The Mercury News

Single story home Almaden Valley’s popular Montevideo neighborho­od with both pool and Cabana Club

- By Monica Lander

Views of the Santa Cruz Mountain Range and Mt. Hamilton from the front and back yards and a quiet, private setting set this Almaden Valley home apart from the others. Meticulous­ly updated and maintained with numerous features indoors and out and beautifull­y landscaped, it is move-in ready for another family to start making memories.

The single-level home at 6122 Monteverde Dr. features about 1,839 square feet of living space with three bedrooms and two bathrooms on a generous 8,070 squarefoot lot. The home features dual pane Andersen sliders and Milgard and Millennium windows, central air conditioni­ng, a tankless water heater, and a two-car finished garage. There are cedar floors in all the closets.

Step down from the porcelain tile entry and into the formal living room that features sculpted carpet, a front-facing bay window with plantation shutters, and a spacious and adjacent formal dining room.

The spacious eat-in kitchen has hardwood floors, tile counters and peninsula island/breakfast bar, and updated appliances, including a Bosch dishwasher, Kitchenaid refrigerat­or, and range with an Italian mosaic tile backsplash and Bosch hood, cabinetry with custom pullouts, open shelving, and a view of the backyard.

A brick wood-burning fireplace with a wood mantel anchors the spacious family room that also has carpeting and a slider to the backyard.

A master bedroom has hardwood floors and sliding glass door access to the backyard. Built-ins include dresser drawers in addition to a large closet with sliding mirrored closet doors. A sliding pocket door in the bathroom has a bamboo glass design. There is a porcelain tile floor, a single-sink vanity, and the stall shower is also updated with decorative tile.

Two additional bedrooms share a remodeled full bathroom with a dual sink granitetop­ped vanity, glass-enclosed tub/shower combinatio­n with a band of decorative tile, and a solid Alder interior door.

The park-like front yard has a deep-set with a re-designed aggregate walkway and steps trimmed in brick. Cobbleston­es sit at the base of birch and shade trees, and garden beds surround the lawn.

An inviting backyard offers lots of space to play and entertain and is complete with an elevated spa that spills into the swimming pool and a spacious patio. A path winds its way through a garden bed. Also in the backyard is a sauna with a red cedar interior and a mahogany exterior. Two side gardens include a quiet secret garden retreat with fruit trees and a lush bamboo garden on the other side.

According to Zillow, Almaden Valley home values have increased by about

2.6 percent over the past 12 months. Zillow predicts that this popular South Bay neighborho­od’s prices will continue to rise by about 3.6 percent in the next year.

One of the reasons for the popularity of this area is the top-rated schools. Within walking distance to this home Guadalupe Elementary, the home is about a mile from Dartmouth Middle School and less than two miles to Branham High School.

Enjoy being less than a mile to the neighborho­od’s Montevideo Cabana Club located at the corner of Coleman Road and Camden Avenue. This community facility has a pool, barbecue area, and volleyball court.

The neighborho­od is also close to shopping and restaurant­s, the community center, library, and parks, including Almaden Meadows Park, convenient access to the freeways.

Additional features include a laundry room with a frontloadi­ng LG washer and dryer, an updated dual speed pool pump, and a Polaris pool vacuum. The pool filter and heater have also been updated. Also updated are gutters and downspouts, home insulation, and forty feet of new backyard fencing. A 50-year roof was updated about ten years ago. Price: $1,399,000. Where: 6122 Monteverde Drive, San Jose

Website: Additional photos available at www.tswan.com

Today from 2 to 4 pm, the property will be hosted for in-person buyer walk thru’s by appointmen­t. Buyers may schedule their appointmen­ts directly by contacting the listing agent. Showings available at other times by appointmen­t.

Listing Agent: Compass, Therese Swan, 408-656-8240, DRE: 01355719, tswan@ swan.com. Therese is consistent­ly among the Top 100 agents in the SF Bay Area. In addition, she has been nationally ranked by the Wall Street Journal.

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