West of Alameda
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- Clean & Green
- Medical Facilities
- Resale or Rental Value
- Safe & Sound
- Schools
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- Cost of Living
- Nightlife
- Pest Free
- Public Transport
- Shopping Options
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- Tourists
- Country Lovers
- Trendy & Stylish
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West of Alameda
"For the 1.5%"
Nestled deep into the Atherton suburban-side, West of Alameda is for the 1%. Its wealthy and leafy residential aesthetic (that is ever so prevalent within the city) remains one of the true staples of the neighborhood. Moreover, the area is exclusively residential, with dazzling homes and reclusive residential terrain. In fact, with their long countryside roads and sparse community quarters, residents might have too much quiet for their own good.
West of Alameda’s residential quarters are strictly designed for the upper-class. The neighborhood is saturated with large square-footage homes (most of which sit on a bit of an incline) and are largely styled as Old Colonials or Mission Revivals. They provide enormous properties with long driveways that curve into the hillside and/or space for a frontside garden. For numbers sake, the bulk of these homes are priced well above a couple million, which is typical for Atherton. If you travel through the area, you don’t have to look far to get a glimpse of a large estate or two. They might be hidden beneath the thickets and heavily wooded environment, but they’re thoroughly peppered throughout the neighborhood.
Altough West of Alameda is rarely visited by the local community, it might be by design. Located within the far reaching woodlands of Atherton, the district is one of the most isolated neighborhoods in the city. Even more, properties are usually protected by gates and/or attractive cement walls leaving just enough space for the wealthy recluse. For recreation, the Menlo Country Club and Bear Gulch Reservoir are convenient options, both of which are great for exercising outdoors.
West of Alameda’s residential quarters are strictly designed for the upper-class. The neighborhood is saturated with large square-footage homes (most of which sit on a bit of an incline) and are largely styled as Old Colonials or Mission Revivals. They provide enormous properties with long driveways that curve into the hillside and/or space for a frontside garden. For numbers sake, the bulk of these homes are priced well above a couple million, which is typical for Atherton. If you travel through the area, you don’t have to look far to get a glimpse of a large estate or two. They might be hidden beneath the thickets and heavily wooded environment, but they’re thoroughly peppered throughout the neighborhood.
Altough West of Alameda is rarely visited by the local community, it might be by design. Located within the far reaching woodlands of Atherton, the district is one of the most isolated neighborhoods in the city. Even more, properties are usually protected by gates and/or attractive cement walls leaving just enough space for the wealthy recluse. For recreation, the Menlo Country Club and Bear Gulch Reservoir are convenient options, both of which are great for exercising outdoors.
Pros
- Giant Hillside Manors
- Outstanding Schools
- Quiet and Secluded
Cons
- Bad Public Transportation
- Very, Very, Very Expensive
West of Alameda
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2yrs+
- Neighborly Spirit
- Safe & Sound
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Parking
- Cost of Living
- Resale or Rental Value
- Public Transport
- Medical Facilities
- Schools
- Childcare
"Athertons Creme dela Creme"
Just north of Sharon Heights in Menlo Park, this is the hilly enclave of Atherton. Since in most neighborhoods homes prices tend to go up with the increase in altitude, you might expect that homes prices would also go up in Atherton. And that would largely seem to be the case if the current crop of home prices are any indication.
Right now there is a giant 18000 sq. ft. Tudor mansion for sale for $17.8 Million. The monthly mortgage payment on this silver spooned baby would be over $100K. Basically you could buy a million dollar home with one year of the mortgage payments for this house.
But that is not even the most expensive house up here. There is another house that will run you close to $20 million. It is high tech house powered by solar panels and having been constructed with all sorts of unusual materials and devices. It looks very minimalist in sensibility with sharp edges that make it look a little bit like an office building from the back.
These are the kinds of mansions that have game rooms, private screening rooms, gardens with flowing fountains and three car garages. They have intercoms at their front gates and worries for their safety because of the all the luxuries they enjoy.
And, as you would expect, the elementary school up here receives outstanding marks. In fact, even when you factor in for all the advantages that students get from being in an area so affluent that they spend $2000 extra to help educate their kids, this is still an amazing school. In other words, just as their parents are among the best of the best, so too are the kids’ academic performances.
Overall, this is yet another Atherton neighborhood that the rest of us can only hope to one day be invited to visit. It is clearly out of most people’s abilities to actually buy a home here, of course.
Right now there is a giant 18000 sq. ft. Tudor mansion for sale for $17.8 Million. The monthly mortgage payment on this silver spooned baby would be over $100K. Basically you could buy a million dollar home with one year of the mortgage payments for this house.
But that is not even the most expensive house up here. There is another house that will run you close to $20 million. It is high tech house powered by solar panels and having been constructed with all sorts of unusual materials and devices. It looks very minimalist in sensibility with sharp edges that make it look a little bit like an office building from the back.
These are the kinds of mansions that have game rooms, private screening rooms, gardens with flowing fountains and three car garages. They have intercoms at their front gates and worries for their safety because of the all the luxuries they enjoy.
And, as you would expect, the elementary school up here receives outstanding marks. In fact, even when you factor in for all the advantages that students get from being in an area so affluent that they spend $2000 extra to help educate their kids, this is still an amazing school. In other words, just as their parents are among the best of the best, so too are the kids’ academic performances.
Overall, this is yet another Atherton neighborhood that the rest of us can only hope to one day be invited to visit. It is clearly out of most people’s abilities to actually buy a home here, of course.
Pros
- Giant Hillside Manors
- Quiet and Secluded
- Outstanding Schools
Cons
- Very, Very, Very Expensive
- Hillside Maintanence Problems
- Bad Public Transportation
Recommended for
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- Tourists
- Country Lovers
- Trendy & Stylish
