by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Mar 11, 2023 | Los Gatos Real Estate
Beautifully remodeled Glenridge condo offering one bed, 1.5 bath and 864 square feet of living space is now available! Welcome home to 600 Pennsylvania Avenue #14, Los Gatos! This home is an end unit and it enjoys a good sized patio with views of the hills and the historic homes nearby.
Quick facts on the end unit Glenridge condo at 600 Pennsylvania Av # 14
1 bedroom
1.5 bathrooms
Living space 864 SF
Year built 1962
Open layout
Patio features a gate, ideal for entertaining!
Extensively remodeled in 2012
HOA dues $692 per month
Close to Bachman Park
Just 1/2 mile to downtown Los Gatos!
Los Gatos Union School District
Laundry shared with just one other unit & maintained by the HOA
Offered at $879,000
OPEN HOUSE Saturday March 18 from 2 – 4 pm.
Please stop by!
The 2012 remodel (by a previous owner) included a “down to the studs” renovation for most of the unit. That prior owner remodeled the kitchen, half bath, full bath, put in double pane windows, and upgraded the electrical system as well – all with permits and finals.
More recently the owners have replaced the refrigerator and both toilets and also repainted the interior.
Want more info? Please see all the details, images, floorplan, and photos at the virtual tour.
(all data current as of 3/28/2023)
| Price |
$879,000
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| Beds |
1
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| Baths |
2 Baths
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Home size
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864 sqft
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| Lot Size |
n/a
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Listing provided by Mary Pope-Handy | 408-204-7673, Christie's International Real Estate Sereno
Remodeled end unit condo in serene Glenridge neighborhood near Downtown Los Gatos and Bachman Park. Exterior front door and separate gate through large sunny back patio.- feels more like a house than a condo! Open floorplan living features a gas and wood burning fireplace. Engineered hardwood floors, forced air heat and A/C. Large primary suite with walk-in closet and spacious ensuite bathroom with steam shower. Major upgrades in 2012 with permits and finals include: dual pane windows, electric upgraded to 200Amps, bath and ? bath remodel, and kitchen remodel with modern European style cabinets, quartz countertops, pantry, stainless steel appliances, and breakfast bar. Fresh paint, new fridge and TV over fireplace stays. Covered carport and ample street parking. Only shares walls with one neighbor! Private laundry room maintained by HOA and shared with just one neighbor. Los Gatos schools. Come see this quiet foothill retreat in a multimillion-dollar neighborhood!
Property Type(s):
Condo/Townhouse/Co-Op
| Last Updated |
2/17/2023
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Tract |
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| Year Built |
1962
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Community |
Los Gatos/Monte Sereno
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| Garage Spaces |
n/a
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County |
Santa Clara
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| Total Parking |
n/a
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Schools
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School District
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Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High
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Elementary School
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Daves Avenue Elementary
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Jr. High School
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Raymond J. Fisher Middle
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High School
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Los Gatos High
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Additional Details
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Lot
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0
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Area
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Los Gatos/Monte Sereno
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HOA Dues
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692
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Sewer
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Sewer: Sewer - Public
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Stories
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1
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View Description
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Neighborhood
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Water
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Water: Public
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Zoning
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RM
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Features
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Air
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Central AC
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Air Conditioning
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Yes
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Basement
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Foundation: Raised
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Garage
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Carport , Common Parking Area, On Street
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Heat
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Central Forced Air - Gas
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Interior
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Dumbwaiter, Other, Walk-in Closet; Floors: Tile
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View
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Yes
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Location
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Read full disclaimer.
(view all details for MLS #ML81918664)
Related Reading:
Glenridge and Bachman Park neighborhood
Fairview Plaza Historic District
Creffield Heights & San Benito area
by Clair Handy, Mary Pope-Handy | Mar 10, 2023 | Homes & Housing Market, Los Gatos Real Estate, Monte Sereno Real Estate
The City of Monte Sereno is a popular community bordering Los Gatos, Saratoga, and the Santa Cruz mountains. It’s also quite small, with just about 3,500 residents, so tracking the real estate market trends for the area can be tricky.
Info at a glance (details further below):
- While January had 5 closed sales – a little higher than typical January numbers – there were NO closed sales in February, nor any in February 2022. There’s a real lack of sales data in these charts!
- This city is currently in a seller’s market with low inventory, just 6 available homes at the end of February, and fewer sales.
- Pending sales grew month-over-month and remain a little low year-over-year.
- As of today, March 10, 2023, there are 9 available homes for sale, 2 closed sales so far this month, 1 pending sale, and 0 contingent sales in Monte Sereno.
The number of houses sold in any given month will always be extremely small and the data will jump around. Checking the Los Gatos market will also help, but the best pulse on the market will come from particular sales in particular neighborhoods.
Houses make up most of Monte Sereno – there are no commercial buildings, just a post office, city hall, some churches or religious grounds, and an elementary school. There are also extremely few residential properties that are not detached single family homes. We don’t track the condo or townhomes in this area as we do in other communities because there just wouldn’t be enough (if any) data for it!
First up for the market analysis is the Altos Research weekly profile for Monte Sereno (uses list prices, not sales). This is updated automatically, so feel free to check this article weekly to see what’s happening now with list prices.
Trends at a Glance from the RE Report:
February 2023 had 0 closed sales, so some older charts are provided below to offer more context to this limited data.
| Trends At a Glance |
Feb 2023 |
Previous Month |
Year-over-Year |
| Median Price |
$0 (-100.0%) |
$3,250,000 |
$0 (N/A) |
| Average Price |
$0 (-100.0%) |
$3,386,120 |
$0 (N/A) |
| No. of Sales |
0 (-100.0%) |
5 |
0 (N/A) |
| Pending |
5 (+66.7%) |
3 |
9 (-44.4%) |
| Active |
6 (+50.0%) |
4 |
4 (+50.0%) |
| Sale vs. List Price |
0.0% (-100.0%) |
97.4% |
0.0% (N/A) |
| Days on Market |
0 (-100.0%) |
51 |
0 (N/A) |
| Days of Inventory |
0 (-100.0%) |
24 |
0 (N/A) |
January 2023 had 5 closed sales, a little higher than typical for the start of the year.
| Trends At a Glance |
Jan 2023 |
Previous Month |
Year-over-Year |
| Median Price |
$3,250,000 (N/A) |
$0 |
$4,525,000 (-28.2%) |
| Average Price |
$3,386,120 (N/A) |
$0 |
$7,166,000 (-52.7%) |
| No. of Sales |
5 (N/A) |
0 |
4 (+25.0%) |
| Pending |
3 (-40.0%) |
5 |
3 (0.0%) |
| Active |
4 (-42.9%) |
7 |
4 (0.0%) |
| Sale vs. List Price |
97.4% (N/A) |
0.0% |
109.7% (-11.2%) |
| Days on Market |
51 (N/A) |
0 |
95 (-46.5%) |
| Days of Inventory |
24 (N/A) |
0 |
30 (-20.0%) |
December 2022 brought NO closed sales of homes in Monte Sereno.
| Trends At a Glance |
Dec 2022 |
Previous Month |
Year-over-Year |
| Median Price |
$0 (-100.0%) |
$3,424,000 |
$5,100,000 (-100.0%) |
| Average Price |
$0 (-100.0%) |
$3,424,000 |
$5,447,160 (-100.0%) |
| No. of Sales |
0 (-100.0%) |
2 |
5 (-100.0%) |
| Pending |
5 (+66.7%) |
3 |
6 (-16.7%) |
| Active |
7 (-12.5%) |
8 |
2 (+250.0%) |
| Sale vs. List Price |
0.0% (-100.0%) |
93.3% |
103.7% (-100.0%) |
| Days on Market |
0 (-100.0%) |
48 |
10 (-100.0%) |
| Days of Inventory |
0 (-100.0%) |
116 |
12 (-100.0%) |
MLS info pulled directly: the charts below all were pulled from MLS Listings.com
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by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Mar 7, 2023 | Homes & Housing Market, Los Gatos Real Estate
As of today, March 7, 2023, the Los Gatos real estate market in 95030 & 95032 is showing signs of cooling. That said, some homes are still selling fast and with multiple offers and overbids. .
Los Gatos real estate market statistics
Here is some Los Gatos real estate market data that I pulled directly from the MLS today.
Numbers of homes sold
Normally we don’t share the stats on how many houses are selling each month, but it’s so terribly low that I thought it would be good to point this out. In February, just 10 houses sold. Check out the sales for the same month from 2017 on and you can see how abnormally low it is.
Months of Inventory
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by Clair Handy | Oct 20, 2022 | Historic Districts, Homes & Housing Market, Los Gatos History, Los Gatos Real Estate
If you drive through the Edelen, Almond Grove, Fairview Plaza, Glenridge and other older and historic Los Gatos neighborhoods, you may have wondered how far back in time these architecturally interesting properties go. What are the oldest residences in town, or close by?
Los Gatos Historic Homes
Are there Adobes?
In the Santa Clara Valley, there are a handful of old adobe homes here and there, such as the Peralta Adobe in downtown San Jose (built in 1797), and the Santa Clara Women’s Club Adobe (built in 1790), and many more. I can’t say for certain if there are any remaining 18th-19th century adobe homes in Los Gatos. If they exist the most probable properties are around the Los Gatos Saratoga border, are private, occupied homes, and have extensive additions and modifications.
Victorian Era: Gold Rush to Gem of the Foothills
When discussing historic homes in the Bay Area, the Victorian undoubtedly comes to mind. And Los Gatos has plenty! A search of county real estate records for Los Gatos homes (in town, 95030 & 95032 plus the mountains, 95033) spanning the era from 1837-1901 revealed hundreds of properties identified as Victorian construction. It displayed about about 375 in 95030, 120 in 95032, and also about 140 in 95033. (more…)
by Mary Pope-Handy | Oct 18, 2022 | Los Gatos Real Estate, North Los Gatos
The North 40 communities are filling in the land once full of orchards in the corridor between Highway 17, Highway 85, Los Gatos Boulevard, and Lark Avenue. The project is being built by two companies, including SummerHill, which is doing the first phase, Bellaterra. off Lark and Los Gatos Blvd. This area has the Los Gatos Union School District and the Saratoga Los Gatos Joint Union High School District (Los Gatos High).
Grosvenor also will be building, and Eden Housing, which works on affordable homes, is partnering with SummerHill on less expensive senior housing referenced below.
Bellaterra is providing 253 new housing units in Los Gatos. Per their website, 120 units have been sold so far. SummerHill is a highly regarded and well known name in Los Gatos.
• The Towns – 97 Rowhomes – 2-3 Beds, 1,508-1,974 sq.ft. approx.
• The Flats – 80 Condos – 1-3 Beds, 1,039-2,089 sq.ft. approx.
• The Bungalows – 76 Urban Homes with Yard per Plan – 1-3 Beds, 910-1,999 sq.ft. approx.
Yesterday we took a quick drive through some of the accessible area in Phase 1, Bellaterra, to see how it looks so far. The photos above and below are of the same area in the North 40 but from different positions.
Typical of new construction, we saw many attached homes of 2 and 3 stories. The three story units that we glimpsed did not appear to have any outdoor space, and the rowhouses or townhouses we saw had some balconies, but otherwise we did not see private outdoor space. The website says otherwise, though, so I presume we didn’t see it all.
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by Mary Pope-Handy | Sep 10, 2022 | Los Gatos Mountains Real Estate, Los Gatos Real Estate
Searching Los Gatos homes for sale? We can help!
Below we’ll display the 10 most recent listings in each Los Gatos zip code, and below the list of ten there’s a link to see all Los Gatos homes for sale currently viewable here.
The area can be a little confusing, so we want to provide some info to make your search smoother.
A primer on Los Gatos areas & impact on Los Gatos homes for sale:
Major factors on home values include these:
- proximity to downtown
- school district
- zip code
- home size, numbers of beds & baths, condition
- lot size, usability, especially backyard functionality right now (entertaining in the age of Covid)
Zip Codes
Los Gatos 95030 and 95032 are “in town” with a few county pockets in the town area. The in town area stretches from the far west, which borders Saratoga and Campbell, to the far east, which meets up with San Jose’s Almaden and Cambrian areas.
Please also see the article on this site on the Los Gatos zip code map. That visual guide may be helpful!
Incorporated, unincorporated, in town, in the mountains
There are about 10 square miles of what is incorporated Los Gatos. Over time, many of the unincorporated pockets in these two zip codes are becoming incorporated.
Most of the Los Gatos Mountains area with the 95033 zip code are not part of “the town”, though the mailing address looks the same.
The school districts do not follow incorporation, nor do they follow the zip code boundaries – all of that is a bit messy.
Some neighborhoods are both near downtown and include the historic district label. Some home buyers will deeply appreciate historic homes and historic districts.
Los Gatos homes for sale: in town, 95030
Los Gatos CA 95030 is the downtown and nearby area. Please note that most of Monte Sereno is also in the same zip code. If you just search by zip code, you’ll have results from the town of Los Gatos and the city of Monte Sereno. Most of 95030 is in the Los Gatos Union School District and the Los Gatos Saratoga Joint High School District. The Los Gatos Monte Sereno area can somewhat blur together, but homes in Monte Sereno will generally be more pricey.
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- Grid View
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$3,300,000
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Lot Size
42,567 sqft
-
Home Size
3,170 sqft
-
Beds
4 Beds
-
Baths
3 Baths
-
Year Built
1960
-
-
$2,575,000
-
Lot Size
8,120 sqft
-
Home Size
1,892 sqft
-
Beds
4 Beds
-
Baths
2 Baths
-
Year Built
1974
-
-
$6,750,000
-
Lot Size
22,194 sqft
-
Home Size
5,467 sqft
-
Beds
4 Beds
-
Baths
6 Baths
-
Year Built
1992
-
-
$1,500,000
-
Lot Size
-
Home Size
1,145 sqft
-
Beds
2 Beds
-
Baths
2 Baths
-
Year Built
1979
-
-
$6,175,000
-
Lot Size
1.05 ac
-
Home Size
4,574 sqft
-
Beds
5 Beds
-
Baths
5 Baths
-
Year Built
1957
-
-
$3,500,000
-
Lot Size
7,515 sqft
-
Home Size
2,349 sqft
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Beds
5 Beds
-
Baths
4 Baths
-
Year Built
1900
-
-
$1,750,000
-
Lot Size
3,629 sqft
-
Home Size
773 sqft
-
Beds
2 Beds
-
Baths
1 Bath
-
Year Built
1954
-
-
$3,995,000
-
Lot Size
6,778 sqft
-
Home Size
3,018 sqft
-
Beds
4 Beds
-
Baths
4 Baths
-
Year Built
2006
-
-
$2,948,000
-
Lot Size
10,189 sqft
-
Home Size
2,250 sqft
-
Beds
3 Beds
-
Baths
3 Baths
-
Year Built
1974
-
-
$879,000
-
Lot Size
-
Home Size
864 sqft
-
Beds
1 Bed
-
Baths
2 Baths
-
Year Built
1962
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See all Los Gatos homes for sale 95030.
(all data current as of
3/28/2023)
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.
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