266 Santander Ct
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266 Santander Court, Los Altos

OPEN HOUSE
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Beds 5
  • Baths 2.5
  • Living 2,817 sq ft
  • Lot 9,500 sq ft
  • Offered at $4,698,000
  • Sold for $4,800,000

Quintessential California living with chic design, a light-filled and flowing floor plan, upper-level bedrooms, and a resort-style yard. A picturesque and private courtyard welcomes you, and upon entry you are met with beautiful hardwood floors and woodwork, and expanses of glass bringing the outdoors in. The living/dining room overlooks the courtyard and centers around a marble fireplace. At the back of the home, open living spaces include a bright sitting room, casual dining room, and gourmet kitchen. Prepare meals with high-end appliances and deep quartz countertops, and venture next door to the family room with substantial built-ins and outdoor access. Upstairs, four bedrooms enjoy customized closets, while the primary suite offers a luxe ensuite bath and an extensive walk-in closet. The yard is complete with a high-end pool and spa, tall trees for privacy, level lawn, and a pergola-covered deck for relaxing, dining, and entertaining. Luxury living on a North Los Altos cul-de-sac!

Amenities of the Home include:

  • Quintessential California living with chic design, gorgeous marble appointments, a light-filled and flowing floor plan, and a fabulous resort-style yard
  • 5 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms arranged over two levels
  • Approximately 2,817 square feet
  • Lot size of approximately 9,500 square feet
  • Luxury living at the end of a cul-de-sac in North Los Altos with downtown shops and restaurants just a short stroll away
  • Picturesque, traditional curb appeal with a tall bloom covered arbor and gate to a lovely and ultra private front courtyard finished with manicured plantings and tall perimeter hedging
  • The covered entrance opens to a wide foyer with a glass light fixture overhead and hardwood floors that extend throughout the main level
  • The spacious living/dining room has an extra-wide front-facing window and recessed lighting 
  • The dining room is anchored by a candle-style chandelier
  • The living room has designer sconce lighting and two built-in display cabinets on either side of a marble-appointed fireplace with a traditional milled mantelpiece
  • Directly off the living room, a light-filled sitting room has dual access to the deck and yard via wide sliding glass doors, and opens to the casual dining and kitchen offering an ideal open-concept living space overlooking the yard
  • The gourmet kitchen offers deep quartz countertops, a peninsula counter with breakfast bar seating, recessed lighting, subway-set tile backsplashes, abundant white cabinetry plus to-the-ceiling pantry storage, coffee bar, and a deep farm sink with a garden-view window above
  • Top-of-the-line appliances include: Sub-Zero Refrigerator, Viking 6-burner gas range, Viking hood, Viking double wall oven, Miele dishwasher, GE microwave
  • Sitting between the kitchen and sitting room, the generous casual dining room is brightened by a bay window and glass-view door to the yard and features an open square pendant light, and a convenient quartz-topped buffet with lower cabinetry and glass-front display cabinets above
  • The comfortable family room has hardwood floors, wainscoting, a fireplace outlined in brick with substantial built-ins on either side and media wiring above, recessed lighting, an AV/storage closet, and an extra-wide sliding glass door to the lawn area and the yard
  • A powder room serves the main living areas with a Carrara marble-topped vanity, tall window, and marble tile floors
  • The laundry room has access to the garage and features a Whirlpool washer and a LG dryer, linen storage, and a pull-down drying rack
  • The central stairway has a carpeted runner, rich wood handrail, and a glass pendant light overhead
  • Upstairs, the first bedroom offers carpeted floors, a front-facing window with wood shutters, and a customized closet with bifold doors 
  • The second bedroom offers a front-facing window with wood shutters, carpeted floors, a customized closet with bifold doors, and recessed lighting
  • The third bedroom has a rear-facing window with wood shutters, a customized closet with bifold doors, carpeted floors, and recessed lighting
  • The hall bath stuns with marble tile floors, a Carrara marble-topped dual-sink vanity, a wide window with wood shutters, a marble-topped makeup counter with upper and lower storage, and a deep soaking tub with a subway-set tile surround and glass-enclosure
  • The fourth bedroom, or ideal home office, has hardwood floors, a window overlooking the front of the home, recessed lighting, and a customized closet
  • The luxe primary suite features tall ceilings dotted with recessed lighting, hardwood floors, windows with wood shutters on two walls for natural light, an extensive fully-customized walk-in closet, and a spa bath complete with hexagon tile floors, two wide Carrara-topped vanities plus one makeup vanity, tall medicine cabinet storage, towel rack, and a large frameless glass-enclosed shower with dual shower heads, two soap niches, a subway-set tile surround, and bench seating 
  • An extensive pergola-covered deck wraps around the side of the home providing a wonderful amount of space to relax, entertain, and dine
  • The resort-style pool and elevated spa features underwater lighting and a waterfall feature and is surrounded by paver stone hardscaping and mature landscaping
  • A stretch of level lawn is lined by tall trees for added privacy
  • The fenced side yard has a large storage shed
  • Attached two-car garage with built-in storage along three walls and epoxy floors
  • Steps from the Los Altos-Palo Alto trail for walking and biking
  • Acclaimed Los Altos schools: Santa Rita Elementary, Egan Junior High, Los Altos High School (buyer to confirm enrollment)
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Specific Schools

Elementary School

Santa Rita Elementary

Jr. High School

Egan Junior High School

  • 100 West Portola Avenue
  • Grades: 7-8
  • School Type: Jr. High School
  • Student Enrollment: 497
  • School Website >

High School

Los Altos High School

  • 201 Almond Ave
  • Grades: 9-12
  • School Type: High School
  • Student Enrollment: 2141
  • School Website >