Updated outdoor space designed for entertaining in Almaden Valley’s Country Club neighborhood
Inviting newly designed outdoor space wraps around this home beautifully set in the desirable Almaden Country Club neighborhood in San Jose’s Almaden Valley. About $100,000 was spent creating a paver patio and terraced, level spaces for play and relaxation with built-in bench seating. Mature oak trees create a natural canopy and ideal blend of shade and sunshine for the gardens.
New front landscape also creates a park-like setting and welcoming curb appeal to the third acre and almost 2,000-square-foot home featuring three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and lots of flexible space with room to expand. The mostly single-level home is located at 1260 Olive Branch Lane surrounded by the golf course and less than a mile to the club’s entry.
The outdoor area is also enhanced with new fencing and new sod with under-sod irrigation. A new garden shed sits on one terrace under the oaks and would make an ideal studio or wine/beer tasting room adjacent to outdoor seating under the oaks. A new deck off the kitchen and casual dining area extends this space and is ideal for morning coffee or a casual evening meal. Redwood decks off the family room and master bedroom also offer inviting outdoor spaces.
The home is additionally refreshed with interior and exterior paint, new roof, new insulation, new gutters and downspouts, and new carpet and baseboards.
The double door entry opens to a spacious foyer with a tile floor. Step down into the formal living room with a large front-facing picture window and a vaulted ceiling. The formal dining area has a sliding glass door access to the new backyard.
The equally spacious family room has a wood-burning fireplace with a floor-to-ceiling stone surround, a wet bar, and also a vaulted ceiling. Sliders open to the refinished redwood deck with a new railing and treetop views towards the downtown.
The eat-in kitchen is filled with natural light and offers views of the side deck and backyard gardens. A staircase from the kitchen offers convenient access to the two-car garage and laundry.
The master bedroom retreat also has a sliding glass door to the front-facing deck, walkin and additional closet, and a bathroom with a single sink vanity. Two additional bedrooms have closets with cedar floors and share a Jack and Jill bathroom with a tub/ shower combination.
Additional features include new fencing, a new water heater, new recirculating line and high-gauge copper water pipes, and wood blinds. A powder room is located just off the foyer.
The coveted Almaden Valley location is conveniently close to shopping and many dining options, the community and senior center, several parks, and freeway access into Silicon Valley and San Francisco and south to Monterey County. Top-rated schools nearby include Williams Elementary, Bret Harte Middle, and Leland High School all within about a mile and a half. Price: $1,499,000
Where: 1260 Olive Branch Lane, San Jose Website: www.tswan.com Open House: October 19 and 20th from 1 to 4 p.m., Showings before that by appointment.
Listing Agent: Compass, Therese Swan, 408-656-8240, tswan@tswan.com