Comments on: What does a $1 mil house look like in Redwood City?

By: sonarrat

sonarrat — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:08:11 +0000

Back when I was living at Jefferson & Alameda in RWC, I would get to 280 by going up Farm Hill Boulevard. Those three months did more damage to my brakes than the three years before that.

By: burbed

burbed — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:52:23 +0000

Too bad the commute from West of Alameda and West of 280 is such a PITA

By: Del

Del — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:35:57 +0000

Emerald Hills is a desirable area, with good K-8 schools, and has come a long way in the last 30 years. On the peninsula the general rule of thumb is

-Don’t buy east of 101, redwood shores might be an exception except for the whole liquefaction issue

-East of El Camino, if you speak Spanish, you are golden

-West of El Camino, you are now getting places

-West of Alameda, this is the place to be

-West of 280, you are a venture capitalist

As for mud slides, most of the area in the hills extending up through Belmont and into San Carlos is primarily rock and shale, you need a sledge hammer to plant something.

By: RealEstater

RealEstater — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:16:59 +0000

There is no license requirement for architects in the Bay Area…and this is what you end up with.

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:58:53 +0000

Step 1: Buy land in Redwood City

Step 2: Wait for rain to cause the hillside to collapse

Step 3: Now you live in Palo Alto and your house is worth 3x as much!

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:16:20 +0000

> Emerald hills used to be county land and you needed a septic tank too.
> It flooded in the winters etc and the lots were usually little cliffs with
> only 1/4 of the lot as buildable.

Fine, spoil my fantasy of owning property in Redwood City.

By: ex-sunnyvale-renter

ex-sunnyvale-renter — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:08:23 +0000

Another age = ” -” gem.

Yeah, I’d bet on 80+ years old.

By: WillowGlenner

WillowGlenner — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:40:37 +0000

that emerald hills shack might be on 3/4 acre but be careful at how much usable land is there. Emerald hills used to be county land and you needed a septic tank too. It flooded in the winters etc and the lots were usually little cliffs with only 1/4 of the lot as buildable.

By: WillowGlenner

WillowGlenner — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:38:40 +0000

Good work there burbed. This cheezy constant promotion is one of the reasons realtors are the most hated profession in California. I half expect the junk mail king from my area “Rob the realtor- Hi I am Rob Smith but you can just call me Rob the Realtor, ready to assist you with your RE needs bla bla” to show up here.

By: cg

cg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:21:49 +0000

It looks like both 610 Acacia and 263 Ferndale were priced for the value of the dirt. Acacia is 12k sq ft, and Ferndale is twice that. The target for both of these is probably a contractor to build another monster home and resell it for $2.5M or more…