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3
Beds
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2
Baths
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1,430 sq ft
Home Size
per county records
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5,000 sq ft
Lot Size
per county records
Overview
Architect’s Home Transformation Just Steps From the Bay Trail
Extensively renovated inside and out by local architect and owner of Architecture Allure, Adam Bittle, this home has been thoughtfully transformed and expanded for modern livability with a contemporary design style throughout. The result is picture-perfect with an open-concept floor plan, adjoining outdoor “living room” complete with built-in ceiling heaters, plus 3 spacious bedrooms and 2 baths. Authentic custom-stained white oak hardwood floors unify every room, along with new windows and LED lighting. The open living and dining area is wired for media enjoyment and boasts a striking woven sphere light that adds modern panache. Four-panel French gliding glass doors open to the covered and heated deck, and the freshly updated kitchen connects to the room with breakfast/wine bar seating. Granite counters with full-height backsplashes plus stainless steel appliances stand ready for gourmet meal preparation.
The home’s 3 bedrooms are arranged in a separate wing comprising 2 family bedrooms served by a recently remodeled bath plus a luxurious master suite preceded by a customized office alcove. Bedroom closets are all customized with Elfa storage systems for luxurious functionality. Outside, eco-friendly high-end synthetic turf is also found, adding wonderful space for play. Perimeter gardens with tall trees for privacy, a patio with fire pit, plus a raised bed for vegetable gardening rounds out the enchanting rear yard. Adding to the appeal is Harborview Park just down the street along with access to the Bay Trail for miles of walking, jogging, and biking plus only one-half mile to Coyote Point Recreation Area with golf course, marina, picnic areas, and CuriOdyssey Science Playground and Zoo. Equally convenient are all the amenities of vibrant downtown San Mateo just over one mile away. Architectural style design, indoor/outdoor living, and a fabulous location – Welcome Home!
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Built in
1947
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Listed
5 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
LEAD Elementary; Bayside STEM Academy; San Mateo High (buyer to verify enrollment)
Amenities
- Extensively renovated and expanded within the last 3 years and designed for indoor/outdoor living
- 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, including a master suite and office alcove
- 1,430 square foot living space, per county records
- Stunning curb appeal with fully irrigated and newly landscaped gardens in contemporary style including native grasses, wide acid-washed concrete pads inlaid with plantings, and a covered front porch
- A traditional foyer area introduces white oak hardwood floors in the perfect mid-tone hue that continue throughout the home
- Open living and dining room features media wiring on one wall and two side-by-side front windows; and a striking woven sphere ornamental pendant with dimmer defines the dining space
- Four-panel French gliding glass doors open to the covered rear Trex-style deck with two inlaid ceiling heaters
- The open kitchen is connected to the living/dining area with a peninsula counter – ideal for breakfast/wine bar seating; painted white cabinetry is topped in granite slab with full-height backsplashes, including an elevated counter beneath corner windows above the sink
- Stainless steel appliances include an LG gas range and microwave plus Frigidaire dishwasher and refrigerator
- Two bedrooms, each with recessed LED lights, closet with Elfa storage system, and side window, plus one with front window
- Newly added hallway bath has porcelain tile floor, a vanity with Caesarstone counter, tub with overhead shower surrounded in subway-set porcelain tile, and a window for added light and ventilation
- Large master bedroom suite faces the evening sunset and positioned for both view and privacy
- A fully customized office alcove with walnut desktop and overhead shelving precedes the master bedroom suite and features a wraparound workstation beneath a window.
- The master bedroom suite has recessed LED lighting, windows on two walls, and a walk-in closet with extensive Elfa storage customization; the ensuite bath has a long vanity with Caesarstone counter, private commode room, and oversized porcelain tile shower with flush ceiling-mount rain showerhead plus fixed and hand-held sprays and a frameless glass door
- Additional features: new windows and LED lighting plus some updated electrical (as part of the remodel); custom designer window treatments throughout the house (via Revision Design Studio), polished chrome fixtures throughout; attached 1-car garage with GE washer/dryer
- Delightful rear yard with synthetic turf, perimeter gardens, separate patio with fire pit, tucked-away raised vegetable garden, and separately fenced side yard. All landscaping lighting set with programmable timers
- 5,000 square foot lot, per county records
- Excellent location to parks and recreation: one-half block to Harborview Park and less than 1 mile from Ryder Park, one-half block to the Bay Trail, and just 2 miles to Coyote Point Recreation Area and CuriOdyssey Science Playground and Zoo
- Excellent location to downtown: Conveniently located about one mile to vibrant San Mateo shops, restaurants, and Caltrain and close to downtown Burlingame
- San Mateo schools: LEAD Elementary; Bayside STEM Academy; San Mateo High (buyer to verify enrollment)
San Mateo
Shoreview
Shoreview’s north side offers proximity to Coyote Point, the Poplar Creek Golf Course, Highway 101 and something else: the Bay Trail. The highly popular shoreline trail cuts directly through Shoreview’s eastern border before peeling off into Foster City. South of East 3rd Avenue is South Shoreview, where the homes generally run about a decade younger than their neighbors to the north. They’re also slightly more expensive.
Here you’re more likely to find Shoreview homes for sale in the $1.35 to $2 million range. The southern end of the neighborhood is where you’ll find Parkside Elementary School (located in a part of the neighborhood sometimes known as Parkside and built on the site of an old air field) and Bayside Middle School. North Shoreview is served by North Shoreview Elementary. South Shoreview runs along Seal Slough and ends at Highway 92, leaving the southeasternmost end of San Mateo for Los Prados and Lakeshore, two entry-level neighborhoods whose long-established streets – like those of Shoreview – serve as continuing proof that D.A. Raybould’s 1928 roll of the dice was no folly.
To view a detailed google map of the Shoreview neighborhood, click here. The MLS area for North Shoreview is 415 and for South Shoreview it is 414.
Favorable
Ranch style homes with open floorplans
Popular among first time home buyers
Excellent value compared to being west of 101
Adverse
Concern for liquefaction potential
Perhaps less green and lush as more expensive neighborhoods, however still fantastic
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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