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Exquisite 5 years young home in Almaden Valley with Top Schools

- By Monica Lander

Only five years old, this is an exquisite and extraordin­arily well-maintained custom home. Light and bright with gleaming hardwood flooring, crown molding and high ceilings. Large kitchen and family room combinatio­n with quartz slab kitchen countertop­s, marble back splash and large center island. A guest suite with full bath is located on the ground floor. Move-in ready, with no updating or remodeling needed. Top Almaden schools: Graystone, Bret Harte, Leland. Five bedrooms, three and a half baths. 3,409+/- square feet of living space on a 8,320+/- square foot lot. Price: $2,498,000. Where: 7158 Cahen Dr, San Jose, Open House Today from 1:30pm to 4:30 p.m. Listing Agent: Compass, Therese Swan, 408-656-8240, Tswan@tswan.com. Website: www.tswan.com. DRE: 01355719 Therese is consistent­ly among the Top 100 agents in the SF Bay Area. In addition, she has been nationally ranked in the Wall Street Journal Top 1000 agents in the nation.

Gorgeous craftsman-style home, five years young, graces the Cahen Road neighborho­od and enclave of custom homes at the south end of the Almaden Valley.a family and extended family’s comfort and lifestyle was the inspiratio­n behind the design of this home. It features an open floorplan withlarge, spacious rooms filled with natural light. Its like-new, move-in ready condition requires no updating. Infrastruc­ture, however, is in place for future updates and additions.

Beautiful and energyeffi­cient, this home at 7158 Cahen Drive features dual-pane argon gas-filled windows with Low-e transparen­t coating,up/down Hunter Douglas energy-efficient and blackout shades, a radiant barrier roof sheathing to protect against attic heat buildup, and an attic fan that automatica­lly activates to reduce attic heat buildup.

The backyard space is equally inviting with a paver patio, new artificial grass, garden beds, and a deck that wraps around a majestic, more than 200-year-old oak tree profession­ally maintained and preserved in homage to landscape’s rich history. The patio is plumbed for gas, and an electrical conduit is prepared for future lighting installati­on.

This two-level home features just over 3,400 square feet with five bedrooms and three and a half baths, including a mainlevel suite. There are solid oak wood floors, smooth textured walls, and insulated interior walls. Many other noteworthy features include security/alarm systems on all windows and doors, and a whole house water filter system. All bedrooms are also wired for ceiling fans with a correspond­ing wall switch. A spacious entry is open to a formal living room that has a front-facing window and a gas fireplace a carved mantel.

The ceiling height soars in the great room, an inviting, open space that includes a beautifull­y designed gourmet kitchen, family room area, and dining nook all with backyard access and garden views.

A massive quartzite island/ breakfast bar, illuminate­d by pendant lights, takes center stage in the kitchen. Quartz counters, enhanced with a Carerra marble tile backsplash, offer additional prep space under the custom softclose cabinetry with pullout shelves. Stainless GE Monogram appliances include dual ovens, four-burner-plus-grill cooktop with a full backsplash, dishwasher, built-in microwave, and refrigerat­or. The kitchen also features a Blanco

Silgranite farm sink with a water filtration system.

Custom cabinetry continues in the dining area where there is also an under-counter refrigerat­or and built-in workstatio­n. French doors offer convenient backyard access.

The kitchen is open to the large family room featuring a wall of custom built-in cabinetry, and theater surround sound. All rooms are wired for whole-house audio.

Five bedrooms include a main-level guest suite with an partially ADA complaint full en suite bathroom and extra-wide doorways. Upstairs beyond the spacious landing is the master suite with rearfacing sunrise view windows, a trayed ceilingand plush carpeting. The master bath is a luxurious retreat showcasing Carerra marble backsplash and surround, dual sink vanity, soaking tub, oversized shower, and a heated, polished porcelain tile floor. A generously sized walk-in closet has custom built-ins.

Three additional bedrooms on the upper level are frontfacin­g bedrooms. A full bathroom is beautifull­y appointed with a quartz counter, porcelain tile floor, and subway tile around the tub/shower combinatio­n

Additional features include whole-house audio, dual zoned HVAC, a tankless water heater with a recirculat­ion pump, a whole-house water filter, solid interior doors and a mudroom with built-in cubbies. An extra-wide twocarfini­shed garage also has a workshop area, a 220-volt outlet for an electric car, and overhead storage. There is also a pull-down staircase access to the attic, an upstairs laundry room, and cabinets and drawers for plenty of storage.

Located at Almaden near Mckean, this Mountain Shadows neighborho­od has convenient access to top-rated schools. It is less than a mile to Graystone Elementary, and about a mile to Bret Harte Middle and Leland High School. Price: $2,498,000.

Where: 7158 Cahen Dr, San Jose Open House: Today from 1:30 pm to 4:30 p.m.

Listing Agent: Compass, Therese Swan, 408-6568240, Tswan@tswan.com.

Website: www.tswan.com. DRE: 01355719 Therese is consistent­ly among the Top 100 agents in the SF Bay Area. In addition, she has been nationally ranked in the Wall Street Journal Top 1000 agents in the nation.

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