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The Midpeninsula has no shortage of seriously unique homes. From a waterfront property with a private dock in Redwood City to a resort-style compound with 10 fireplaces, a 15-seat theater, business center, indoor pool with a swim-up bar in Los Altos Hills, these one-of-a-kind properties – whether because of their price, unusual design or history – are notable even for Silicon Valley. We’ve compiled a list of some of these not-so-ordinary properties that are on the market right now – or recently sold.
$38.6 million
Glass house with ‘floating’ rooms
1.63 acres, 2 guest homes, 7-hole putting green, movie theater, entire walls of glass
Atherton
On the market
Designed by architect Stanley Saitowitz, Emeritus Professor of Architecture at UC Berkeley who SF Curbed has called “one of the most respected, polarizing and prolific designers in San Francisco,” this ultra-modern home in West Atherton looks like a giant piece of art perched on the hillside. The home’s unique design consists of two L-shaped concrete, glass and steel boxes that overlap one another, creating a giant courtyard flanked by two “floating” cantilevered rooms, each spanning 23 feet and featuring 13-foot, floor-to-ceiling walls of glass with unobstructed views of the San Francisco skyline. Built in 2017, the 16,000-square-foot compound includes a three-level main residence with six bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms, plus two separate buildings, each with a full kitchen. Other amenities include multiple car charging stations, a seven-hole putting green with a bunker, a movie theater, and pool and spa, according to the sales listing.
$3.59 million
Waterfront property with private dock
.32 acres, 4 bedrooms, private dock, waterfront views from most rooms
Redwood City
On the market
This Redwood City home comes with one amenity that an overwhelming majority of properties on the Midpeninsula don’t have, and can’t add – its own private dock. Located along Redwood Shores Lagoon, the property boasts waterfront views from nearly every room in the house and direct access to the lagoon, which features boating, swimming, windsurfing and other water sport activities for residents of the Redwood Shores waterfront community.
The 13,861-square-lot also has space for a backyard cottage, RV parking or a pool. The home has been fully upgraded and is move-in ready, according to the sales listing.
$6.12M
Among ‘most-viewed’ listings in U.S.
2,001 square feet, 4 bedrooms, vaulted ceilings, enclosed screen porch
Los Altos
Sold
Built in 1926, this country-style cottage in central Los Altos became among the most-viewed online sales listings in the nation when it went on the market on Jan.15. The home ranked No. 6 on Redfin.com’s “10 Most Viewed Home Listings” in January, according to the real estate company. The main attraction of this four-bedroom, four-bath home was likely the home’s move-in condition and major tech-hub location, according to Redfin’s analysis of its “Most Viewed” list. Seven of the 10 homes on January’s list were in Silicon Valley, including a second Los Altos home (ranked #9) and a Palo Alto home (ranked #10). “There’s still a scarcity of desirable homes that don’t require renovation. That results in more attention for the limited number of attractive listings,” according to the report.
$36.9M
Resort-style compound with indoor pool
8 acres, 10 fireplaces, 15-seat theater, business center, swim-up bar
Los Altos Hills
On the market
This 8-acre resort-style compound in Los Altos Hills features sculpted gardens, multiple guest suites that each come with their own patio, indoor and outdoor recreation areas and a dedicated business center outfitted to host executive-level meetings.
The main attraction is the five-bedroom, 12-bath, 20,982-square-foot home that overlooks seven different landscaped gardens. The property also comes with a 15-seat home theater, 10 fireplaces, a wine cellar with space for 3,000 bottles, a gym, a billiards room, a six-car garage, and a swimming pool with a swim-up bar and retractable roof. Brocade Communications Systems founder Kumar Malavalli, who built the compound in 2004, reportedly decided to downsize in 2016 and initially listed the property on the market for $88 million, according to a report by SF Gate.
$12.5M
‘Seabiscuit’ family winery
3.04 acres, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths
Woodside
Sold
This 3.04-acre Woodside property has ties to one of California’s longtime agricultural families known for producing a variety of notable wines and co-founding the Orowheat Foods company in Hollywood in 1932, which still makes bread sold in major grocery stores nationwide. The property served as the headquarters for the Dreyer Family Wine Co., which produced and distributed wines grown at various locations in Northern California under the Dreyer Sonoma, Compass, Solitude, Il Curore and Seabiscuit Ranch brands for more than three generations, according to the family’s company website. Locals may be familiar with the Woodside property, which hosted public wine-tastings for the family’s Seabiscuit Ranch wines.
