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2508 Valdivia Way Ray Park, Burlingame

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Designer One-Level Home Completely Rebuilt & Remodeled

Completely rebuilt down to the foundation just 5 years ago, this stunning Upper Ray Park home presents timeless designer elegance with a nod to the classic Craftsman style. Luxurious modern livability extends throughout one convenient level with 4 bedrooms, a playroom/den, plus flexibility for a formal living room or home office. Numerous skylights ensure every room is filled with light, while hardwood floors and classic millwork add designer panache. The floor plan is open and flowing with a wonderful layout for entertaining and everyday living. The great room is certain to be the home’s central gathering place with its easy connection to the home’s outdoor venues where a heated arbor-covered dining area, built-in barbecue, and fire pit can be enjoyed year-round.

There are 4 bedrooms including a master suite that begins with a customized office center and continues to a luxurious bathroom and bedroom with French door to a private deck. Two additional bedrooms each have direct access to a shared bath and the fourth bedroom suite is perfectly located in privacy at the front of the home, making it ideal for guests.

Situated on more than one-quarter acre, the home’s ideal location is less than one mile from Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, shopping conveniences in either downtown Burlingame or Millbrae, and just 1.5 miles to Caltrain and BART for commuting around the Bay Area. Plus, recreation abounds with Osberg Field and Mills Canyon Park both just minutes away as well as the local elementary and intermediate schools. Located in one of the Peninsula’s most sought-after cities midway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, this is truly a very special place to call home!

Facts and Figures

Offered at $3,495,000
Sold for $3,970,000
4 bedrooms 3.5 bathrooms
3,284 sq. ft. home, per county records
11,023 sq. ft. lot, per county records
Built in 1957
Franklin Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)
Listed on June 25th, 2018

Listed by Raziel Ungar

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Amenities

Down-to-the-foundation remodel just 5 years ago with exceptional quality, designer style, and solar-powered electricity
One spacious level with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths
Approximately 3,284 square feet
Picture-perfect curb appeal with an updated designer Craftsman style, manicured lawn, and wide Connecticut bluestone path
Column-framed covered entrance shelters double front doors with inset glass panels
Welcoming foyer and central hallway with two skylights and tray ceiling with chandelier; hardwood floors are introduced and continue throughout the main living areas
The open hallway turns a corner arriving at a built-in entertainment bar designed in furniture style with two Sub-Zero refrigerator drawers seamlessly integrated; skylights continue to dot the ceiling and fill the home with light
Intimate front parlor, with flexible use for an office or living room, has recessed display/library shelves, sconce lights, and crown moldings
Focal point formal dining room showcases a coffered ceiling with stunning chandelier, wainscot paneling, and designer paint color
Fabulous great room combines a gourmet kitchen with everyday living in an open space oriented to the rear grounds
The kitchen has a paneled tray ceiling, white custom cabinetry, and contrasting center island with breakfast/wine bar seating; contrasting granites top the counters and white subway tiles finish the backsplashes
A large casual dining area has a wall of double sliding doors to the barbecue terrace
Stainless steel appliances include a Wolf 6-burner gas cooktop, 2 Wolf ovens, Bosch dishwasher, Sharp microwave drawer, and Sub-Zero refrigerator with cabinet panels
A cathedral ceiling crowns the family room, which opens to the rear terrace through French doors with matching window and transoms; a gas-log fireplace with traditional mantelpiece is flanked by built-in lower cabinets with wiring overhead for media and surround sound speakers
Double pocket doors open to a playroom or den with wall-mounted media wiring and crown moldings
Designer half-bath with Carrara marble vanity and stunning flower petal glass pendant and matching sconce
Luxurious master suite begins with a built-in office center and sitting area, which continues to a customized walk-in closet; the bedroom has a French door and matching window to the rear grounds, cathedral ceiling with fan, and carpet; the beautifully appointed master bath has porcelain tile floor, a dual-sink vanity topped in Calacatta marble, free-standing tub, frameless glass tile shower for two, and private commode room
Two bedrooms, each with carpet, crown moldings, and customized walk-in closet; each bedroom has direct access to a shared bath separated with tall cabinetry on each side of a built-in banquette; features include individual vanities beneath skylights and a separate room with tub and overhead shower; black and white tile with custom keystones finishes the floor
Additional bedroom suite privately located at the front of the home has a luxurious Carrara marble bath with frameless glass shower
Attached 2-car garage wired for EV charging

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