Woodside California
A Great Place to Come Home To
Just 30 minutes south of San Francisco, you’ll find Woodside California nestles in the foothills of the Silicon Valley and known for its wonderful wooded landscapes, natural open spaces, and spacious rolling hills. Woodside has also become quite the hot spot with some of the most luxuries homes in the United States. A simple drive through the area will reveal some of the most thoughtful architecturally designed homes in the country.
There are some great outdoor things to do in Woodside. If you love horses then this is the place to be, as you will frequently see horseback riders galloping through the network of horse trails throughout the area. Woodside has also become well known as cycle friendly community. Riding on the roads though the quiet tree covered hills on a warm Sunday morning is quite a treat. If walking or hiking is more your style than Wunderlich Park, Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, Huddart County Park, and Skeggs Point are all located minutes away.
You don’t have to go far to find some great restaurants in Woodside. For a fun local favorite on Saturday mornings, you can try Bucks of Woodside. It has an eclectic quirky atmosphere. Bucks is a very casual and great place for the whole family or for VCs and entrepreneurs who want to make those big deals over a great meal. For a more formal dining experience, you can try the Village Pub. They’ve won both local and national awards and have a nice Sunday brunch.
In downtown Woodside, you’ll find local businesses that will meet most of your day-to-day needs. For example, there is Roberts’s grocery store, several salons, a tennis shop, a bakery, a library, a nursery school, some doctors’ offices, a bank, real estate offices, churches, and a gas station. Within ten minutes just down the road, you’ll find Stanford Shopping Center outdoor mall featuring top of the line retail shops and restaurants.
One of the great things about Woodside is you can easily get to highway 280 which will take you north 30 minutes up the road to San Francisco or south 30 minutes to Silicon Valley. Within a 20 minutes’ drive you can see the sunset on the beach at Half Moon Bay known for its big pumpkins and its worldwide known big waves called Mavericks, a surfers dream spot. Also getting to the SF or SJ airports is just 35 minutes in either direction.
The best thing about Woodside is the weather, which is unbeatable. For the most part, you experience temperatures from 56-77 degrees. Of course, there are extremes at times but most mornings are sun filled and comfortable with a light breeze that comes over the hills from the coast. It’s great for those morning jogs or late afternoon walks through the neighborhood. If you love to garden then you’ll have some of the best soil and growing conditions around. The only problem you might have is an occasional deer visiting your garden late at night. There are several folks who grow grapes in their back yards and the Wisteria can grow everywhere bringing a natural beauty to any structure.
Currently we have a wonderful home available in Woodside. It is located at 245 Brookwood Rd. This Contemporary-Style Home features sweeping views of the bay area. The home is designed with an emphasis on light and open spaces. It is located on a serene 1.6 acres and located at the end of a cul-de-sac. It offers approximately 5,000 square feet of luxurious living in a private and peaceful setting. The floor plan creates an airy ambiance offering the ultimate in flexible space with options for both formal and casual living. To learn more about the home Click Here
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Palo Alto’s Crescent Park Neighborhood
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Simply lovely is what most people have to say about Crescent Park. It is an area that has been growing since the 1920’s offering a wonderful array of classic and stately homes on some of Palo Alto’s prettiest tree lined streets. Bordered by San Francisquito Creek, Newell Road, Fulton Street and Channing Avenue, Crescent Park provides easy access to downtown, Hwy 101, the main library, and Eleanor Pardee Park. Known as a warm and friendly neighborhood, there is an active neighborhood association that keeps neighbors in the loop with an active community forum and information exchange.
There have been 30+ sales to date in Crescent Park in 2011 ranging in price from just under $1,000,000 for a 3936 sq ft lot with a tear down property to a stately Sumner designed home built in 1926 on a 28,000 sq ft lot with a pool and tennis court that sold over $6,000,000. Nine homes sold under $2,000,000, eight under $3,000,000, six under $4,000,000 and three in the five millions. The average days on market was 47 and the median price was in the mid $2 millions. New Crescent Park residents include Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg who purchased in a private sale. It is expected that the neighborhood’s proximity to Facebook’s new campus will be attractive to a number of new buyers in 2012.
Students in Crescent Park attend Duveneck Elementary, Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto High, all part of the highly rated Palo Alto Unified School District.
Ellen Ashley
DRE#01364212
2930 Woodside Road
Woodside, CA 94062
Direct: 650.888.1886
GGSIR email: [email protected]
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‘I met Ellen Ashley last year when I was selling my home in Woodside. I instantly liked her and decided to have her help me look for a home in the San Mateo Park area. She was wonderful to work with, understood my needs and what I was looking for. She found a perfect home for me. She is very professional, knowledgeable and was always there to answer any question I might have. I loved working with her!’
‘We just wanted you to know how much we appreciated your handling the sale of our home. It’s a can-do attitude that makes all the difference and you poured your energy and enthusiasm into this effort. Your marketing plan, professionalism, solid negotiation skills, and just plain good advice all contributed to the successful sale of our property. We were delighted to have the chance to get to know you. Thanks again for your great work.’
‘Thank you so much for all of the extra effort you put in to getting us settled in our first home. We couldn’t be happier! We appreciate all the ways you went above and beyond for us – thank you!’
‘We have recently discovered that the business of selling a house is not a simple one. Detaching yourself from it emotionally is actually easier than navigating your way through the myriad of details that need to be addressed. My wife and I would like to convey our most sincere thanks to you for all of your guidance and professionalism. Your continued focus and marketing made all the difference.’
‘As a young family, having Ellen’s resources and experience behind us was an invaluable benefit. The process of purchasing a home is confusing and frustrating at times, at every turn Ellen assisted and gave us the certainty that we were making the right choices for our family. It’s fair to say we really couldn’t have done it without her.’
‘Thank you for making the sale of our home so easy and so pleasant. We appreciate everything you did for us from staging to strong negotiations, all of which resulted in a sale in 5 days well over our asking price .
Again, thank you for managing the many details and also for our lasting friendship.’
‘We recently sold our home in Menlo Park after living there for 16 years. Ellen was amazing every step of the way. She helped us get our house ready to sell, bringing in a phenomenal designer who recommended upgrades and staging to ensure our house would appeal to current tastes. Because we had already moved out of the area, she oversaw day-to-day management of the entire process. She then priced and marketed the home to attract buyers, but also to give us some headroom for competitive bidding. Not only were we thrilled at the outcome, working with Ellen was a lot of fun. I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
‘We worked with Ellen to purchase our home in Woodside and sell our home in Menlo Park. She is one of the best agents with whom we have ever had the pleasure of working. For buyers, she is creative and points out issues and opportunities. She is effective in negotiations, has a valuable network of professionals to get things done, and was there for us after the sale. For sellers, she is strategic, knows the market well, and was able to position our home well and attract highly motivated buyers. Ellen manages the entire transaction to ensure everything goes smoothly, and she is fun and easy to work with. We highly recommend Ellen Ashley for all of your real estate needs.’
We gave Ellen a nearly-impossible task: find the dream house for two very picky buyers — and she did! She did a great job screening out houses that didn’t meet our criteria and cheerfully showed us only the best candidates. When Ellen found our dream house, we’d unfortunately scheduled a vacation right at the same time. We made an offer and took off, but Ellen smoothed out all the potential issues and handled everything while we were traveling. Everything worked out perfectly! When selling our previous house, Ellen connected us with landscapers and a stager that made the house look amazing. It sold in less then a week for over the asking price. Needless to say, we were thrilled and would happily recommend Ellen to anyone buying or selling a house in the area.