Spectacular Craftsman Style Home

$4,650,000

1420 Mills Court, Menlo Park

Colleen Foraker & Carolyn Keddington Present

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Description of Property

A charming front porch with classic tapered columns welcomes you to this spectacular Craftsman style home. The gracious main entry hall seamlessly connects the formal and informal areas, creating a warm and inviting ambiance. High ceilings, hardwood flooring and generously proportioned rooms are defining elements of this exceptional home. The spacious chef’s kitchen with its oversized island and built in banquette seating opens to the adjacent family room with its cozy central fireplace and sliding glass doors leading to the rear patio / garden. The primary suite with its luxurious bath is arranged on the upper level along with an office for work from home or distance learning, two additional bedrooms, a hall bath and laundry room. The fourth bedroom is a suite on the main level, perfect for guests. The enviable back yard offers an incredible entertaining and sporting venue surrounded by magnificent oaks and redwood trees at the perimeter. An expansive patio with an outdoor kitchen area, built-in barbecue, and fire pit easily accommodate celebratory gatherings while athletic enthusiasts can enjoy basketball or other activities on the lengthy sport court. Located in close proximity to downtown Menlo Park, this home also provides easy access to excellent public schools, shops, restaurants, Caltrain and Stanford University. This property is a rare find, ideally designed for the way we live, work and play today. Don’t miss it!

Highlights of the Home

Four bedrooms plus an office
Three full and one half bath
2980 sf of living space plus a two car garage
9600 sf lot with outdoor kitchen area and sport court

First Level

Charming front porch with classic craftsman-style tapered columns
Foyer with beadboard paneling and a built in bench
Gracious entry hall with lantern light fixture
Formal living room with cozy fireplace
Formal dining room with chandelier lighting
Spacious chef’s kitchen offers an oversized island with prep sink and pendant lighting, stainless steel appliances in, granite countertops, and banquette seating. Appliances include
- Thermador hood over five burner gas stove top
- LG Refrigerator
- KitchenAid wall oven and microwave
- ULine wine refrigerator
Family room, adjacent to the kitchen, with custom built in desk, shelving, and cabinetry with a Sony TV (approx 44x29 inches), a cozy fireplace, and sliding doors to the rear patio and garden
First floor bedroom suite with with stylishly remodeled bath
Powder room with elegant mirror and light fixture
Ample storage space under the staircase
Two car attached garage with metal shelving for additional storage

Second Level

Primary suite with luxurious bath including dual sinks, soaking tub, and stall shower
Office with vaulted ceiling, custom built in desk and shelving
Two generously sized bedrooms with ceiling fans
Hall bath with shower over tub
Laundry room includes LG front loading washer and dryer, utility sink and built-in cabinetry for storage
Upstairs hallway also offers dditional storage in long built-in cabinetry

Outdoors

Lovely landscaped front garden with mature cultivated hedges and boxwoods framing the porch
Magnificent oaks and redwood trees at the perimeter of the rear yard
Expansive rear patio with built in barbecue, sink, refrigerator, metal cabinets and drawers for storage plus a fire pit and mounted television (approx 43x32 inches)
Large sport court (42ft x 18ft) with basketball hoops at both ends, a net for tennis or pickleball practice, and poles with full netting sufficient to enclose the entire sport court that remain with the property and can be reinstalled to make the court suitable as a batting cage

Other

Air conditioning
Central Vacuum System

Property Details

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

3.5

Main house size

2,980 sq ft

Neighborhood

Middlefield to El Camino

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Neighborhood

Menlo Park

Menlo Park is a city of beautiful, tree-lined neighborhoods and active commercial districts. Located conveniently between the major metropolitan areas of San Francisco and San Jose, Menlo Park is home to approximately 32,000 residents in its 19 square miles. The stunning natural surroundings of the city afford views of the San Francisco Bay to the east and the Pacific Coastal Range to the west. Menlo Park’s climate is moderate to warm, with an average of 265 sunny days a year.

Menlo Park’s residents reflect a range of backgrounds and interests who tend to be well educated and actively engaged in community life. Excellent public and private schools serve its many young families, while residents of all ages enjoy the City’s numerous parks and recreational facilities. The city’s close proximity to Stanford University and Menlo College provide a multitude of academic, cultural and athletic event opportunities. The arts and leisure activities of the major urban areas of San Francisco and San Jose are close by. These and many other amenities contribute to Menlo Park’s outstanding quality of life.

Located in the heart of Menlo Park is a downtown featuring unique and upscale shops and restaurants. Set in a pleasant, pedestrian-oriented atmosphere, Menlo Park’s downtown area attracts locals and visitors alike. Known worldwide as the “Capital of Venture Capital,” Menlo Park is well situated to benefit from and help shape new technologies and markets originating from the Silicon Valley. The city hosts such major employers as SRI International, Meta (formerly Facebook), Pacific Biosciences and CSBio Co. (City of Menlo Park website)