Overview
Remodeled, Convenient Condo Living Midway Between San Francisco & Silicon Valley
This remodeled 2-bedroom, 2-bath condominium is just right for starting out, downsizing, or as an investment property. Building amenities are many with a secure gated entrance, elevator, gated underground parking, plus a large fountain courtyard that invites play and meeting with the neighbors. The home shines with a bright open space, beautiful laminate wood floors and crown moldings, plus courtyard views.
The open-concept design for living, dining, and kitchen is ideally arranged between the two bedrooms and two baths. The kitchen is a chef’s dream with Calacatta marble-like quartz counters, including elevated breakfast/wine bar, and quality stainless steel appliances. A large dining area, defined by a modern rectangular chandelier, welcomes everyday dining as well as entertaining, and the spacious living room opens to a private balcony for fresh air enjoyment with sights and sounds of the soothing fountain. Personal accommodations include a lovely master suite with Carrara marble bath and large shower plus a second bedroom with adjacent well-appointed bath. A concealed washer/dryer behind bi-fold doors and underground deeded parking for one car plus a storage unit add the finishing touches.
Rounding out the appeal of this great condo is its ideal location for commuters with Highway 101 access just down the street and Caltrain only 1 mile away. Shops and restaurants are within blocks and The Bay Trail for miles of fitness enjoyment is just down the street along with beautiful parks. With a midway location between Silicon Valley and San Francisco, this home is a natural choice for convenient Peninsula living!
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Built in
2002
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Listed
5 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
Horrall Elementary; Bayside STEM Academy; Aragon High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
Light and bright remodeled condominium at Norfolk Plaza2 bedrooms and 2 baths with approximately 913 square feet of living space
Secure gated entrance to the complex with stair or elevator access to an outside hallway leading to the home’s entrance
A large garden courtyard with tiered fountain and abundant seating anchors the center of the community
Fine laminate wood floors and crown moldings span the open dining and living area
A rectangular chandelier defines the spacious dining area
Large living room showcases a sliding glass door to a private patio overlooking the courtyard and soothing sounds of the fountain
Remodeled designer kitchen has white Shaker-style cabinetry topped in Calacatta-style quartz slab with subway-set white tile backsplashes; porcelain tile finishes the floor
Appliances include an LG smooth-surface electric range and microwave, Thermador dishwasher, and Whirlpool refrigerator
Master bedroom suite has carpet, crown moldings, and fully organized closet with double bi-fold doors; the en suite bath, all finished in Carrara marble, has a single-sink vanity and large frameless glass shower with fixed and hand-held sprays
Bedroom 2 has carpet, crown moldings, and a sizable closet
Bathroom 2 is well appointed with porcelain tile floor, a single-sink vanity with quartz counter, and tub with overhead shower
GE washer and Whirlpool dryer behind bi-fold doors
Secure underground garage deeded parking for 1 car
Excellent location across from shops and restaurants and just down the street from Highway 101 access as well as The Bay Trail for miles of biking and walking and great parks; vibrant downtown San Mateo and Caltrain are just one mile away
San Mateo schools: Horrall Elementary; Bayside S.T.E.M. Academy; Aragon High (buyer to verify)
San Mateo
Shoreview
Shoreview’s north side offers proximity to Coyote Point, the Poplar Creek Golf Course, Highway 101 and something else: the Bay Trail. The highly popular shoreline trail cuts directly through Shoreview’s eastern border before peeling off into Foster City. South of East 3rd Avenue is South Shoreview, where the homes generally run about a decade younger than their neighbors to the north. They’re also slightly more expensive.
Here you’re more likely to find Shoreview homes for sale in the $1.35 to $2 million range. The southern end of the neighborhood is where you’ll find Parkside Elementary School (located in a part of the neighborhood sometimes known as Parkside and built on the site of an old air field) and Bayside Middle School. North Shoreview is served by North Shoreview Elementary. South Shoreview runs along Seal Slough and ends at Highway 92, leaving the southeasternmost end of San Mateo for Los Prados and Lakeshore, two entry-level neighborhoods whose long-established streets – like those of Shoreview – serve as continuing proof that D.A. Raybould’s 1928 roll of the dice was no folly.
To view a detailed google map of the Shoreview neighborhood, click here. The MLS area for North Shoreview is 415 and for South Shoreview it is 414.
Favorable
Ranch style homes with open floorplans
Popular among first time home buyers
Excellent value compared to being west of 101
Adverse
Concern for liquefaction potential
Perhaps less green and lush as more expensive neighborhoods, however still fantastic
San Mateo has it all: a diversity of neighborhoods, great parks, easy access, a plethora of shopping, and home to many businesses and an anchor for employment on the peninsula. With a rich heritage, dating back to the turn of the century with its most famous resident being A.P. Giannini, the founder of the Bank of Italy and later Bank of America, San Mateo offers a delightful spread of activity for all. The downtown area is studded with delicious restaurants and a variety of retail stores, and also boasts a 12 screen movie theatre and one of the largest wine cellars in the country, at Draeger’s Grocery Store. Shopping abounds at Hillsdale and Bridgepointe as well as the many neighborhood shopping centers.
Perhaps the most well known natural area is Coyote Point, a rock outcropped peninsula that juts into San Francisco Bay and home to a natural history museum, the Peninsula Humane Society, windsurfing, a private marina, and large picnic areas with uplifting vistas. Within walking distance of downtown, Central Park has something for everyone: ride the toy train, pick up a game of tennis, take a serene walk through the Japanese Garden, have a picnic while listening to Thursday evening’s Jazz in the Park, or enjoy the playgrounds.
San Mateo attracts a variety of homeowners, from those seeking their first home in the upcoming neighborhoods of the Village, Parkside, or Shoreview, to those looking for more a little more space in Hillsdale or the Meadows, to larger families seeking the spaciousness offered by San Mateo Park, Baywood, and Aragon.
- Small town feel
- Big-city downtown amenities with a small town residential neighborhood feel
- Diverse housing
- Very diverse housing opportunities ranging from downtown condos to suburban ranches and secluded San Mateo Park mansions
- Top schools
- Baywood schools ranked among the state’s best
Early San Mateo was a place of large estates and boldface names familiar to anyone who’s driven the town’s streets. Parrott, Hayward, Borel—these were the wealthy pioneers who sowed the seeds that eventually grew into today’s modern city of 100,000 residents. San Mateo was borne from their needs and later from their subdivided land, all around a stagecoach stop established in 1849 by Nicolas de Peyster on former Ohlone tribal land.
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