The Mercury News

Special home tour this weekend throughout the South Valley’s Morgan Hill featuring 8 stunning properties

- By Monica Lander CORRESONDE­NT

The main home at 2192 Windemere Court offers 4,221 square feet of living space and features four bedrooms and four bathrooms, including a main level master bedroom suite; just one of eight stunning properties open today for viewing. Priced from about $789,000 to $2,695,000. Open houses Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. (2150 Green Acres Lane will be shown by appointmen­t only.) Coldwell Banker, Van Dahlen Dunne Real Estate Group, Rebecca Van Dahlen, 408-710-1872, Rebecca@vandahlens.com; Cristi Dunne, 408-768-1414, cristi.dunne@cbnorcal.com; DeVonna Meyer, 408-981-4079, devonna.meyer@gmail.com. CALBRE 01333982, 10480225, 01765439.

South Santa Clara Valley is a homebuyer’s mecca and attractive refuge from soaring prices, shrinking lots, and dwindling inventory that are plaguing the housing market across most of the Bay Area.

Take advantage of a special home tour this weekend throughout the South Valley’s Morgan Hill featuring eight stunning properties brimming with stylish amenities, sprawling acreage and tremendous value for your home-buying bucks. Open from 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the homes range from about 1,450 to more than 4,600 square feet on as many as 2.5 acres. Refreshmen­ts will be served and informatio­n about the wine trail, available lots for sale and the Morgan Hill community will be available.

The rural South Valley communitie­s of Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Martin, quietly sit between the bustling energy of Silicon Valley and the natural beauty of California coastal cities along the Monterey Bay. Morgan Hill’s charming downtown, rich historic character, beautiful parks and lakes, annual festivals, awardwinni­ng wineries and gourmet restaurant­s provide an ideal setting with room to spread out in luxurious custom homes and an affordable lifestyle.

Many of the wineries have called the South Valley home for generation­s and today produce many varietals in what is considered a near-perfect grape growing climate. The rich history of winemaking in this area dates back to the first planting of Mission grapes at the Santa Clara Mission in 1798.

Today, Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Martin are home to a growing number of awardwinni­ng wineries including Solis, Jason Stephens, Fortino and Guglielmo, a family-owned winery that has been making wine since the repeal of Prohibitio­n in 1933. More than 300,000 acres within Santa Clara County, including the South Valley, have been given the distinctio­n of an American Vitacultur­al Area (AVA). The annual Santa Clara Valley Fall Passport Weekend each October features more than 20 participat­ing wineries.

The home tour features eight homes including a French Provincial-inspired gated estate on almost 2.5 acres at 2192 Windemere Court. This potential horse property showcases more than 6,000 square feet of living space including a 4,221-square-foot main house and studio-style guesthouse with full bathroom and kitchenett­e and a cabana/ pool house with full kitchen, living room with fireplace, full bath and sauna. The property allows plenty of room to further customize for horses, vineyards or even a tennis court.

The beautifull­y styled home features hardwood floors, crown molding, vaulted ceilings, plantation shutters, and seamless flow to the backyard with pool and spa and thoughtful­ly landscaped by the horticultu­rist owner.

There are four bedrooms and four bathrooms in the main house including a main level master bedroom suite, office, gourmet kitchen with granite counter, formal rooms, open loft ivdeal for billiard room and a game room/home theater.

Located in the coveted north end of Morgan Hill, this private and secluded property is within five minutes of Highway 101 and nearby top-rated schools. You may want to work from home or be enticed to putter in the garden at 2180 Green Acres Court located in Morgan Hill’s relaxed Paradise Valley.

The 2.5 acres at the end of the cul-de-sac offers lots of room to stretch out and enjoy the unobstruct­ed hillside views where from the expansive patio and the mature oak trees create an ideal quiet retreat space. One of several homes that has access to open space and riding, hiking trails.

The four-bedroom, threebath home features 2,188 square feet of living space with formal rooms, master suite with private deck, inviting front porch, updated kitchen with granite counters and new appliances, family room with brick floor-to-ceiling fireplace off the casual dining area. Also a potential horse property, there is plenty of room to further expand with the addition of a barn, chicken coop, pool, spa or outdoor kitchen.

A little closer to the heart of the downtown is 1503 Evening Star Court, a custom-built, two-level home in the Coyote Estates developmen­t and featuring 4,396 square feet with four bedrooms and five bathrooms. Sitting on more than a quarter acre, the home features a formal entry, high ceilings, hardwood floors, surround sound, and stylish kitchen with granite slab counters, island, and stainless steel appliances including a wine refrigerat­or. A spacious guest bedroom with full bathroom and a dedicated office are downstairs. The master bedroom with retreat space and wet bar and two additional en suite bedrooms are upstairs.

The inviting outdoor space includes an outdoor kitchen with barbecue and refrigerat­or and arbor-covered outdoor dining venue and patio.

Additional homes on this weekend’s South Valley Home Tour include: 2005 Rocky Ridge Road 380 Bel Air Court 17359 Serene Drive 16989 Sara Jane Lane 340 E. Middle Avenue 2150 Green Acres Lane will be shown by appointmen­t only. Price: From about $789,000 to $2,695,000. Open houses Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. (2150 Green Acres Lane will be shown by appointmen­t only.) Listing Agents: Coldwell Banker, Van Dahlen Dunne Real Estate Group, Rebecca Van Dahlen, 408-710-1872, Rebecca@vandahlens.com; Cristi Dunne, 408-768-1414, cristi.dunne@cbnorcal.com; DeVonna Meyer, 408-9814079, devonna.meyer@gmail.com. CALBRE 01333982, 10480225, 01765439.

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Country French living at 1605 Llagas Road. This home has top of the line amenities with six bedrooms, four and a half baths and 4,866 square feet, including attached apartment and sits on 2.57 acres with space to plant your vineyard or orchard. Open by...
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1503 Evening Star Court is a custombuil­t, two-level home in the Coyote Estates and features 4,396 square feet of living space with four bedrooms and five bathrooms.

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