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Excellent Opportunity with Bay Views!

Lovingly owned by the same family for 46 years, this home is ready to move in and enjoy today or transform into your dream home. Slightly elevated above the street, the home takes full advantage of its Ray Park location with views reaching out to the San Francisco Bay, Mount Diablo, and the runways of San Francisco International Airport. New paint and refinished hardwood floors create a fresh new setting to enjoy right now, while the kitchen and bathrooms offer all the character and appeal of popular mid-century design. There are 3 bedrooms on the main level plus an inviting den/bedroom/bonus space on the lower level, perfect for hobbies, an office, or poolside recreation room. Located on more than one-quarter acre, the rear grounds are a true surprise with sparkling pool and spa plus ample space for entertaining, lounging, and gardening.

The home’s location is ideal, less than one mile from Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, shopping conveniences in both downtown Burlingame and Millbrae, and less than 2 miles to Caltrain and BART for commuting around the entire Bay Area. Plus, recreation abounds with Osberg Field and Mills Canyon Park just minutes away. Whether enjoying the home’s original heritage, remodeling, or even building new, this is truly an excellent opportunity in one of the Peninsula’s most sought-after cities midway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Facts and Figures

Offered at $2,275,000
Sold for $2,840,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms
2,280 sq. ft. home, per county records
11,544 sq. ft. lot, per county records
Built in 1957
Franklin Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)
Listed on April 26th, 2018

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Amenities

Freshly painted and refinished hardwood floors plus new carpeting in the den
Elevated, covered front entry and tiled foyer
Spacious living room has a wood-burning fireplace in a wall of stone with integrated display shelves plus picture windows that look out to the San Francisco Bay
Formal dining area overlooks the San Francisco Bay and the front yard
Large, eat-in kitchen has European-style cabinetry, laminate countertops, and vinyl tile-like floors; appliances include an electric cooktop, two ovens, and dishwasher
Inviting den, just off the foyer, has a built-in barbecue center plus wide sliding glass doors to the rear patio with staircase down to the pool
Master bedroom suite has Bay views, a private deck, and en suite tiled bath with shower
Two additional bedrooms are served by a tiled bath with tub and overhead shower
Lower-level bedroom/bonus room has sliding glass doors to the pool plus a bonus half-bath
Attached 2-car garage with laundry area
Lot size of more than one-quarter acre (approximately 11,544 square feet, per county records)
Large pool and spa, fruit trees, and spacious patio areas
Minutes to Osberg Field for sports and Mills Canyon Park for hiking
Less than one mile to Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
Excellent Burlingame schools, including Burlingame High ranked #20 in California in 2017

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