The Mercury News

Expansive Burlingame Beauty with Scenic Views, Flexible Living Spaces and Endless Potential

- By Monica Lander

Charming neighborho­od. Oversized lot. Large home with endless potential, including income-producing opportunit­ies.

Discover 116 Arundel Road in Burlingame, tucked in the popular Lyon Hoag neighborho­od among updated homes near parks, shopping, freeway access, and more. Appreciate the value of this home, offering flexibleus­e space and brimming with possibilit­ies.

About 2,830 square feet of living space sits on a 7,500-square-foot property with a sizeable backyard deck and generous backyard under the canopy of a magnificen­t sculpted pine tree. Enjoy scenic east-facing views and glimpses of the picturesqu­e bay in the distance. Consider adding an ADU on the property or converting the existing garage into an income-producing unit.

Behind the inviting front yard and welcoming porch is a light-filled floorplan featuring four bedrooms and three bathrooms, including a lower-level suite with a separate entry and a new European-style combinatio­n washer and dryer, ideal for an apartment or in-law. Classic features throughout include gorgeous hardwood flooring and crown molding.

Step into the expansive living room anchored by a wood-burning fireplace with a brick surround and a front-facing bay window with a built-in window seat overlookin­g a mature orange tree. The coffered ceiling detail adds a lot of character to this room, which is adjacent to a dining room that also features a front-facing picture window and a coffered ceiling.

An eat-in kitchen has lots of room for a casual dining nook and built-in shelving and is updated with wood-grain laminate flooring and chair rail molding. Cabinets wrap around the kitchen and include upper glass-faced doors. A tile counter with a tile backsplash, a peninsula island, and a garden view window over the sink are also featured. Appliances include a GE dishwasher, a range, and a refrigerat­or.

One bedroom on the main level has an en suite bathroom, a retreat space, a private entry from the backyard, and a walk-in closet. Two more bedrooms on this level include one with a private entry from the backyard deck and a walk-in closet. These rooms share a large bathroom with a tiled floor, built-in cabinetry, a single-sink vanity, a stall shower, and a bathtub.

The lower level is a lightfille­d studio apartment with new wood grain laminate flooring, a private entry, garden views, and built-in cabinetry. The en suite has a single-sink vanity, a stall shower, and a washer/dryer.

Additional features include a detached two-car garage at the end of a long side driveway, two water heaters, two furnaces, a nook for a washer and dryer, and a pulldown staircase to attic storage.

Enjoy the convenient proximity and walking distance to Burlingame High School and Washington Grammar School, downtown Burlingame shopping, restaurant­s, and parks, including the recently renovated Washington Park, which features a new playground, outdoor musical instrument­s, slides, rock climbing walls, synthetic turf, tennis courts, a dog park, picnic areas, soccer fields, and a basketball court.

Burlingame’s first subdivisio­n, Lyon Hoag, was named after two of the first directors of the Bank of Burlingame, which helped finance real estate purchases in the area, according to burlingame­properties.com. Lyon Hoag is known for its wider streets and is bordered by Peninsula Avenue to the south, Carolan Avenue to the west, Burlingame Avenue to the north, and Highway 101 to the east.

Price: $1,999,000

Where: 116 Arundel Road, Burlingame

Website: www.116Arundel.com Open house: Saturday and Sunday March 16-17 from 1 to 5 p.m. Available for showing on weekdays from noon to 2 p.m.

Listing agent: Intero. James Shin. DRE #01358693. 650-862-7332. James@ james-shin.com. JAMES-SHIN.com.

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