1609 Quesada Way
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3
Beds
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2
Baths
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1,660 sq ft
Home Size
per county records
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5,565 sq ft
Lot Size
per county records
Overview
Well-Appointed Indoor/Outdoor Living in Ray Park
Designed for indoor/outdoor living, a fully remodeled kitchen, and perfectly located – this is an excellent place to call home in the desirable community of Ray Park. A colorful Japanese maple and inviting covered porch welcome you inside where architectural details such as a charming telephone niche in the hallway, graceful arches on the fireplace and room openings, and true divided light windows and glass doors recall the home’s mid-century origins. Beautifully finished hardwood floors unify the entire home along with freshly painted interiors in a soft neutral palette ready for any personal style of belongings. The floor plan is exceptionally flexible, and three rooms fully open to the large elevated rear deck for wonderful indoor/outdoor living, especially when all the double French doors are open. The main living room, with focal-point fireplace, can easily accommodate formal dining if desired, or dining can be located in its own area off the remodeled kitchen, or choose to use this space for a family room. The kitchen is a showstopper with all-white cabinetry and contrasting ebony granite counters and beveled-edge, subway-set white tile backsplashes. A peninsula counter is designed for breakfast/wine bar seating and stainless steel appliances include a dual fuel commercial-style range.
The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths perfectly arranged with two bedrooms on the main level, including one with French doors to the rear deck. Serving these bedrooms is an updated bath with dual-sink vanity and fine tile selections. The primary suite is located up a partial set of stairs and looks out to neighborhood trees. The large closet, similar to another closet on the main level, is fully customized with quality organizers, and the en suite bath with shower is filled with natural light from a tall glass-block window plus two privacy windows. Outside, there is plenty of room for play and entertaining but further recreation is just down the street at Ray Park, and miles of hiking trails are close by in Mills Canyon Park. This home also has access to excellent Burlingame schools and is minutes to Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, Caltrain, BART, and San Francisco International Airport.
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Built in
1949
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Listed
3 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
Lincoln Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
Classic and timeless 3-bedroom, 2-bath home in desirable Ray Park
Approximately 1,660 square feet of living space
Significantly updated, including freshly painted interiors, beautifully finished hardwood floors, and recently remodeled kitchen
Picture-perfect curb appeal with flagstone walkway, lawn, colorful Japanese maple, and elevated front porch with iron railing
Solid paneled front door opens to a traditional foyer where beautifully finished oak floors are introduced and continue throughout; a solar tube adds abundant natural light complemented by sconce lighting
An arched opening enters the formal living room or possible living and dining room combination; an adobe-style, gas-log fireplace is a focal point in one corner of the room bordered by a rounded tiled hearth that follows the curves of the fireplace opening and integrated mantel
Double French doors and matching side lights, all with true divided glass, open to the elevated and newly painted rear deck overlooking the private rear yard
Stepped ceiling blocks add architectural interest between the main living room and kitchen, which offers optional formal dining or family room space
A Capiz shell chandelier currently defines the room for dining; a wide window overlooks the rear yard, and double true divided light French doors open to the deck for al fresco enjoyment
The recently remodeled kitchen is a chef’s dream with all-white cabinetry topped in ebony quartz with backsplashes in beveled-edge, subway-set white tile; a peninsula counter is designed for breakfast bar seating, and the vaulted ceiling has 2 skylights for abundant natural light along with an expansive over-the-sink window
Stainless steel appliances include a Thermador dual fuel commercial-style range, Thermador dishwasher, and Maytag refrigerator
Main-level bedroom with drum ceiling light, three side-by-side front windows, crown moldings, and closet with custom organizers
Second main-level bedroom has a drum ceiling light, crown moldings, fully customized walk-in closet, and French doors to the rear deck
Updated bathroom features a dual-sink quartz vanity, tile floor, tub, and separate frameless-glass shower
Privately located upstairs primary suite has a bowed front window and expansive side window, a tall, vaulted ceiling with up lighting, and a walk-through closet with custom organizers; the en suite bath has integrally colored concrete flooring, a long single-sink vanity topped in granite, and a tiled shower with wraparound glass-block walls, bench seating, and fixed- and hand-held sprays; a tall glass-block window provides natural light, and two operable windows offer added ventilation
Attached 1.5 car garage with Maytag washer and dryer, built-in cabinetry, and side yard access
Security alarm; Google front doorbell; Nest thermostat; air conditioning
Private rear yard with lawn, large elevated deck accessed via double French doors from three rooms, plus perimeter gardens and foliage
Desirable Ray Park neighborhood blocks to Mills-Peninsula Medical Center and Ray Park, and just minutes to miles of hiking in Mills Canyon Park, BART and Caltrain, plus shopping and dining in downtown Burlingame or Millbrae
Excellent Burlingame schools (buyer to confirm enrollment)
Burlingame
Ray Park
This small and popular neighborhood located northwest of Broadway cemented its status as an Easton Addition alternative last year, following a strong 2021 with an equally robust 2022. For the year, Ray Park saw average home values increase by 16%, to $3.171 million, and average DOM fall by 23%, to 10, while also realizing double-digit increases in price per square foot (16%, to $1,696, highest in Burlingame) and sale-to-list price ratio (11% to 122.9%, also the highest in Burlingame). Perhaps the biggest example of Ray Park’s transformation? As recently as 2020 43% of all Ray Park sales closed for less than $2 million; in 2022, only one home sold at that price point, while 78% of neighborhood homes sold for $3 million or higher.
To view a detailed google map of the Ray Park neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 470.
Favorable
Tree-lined streets with more modern ranch-style homes
Walking distance to Franklin Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate and Ray Park.
Very close to Trousdale for popping up to 280 and only a few minutes to Millbrae BART
Adverse
Homes don't have the same historic feel as most in Burlingame
Hard to find a large original home in the neighborhood
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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