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Mountain View and Los Altos MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE | 2017 EDITION Mountain View and Los Altos PROFILES, MAPS AND VITAL FACTS OF FEATURED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COMMUNITY mv-voice.com Experience is Everything OVER 1,600 HOMES SOLD IN 30 YEARS Mountain View, Los Altos & Surrounding Areas 31 12 diamondcertifi ed.org www.HowardBloom.com [email protected] 650.947.4780 CalBRE# 00893793 2 | Mountain View Voice | Neighborhoods Thinking of Taking Advantage of the Spring Market? If so, it’s not too soon to start the process of preparing your home for sale. Our services range from minor touch-up to a complete makeover, with concierge service that includes: QRepairs and upgrades QLandscape and design QInterior design QStaging QProfessional Photography & Video QFull Page Newspaper Ads QPrint Marketing Whether your home is market-ready or in need of some TLC,, we offer strategic options designed to generate the highest possible sales price foror yyourour home. 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In every deal, we knew we had the best guidance not only on how to execute the transaction, but also on what to buy, when to sell, which issues mattered and which did not. You are more than an agent. You are a strategic counselor.” - Amy Voedisch & Nader Mousavi Our Clients Trust Us & Highly Recommend Us! 4 | Mountain View Voice | Neighborhoods INDEX Mountain View ....................... 7 ur Mountain View and Los Altos Blossom Valley ...........................................20 eighborhoods Castro City .................................................12 Cuernavaca ................................................39 Cuesta Park ................................................20 Dutch Haven ..............................................40 Eastern Varsity Park ...................................23 Gemello .....................................................17 Greater San Antonio ...................................10 Michelle Le Jackson Park ..............................................28 Martens-Carmelita .....................................38 Michelle Le Michelle Moffett Boulevard ......................................29 Monta Loma ................................................8 North Whisman ..........................................31 Catherine Cowley sits on the porch of her Nancy Bremeau stands at the entrance of her Tulane Drive home in Mountain View’s Old Los Altos home. Old Mountain View.....................................24 Eastern Varsity Park neighborhood. Rex Manor .................................................14 ayfront parks, tree-lined streets, top-rated an insiders perspective on what sets these St. Francis Acres..........................................18 Bschools and a supportive startup culture communities apart from other Midpeninsula are among the attributes that make the cities. Shoreline West ...........................................16 neighboring communities of Mountain View We’ve asked residents what they like, what Slater .........................................................32 and Los Altos desirable places to live along the they’d like to see changed and what intangible Midpeninsula — but what truly makes them features make their neighborhoods a place they Springer Meadows .....................................22 distinctive goes well beyond this. like to call home. Stierlin Estates............................................30 Located side by side in the center of Silicon Included in each neighborhood vignette is a Valley, both are part of the epicenter for fact box, designed to help people thinking about Sylvan Park.................................................36 entrepreneurs, emerging business and new moving to the area. Where will the kids go to Wagon Wheel.............................................31 ideas, and yet, both offer a strikingly different day care or school? Where can you pick up a Waverly Park ..............................................40 feel and experience. bottle of milk or loaf of bread on the way home One boasts a bustling, tech-centric from work? How far is the nearest fire station? Whisman Station ........................................34 downtown with lots of new transit-oriented Long versions of some of the neighborhood Willowgate ................................................26 housing and office space for many of the stories and more photos can be found on our world’s largest tech-giants. The other reveres its website, mv-voice.com/real_estate. Los Altos .............................. 43 quiet, secluded,village-like feel with a quaint If your area has been overlooked — or downtown purposely devoid of big-box stores you’ve found something just plain wrong and large businesses. — please contact Linda Taaffe, who edited Central Los Altos ........................................50 In our 13th guide to local neighborhoods in this publication, at 650-223-6511 or ltaaffe@ Country Club ..............................................50 Mountain View and Los Altos, we’ve provided paweekly.com. We’d love to hear from you. Loyola Corners ...........................................48 North Los Altos ..........................................44 Vice President Sales and Marketing: Old Los Altos ..............................................46 STAFF Tom Zahiralis Rancho ......................................................48 Sales Representatives: Connie Jo Cotton, Neighborhoods Editor: Linda Taaffe Neal Fine, Rosemary Lewkowitz and South Los Altos ..........................................52 Designer: Kristin Brown Carolyn Oliver Woodland Acres/The Highlands ...................52 Map Designer: Bill Murray Note on statistics: Statistics drawn from U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey; Zillow Research, September 2016; Area Vibes; City-Data.Org; City of Mountain View. Additional copies of Mountain View Neighborhoods, as well as On the Cover: Nathaniel Joffe, 11, pushes companion publications — Almanac Neighborhoods and Palo brothers Caleb, 6 ( left), and Ian, 4, on Alto Neighborhoods — are available at the Weekly for $5 each. their neighbor’s swing located on Melba All three publications are available online at paloaltoonline.com/ Court in Mountain View’s St. Francis Acres 450 Cambridge Ave. real_estate. neighborhood. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Inset: Bob and Diane Claypool walk their dog, 650-964-6300 Copyright ©2016 by Embarcadero Media. All rights reserved. Annie, in Los Altos’ Woodland Acres. www.mv-voice.com Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Photos by Michelle Le Neighborhoods | Mountain View Voice | 5 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A REALTOR TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR IDEAL HOME PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. I OFFER: • Fast response times day or night • Excellent negotiation skills to help you get a great deal • A refined system to make the whole process smooth and easy for you • A consulting approach to help you rather than a “sales” approach • Contacts with excellent contractors and mortgage lenders • I’m well-connected with many other local agents giving my clients a competitive advantage MICHAEL GALLI PRESIDENT’S CLUB 650.248.3076 | [email protected] | BRE# 01852633 6 | Mountain View Voice | Neighborhoods • Blossom Valley • Castro City Mountain View • Cuernavaca Stev e • Cuesta Park n 101 s C re e k • Dutch Haven • Eastern Varsity Park k e • Gemello e r Middlefield Rd 101 C STIERLIN e t n e ESTATES • Greater San Antonio n a WAGON m r MONTA LOMA e P REX MANOR NORTH WHEEL • Jackson Park WHISMAN MOFFETT • Martens-Carmelita BOULEVARD JACKSON Central ExpresswayPARK WHISMAN • Moffett Boulevard GREATER STATION SAN ANTONIO CASTRO WILLOW-
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