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This mid-century jewel is classic and timeless with fresh updates and remodeled interiors. Situated on a sidewalk-lined street, this home offers picture-perfect curb appeal. Verdant lawn spans the front, and a porch lined with wrought-iron railing adds to the inviting ambiance. A crimson red door opens to the foyer where hardwood floors begin and extend throughout the home along with freshly painted interiors. The living room is a spacious venue with classic design appointments that include crown moldings, plantation shutters, a drum light, and gas-log fireplace outlined to the ceiling in natural brick. Formal dining space opens to the kitchen and looks out to the front yard through an expansive window with plantation shutters. A traditional pendant light further defines the area.

The kitchen is beautifully appointed with fine maple cabinetry with detailed crown moldings, all topped in granite slab, including a peninsula counter. A solar tube adds natural light and new stainless steel appliances microwave, dishwasher, and refrigerator. Just off the kitchen is the finished one-car garage with epoxy floor, convenient laundry area with sink and washer/dryer, a storage closet surrounded in chalkboard paint, plus access to the rear yard.

The home’s 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths are located down the hall in a private wing. Each bedroom has a ceiling lighting, crown moldings, and plantation shutters. One bedroom also has direct access to the rear yard. Each bath is finished with honeycomb marble floor; the full bath has an updated vanity topped in quartz plus there is a tub with overhead shower. Completing this enchanting home is the rear yard with newly planted lawn and substantial storage building with window and finished floor, offering potential for hobby or play space. Plus, the home’s convenient location in the Sunnybrae neighborhood puts downtown San Mateo just one mile away. Welcome home!

Facts and Figures

Offered at $1,500,000
Sold for $1,870,000
3 bedrooms 1.5 bathrooms
1,180 sq. ft. home, per county records
4,500 sq. ft. lot, per county records
Built in 1947
Sunnybrae Elementary, Borel Middle School, Aragon High School (buyer to verify)
Listed on January 14th, 2022

Listed by Raziel Ungar

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Amenities

Beautifully updated mid-century home in Sunnybrae
Three bedrooms and 1.5 baths
Approximately 1,180 square feet of living space
Enchanting curb appeal with verdant lawn and inviting front porch with plenty of room for outdoor lingering
Crimson red front door opens to the foyer
Fresh paint and newly polished hardwood floors extend throughout along with crown moldings and plantation shutters in every room
Spacious living room has a drum ceiling light and gas-log fireplace outlined to the ceiling in natural brick
Formal dining area, open to the kitchen, looks out to the front yard and has a classic pendant light
Remodeled kitchen with custom maple cabinetry including detailed crown moldings, all topped in granite slab
New stainless steel appliances include a KitchenAid gas cooktop and lower oven plus LG microwave, dishwasher, and refrigerator
Three bedrooms, each with ceiling light and closet, one with corner windows, and one with window and glass-paned door to the rear yard
Remodeled hallway bath has honeycomb marble floor, furniture-style vanity topped in quartz, and tub with overhead shower
Newly added half-bath, also with honeycomb marble floor and wall-mounted sink
Inviting rear yard has new lawn and a substantial shed with finished floor and window, offering space for hobbies or play

Lot size of approximately 4,500 square feet
Sunnybrae neighborhood just blocks from Trader Joe’s and one mile from downtown San Mateo

About the Sunnybrae/19th Avenue Park Neighborhood

In 1953, the entire tract was owned by Leslie Salt. The already venerable salt company developed a real estate arm, called Concord Ranch Properties, to sell and develop its substantial property holdings. Eichler, who built 11,000 homes designed to bring California Modern design to middle-class homebuyers between 1950 and 1974, was just beginning to hit his stride when he built 19th Avenue Park.

Eichler’s 19th Avenue Park development is humbler than his later work in San Mateo, The Highlands. Homes in both communities share Eichler’s distinctive wood and glass construction, open floorplans, dramatic walls of glass and central atria. 19th Avenue Park is distinctive, even among Eichler tracts, however. As one of Eichler’s first large-scale developments, it is more centrally-located than most – certainly more so than The Highlands. 19th Avenue Park offers easy commute access (the neighborhood is cradled by the 92 and 101 freeways) and is close to downtown San Mateo.

19th Avenue Park real estate is also humbler than some of its nearby relations. Homes are smaller than those in The Highlands, with three to four bedrooms and somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 square feet of living space. Residents send their children to well-regarded Sunnybrae Elementary School, Borel Middle School and Aragon High School.

Eichler lovers/bargain-hunters are attracted to 19th Avenue Park homes for sale because they command less than those in The Highlands. Single-family homes can be had for around $1.5 million and up, making 19th Avenue Park still one of the best deals in Eichlerland – and the tract most in line with Joseph Eichler’s original plan of providing stellar design to the masses -- but still a little bit dear for Sunnybrae, where non-Eichler homes have recently sold for a median of $1.35 million and a range of $1.1 to $1.55 million.

To view a detailed google map of the Sunnybrae and 19th Avenue Park neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 418.

History

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Sunnybrae/19th Avenue is a centrally located neighborhood with stellar design homes

Centrally located and offering great value, Sunnybrae is a quiet residential neighborhood, one of San Mateo’s first to fully embrace the post-war suburban-style ethos. Despite its proximity to downtown San Mateo and all major commute corridors, Sunnybrae’s brand is quiet, family-friendly and safe. Homes here are typically single-story and sit on well-maintained lots of approximately 5,000 square-foot. Most were built in the 1940s (a majority of neighborhood homes were built in 1947 and 1948 by Williams and Burrows, the local construction giant that also built Capuchino High School and Mills-Peninsula Hospital) and 50s and have between 1,200 and 1,600 square feet of interior living space.