712 Gateshead Court
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4
Beds
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2.5
Baths
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3,040 sq ft
Home Size
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7,722 sq ft
Lot Size
Overview
Spacious and Bright Home Steps to the Bay Trail
Located in desirable Sea Colony, this home is perfectly positioned by a short path that connects directly to the Bay Trail for a no-excuses healthy lifestyle just steps away. Whether biking, jogging, or dog walking, the Bay Trail spans miles and miles on the Peninsula plus just down the street is 23-acre Sea Cloud Park with numerous sporting fields, batting cages, and playground. This is a neighborhood for California living. The two-story home is spacious and freshly updated with new paint and new carpet in some rooms plus engineered wood floors on the main level. Introducing the open and flowing design is a two-story ceiling that continues into a portion of the formal living and dining room combination. At the heart of the home is a well-designed kitchen with maple cabinetry, casual dining area, plus breakfast bar counter that connects with the adjoining family room. Completing the main level is an additional room off the family room with flexible use for office, play, or recreation and dual access points to an extra-spacious patio in the low-maintenance and very private rear yard. Upstairs, there are 4 spacious bedrooms, including a master suite with large balcony for morning coffee. A second balcony off one of the bedrooms overlooks a lagoon that connects to the San Francisco Bay and views that extend across neighboring Redwood Shores. Walk or bike to the Oracle campus or minutes away, Highway 101 provides access to Silicon Valley or San Francisco tech centers. The finishing touch is access to excellent local schools. Welcome home!
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Built in
1981
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Listed
4 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
Foster City Elementary, Bowditch Middle School, San Mateo High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
Spacious and bright home in desirable Sea Colony, Foster City’s premier neighborhood
Located at the end of a cul-de-sac adjoining a short path connecting the Bay Trail
Two levels with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths
Approximately 3,040 square feet of living space
Beautifully planted front gardens precede the entrance and blend in with the natural foliage around the Bay Trail
Front door with inset leaded glass fan light opens to a two-story foyer with carpeted staircase leading up to a balcony overlook; a chandelier hangs from above
Living/dining room combination begins with the living area beneath the two-story ceiling, an expansive front window, plus to-the-ceiling windows preceding the dining room
The formal dining area features classic crown moldings, a wide rear-facing window, and pendant light suspended in the center of the room
Large chef’s kitchen has Shaker-style maple cabinetry in a natural hue, and Corian countertops, including a peninsula with breakfast bar seating in the family room, a bar sink, and built-in wine racks; a casual dining area opens to the rear patio and yard through a sliding glass door
The all-white appliances include a Dacor 4-burner gas cooktop. two Whirlpool ovens, LG microwave, KitchenAid dishwasher, and Amana refrigerator
Expansive family room has a built-in desk center, extensive pantry storage with pull-out drawers continuing in from the kitchen, plus three narrow windows for abundant natural light
Flexible-use room, with door plus pocket doors from the family room, has two sets of sliding glass doors to the rear patio and yard; built-in cabinetry and counter space wraps around a second refrigerator handy for entertaining needs
Upstairs master suite has carpet, two closets with mirrored sliding doors, crown moldings, and a sliding glass door to a large front balcony; the all-marble en suite bath has a dual-sink vanity and separate room with large glass-enclosed shower
Three additional bedrooms each have new carpet and fresh paint; one bedroom has two large closets and two bedrooms overlook the lagoon, including one with a private deck
Upstairs bath is finished in marble and includes a glass-enclosed tub with overhead shower
Additional features: formal powder room; attached 2-car garage with extensive built-ins plus laundry area with Maytag washer/dryer; automatic sprinkler system; security alarm
Very private, low-maintenance rear yard with large wraparound patio and perimeter gardens
Lot size of approximately 7,722 square feet
23-acre Sea Cloud Park just down the street is home to Foster City’s Little League with multiple sports fields, concession stands, batting cages, and playground
Excellent Foster City schools (buyer to confirm enrollment)
Foster City
Sea Colony
Sea Colony stretches from Belmont Slough to Edgewater Boulevard and north to the lagoon. It is comprised mostly of single-family homes built in the 1970s and 1980s, along with some townhouses and apartments of the same vintage. Many have water views. Homes in Sea Colony can sell for well more than $2 million, with large (up to 3,000 square feet of living space and five bedrooms) single-family waterfront homes recently commanding up to $2.3 and $3 millon.
Apartments on Cutwater Lane and Timberhead Lane overlook Belmont Slough and the Bay Trail. When they were first built they also looked out at Marineworld in Redwood Shores, but that’s been replaced with a direct view of the Oracle Corporation’s world headquarters.
Sea Colony subdivisions include waterfront communities Plum Island (east of Sea Cloud Park), Longwater and Pitcairm and Sea Colony, Alden Park, Williams Landing (a planned community) and Antigua. The sheer number of developments gives Sea Colony a wide variety of housing options, with single and two-story homes ranging in size from 1,500 to 3,000 square feet, three to five bedrooms. Real estate in the neighborhood ranges in price from around $1.6 million (for a two-bedroom townhouse) to $2 million and well above by larger homes in the neighborhood, typlified by Sea Colony’s highest recent sale of $3.1 million.
Foster City’s southernmost neighborhood is also its newest. Its real estate reflects the trends of the 1970s and 80s – larger homes with big garages, grand master suites and kitchen-family rooms, making it an alternative to the city’s older neighborhoods.
To view a detailed google map of the Sea Colony neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 390.
Foster City’s namesake is due to T. Jack Foster, a real estate magnate who owned much of the land comprising the city and who was instrumental in the intitial design. The land originally was Brewer’s Island and was developed over a twenty year period, and previously was the site of dairy farms and the Leslie Salt Company. Foster City is the proud home of Visa International, The Picture People, and the Dummies book series.
In 2008, Foster City was named by Money Magazine as one of the country’s best places to live.
- Unique planned community oriented around waterways
- Great canal front properties
- Large, post-war housing inventory; average home size 2000+ square feet
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