Overview
Picture-Perfect Remodel for Indoor/Outdoor Living in Sought-After Baywood
In San Mateo’s premier Baywood neighborhood, this extensively remodeled home presents classic and timeless appeal set behind a living wall and signature magnolia tree, providing exceptional privacy from the street. With roots dating back to 1947, the home is a picture of modern livability today with luxurious appointments inside and out. Refinished hardwood floors and crown moldings throughout along with plantation shutters on the street facing windows add refined elegance. The formal living room and formal dining room await entertaining on any scale, but it is surely the kitchen and family room combination that will be the home’s central gathering place. Separated by a wine/breakfast bar counter, this expansive sky-lit area opens to the rear yard where a covered and heated dining area offers al fresco enjoyment year-round, while a fire pit welcomes cool evenings under the stars.
The kitchen is a masterpiece of design with its rare granite slab counters plus contrasting white and dark cabinetry. Seating is found at both the peninsula counter and the island, offering wonderful spots for guests and family to join in with the chef. A towering cathedral skylight overhead fills the room with brilliant light along with the French door to the rear grounds. Adding contemporary flair, an entire wall of stainless steel integrates custom cabinetry, an oven, microwave, and the built-in refrigerator. Movie nights at home will also be enjoyed in the family room with its on-wall media and surround sound speakers.
The split-level design of the home includes 3 bedrooms on the upper level, one with en suite bath and two served by a hallway bath. The lower-most level of the home offers abundant flexibility with a central room ideal for a playroom or fitness center plus a large adjoining room with closet that could serve as a 4th bedroom or an ideal home office.
Outside, and in addition to the covered dining area and fire pit terrace, there is a vast stretch of eco-friendly synthetic lawn along with a sport court for play and recreation, all bordered by flowering gardens. Adding the finishing touch to this great home is its access to top-rated Baywood Elementary School and its minutes-away proximity to downtown amenities.
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Built in
1947
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Listed
2 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
Baywood Elementary, Borel Middle School, Aragon High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
Classic and timeless with remodeled interiors in sought-after Baywood
3 bedrooms, office or 4th bedroom, and 2.5 baths arranged over multiple levels
Approximately 2,290 square feet Manicured front yard, with privacy afforded by a tall hedge and a signature magnolia tree, has lawn and a brick path leading to wide brick steps up to the crimson front door flanked by side lights
Refinished hardwood floors are introduced at the entrance and continue throughout along with crown moldings; plantation shutters finish many of the windows
Welcoming foyer showcases geometric patterns in hand-painted subtle hues; a deep custom closet finished with an armoire façade replicates the look of a furniture piece
Spacious formal living room has custom color walls with crisp white plantation shutters plus a center pendant light
Formal dining room features two sets of French doors opening to the kitchen and family room
Wonderful kitchen and family room combination features a sleek gas-log fireplace, on-wall media, surround sound speakers, and French doors to the rear grounds
A peninsula counter with breakfast/wine bar seating separates the family room and kitchen; a rare granite slab finishes all countertops, and backsplashes are in subway-set white marble; a towering cathedral skylight provides abundant natural light along with a French door to the rear yard; an entire wall of stainless steel cabinetry integrates the refrigerator, oven, and microwave; an island provides additional counter seating
Appliances include Thermador 6-burner gas range, Thermador oven and microwave, Dacor warming drawer, Miele dishwasher, built-in Thermador refrigerator, and Perlick wine cooler
A short flight of stairs leads to the lower level, which has a central room ideal for a playroom with laminate wood floors; an adjoining large room with closet, plantation shutters, carpet, and ceiling light, is ideal for an office or possible 4th bedroom
Upstairs central hallway has 3 skylights and 2 closets, including a large walk-in closet
Primary bedroom suite has an organized closet plus secondary closet and en suite bath with tiled wainscot, limestone floor, single-sink vanity, tub, and separate frameless-glass shower
Two additional upstairs bedrooms, each with ceiling light and crown moldings, are served by a remodeled hallway bath with pedestal sink, frameless-glass shower, and separate tub
Attached 2-car garage with epoxy floor and built-in cabinetry
Fabulous rear yard with covered, sky-lit dining area with 3 built-in heaters, a sport court, large eco-friendly synthetic lawn, plus brick patios with fire pit and flowering perimeter gardens
Other features include: half-bath with pedestal sink and nearby French door to the rear grounds; laundry/mud room with granite folding counter, sink, and Kenmore washer and dryer; security alarm; central air conditioning; Ring front doorbell
Lot size of approximately 8,400 square feet
Desirable Baywood community just over one-half mile to downtown shops and restaurants
Excellent San Mateo schools, including Baywood Elementary
San Mateo
Baywood
Baywood fits snugly into a corner formed by Alameda de las Pulgas, Crystal Springs Road and El Camino Real. Notre Dame Avenue separates the neighborhood from Aragon. It is within a brisk walk of downtown San Mateo and a short drive from commute routes and highways 101, 92 and 280, but what brings out the pride in Baywood residents isn’t their comfortable homes, their close-in location, their gently curving streets or the cache that comes with a Baywood address – it’s their schools.
Among San Mateo neighborhoods, Baywood real estate is surpassed only by the stately mansions of San Mateo Park. Homes in Baywood are larger than those in other neighborhoods, with three, four or five bedrooms and, as a rule, more than 2,000 square feet of living space. More often, Baywood houses have 2,500 or more square feet, ranging all the way up to 4,000 in some cases. Homes are built in a variety of classic pre-war styles: Spanish, English, Moorish, Tudor and Colonial, with only a few post-1950 homes mixed in. Lots are larger than those in Aragon or Baywood Knolls, with some rare ones up to 10,000 square feet in size.
Many homes have been updated. Even those that haven’t have amenities that were reserved only for the upper class when they were built, like en-suite baths and walk-in closets. Homes rarely come up for sale in Baywood, but when they do, they sell between $2m and $5 million. The neighborhood median home price in 2023 was $2.6 million, and the average home price was $2.9 million. However, in 2023, there were just 16 sales in the neighborhood in the whole year, so the data can be skewed depending on the mix of homes in any one year. Buyers who like Baywood also generally look for homes in Baywood Knolls, Aragon, San Mateo Park, and the Burlingame neighborhoods of Easton Addition and Burlingame Park.
Baywood is a neighborhood of style and grace. A stroll through its gently curved, wide streets reveals beautifully manicured lawns, children happily (and safely) playing and driveways full of luxury cars. It is as much an idea as a place – and it’s been that way since the days of John Parrott.
Just nearby Baywood across El Camino, the impressive San Mateo Library is state-of-the-art and tech-smart, and the 16 acre Central Park features the cherish Japanese Tea Garden with its koi pond, where the koi are fed every day at 11 a.m. and at 3 p.m.
To view a detailed google map of the Baywood neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 438.
Favorable
Tons of character in the homes
Excellent schools - Baywood Elementary, Borel Middle, Aragon High
Larger lots (7-8,000 s/f) compared to similar lots in Burlingame (6,000 s/f) at the same price
Mostly walking distance to downtown San Mateo and Central Park
Adverse
One of the two most expensive neighborhoods in San Mateo along with San Mateo Park
No "starter" homes - most are at least 1,800 s/f
Homes are older than most in San Mateo but still regarded as well built
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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