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Envision a brilliantly updated interior, gorgeous outdoor space, energy-conserving solar panels and proximity to walking paths and top-rated schools. Discover this move-in-ready home nestled within the desirable Woodside neighborhood in the heart of San Jose’s Almaden Valley.
About 3,032 square feet of living space on two levels at 790 Finchwood Way in San Jose brims with beautiful finishes and amenities behind the double-door entry. Its open floor plan includes five bedrooms and three bathrooms, including a main-level guest suite. Fall in love with the hardwood floors, plush carpet, vaulted ceilings, crown molding, fresh interior paint and its move-in ready condition. Also included is a whole house fan, central air conditioning, Nest thermostat, Ring doorbell, dual-pane windows and an Orbit irrigation system. The fully owned solar panels installed in 2008 will significantly decrease electric bills.
Step down into the formal living and dining rooms from the spacious entry. These areas are filled with natural light and have vaulted ceilings and plush carpeting.
The heart of this home is well appointed with granite counters and backsplash, an island/breakfast bar, recessed lighting, maple cabinetry and under-cabinet lighting, and a stainless sink below a window with a backyard view. Hardwood floors flow throughout this chef’s eat-in kitchen. Appliances include a French door refrigerator, dual GE ovens, a microwave, a Bosch dishwasher and a Thermador five-burner cooktop. Enjoy a view of Mount Umunhum from the casual dining nook and bay window.
The adjacent family room features a fireplace with a painted brick surround, crown molding and backyard access through a sliding glass door. The main-level guest room features hardwood flooring, crown molding and a queen-size Murphy bed. The nearby guest bathroom has a pedestal sink and a glass-enclosed shower stall with a granite tile surround.
The primary bedroom suite on the upper floor features hardwood floors, a vaulted ceiling, plantation shutters and hillside views. The large walk-in closet has two skylights, cedar flooring, built-in organizers and windows for lots of natural light. The en suite features a single-sink vanity with a granite slab counter and granite tile backsplash, an oversize jetted tub, a shower with a granite tile surround, bench seating, and dual showerheads.
Two more bedrooms on this upper level each come with a walk-in closet. The fifth bedroom is a sizable room that is also an ideal bonus room with its recessed lighting, speakers, a built-in workstation, a deep closet with organizers behind sliding mirrored doors and a wall of built-in shelving. This room also has views of the hills.
These rooms share a full bathroom with a skylight, tile flooring, single-sink vanity and stall shower with an adjustable-height faucet.
The more than 8,000-square-foot property offers plenty of outdoor space to entertain, play and relax in its peaceful ambience. A large patio, flagstone pathways, drought-tolerant landscape, mature trees, raised garden bed and a hot tub are featured. Storage sheds are located in the side yard.
Additional features include drought-tolerant front and back landscaping, central air conditioning and a laundry room with cabinetry and front-loading washer and dryer.
An oversize two-car garage includes an attached work area with built-in cabinetry.
Close to Almaden Quicksilver County Park, this home is also near the Los Alamitos Creek walking and biking trail and the Rancho San Vicente Open Space Preserve. Top-rated schools are also within about a mile, including Graystone Elementary, Bret Harte Middle and Leland High School.
Price: $2,599,000 Where: 790 Finchwood Way, San Jose Website: More photos at www.tswan.com. Buyers may also schedule appointments directly by contacting the listing agent. Listing agent: Compass. Therese Swan, (408) 656-8240. DRE# 01355719. tswan@tswan.com Therese is consistently among the Top 100 agents in the S.F. Bay Area and she has also been nationally ranked in The Wall Street Journal.
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