Features
800 Hermosa Way, Menlo Park
Fully Renovated with a Coveted Address & Rare Half-Acre
Transformed inside and out in 2023, this home is positioned on one of the most coveted streets in all of Menlo Park. Tall foliage frames the approach, introducing a setting of privacy that continues throughout the property on an impressive one-half acre lot. Inside, dramatic ceiling heights, including beamed and paneled details, pair with hardwood or porcelain floors, statement lighting, and all new ceiling fans. Formal living and dining rooms offer elegant venues for entertaining, while an expansive family room connects seamlessly to the rear grounds for everyday enjoyment.
The kitchen is designed as a central gathering space with extensive all-white cabinetry, marble-style porcelain surfaces, and a tremendous wraparound angular island with elevated counter seating. A second island, walk-in pantry, and large casual dining area complete this open space, which connects easily to the outdoor resort-like amenities, including a full barbecue kitchen with table seating. Adding to the newly completed grounds, which echo the home’s scale, is a sparkling pool, vast wood-like porcelain terraces, and expansive level lawn for recreation.
Bedrooms are arranged across both levels, including two on the main level, each with built-in desk cabinetry, served by a skylit bath. Upstairs, the primary suite is a private retreat with a sitting room or office, fireplace, customized dressing areas, and an enclosed sunroom ideal for fitness. An additional upstairs suite is convenient to the primary suite while a separately accessed private 1-bedroom, 1-bath apartment with kitchenette provides ideal accommodations for extended family or guests.
Adding to the appeal is a flexible-use room attached to the 2-car garage along with a temperature-controlled wine cellar and full bath easily accessed from the pool. Numerous system upgrades complete this very special property in a premier central Menlo Park location with access to top-rated Menlo Park schools.
At a Glance
- Whole home renovation completed in 2023 on one of the most coveted streets in central Menlo Park
- Approximately 21,780 square feet (one-half acre)
- Renovation included kitchen, bathrooms, ceiling fans, interior and exterior paint, French doors and several windows, wine cellar, upgraded electrical, two new HVACs and water heaters, landscaping and lighting, pool, all hardscape including driveway
- 5 bedrooms and 5.5 baths on two levels, including a private upstairs apartment
- Approximately 6,850 total square feet
◦ Home: 6,420 square feet
◦ Garage: 430 square feet - Beautiful grounds with newly added pool, outdoor kitchen, vast porcelain terraces, expansive level lawn, and raised vegetable beds
- Landscape irrigation and lighting throughout
- Premier central Menlo Park location just over one-half mile from downtown
- Excellent Menlo Park schools (buyer to confirm)
Offered at $15,950,000
Details of the Home – Public Rooms
Entrance
Tall hedges at the front provide privacy from the street; a gated walkway leads to the lighted portico entrance with solid wood front door
Foyer
A spacious foyer is finished with marble-style porcelain floors, an expansive picture window with olive tree view, and a tremendous walk-in closet; the beamed and paneled cathedral ceiling showcases an artistic bubble glass linear chandelier
Living Room
Hardwood floors begin here and continue throughout the home, some with inlaid contrasting feature strip; wooden trusses highlight the paneled cathedral ceiling and two picture windows look out to the front olive tree; a fireplace outlined in porcelain slab is flanked by sconce lighting and French doors opening to a patio with marble fire pit
Dining Room
Spacious formal venue has a tray ceiling with rock crystal chandelier, plus recessed lighting, crown molding, and Venetian plaster walls
Kitchen & Casual Dining
Totally renovated, the grand-scale kitchen is centered around a wraparound angular island with elevated counter seating; all-white cabinetry, including a second island beneath two glass pendants, is topped in marble-style porcelain with full-height backsplashes; a walk-in pantry provides added storage and a French door opens to the barbecue terrace; a large casual dining area has five side-by-side windows
Appliances
Wolf 6-burner gas cooktop; two Viking ovens; Panasonic microwave; Miele dishwasher; separate Miele refrigerator and freezer
Family Room
Flowing off the kitchen, this spacious room has French doors and wraparound windows to the rear grounds, rose garden, and pool; a fireplace is sleekly outlined in porcelain and a metallic mantel beneath a media screen with cabinets on each side
Details of the Home – Personal Accommodations
Main-Level Bedroom 1
Entire wall of built-in cabinetry with integrated desk, plus window banquette seating bordered on one side by floor-to-ceiling cabinetry; also featured is a lighted ceiling fan, recessed lights, crown moldings, and a wardrobe closet
Main-Level Bedroom 2
Wraparound wall of extensive woodgrain cabinetry with integrated desk; side-by-side window with garden views, lighted ceiling fan, recessed lights, crown moldings, and a wardrobe closet
Main-Level Bathroom
Convenient to the two bedrooms is a skylit bath with an array of blue tile finishes, including on the dual-sink vanity, floor, and sides of the large frameless-glass shower with operable window for added light and ventilation
Upstairs Primary Bedroom Suite, Office, and Fitness Center
Double doors open to a sitting room or office with vaulted beamed and paneled ceiling and adjoining hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling cabinetry and library shelves; the bedroom has a cathedral ceiling with lighted fan, a glass-enclosed and elevated two-sided fireplace surrounded entirely by marble, and sconce lighting above the bed; sliding glass doors open to an enclosed sunroom/fitness center with terra cotta tile floors, exposed beamed and paneled vaulted ceiling with lighted fan, and wraparound windows; a dressing area has fully customized cabinetry including Lucite enclosures, plus a secondary closet
Upstairs Primary Suite Bath
This luxe en suite bath has a vaulted and skylit ceiling and is finished in marble-style porcelain slab, including the floor; features include two separate vanities, a jetted tub, an oversized shower with bookmatched walls, rain and handheld sprays, and frameless-glass enclosure, plus a private commode room
Upstairs Bedroom Suite
Adjacent to the primary suite, this suite has a lighted ceiling fan, recessed lighting, closet with built-ins, and built-in desk; the en suite bath in marble-style porcelain has a single-sink vanity and frameless-glass shower
Private Upstairs Apartment
A private staircase off the foyer, and also an outside staircase, ascends to this spacious accommodation that includes: living area with beamed and paneled cathedral ceiling with recessed lighting and lighted fan; double French doors beneath an arched transom open to a balcony overlooking the rear yard; the kitchen area has tiled counters, a sink, GE icemaker and refrigerator, Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawer, and microwave; separate bedroom with ceiling fan, closet, and en suite bath with marble-style porcelain finishes and frameless-glass shower
Additional Features
- Formal powder room near the kitchen and family room
- Main-level laundry room with LG washer and dryer
- Attached 2-car garage with EV charging, new door, and custom flooring
- Extra-large flexible-use room attached to the garage with built-ins, sink, French doors to the rear yard, plus adjoining temperature-controlled wine cellar and full bath with shower
Significant attic storage accessed from the primary suite - Red tile roof
Systems
- Two tankless water heaters
- Security and surveillance systems
- Dual-zone heating and air conditioning with Nest thermostats
- Upgraded electrical systems
Ring front doorbell - Hardwired network cable
- Low voltage landscape lighting and Hydrawise irrigation
The Grounds
- Newly installed pool with fountain and large spa, as part of the renovation
- Expansive wood-like porcelain terraces
- Vast lawn for recreation
- An arbor covers a built-in barbecue center with stainless steel cabinets, keg refrigerator, mini refrigerator, sink, barbecue, and table-height extension for dining with seating on three sides
Raised and irrigated vegetable beds - Gated side yard
- Numerous fruit trees
- Rose garden
- Patio with marble fire pit off the living room
- Top-rated Menlo Park schools (buyer to confirm enrollment)