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Spacious and Bright in Desirable Ray Park

Bright, updated, and newly landscaped – this is an excellent place to call home in the desirable community of Ray Park. Lovingly owned and maintained by the same family for more than 50 years, this home welcomes you with newly refinished hardwood floors, crown moldings, and fresh paint inside and out in a perfectly selected palette. Natural light pours through wide windows and French doors in the spacious living room and formal dining area, a fireplace enhances the setting, and a remodeled chef’s kitchen is ready to accommodate gatherings of any size. The one-level floor plan has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, including a lovely master suite that opens to the rear yard where ample patio space, lawn, and tranquil gardens offer a wonderful place for outdoor living. Adding to the appeal, this home is just blocks to Mills Peninsula Medical Center and Ray Park, and minutes to miles of hiking trails in Mills Canyon Park plus shopping and dining in downtown Burlingame or Millbrae.

Facts and Figures

Offered at $2,168,000
Sold for $2,168,000
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms
1,670 sq. ft. home, per county records
5,500 sq. ft. lot, per county records
Built in 1949
Lincoln Elementary, Burlingame IntermedIate School, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)
Listed on May 6th, 2019

Listed by Raziel Ungar

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Amenities

3 bedrooms and 2 baths on one level
Approximately 1,670 square feet of living space
Newly planted front yard, freshly painted exterior, and inviting covered front porch with iron railing
Traditional foyer with contemporary ceiling light introduces the freshly painted interiors plus refinished hardwood floors and crown moldings that extend into most rooms
Spacious living room overlooks the rear yard through a floor-to-ceiling window next to a focal-point, wood-burning fireplace curved along one corner of the room; recessed lights dot the ceiling
Open formal dining area extends off the living room and is defined by an iron chandelier and double French doors to the rear yard
Remodeled chef’s kitchen has travertine tile floors, knotty wood cabinetry including some with glass fronts, granite countertops and glazed tile backsplashes; an elevated breakfast bar is positioned beneath pendant lights plus there are numerous recessed lights
Stainless steel appliances include: GE Monogram gas range with 6 burners, griddle, and 2 ovens; GE Profile microwave; Bosch dishwasher; Amana refrigerator
Master bedroom suite with ceiling light, walk-in closet, plus expansive window and French door to the rear yard; the en suite bath has new tile floors, a long vanity and wainscot finished in tile, plus a newly refinished tub
Two additional bedrooms each with ceiling light, front- or rear-facing window, and closet
Full bath with vintage tile appointments including long single-sink vanity, wainscot, and glass-enclosed shower
Additional features include: attached 2-car garage with Whirlpool washer and Kenmore dryer; sound speakers in some rooms; Nest thermostat; Milgard double-hung windows and glass doors in many rooms; seismic retrofits completed in April 2019
Private rear yard with large patio, bench seating, newly planted lawn, tranquil gardens with stepping stone paths, plus a conventional brick barbecue
Desirable Ray Park neighborhood minutes to Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, Ray Park and Mills Canyon Park for recreation, BART and Caltrain, plus shopping and dining in downtown Burlingame or Millbrae
Excellent Burlingame schools (buyer to confirm enrollment)

About the Ray Park Neighborhood

Burlingame Hills offers options for buyers looking for something outside the Burlingame norm. With its hilly terrain and secluded homes it often feels like a part of neighboring Hillsborough and its housing market often mimics that higher-profile address. In 2020, that meant homes that took a bit longer to sell — 34 average DOM, highest in Burlingame but down 4% year-over-year — and the city’s lowest sales-to-list-price ratio (96.2%). Burlingame Hills homes, however, are among Burlingame’s most expensive, coming in at the city’s fourth-highest average home price in 2020, $2.65 million. They are among the best values in Burlingame, however. Homes here sold for $907 per square foot in 2020, $318 below the citywide average.

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

Schools

The elementary school for the neighborhood is Franklin Elementary, which is walkable from throughout the neighborhood.

There is one public middle school in Burlingame, Burlingame Intermediate School, which is located in the northern part of the neighborhood directly next to Franklin Elementary.

There is one public high school, Burlingame High, which is a 10 minute drive across town.

History

Ray Park is one of two neighborhoods (the other is Burlingame Village) that were developed during and immediately after World War II on the former Darius Ogden Mills Estate. The wealthy San Francisco industrialist Milton S. Ray developed Ray Park and gave the area his name. An avid ornithologist as well as an avid history buff, Mr. Ray named the streets in his development after explorers: Coronado, Marco Polo, and Quesada. Today, a clipper ship marks the entrance to Ray Drive at El Camino Real. Perhaps, the ship is a nod to the Bay Area company that Mr. Ray’s father founded in 1872: The Ray Burner Co. manufactured oil burners for ships. The area is within walking distance to the shops in Burlingame Plaza, the new Mills-Peninsula Hospital and the city’s one public intermediate school.

Learn More About Ray Park

Ray Park is a picturesque rolling neighborhood located in North Burlingame. Most of the homes are one level ranch-style homes with a great deal of curb appeal, and are “newer” than homes in most other historic neighborhoods in Burlingame. Ray Park is walking distance to both top-rated Lincoln Elementary and Franklin Elementary Schools, as well as Burlingame’s only public middle school, Burlingame Intermediate School. The neighborhood is just minutes away from the southernmost BART stop (about a half hour direct to downtown San Francisco), the Millbrae exit at 101, and just down the hill from the 280 corridor, making it a convenient jumping off point for those who commute to Silicon Valley. It is also very close to the shopping center on the corner of Trousdale and El Camino which is home to Lunardi Foods, and the brand new Mills Peninsula Hospital just across the street, which opened in 2011. The $680 million hospital is arguably the most state-of-the-art in all of California