450 East Ellsworth Court
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2
Beds
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1.5
Baths
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1,220 sq ft
Home Size
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5,200 sq ft
Lot Size
Overview
Remodeled from Top-to-Bottom 4 Blocks from Downtown
A colorful front door creates a welcome introduction to this fabulous home remodeled from top-to-bottom, inside and out. Beyond the wonderful splashes of color are beautifully refinished solid hardwood floors, crown moldings, and all new lighting. The remodeled kitchen is a showstopper in its open design, a sunroom adds wonderful living space or the ideal work-from-home space, and track hung barn doors add contemporary panache in concealing closet space. There are 2 spacious bedrooms, one with half-bath, plus a remodeled hallway bath in an all-white palette with herringbone-patterned tile wainscot and Calacatta marble-style floor.
While the designer appointments are many, it’s all the behind-the-scenes updates that really make this home special – from the addition of central air conditioning to the all new windows, insulation, roof, gutters, and complete electrical. Remodeled closets enhance storage needs along with new attic space with pull-down ladder access.
Outside, the extra-large rear yard has ample room for play, gardening (there are 3 raised vegetable beds with irrigation), and fresh-air living. Drought-resistant plants, several fruit trees, new grass, and a new backyard irrigation/sprinkler system. Low-maintenance landscaping surrounds the home and a new paver stone driveway and walkway add to the impressive curb appeal. Adding the finishing touch to this great home is its location on a tucked-away circular court that is just 4 blocks from all the amenities of downtown San Mateo. Welcome home!
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Built in
1940
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Listed
3 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
San Mateo Park Elementary, Borel Middle School, San Mateo High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths
Approximately 1,220 square feet of living space
Remodeled inside and out within the past 4 years
Summary of the designer upgrades include: floors, lighting, kitchen, baths, entryway, front door, paint inside and out
Summary of behind-the-scenes upgrades include: electrical, insulation, windows, air conditioning, attic storage, roof, gutters, fireproof sheetrock in garage, driveway, landscaping
Wonderful exterior colors include a colorful front door providing a welcome introduction; low-maintenance garden with drought-tolerant plants complemented by a paver stone driveway and walkway
A large foyer is expanded by a new bay window above banquette seating; a striated tile pattern finishes the floor beneath a glass-beaded drum light and iron railing that separates the living room
Step up from the foyer to the central living room with its focal-point glass-enclosed fireplace and traditional mantelpiece with integrated concealed storage; crown moldings and new recessed lighting enhance the ceiling and refinished hardwood spans the floor
Step down to a sunroom with flexible use for play, office, or sitting area; the striated tiles in the foyer are also found on the floor here and a full wall of double sliding glass doors open to the rear yard; a sphere chandelier adorns the ceiling
The fully remodeled kitchen includes an open dining area with drum chandelier and window overlooking the rear yard
White cabinetry in the kitchen includes beadboard detail and Carrara marble-style quartz countertops with full-height backsplashes
Stainless steel appliances include a Samsung gas range, Bosch dishwasher, Whirlpool refrigerator, and stainless farmhouse sink with commercial-style faucet
True divided-light French doors in the living room conceal the bedroom wing, which begins with a drum light in the hallway and pull-down ladder access to new attic storage
One bedroom has a drum light, crown moldings, organized closet, and pocket door concealing a half-bath
The second bedroom has windows on two sides, a drum light, track-hung barn doors concealing a large customized closet, and crown moldings
The remodeled hallway bath has Carrara marble-style porcelain tile floor, a single-sink vanity, and glass-enclosed tub with overhead shower surrounded in herringbone-patterned ceramic tile that continues onto the wainscot
Attached and finished 1-car garage with washer and dryer
Large low-maintenance rear yard with 3 raised vegetable beds and fruit trees including pomegranate, lemon, and apple; expansive patio and plenty of space for play or additional gardening
New grass and backyard irrigation/sprinkler system
Lot size of approximately 5,200 square feet
Excellent San Mateo schools: San Mateo Park Elementary, Borel Middle School, San Mateo High School (buyer to verify)
Close proximity to College Park Elementary with Mandarin immersion program (lottery-based admission)
San Mateo
Eastern Addition
A diverse urban neighborhood whose borders include several blocks of San Mateo’s growing downtown, San Mateo's Eastern Addition is an amazingly central location. The neighborhood, which borders Burlingame to the north, sits between Delaware Street and El Camino to the east and west and offers an array of single-family homes, condominiums and apartments stretching across a wide range of price points.
Living here means embracing an urban lifestyle. The Eastern Addition neighborhood is super walkable to Burlingame Avenue’s excellent restaurants and shopping, as well as downtown San Mateo’s shops and restaurants too. Commuters can walk to the downtown CalTrain station or drive a short way to Highway 101. Families will note that venerable San Mateo High School lies within the neighborhood, on Delaware Street.
The Eastern Addition neighborhood includes a mix of romantic bungalow homes, small condo buildings and apartments on pretty tree-lined blocks. Many homes easily sell between $1.5 and $2 million, and two bedroom condos typically start in the $880k range and can easily go over $1 million.
Boasting a convenient location and a downtown vibe but still offering small residential streets and vintage homes — plus a wide variety of apartment and condominium choices — the Eastern Addition neighborhood is an excellent choice for buyers looking for an urban lifestyle that also offers a foothold in the San Mateo market.
To view a detailed google map of the Eastern Addition neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 417.
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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