Classic and timeless, this remodeled home has it all – spacious formal living areas, a chef’s kitchen, and a split-level floor plan that integrates 3 bedrooms plus a wonderful family/recreation room. Fine oak flooring extends throughout most of the home, and carved moldings recall the home’s original mid-century heritage, while plantation shutters add designer appeal. The rear yard, with expansive level area, is perfect for playing, outdoor entertaining, or gardening. And, with the home’s excellent location less than one-half mile to Hillsdale Mall and just minutes to Caltrain or Highway 101, this is the perfect midway position between San Francisco and Silicon Valley!

Facts and Figures

Offered at $1,348,000
Sold for $1,450,000
3 bedrooms 2.5 bathrooms
2,176 sq. ft. home, per paid vendor
5,586 sq. ft. lot, per county records
Built in 1949
Listed on October 22nd, 2015

Listed by Raziel Ungar

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Amenities

Spacious remodeled home on a desirable tree-lined street
Multi-level floor plan with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths
Picturesque curb appeal begins with classic shutters, elevated porch in paver stones, and divided light glass front door
Fine oak hardwood flooring is introduced in the foyer and continues throughout the main living areas and bedrooms
Spacious living room has inlaid carved moldings encircling a tray ceiling, fireplace with elaborately carved mantelpiece, and windows with plantation shutters
Formal dining room includes focal-point chandelier and views of the rear yard through a window with plantation shutters
Remodeled kitchen has custom cabinetry topped in granite tile and full height backsplashes, greenhouse window, and peninsula breakfast bar seating
Appliances include a gas cooktop, microwave, oven, dishwasher, and refrigerator
Separate casual dining area features beadboard wainscot and sliding glass door to the rear yard
Lower-level family/recreation room has carpeting, beadboard wainscot, and an alcove fully customized with cabinetry
Mezzanine-level master bedroom suite has a lighted fan and customized closet plus two secondary closets; en suite bath with granite vanity and tiled shower with frameless glass door
Bedroom 2 is also on the mezzanine level with ceiling fan and customized closet with mirrored doors
Upper-level bedroom 3 has a lighted fan, large closet, plus walk-in closet also suitable for a playroom
Serving the two bedrooms is a tiled bath with whirlpool tub and overhead shower
Other features include: half-bath on the lower level; large laundry room with sink, cabinetry, and outside entrance; plantation shutters on most windows; attached and oversized one-car garage
Private rear yard with paver stone patio and ample room for playing and gardening
Lot size of approximately 5,586 square feet
Just one-half mile to Hillsdale Mall for shopping and dining, less than one mile to Caltrain, and minutes to Highway 101 for commuting to Silicon Valley or San Francisco

About the Westwood Knolls Neighborhood

Westwood Knolls real estate grows in size as it moves south and west. Homes closest to El Camino Real and Hillsdale Boulevard predate 1950 and have three or four bedrooms. Square footage ranges from around 1,200 to 1,600 for these single-story ranchers. Homes to the south and west are also usually single-story, many with finished daylight basements and excellent bay views, perhaps the best in San Mateo. Both features come thanks to these homes’ hillside orientations. Some have been expanded, pushing them over the 2,500 square-foot (and $2 million) mark.

Overall, homes for sale in Westwood Knolls can range in price from $1.3 million to more than $2 million, with a median hovering around $1.5 million. Local public schools – Laurel Elementary, Abbott Middle School and Hillsdale High School – are well-regarded and proximity to shopping and dining at the Hillsdale Shopping Center, El Camino and 37th Avenue is a plus. With its subdued, tasteful mid-century suburban style and west-of-El Camino location, Westwood Knolls is an attractive option for buyers priced out of neighborhoods like Baywood and Aragon.

To view a detailed google map of the Westwood Knolls neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 425.

Schools

Prior to World War II, Westwood Knolls was a different place. Its hilly terrain discouraged building during the early days of San Mateo. Many of today’s Westwood Knolls streets did not exist. Those that did were unpaved. Fortunately for those who now live in Westwood Knolls’ sturdy 1940s and 1950s homes, Axel Johnson of the San Mateo Investment Company took on the challenge of taming San Mateo’s southern hills. Johnson was one of the first investors to see the potential windfall in expanding San Mateo south from downtown. He began in the 1930s by creating a commercial strip at 25th Avenue then continued south into the former McClellan Estate, to where the fledgling San Mateo Hospital had set up shop in 1923. Westwood Knolls grew up around here. Most Westwood Knolls real estate was built after this, Johnson and the San Mateo Investment Company began building in 1939. By 1951 they’d completed 1,000 homes.

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Westwood Knolls neighborhood has some of the best views in all of San Mateo

Coming north on Alameda de las Pulgas, it’s not difficult to determine where Belmont ends and San Mateo begins. On a map, it’s just past La Casa Avenue; to your eyes and ears, it’s where the wild, untamed hills of Belmont end and the orderly, class post-war suburbia of San Mateo’s Westwood Knolls begins. There’s no missing it.