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REAL ESTATE • On the Market
Three properties that came to market in San Mateo in the last 30 days.
→ 339 Hobart Ave (San Mateo) • 2BR/1BA • 1240 SF • Ask: $1.788M • 1929 build w/ original crown molding, hardwood floors • Days on market: 7 • Agent: Khaled Zoubi, People’s Choice.
→ 240 Briar Ln (San Mateo) • 3BR/2BA • 1579 SF • Ask: $1.899M • park-adjacent 1941 build w/ detached backyard studio • Days on the market: 7 • Agent: Disen Cai, KW Advisors.
→ 311 W Hillsdale Blvd (San Mateo, above) • 3BR/2.1BA • 2174 SF • Ask: $2.695M • upgraded 1948 build w/ corner fireplace • Days on market: 7 • Agent: Arlene Sullivan, Coldwell Banker.
REAL ESTATE LINKS: Architecture firms grapple with slew of stalled projects • SF’s infamous Dirt Alley sold to tech pranksters • The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria snaps up 2800 Pacific Ave.
GETAWAYS • Freestone
Japan in a day
To quote the prophetic 2007 Cocorosie song, everybody wants to go to Japan, at least these days. But if a trip is still pending, there’s a day spa in Freestone, Sonoma County, that’s a worthy, if unlikely, substitute.