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Bayhill & Cherry Avenue, San Bruno Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
The condominium, apartment and office district between I-280 and El Camino Real north of San Bruno Avenue West: The Place and Cherry Avenue Villas condos, The Crossing, the Bayhill office park and Commodore Park.
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Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Bayhill & Cherry Avenue from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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the story
How Bayhill & Cherry Avenue came to be
Bayhill grew around the freeways. I-380 runs east from I-280 through the middle of the area to El Camino Real and US-101, and the land between San Bruno Avenue West and I-380 became the Bayhill office park and the Bayhill Shopping Center. The city's Bayhill Specific Plan covers that 92.2-acre wedge bounded by I-280, I-380, El Camino Real and San Bruno Avenue West; the City Council approved it on October 12, 2021, along with a first phase of 440,000 square feet of new office space for YouTube's corporate campus.
North of I-380, county records date The Place condominiums, on Piccadilly Place, the Boardwalk streets and the 1100 block of Cherry Avenue, to 1971, and Cherry Avenue Villas at 1031 Cherry Avenue to 1979. Next to El Camino Real, The Crossing replaced a former U.S. Navy site: the city adopted a specific plan for it in 2001, signed a development agreement in 2002, and by 2011 all four phases, 1,063 apartments, were finished, per the Housing Element.
Federal neighbors frame the north side. The National Archives at San Francisco is at 1000 Commodore Drive, though the agency says the facility will close within the next few years. Across Sneath Lane, Golden Gate National Cemetery covers about 162 acres; it was dedicated on July 4, 1941.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Homes here are condominiums and apartments. The Place spreads across Piccadilly Place, Boardwalk Avenue, Boardwalk Drive, Boardwalk Court and Boardwalk Place, plus 1125 and 1126 Cherry Avenue, with about 870 condominium parcels in county records, all dated 1971. Cherry Avenue Villas adds about 90 condominium parcels at 1031 Cherry Avenue from 1979. Both are zoned R-4. The Crossing's apartments on National Avenue and Admiral Court are rentals.
Because every unit shares buildings and grounds, the homeowners association documents matter as much as the unit: budgets, reserve studies, insurance, rules on rentals and pets, parking assignments and any planned repairs or assessments. Check current dues with the association.
Change is coming to the office side. The Housing Element describes two housing overlays in the Bayhill plan: up to 210 homes on the Bayhill Shopping Center and the adjacent 899 Cherry Avenue property, and up to 363 homes on 801-851 Traeger Avenue and 1111 Bayhill Drive along San Bruno Avenue West. Check the city for approved projects before you buy near either site.
streets in bayhill & cherry avenue
- Cherry Avenue
- Piccadilly Place
- Boardwalk Avenue
- Boardwalk Drive
- Boardwalk Court
- Boardwalk Place
- Commodore Drive
- Bayhill Drive
- Grundy Lane
- Traeger Avenue
- National Avenue
- Admiral Court
- Sneath Lane
- San Bruno Avenue West
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Bayhill & Cherry Avenue
- park
Commodore Park
A 4-acre city park on Commodore Drive with play areas and the city's dog park, per the General Plan's park table.
- shopping
Bayhill Shopping Center
The neighborhood shopping center on Cherry Avenue at San Bruno Avenue West; the Bayhill plan aims to keep and expand its retail while allowing housing on its parking lots.
- landmark
National Archives at San Francisco
The federal archives building at 1000 Commodore Drive has a research room open by appointment; the agency says the facility will close within the next few years.
- landmark
Golden Gate National Cemetery
About 162 acres across Sneath Lane at 1300 Sneath Lane; construction began in June 1940, the first burials were on June 2, 1941, and it was dedicated July 4, 1941.
- park
Sweeney Ridge and the western hills
Sneath Lane runs west to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; the General Plan says hiking and cycling trails there are reached from Sneath Lane and San Bruno Avenue.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Census maps put the whole area in the San Bruno Park School District (K-8) and the San Mateo Union High School District. There is no public school inside it; Allen Elementary (875 West Angus Avenue) is about a half mile southeast (straight-line), Parkside Intermediate is at 1801 Niles Avenue and Capuchino High School is at 1501 Magnolia Avenue. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with both districts.
San Bruno guide: school districts · San Mateo Union High guide
Getting around
- San Bruno BART (1151 Huntington Avenue) and San Bruno Caltrain (833 San Mateo Avenue) are each about 0.7 mile straight-line from the center of the area.
- I-280 and I-380 meet at the west edge, and I-380 leads east to US-101 and SFO; I-280 also has an interchange at San Bruno Avenue West.
- El Camino Real (State Route 82) forms the east edge.
- Sneath Lane, a city-designated scenic corridor, runs west to Skyline Boulevard and the Sweeney Ridge trails.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Bayhill & Cherry Avenue: what we check
Buying here
- Read the association package closely: budget and reserve study, master insurance, recent and planned special assessments, rental limits and parking. These complexes date from 1971 and 1979, so ask about roofs, plumbing, balconies and decks. Check current dues.
- Liquefaction: the state's seismic hazard maps put The Place and Cherry Avenue Villas, about 800 parcels, in a liquefaction zone; ask the association for any geotechnical reports and expect it on the disclosure.
- Fire maps: about 85 parcels at The Place along Boardwalk Avenue and Piccadilly Place, next to I-280, are in a Moderate zone on the 2025 state maps; ask the association how it insures the buildings.
- Freeways and airport: the Housing Element notes that freeway air-quality impacts fall mainly on neighborhoods next to the freeways, and the city's parcel map tags most of these condominiums with a 60 dB airport noise band. All of San Mateo County is in SFO's real estate disclosure area.
- Not in a FEMA special flood hazard area on the 2019 county maps; confirm for the unit.
Selling here
- Order the association documents (CC&Rs, budget, reserve study, minutes, insurance) as soon as you list; buyers and lenders ask for them first.
- Describe the unit's position: which building, which floor, which side faces I-280 or the courtyard, and the assigned parking and storage.
- Point to straight-line distances to BART, Caltrain and the I-280/I-380 interchange.
- Note the Bayhill plan's planned shopping-center and office changes so buyers hear it from you first; link to the city's project pages.
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faq
Bayhill & Cherry Avenue questions, answered
Are there single-family houses in Bayhill?
No. The city's parcel data shows condominium parcels (The Place and Cherry Avenue Villas), The Crossing's apartments, offices, a shopping center, a federal building and a park. The nearest houses are in Mills Park across San Bruno Avenue West.
What is the Bayhill Specific Plan?
A city plan for the 92.2 acres between I-280, I-380, El Camino Real and San Bruno Avenue West, approved October 12, 2021. It allows office, retail, housing, hotel and civic uses; its first phase is 440,000 square feet of new office space for YouTube, and housing overlays allow up to 210 and 363 homes on two sets of sites.
What is The Crossing?
A former U.S. Navy site next to El Camino Real redeveloped under a 2001 specific plan; its four phases, 1,063 apartments, were complete by 2011, per the city's Housing Element.
Which schools serve Bayhill?
Census maps put it in the San Bruno Park School District for K-8 and the San Mateo Union High School District. Check the exact address with both districts.
Is Bayhill in a flood zone?
Not on FEMA's current county maps. The condominium complexes are in a state liquefaction zone, which is a separate disclosure.
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