40 Bluebell Lane

  • 4

    Beds

    per county records

  • 2.5

    Baths

    per county records

  • 3,090 sq ft

    Home Size

    per county records

  • 33,977 sq ft

    Lot Size

    per county records

For Sale

2 days on market

$3,300,000

Overview

Located at the end of a cul-de-sac in the desirable Lakeview area, this home is embraced by natural beauty, with nearly an acre of land. Expansive gardens, mature trees, and thoughtfully designed outdoor areas surround the home, offering a peaceful and private setting that feels seamlessly connected to nature. A wide driveway introduces the home, where garden gates open to lush walkways setting the tone for the inviting atmosphere found inside.

The interiors reflect a warm and timeless character, with vaulted and beamed ceilings, rich wood finishes, and expansive windows that bring the outdoors in. A striking living room is designed for grand entertaining, featuring a dramatic brick fireplace, soaring ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the natural surroundings. A formal dining room extends from this space, offering a refined setting with one of several access points to the expansive deck that wraps around the rear of the home.

The kitchen is at the heart of the home with classic wood cabinetry, natural stone finishes, and a suite of high-end appliances. Adjacent to the kitchen is a casual dining area and spacious family room with a second fireplace, built-in cabinetry, and access to the deck for effortless indoor-outdoor living.

The home’s 4 bedrooms are located upstairs. The primary suite is a private sanctuary with vaulted ceilings, a walk-in closet, a deck that invites quiet moments overlooking the serene landscape, plus an updated en suite bath. Three additional bedrooms share a well-appointed hallway bath. Added highlights include a three-car attached garage with extensive built-ins, a concealed laundry area off the kitchen. The outdoor spaces are a true extension of the home, with quiet pathways, a large deck with built-in seating, brick patios, and a tranquil backdrop that enhances the sense of privacy. Located just minutes from downtown San Mateo and Burlingame, and with easy access to commuter routes, this home offers a wonderful combination of tranquility and convenience in a sought-after location.


  • Built in

    1975

  • Listed

    2 days ago

  • Neighborhood

  • Schools

    West Hillsborough Elementary, Crocker Middle School, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)


Amenities

  • Tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Lakeview area

  • 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on two levels

  • Approximately 3,090 square feet of living space

  • Located on a lush setting of almost one acre (approximately 33,977 square feet)

  • A wide driveway with garden gates to each side introduces the home

  • Through the right-hand gate, a garden walkway leads to the covered entrance where double doors open to a traditional foyer with slate tile floor in a flagstone pattern

  • A few steps below the foyer, the spacious living room has hardwood floors outlined with a contrasting feature strip beneath a beamed and paneled vaulted ceiling; an expansive brick wall integrates a fireplace with elevated hearth; floor-to-ceiling windows and transoms wrap around the room and rise to the vaulted ceiling

  • Elevated from the living room, the formal dining room also has a vaulted beamed and paneled ceiling; a chandelier, expansive windows, plus sliding glass door to the rear deck are featured along with hardwood floors with contrasting feature strip

  • The kitchen is appointed with all-wood cabinetry with beadboard detail topped in granite slab and backsplashes of subway-set natural stone; an angular peninsula counter with seating on both sides separates the room from the casual dining area, which has a chandelier and sliding glass door to the rear deck; hardwood finishes the floor throughout

  • High-end appliances include a Viking gas cooktop with pot filler, two Viking ovens, Viking microwave, Miele dishwasher, and Thermador built-in refrigerator

  • Open to the kitchen is a spacious family room with hardwood floor and inlaid feature strip, vaulted beamed and paneled ceiling, bank of cabinetry with open display shelves, plus sliding glass door to the deck; a focal point fireplace is surrounded in natural brick to the ceiling and flanked by picture windows

  • Upstairs, the primary bedroom suite has a cathedral beamed and paneled ceiling, transom windows, sliding glass door to a deck, engineered wood floors, and large walk-in closet; the updated en suite bath has grey cabinetry with natural concrete countertops and two sinks plus a separate room with glass-enclosed shower surrounded by tile and mosaics

  • Three additional bedrooms, each with engineered wood floors, ceiling light, and closet with sliding doors

  • Updated upstairs bath has a single-sink vanity with natural concrete countertop plus large format tile on the floor and around the glass-enclosed tub with overhead shower

  • Additional features include: half-bath with granite-topped vanity and beadboard wainscot; concealed laundry closet with sink and washer/dryer; attached 3-car garage with extensive custom cabinetry; numerous upstairs hall closets for storage

  • Expansive wraparound grounds include lushly planted gardens, patios, and an extra-large deck with built-in bench seating and granite serving counter off the kitchen

  • Private setting less than 3 miles to downtown San Mateo for shopping and dining, minutes from downtown Burlingame, and convenient to Highway 280 for commuter routes to San Francisco and Silicon Valley

  • Excellent Hillsborough schools


Hillsborough

Lakeview

The news is all good for sellers in Lakeview, Hillsborough’s second-most popular neighborhood for sales in 2024. After suffering an off-year in 2023, Lakeview rebounded last year with 16 sales (up 33%, but still a long way from 2021’s total of 32, most in the city that year) and an average home value of $5.278 million, an increase of 24%. Meanwhile, average DOM fell by more than 20%. One caveat is one 15,000 square-foot new build sold for $14.75 million. Without this one sale, Lakeview’s average home price falls to $4.49 million, though its average DOM drops from 52 to 42 and its average price per square foot rises to $1,262.


To view a detailed google map of the Lakeview neighborhood, click here.

Favorable

  • Homes have bigger lots, measuring between a half-acre and an acre

  • Diverse styles of homes, including ranch-style homes and neo-traditional multi-story residences

  • Close proximity to Crystal Springs Reservoir and convenient Highway 280

Adverse

  • Homes are smaller than those in surrounding neighborhood

Explore Lakeview

Equally known for its pleasant, rolling streets as well as multi-million dollar estates, Hillsborough represents the pinnacle of exclusive yet laid back peninsula homes. With close proximity to all major roads, yet still secluded and private enough for the most discriminating homeowner, Hillsborough’s large but subtle homes and roads-without-sidewalks “woodsy” feel apppeal to many. And, it’s also one of the best and most picturesque towns on the peninsula for a Saturday jog!

The public school system in Hillsborough is among California’s finest, with an excellent faculty to student ratio and a successful technology program. Hillsborough’s Crocker Middle School is well known in the area for its excellent preparation of its students for high school and beyond. And, there are also three excellent private schools in Hillsborough: the Bridge School, which serves students with physical and speech impairments, the Nueva School, a noted elementary school, and Crystal Springs Uplands School, a well established and respected elementary through high school.

As of the year 2000, Hillsborough was the highest income place in the United States for cities of a population of 10,000 or more. The town is six square miles, of which 238 acres are open space and cannot be developed. It’s name comes from the hometown of William Davis Merry Howard in New Hampshire, who visited the peninsula in 1864 as a 16 year old and convinced his shipping magnate father to buy Rancho San Mateo (including what is today the city of San Mateo).

As Hillsborough is all single family homes, the town contributes a portion of the budget to the Burlingame and San Mateo libraries, and shares a fire department with Burlingame, called Central County Fire.

Special Yearly Event: The Concours d’Elegance, benefiting the Hillsborough Schools Foundation, held each August on the golf course started in 1956 by Hillsborough mothers.

streamline-house-retro-building-construction
Ranch style homes
$4.5m ranch style homes up to $10m+ estates, all with minimum half acre lots
streamline-award-ribbon-star-1-social-medias-rewards-rating
Exclusive town
One of the most exclusive towns in the Bay Area, ranked alongside Atherton, Woodside, Belvedere, Ross, and Tiburon
streamline-real-estate-neighbourhood-real-estate
Single family residential with large lots
Hillsborough is only single-family residential - no businesses, condos/townhomes, or retail, but just minutes to both downtown Burlingame and San Mateo
Explore Hillsborough

Hillsborough is a town of rare affluence, number five on Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2009 list of “Wealthiest Towns in America.” It’s a unique place, with no shops, no restaurants, and no commercial entities of any kind within its borders. Its citizens live on half-acre minimum lots, many behind gates and rows of tall trees.

team photo.

Contact Raziel to find the right property for you.

With a team of experts guiding you every step of the way, our extensive knowledge and experience will ensure you have the best home buying experience possible.

Schedule a Consultation