Ideally located in The Lanes, one of San Mateo’s most popular neighborhoods, and adjacent to West Hillsdale Park, this home offers a private retreat just minutes from shopping, dining and an easy commute. Upgraded and remodeled in 2005 with more updates in 2011, its eco-conscious materials, quality design and maximized floor plan create a welcoming space. An open concept living and dining area boasts excellent natural light and easy indoor-outdoor flow. The master bedroom features high ceilings, a walk-in closet and en suite bath, and a French door walkout to a private brick paver patio and Brazilian ipe deck. A large, corner cul-de-sac backyard opens up into multiple entertaining and play areas, surrounded by mature trees and blooming bougainvilleas. The home also has a solar system which was installed in June 2013 (details below).

Facts and Figures

Offered at $1,395,000
Sold for $1,400,000
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms
1,890 sq. ft. home
7,800 sq. ft. lot
Built in 1940
Listed on June 23rd, 2013

Listed by

Compass

Contact Raziel

Amenities

Open concept living room with a wood-burning fireplace, recessed lighting, Sonos/Bose sound system and French doors to the backyard
Dining room with excellent natural light, open to living area
Updated eat-in kitchen with three large windows and a skylight, ample cupboard space, newer stainless steel appliances and a gas stove
Welcoming foyer with hardwood floors and a coat closet
Guest bath has a glass-door shower, separate tub and pedestal sink
Master suite includes remote-controlled vaulted 11.5′ high ceiling with clerestory windows, a walk-in closet with built-ins, bamboo floors and a French door walkout to a private brick paver patio and Brazilian ipe deck, pre-plumbed for a hot tub (2005)
Master en suite bath features a frameless glass shower, designer resin sink and a custom-created art installation door by Marcia Stuermer of Fossil Faux Studios in San Francisco
Spacious bedroom with remote-controlled vaulted 11.5′ high ceiling with clerestory windows, additional corner windows, recessed lighting, bamboo floors and a French door walkout to the backyard
Full bath with a solar tube, frameless glass shower and beautiful, recycled glass tile finishes
Two additional bedrooms in the primary bedroom wing, each with great natural light and refinished hardwood floors
Bonus room, currently used as a play space, boasts an egress window, closet and built-in bookcases, could be used as 5th bedroom (buyer to verify legality of room)
Finished Premier garage, converted to a storage space with a stacked washer/dryer, utility sink and mini bar, custom storage and a skylight
Ultimate, private rear yard ideal for entertaining all ages with multiple brick paver “rooms,” mature redwood and cypress trees, blooming bougainvilleas and a newer fence true to the neighborhood’s style, as well as a zip line, trampoline, cargo net in climbing tree, climbing structure with monkey bars
Located within minutes of Hillsdale Mall, Caltrain, Highways 101, 92 and 280, West and East Hillsdale Parks, and neighborhood California Distinguished schools (buyer to verify enrollment)

Additional improvements include:

State-of-the-art 3.2 kW SunPower solar photovoltaic system with 14 panels installed in June 2013 with a 25-year warranty. These solar cells hold the Guinness Book of World Records for most efficient solar! (* NREL Certified, July 2012: 21.5% efficiency), and they are guaranteed to perform up to 5X better than conventional solar panels in real-world conditions** (** PV Evolution labs Dec. 2012.) The system includes both consumption and production monitoring through an iphone/ipad app. Depending on weather conditions, this system could produce about 1,000 kilowatt hours per month. The current homeowner’s actual usage over the past 12 months has averaged 450 kilowatt hours per month, so there is plenty of energy surplus available to power a hot-tub or charge an electric car without increasing your electricity bill! More info at: https://us.sunpowercorp.com/homes/
60″ HD plasma TV mounted above fireplace (February 2013), built-in surround sound featuring flush, ceiling-mounted BOSE speaker systemcontrolled by smartphone app Sonos
42″ HD LCD TV mounted in playroom
Added Bay Area Moisture Control crawl space seal, extra insulation and a sump pump alarm (2011)
Remodeled garage and skylight, moisture barrier, insulation, custom built-ins and an extra mini fridge (2011)
2 bedrooms and 2 baths added in 2005; worked with architect to maximize potential floor plan and space
Dual-pane and tempered glass Marvin windows and doors throughout (2005)
Fire sprinklers throughout (2005)
Tankless water heater and furnace (2005)

About the San Mateo Community

Learn More About San Mateo

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.

History

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.