive master suite, which features built-in cabinetry and a marble-surrounded fireplace. The master bedroom suite also features an expansive wardrobe room and a mirrored vanity area. Outside, a private rear yard invites outdoor dining and recreation with a paved terrace bordered by lush floral gardens and raised flower and planting beds. All of this is enhanced by an excellent location close to downtown shopping and dining. The home is also minutes to highways 92 and 101 for an easy commute to Silicon Valley or San Francisco, making this a prestigious Peninsula retreat.
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Built in
1991
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Listed
7 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
North Hillsborough Elementary, Crocker Middle School, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
- 4 bedroom suites, each with private bath, office/guest bedroom, and 2 half-baths
- Georgian Colonial architecture, built in 1991
- Approximately 5,045 square feet of living space arranged across two levels
- Commanding curb appeal with classic white façade, ebony shutters, two-story rounded portico framed with fluted columns, and circular driveway intersected by brick-paved pathway
- Beneath an arched fanlight, double front doors open to the grand entrance salon with graceful sconce lighting and winding staircase with carved balustrades; fine hardwood floors are introduced and extend throughout the main living areas
- Expansive living room features lofty ceilings with recessed lighting, an alcove with a bowed wall of windows framed by columns, and a glass-enclosed fireplace with marble surround plus elaborately dentil-detailed mantelpiece
- Formal dining room showcases a sparkling crystal chandelier, ornately paneled wainscoting, a glass-enclosed fireplace surrounded in marble, and built-in glass-front china cabinetry
- Located on the main level and currently configured as a handsome office with extensive built-ins and cabinetry, this convenient room with wet bar and sliding glass doors to the rear yard, would be ideal for extended family, guests, or as a future in-law suite
- Just off the office, a concealed hallway wet bar includes a U-Line refrigerator, glassware shelving, and mirrored walls
- Formal powder room with paneled wainscoting and mirrored walls
- Remodeled gourmet kitchen features all-white cabinetry topped in granite slab with mosaic limestone backsplashes, a large center island with seating beneath pendant lights, plus a pantry and a built-in desk center
- Appliances include: Thermador 5-burner gas cooktop; two Thermador ovens; Dacor warming drawer; Sharp under-counter microwave; Bosch dishwasher; Sub-Zero refrigerator
Turreted breakfast room is surroundedin tall windows overlooking the rear gardens and features built-in cabinetry
Hillsborough
Homeplace
After posting three eight-figure sales (out of eight total) in 2023, Homeplace lost its ultra-high-end spot in 2024, which had a big impact on its bottom line. This was really just because of the mix of properties for sale in the neighborhood, rather than a specific trend, as there were nine sales in 2024 (one more than 2023). For the year, Homeplace real estate sold for an average of $6.254 million — 28% lower than in 2023. Sale-to-list price ratio fell 16% and price per square foot was down 11%. Last year we asked if eight-figure sales were “the new norm” in Homeplace; using 2024 as evidence it appears they are not, or not yet at least. Homes sold in Homeplace in 2024 ranged in price from $4.25 million to $8.4 million.
To view a detailed google map of the Homeplace neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 448.
Favorable
Diverse housing stock
Assorted styles of homes with a wide range of sizes and prices
Just south of the Burlingame Country Club
Equidistant distance from downtown San Mateo and Burlingame Ave
Equally known for its pleasant, rolling streets as well as multi-million dollar estates, Hillsborough represents the pinnacle of exclusive yet laid back peninsula homes. With close proximity to all major roads, yet still secluded and private enough for the most discriminating homeowner, Hillsborough’s large but subtle homes and roads-without-sidewalks “woodsy” feel apppeal to many. And, it’s also one of the best and most picturesque towns on the peninsula for a Saturday jog!
The public school system in Hillsborough is among California’s finest, with an excellent faculty to student ratio and a successful technology program. Hillsborough’s Crocker Middle School is well known in the area for its excellent preparation of its students for high school and beyond. And, there are also three excellent private schools in Hillsborough: the Bridge School, which serves students with physical and speech impairments, the Nueva School, a noted elementary school, and Crystal Springs Uplands School, a well established and respected elementary through high school.
As of the year 2000, Hillsborough was the highest income place in the United States for cities of a population of 10,000 or more. The town is six square miles, of which 238 acres are open space and cannot be developed. It’s name comes from the hometown of William Davis Merry Howard in New Hampshire, who visited the peninsula in 1864 as a 16 year old and convinced his shipping magnate father to buy Rancho San Mateo (including what is today the city of San Mateo).
As Hillsborough is all single family homes, the town contributes a portion of the budget to the Burlingame and San Mateo libraries, and shares a fire department with Burlingame, called Central County Fire.
Special Yearly Event: The Concours d’Elegance, benefiting the Hillsborough Schools Foundation, held each August on the golf course started in 1956 by Hillsborough mothers.
- Ranch style homes
- $4.5m ranch style homes up to $10m+ estates, all with minimum half acre lots
- Exclusive town
- One of the most exclusive towns in the Bay Area, ranked alongside Atherton, Woodside, Belvedere, Ross, and Tiburon
- Single family residential with large lots
- Hillsborough is only single-family residential - no businesses, condos/townhomes, or retail, but just minutes to both downtown Burlingame and San Mateo
Hillsborough is a town of rare affluence, number five on Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2009 list of “Wealthiest Towns in America.” It’s a unique place, with no shops, no restaurants, and no commercial entities of any kind within its borders. Its citizens live on half-acre minimum lots, many behind gates and rows of tall trees.
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