San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
HOT PROPERTY
Highlights
• Manicured front gardens with brick walkway complementing the accents on the home’s façade
• Freshly painted interiors and white oak floors begin in the foyer, modernized with a more open design, bank of custom built-ins, and focal point staircase off to one side
• Spacious formal living room features a fireplace sleekly outlined in marble beneath media wiring
• Formal, but open, dining room with retractable stacking glass doors opening fully to the rear terrace; an elevated peninsula counter with seating connects to the kitchen and a bank of recessed cabinetry provides for storage and serving space
• The designer kitchen has custom color cabinetry in a perfectly selected hue of blue, including center island, all topped in white quartz with white subway-set tile backsplashes; crisp white open shelves with a metal mesh backing are suspended on dowels serving as a divider to the family room
• Stainless steel appliances include a Wolf 5-burner gas cooktop, Wolf oven and microwave, Bosch dishwasher, and Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer
• Family room, fully open to the kitchen, features retractable stacking glass doors to the rear patio and a gas-log fireplace beneath media wiring and next to built-in cabinetry
• Main-level bedroom or office with recessed lighting is served by a bath with console sink, encaustic tile floor, and frameless-glass shower
• Upstairs primary bedroom suite has two walk-in closets and a French door to a private balcony; the en suite marble bath has a cantilevered dual-sink vanity, curbless shower for two plus hand-held spray, and private commode room with additional cabinetry
• Two bedrooms, each with overhead lighting, are served by a colorful bath with 2 skylights, vessel sink vanity, hex tile floor, tub with overhead shower, and private commode room; shiplap paneling adorns the walls
• Detached garage partially converted to a studio with double French door entry, built-in steel ladder to a sky-lit loft, plus half-bath with herringbone marble tile floor; adjoining original garage bay for storage
• Other features: laundry/mud room with LG washer and dryer; partial basement for storage and wine cellar potential; Nest thermostats; distributed sound speakers; significant off-street parking
• Inviting and private rear yard with herringbone brick patio, lawn, raised planter beds, and flowering foliage, including camellias and azaleas
• Acclaimed Palo Alto schools: Duveneck Elementary; Greene Middle; Palo Alto High (buyer to confirm)