Gorgeous Northgate Traditional

5 bedrooms

3 Full Baths

2569 sq. ft.

.28 acre lot

This splendid Northgate offering is one of the great ones that meets every point on your vision board:

*Praying for home with enough bedrooms for your family, but with an office, too?  

5 bedrooms: Done! 

*Wishing for a home that is already updated so you don't have to lift your hammer? 

Boy is it! And beautifuly done, I might add...

*Busy streets not your thing, and wanting a quiet little cul-de-sac within a popular bustling neighborhood?

This is it!

*Oh, if only I could find a home that I could park both my cars in, and have space for my at-home gym! (so I don't have to use one of the bedrooms for this)

Check! 3 car garage will meet that need- or use it for storage, a workshop or that old Bronco you've been wanting to fix up!

*You love the great outdoors and want yard space you can enjoy all year?

Serene back & side yards here offer sprawling lawn areas, a well planted garden with herbs, plants, fruit trees, shrubs and pine trees for shade and even a cute play structure painted light blue like a police station. An outdoor (portable) kitchen with sink, BBQ and burner beneath a patio will have you out here grilling all Summer. 

*Do you hate giving all your hard-earned $ to PG&E?

OWNED SOLAR panels here mean your PG&E bills are laughably low! Yes!

Truly though: this home really does have it all...

From the moment you approach, the brick traditional fascade beckons you forward, along with the 3 car garage, promising abundant storage space before you even make it through the door. The living room offers 20+ foot vaulted ceilings, a wood burning fireplace with gas starter, and floor to ceiling windows- the feeling is a light & airy one. Gorgeous overhead lighting delights, courtesy of Walnut Creek Lighting Co. (Visual Comfort & Currey & Company). A dining room right off the kitchen & living room is ideally placed, with a slider to the backyard, making your warm weather parties a breeze. 

The kitchen is a Chef's dream: with stainless Thermador appliances including a 5 burner stove, built-in oven and built-in microwave. Miles of cream colored Quartz slab counters allow for abundant baking, breakfasting or meal-prep space. Soft close cabinetry & pull-out drawers feel luxe and allow for easy storage. A separate nook, complete with cabinetry & Quartz counters on the side of the kitchen, is the perfect locale for a coffee bar or mini-office setup. And 2 separate areas within the kitchen allow for in-kitchen dining: eating directly at the countertop: (seats 2, or 3 small ones), and another bonus space alongside the kitchen allows for a small table & chairs to be utilized for casual dining (seats 4).

A spacious family room is exactly where you hope it will be: right off the kitchen, and overlooking the backyard. A downstairs bedroom makes the perfect office or guest room, as a full bathroom is right  next door. 

This primary suite is one to look forward to retreating to each night. With double doors to enter, abundant space for a couch, Peleton or small desk... 2 closets + en-suite bathroom, you'll feel like a Queen/King every time you enter. Waking up to the ildyllic view of the sun coming up over Mount Diablo will probably never get old either...

All the bathrooms have been thoughtfully updated, including the downstairs bath which has a glass wall instead of a shower door: it feels perfectly modern, simple & beautiful.  **Note on this: it certainly helps (and shows) that one of the homeowners is a designer, and therefore had exquisite taste in selecting the correct updates/finishes for the home. :)

Lastly, a laundry room is one of those items that is oft-overlooked...unless...you've been hauling your clothes to the garage laundry for years..in which case, you will appreciate both the existence of this laundry room and the perfect placement of it right off of the garage. Come home from soccer? Exit the car and toss those muddy cleats right in the washer. Easy peasy. Built-in cabinetry also means everything has a home here and stays nice & neat. 

Californians tend to place a high value our outdoor space...probably because we get to utilize it for so many months out of the year! It seems that there is yard space to enjoy at 3317 Ellesmere at every turn. Directly off the family room and dining room is a covered patio area, complete with a BBQ, sink and burner...have those outdoor parties you've been longing for, and you're perfectly shaded by the covered arbor. 

The back and side yards offer lush lawns, and the side yard features a darling play structure, smartly placed in the shade, and painted light blue to resemble a police station. So cute! The right side of the yard, along the entire fence, is a tremendous garden. You'll find everything (labeled with cute copper garden labels!) from oregano to lavender to raspberries....you can basically live off the land here...it is a thrill for all your senses, truly. 

And the rear of the property features majestic Redwood trees and and an area set aside for a fire pit- what better place to enjoy some s'mores this summer and look up to see the stars playing adjacent to the Redwood tree branches?

A sampling of what grows in this yard:

2 Apple trees
Elderberry
Blueberry
Goji berries
Australian finger lime
Cherry trees
Dwarf nectarine
Kumquat
Raspberries
Blackberries

Redwood trees

Podocarpus trees

Some more wonderful details to share...

*Dual-paned windows 

*Wonderful window coverings throughout, including "top down, bottom up" shades that allow for the lower part of the window to be covered, and the top to remain open: ideal for situations like this home's where you can see the view/sky at the top of the window, but you are offered privacy from anyone else. 

*Roof is approximately 6 years old

*OWNED 5kw Solar!

*Instant hot/cold filtered water at the kitchen sink

*Pocket door between kitchen & dining room allow for privacy while entertaining

*Laundry room with built-in cabinetry, washer & dryer

*3 car garage with plenty of space for workshop/gym

*Proximity to Encina Shopping Center featuring Whole Foods, Safeway, Rocco's Pizza, Ace Hardware, Startbucks...the list goes on! 

*Very close to the Canal Trail as well- this trail connects with the Iron Horse Trail, which leads you as far as Pleasanton, Moraga and Concord! Miles of beautiful trails are one of the most beloved features of Walnut Creek

*Less than a quarter mile to the beautiful Arbolado Park

*Tremendous views of Mount Diablo from the upstairs bedrooms

*Highly ranked public schools