Adorable in each and every way, this storybook San Mateo charmer will immediately find a place in your heart. The blue-painted brick and clapboard home with its cute front porch offers tons of curb appeal with its delightful gardenscapes. Stroll up the slate walkway and enter through the foyer into a bright and an airy ambience and be prepared to be delighted!

Welcome to 742 Sequoia Avenue! 

A spacious open great room concept blends living and dining areas, with giant windows gazing out onto the back yard. Gleaming hardwood floors are bathed in sunlight, while a glassed-in fireplace with a raised hearth adds a warm glow on crisp nights. A large and nicely updated kitchen features an eat-in breakfast bar, along with newly installed  quartz counters and a striking mosaic backsplash that adds to the cool vibe. It’s a great place to gather as culinary delights are created, with a suite of stainless steel appliances including a Bosch five-burner cooktop, double wall oven, warming drawer,  french door refrigerator, drawer microwave, built-in Miele coffee machine, and a wine fridge.

A wonderful family room with expansive windows on two sides is the perfect place to relax, read, play or stay in for movie nights. Sliders provide easy access to a backyard oasis with a large pergola covered deck, hot tub, stone walls, tall hedges, fruit trees and other lush plantings that enhance privacy. This is the perfect place for dining and socializing, complemented by an outdoor kitchen and gas grill. Adding further to the charming appeal is a stone patio nook with a wood-burning outdoor fireplace. Let all your stresses melt away as you sit and enjoy this magical space.

A hallway off the foyer offers extra closet and cabinet space, with a wonderful skylight adding natural illumination. The primary bedroom offers private access to the back deck and hot tub. The remodeled ensuite features new quartz counters, an oversized frameless shower, and double sink vanity. As with the primary, the two other bedrooms—each with large windows with plantation shutters—share a beautifully remodeled hallway bath with a dual sink vanity, Toto washlet, and a combo tub and frameless shower. 

Among the many bonuses is a convenient powder room with laundry built into granite-topped cabinetry. Doors lead out from the side of the house to a two-car garage with epoxy flooring, and full-height cabinets. There’s also a pulldown ladder leading to the generous attic storage extending the length of the home. Updates abound through a mid-century classic that embraces the timeless modern aesthetic of inviting outdoor spaces inside. 

This is the Peninsula’s beloved Beresford Park neighborhood, eponymously named for an inviting greenspace down the block where you’ll find San Mateo Community Garden, Beresford Park Rec Center, sports fields, tennis, basketball and a playground. The Peninsula Golf & Country Club is nearby, as is the Hillsdale Shopping Center. You’ll enjoy great coffee shops and restaurants, yoga studios and farmers’ markets. Local schools are highly regarded and beloved. Commuting is also convenient, by car (CA-92, I-280 and U.S. 101) or CalTrain (Hayward Park and Hillsdale stations).

Highlights:

• Adorable mid-century home with a cute front yard and porchette
• 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths | 1,845 sq ft on a 6,600 sq ft lot | Built in 1951
• Primary bedroom has access to back deck and hot tub
• Located in desirable Beresford Park neighborhood, just a block away from the fantastic Beresford Park!
• Spacious great room concept with giant windows and an airy ambience 
• Attractive hardwood flooring throughout
• Updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and newly installed quartz counters
• Family room with sliders out to the rear deck and hot tub
• Private back yard with outdoor kitchen, fruit trees and a stone fireplace
• Two updated full baths plus a powder room with custom-installed laundry
• Central Air Conditioning
• Ring home security setup…
  1.  3 Ring Security Camera motion sensor Floodlights
  2.  Ring motion Doorbell/camera integrated into front door.
  3.  All windows and doors outfitted with Ring Security System motion (open/close) sensors already.
  4.  Ring Security System Console setup and included.
• Two-car garage with pull-down ladder leading to the generous attic extending the length of the home
• Wonderful close-knit neighborhood, close to local shops, restaurants and greenspaces