Baywood

Baywood is the quintessential upscale residential development of the 1920s and 1930s, and one of the most beautiful and desirable communities on the San Francisco Peninsula. In the tradition of the great East Coast commuter suburbs that blossomed during the Roaring Twenties, Baywood epitomizes the romantic ideals of that time.

Streets were carefully laid out to meander gracefully toward the coastal mountains. All utilities were placed underground, architecture was strictly controlled, and sidewalks were lit by picturesque street lamps. Thousands of trees were planted, and they now form a canopy over the quiet streets. Behind manicured lawns and colorful plantings are Spanish Revivals, New England Colonials, English manors and all the other styles of the period revival movement.

Magnificent apartment buildings, mostly in the Spanish Revival style and now mostly converted to condominiums, grace West Third and Fourth Avenues, along with a few newer buildings of the same style and quality.

Baywood is a few blocks from the dining, shopping and entertainment of Downtown San Mateo, and the Caltrain station is less than a mile away, so Silicon Valley, the biotech companies and San Francisco are all a short commute. Baywood Elementary School sits in the heart of the neighborhood, within walking distance of every Baywood home. Baywood is a treasure waiting to be discovered.