Homes are simply not built with this high style anymore! A rarity to the market, this is an architecturally significant statement equally at home as a fine art gallery or warm and cozy family retreat. Sophistication cascades throughout truly ENORMOUS room sizes, while never compromising daily function and inviting indoor/outdoor character. Here, in the heart of Lower South Hillsborough, we celebrate one of the San Francisco Peninsula's ultimate luxury enclaves, a neighborhood that ranks within the Top 10 on median sales price in the entire United States...decade after decade. Whether you are around the corner from $18,000,000 estates, or less than a mile from Crystal Springs Uplands School, just 1.4 mile from North Elementary, and 1.7 mile to downtown Burlingame Ave Apple Store...your center of the universe could not be more distinguished or convenient! 

The romance of the Chalet, rustic charm with contemporary features, is an appropriate theme: sequestered within noble trees, imbued with the spirit of a special-occasion getaway, and arresting in its design flair, this is the home that becomes a conversation piece. Stepping through gates to the entry courtyard, sentinel redwoods frame a front facade of gabled rooflines and Craftsman articulations. Acclaimed architect John A. Matthews AIA executed a brilliant expansion, taking full advantage of the split-level DNA anchored above the attached 4-car garage. This is your Chalet...ready to impress, ready to comfort, ready to be your escape from the bustle of real-world pressures. Before you enter through the double doors, glance to your left at the turquoise waters of the pool, or to your to your right to tree-shaded open gardens that seem forgotten by time. You are at the corner of Glendale Road and famed West Santa Inez Avenue, long heralded as "Mansion Row" and one of the top streets in all of Hillsborough. 

A magnificent prelude, step inside to a lobby of 17 foot ceilings that is a composition unto itself. The intricate hardwood floor inlay introduces the attention to detail. The living room showcases the Mid Century Modern inner bon vivant with its wall of glass and vast volume of 25 x 18. Volume is an enduring theme, as this home measures 4,150 sq. ft. of living, with 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, all magnified by the openness of the corner lot. Fitted with new light fixtures by West Elm, the 17 x 17 formal dining room showcases the home's penchant for outdoor connections. Your parties will spill out through French doors to an extensive raised terrace that surveys stalwart trees and freshly landscaped grounds of approx. .45 acre. The corner parcel delivers a panoramic ambiance both visually and in its circulation to multiple garden destinations. Note the open expanses of land, with freshly laid lawns, that will inspire your future ADU. Imagine the woodsy ambiance of your favorite spots in Mill Valley or Woodside, right here in the heart of Lower South Hillsborough! 

Gracious room sizes continue with an updated eat-in kitchen and family room that opens directly to the pool terrace. In the kitchen, dimensions soar with a large center island, high-end appliances, window-and wrapped breakfast nook. From the nook, you are ensconced in verdant views while opening out to the side terrace for barbecues or breakfast amidst streaming direct southern sun exposure. There's even access a few steps down to open meadow and lawns. The family room spans 14 X 20 and showcases a full wall of sliding glass doors overlooking the pool. A full bathroom also makes this room an appropriate guest overnighter, while opening out to the pool with for "pool bath" functionality. 

Bedroom retreats are a true strength of the 5-bedroom floorplan, providing impressive space and separation. The master suite sings deluxe on its own landing with giant accommodations for seating, walk-in closet, and luxury marble bathroom. An adjacent bedroom makes the perfect nursery, gym, or master study. Up a short flight, 3 more bedrooms expand the accommodations for family and guests. 

At the end of the day, you will treasure a home that offers so much of everything: architectural interest, sheer spaciousness, and interaction with multiple outdoor highlights. The stage is set, the curtain draws, and the scene unfolds for your new memories in prestigious Lower Hillsborough...

At a Glance:

• 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms
• 4,150 sq. ft. of living space (per paid vendor Floorplan Visuals) 
• Lot is approx. .45 acre (19,787 sq. ft.) per county record 
• Home originally built in 1957, with signification expansion and update by acclaimed architect John A. Matthews AIA approx. year 2000.  
• Commanding room sizes, opening from a dramatic barrel vaulted lobby of 17 ft. ceilings. 
• Attached 4-car garage and gated motor court for off-street parking or sport court. 
• Separate pool terrace in addition to usable land for future ADU or development. 
• Schools assignments per district Web sites: North Elementary, Crocker Middle, San Mateo High