Karen Izzo & Rebecca Smith Presents

Close to town with land and a view!

20080 Gist Road, Los Gatos

$975,000

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Property details

Bedrooms 1

Bathrooms 1

Square Feet 750 sq ft

Own a Los Gatos Gem

View property with 2 legal addresses 19990 & 20080 Gist Rd. Original 3 bed home at 19990 Gist site, built 1920, destroyed by fire 1985. Shared driveway/private road 'Old Gist Rd' leads to former home site with long distance Silicon Valley and city light views! 3 large sunny pads, view patio, 500sf metal carport. 20080 Gist (1bd/1ba, 750sf) is currently the primary residence, rebuilt in 1991 from the foundation up, with permits. Features vaulted knotty pine ceilings, skylights, remodeled kitchen with granite countertops, full bathroom with shower over tub, office nook. Large living/dining room with wood-burning fireplace, separate bedroom... sliders to back patio with shed. Additional storage under the house. Attached carport and private driveway off Gist Rd. Additional parking at the entrance from Old Gist Rd. Private trails in the beautiful redwood grove. Live in the cozy cottage while planning and building a home on the upper site, or downsize...bring your horses, oversized vehicles, or cultivate your dream garden or hobby farm! Excellent private well. Endless possibilities, just 9 mins/4.8 miles from downtown Los Gatos, in a desirable neighborhood with high-end homes and estates! Lakeside Elementary, Los Gatos High school district.

Neighborhood

Located just off state Route 17 at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Los Gatos offers convenient access to Silicon Valley but is also less than 25 miles away from the Pacific Ocean.
The town of 30,000 is quite affluent, with a median household income of $122,000, according to 2013 United States Census Bureau data. Forbes ranked Los Gatos 50th on its 2014 list of America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes, with a median home price of $2,814,572. Of the 13,050 housing units available in the town, 64 percent were owner occupied.
Many of Los Gatos’ businesses, restaurants, and shops are located along Los Gatos Boulevard. Online streaming and movie-rental business Netflix is also headquartered in the city.
Los Gatos attracts families thanks to its highly ranked schools. In 2013, both school districts that serve the city scored above 900 of a possible 1,000 on the state’s Academic Performance Index.