The Mansion of Hope Ranch Annex

Noteworthy new listings….

The Hidden Oaks Golf Course at 4760 Calle Camarada ($12.48 million), which sold for $7 million in May 2022, is back on the market. (It was a $15.7 million pocket last year.) The listing says the eight-bedroom house received a “recently completed luxury remodel,” and I haven’t seen it in person, but it looks rather similar to the previous listing. The big question, besides the condition of the nine-hole golf course, is whether there’s a buyer with enough money who cares about space (12.06 acres) but not prestige.

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I wish we had before shots of 1381 East Valley Road ($13.8 million) from when it last sold in 2013, because the after is wild—no surface left unzhushed, and many painted black. (Even the sport court got striped.) The main house and “Parisian-inspired guest villa” each have three bedrooms. (Update: Before shots.)

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Or, for something smaller and much calmer, there’s the divorcé special not too far away at 1515 East Valley Road #C ($2.995 million), a two-bedroom cottage down the shared lane behind The Well’s Upper Village outpost.

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The 1902 Queen Anne at 1609 Garden Street ($3.775 million), between Arrellaga and Valerio and just above Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden, was purchased in October 2024 for just under $2 million and given a fresh start. A little color, inside or out, and fewer/better LEDs would go a long way, but that’s easy enough. P.S. The attic room could be a handy place to stash a toddler or two.

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On the north side of TV Hill, with an apartment complex and hospice house as neighbors, 860 Miramonte Drive ($4.17 million) is a 1980s Mediterranean with mountain views, three bedrooms, wood floors, a nice kitchen, and bathrooms that don’t jibe with the rest of the interiors.

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For under $4 million in the Hedgerow, you’re going to have to make some sacrifices—in the case of 1863 San Leandro Lane ($3.995 million), that means a location on what passes for a busy corner in the neighborhood and a kitchen that wouldn’t be out of place in an ADU. The 1962 house has been improved with some large windows, and while the main-level guest room would be better if it were en suite, there is a downstairs guest room for anyone seeking privacy.

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1034 Via Los Padres ($2.495 million) went into escrow immediately, so these photos are just for the record, for it will surely come back as a spec reno—perhaps with the primary moved somewhere better than in between the kitchen and the garage,

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I don’t usually mention property names, because who cares? (They usually say more about the owner than the house.) But an exception must be made for Rancho Guacamole at 3520 La Entrada ($3.75 million), “making its first debut in nearly 50 years.” (A second debut is like losing your virginity twice.) The price is remarkable for that part of town—between Hidden Valley and Las Positas, in what Google Maps calls County Property—and that goes double when you factor in the rustic interiors and yard that verges on hardscrabble.

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And a few others worth checking out:
••• 1076 Cheltenham Road ($3.25 million): Floops of a 1956 Mission Canyon three-bedroom opened up to the back (below); the seller paid $2.85 in March 2024.
••• 4943 Yaple Avenue ($3.649 million): Spec reno of a two-story 1961 five-bedroom west of N. Turnpike Road.
••• 227 Constance Lane ($3.25 million): Presumed fixer (just four photos) of a 1976 Mediterranean on a cul-de-sac.
••• 101 Las Alturas Road ($2.495 million): Fixer/teardown with views.

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