There are a few single family cottages that still remain from the days before the area was rezoned and developers bought out homeowners and created the several story apartment and condominium complexes that stand today. Most of the buildings are 30-40 years old, though there are a couple buildings built in the last 10 years with beautiful luxury condos that can sell for as much as $2 million. There’s also a couple newer buildings along the El Camino Corridor, where it’s possible to get an approximately 2 bedroom condo for somewhere between $1 and $1.5 million.

To view a detailed google map of the Downtown Burlingame neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 461.

Favorable

• The location is impeccable - walking distance from Burlingame Avenue's shopping, restaurants, and Caltrain

• A relatively affordable price point that comes with excellent Burlingame schools

Adverse

• Most of the buildings are a little older than other condo buildings on the peninsula, but the value is in the location

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.