Coming Soon: Large Almaden Valley Home with 20,000sf lot next to hiking trails of Quicksilver Park
This spectacular homesite with many bells and whistles, including an almost halfacre property is within steps from the trailhead into the Almaden Quicksilver County Park. With mountain views, nearby hiking, and room to grow, this home is a must-see in the Almaden Valley.
Original owners have meticulously maintained and tastefully updated the 3,675 square feet of living space at 1135 Mockingbird Hill Lane since it was built in 1986. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, fifth bedroom could also be used as a bonus room spacious formal rooms behind leaded glass French doors, and a chef ’s kitchen with an adjacent family room and casual dining area offer lots of room to thrive.
Meanwhile, an ultraprivate park-like backyard offers inviting spaces, including covered and open paver patios and lawns to gather with family and friends, surrounded by lush gardens and mature trees, including Japanese Maple, orange and lemon trees, and more than 50 roses. Enjoy its beautiful aesthetic, or add a pool, spa, bocce ball court, playground, outdoor kitchen, and more, and customize it for your unique lifestyle.
Behind the leaded glass double door entry are hardwood floors, plush carpeting, plantation shutters, crown molding, updated brushed nickel hardware, dual pane windows, Andersen sliding glass doors, and recessed lighting. The home has also been freshly painted inside and out. The formal living room also features a frontfacing window and a tray ceiling. Wainscot wraps around the formal dining room that also has a frontfacing window, a crystal chandelier suspended from a decorative medallion molding, and an oak hardwood floor trimmed with a band of walnut.
The hardwood flooring continues through the butler’s pantry and into the chef ’s kitchen, appointed with a tile counter and backsplash and lots of cabinetry with upper leaded glassfaced doors. A teak butcher block island offers additional prep space and storage cabinets in addition to the peninsula island/breakfast bar. Stainless appliances include a Thermador six-burner gas cooktop and a KitchenAid microwave and oven wall unit. The SubZero refrigerator and Bosch dishwasher have wood-paneled facades to blend in with the cabinets. There is also a large walk-in pantry and a built-in workstation. Sliding glass doors from the casual dining area provide convenient access to the backyard.
A wall of built-in bookshelves and cabinets anchors the spacious family room that also features a box beam ceiling, a wet bar, and a fireplace with a gas starter flanked by large windows framing the backyard gardens.
A nearby full bathroom with a shower also has backyard access.
All five bedrooms are located on the upper level.
The primary bedroom at the end of the hall is a luxurious room with a fireplace, a wet bar with space for a beverage refrigerator, French doors that open onto a private balcony overlooking the gardens, and a large walk-in closet. The en suite features two separate vanities, a jetted tub, and a glass-enclosed stall shower.
Three more bedrooms include two with walk-in closets. One bedroom has two closets. These rooms share a full bathroom with a dualsink vanity and a tub/shower combination.
A very spacious 5th bedroom/ bonus room is at the top of the stairs behind a double-door entry. This room has a built-in desk, shelves, cabinetry, and a backyard view.
Enjoy the convenient proximity to Almaden Valley shopping, parks, access to freeways, and less than a mile and a half to top-rated schools, including Graystone Elementary, Bret Harte Middle, and Leland High School.
Additional features include a five-car tandem garage with a workbench and shelves, a laundry room with cabinets and a sink, attic storage space, motion lights, an outdoor security camera, security alarm, reverse osmosis drinking water system, dual HVAC units, WiFicontrolled thermostats, and dual electrical panels.
There are two eight-zoned WiFi irrigation controllers for the landscape, a garden shed, and a rainwater runoff system directing rainwater away from the home.
Coming Soon!
Priced at: $3,150,000 Where: 1135 Mockingbird Hill Lane, Almaden Valley, San Jose Website: More photos at www.AlmadenValleyReal Estate.com
Buyers and agents may schedule appointments directly by contacting the listing agent.
Listing Agent: VFlight Real Estate. Therese Swan, 408-656-8240. DRE# 01355719. tswan@tswan. com. Therese is consistently among the Top 100 agents in the SF Bay Area and has also been nationally ranked in The Wall Street Journal.