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Millbrae

Millbrae, CA
Millbrae, CA

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Millbrae is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, just west of San Francisco Bay, with San Bruno on the north and Burlingame on the south. The population was 21,536 at the 2010 census.

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Millbrae is also the home of Green Hills Country Club which was designed by famed golf course architect Dr. Alister MacKenzie (who designed other noteworthy courses such as Augusta National, Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne, Pasatiempo, and many more). The course was originally known as the Union League Golf Club of San Francisco (1930 to 1933) and Millbrae Country Club (1933 to 1945). The course provides a green belt in the center of the city that is the home of many animals, such as the red-tail fox, that otherwise would not be able to survive in the urban setting. It also may be the only area of the city where natural creeks still flow overground.

Today, Millbrae boasts over 21,000 residents. Residents are employed in various industries throughout the Bay Area and children attend one of five public elementary schools, or private schools. The city’s senior citizen community recently dedicated a new senior wing within the Millbrae community center. Millbrae has Sister City relationships with La Serena, Chile, and Mosta, Malta.

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History

Darius Ogden Mills purchased land in the 1860s from the Sanchez family to build a country estate. The former Mills estate was bordered by what is now Skyline Boulevard, Bayshore Highway U.S. Route 101, Millbrae Avenue and Trousdale Drive. The estate became known as “Millbrae” from “Mills” and the Scottish word “brae,” which means “rolling hills” or “hill slope.” Children swam in three lakes situated on the estate and sold acacias to tourists before the Mills family began to sell the land for development. The estate’s spectacular mansion burned down during a realistic “fire drill” in 1954.

Millbrae used a private patrol financed by fees from merchants and residents until 1941, when the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors created the Millbrae Police District. Records of the Internal Revenue Service document the licensing of several Millbrae bars for gambling; only after incorporation were gambling laws enforced in Millbrae and not until the 1950s was gambling defeated. In 1931, citizens organized a volunteer fire department, which remained entirely volunteer until 1938. The police and fire departments were housed together for several years at Hillcrest Boulevard and El Camino Real before the vital services moved to their permanent location in Millbrae’s civic center, a few blocks west of El Camino.

For many Millbrae residents, the original Sixteen Mile House was a direct link to Millbrae’s early days. The rest stop was built in 1872 by members of the Sanchez family, the original landholders of the Rancho Buri Buri, which at one time comprised parts of present-day Millbrae and Burlingame. The building faced demolition but was moved to its current location on Broadway and serves today as a tavern and restaurant.

Spurred largely by the desire to secure the Mills’ estate for residential use and by the efforts of Millbrae’s weekly newspaper, the Millbrae Sun, residents heatedly discussed incorporation for over a decade before voting to incorporate. Finally, on January 14, 1948, residents of Millbrae traveled to Sacramento to present their new city’s charter. W.F. Leutenegger was elected mayor to represent Millbrae’s nearly 8,000 residents. That year, Green Hills Elementary School opened as Millbrae’s first new school in over 25 years, in anticipation of the educational needs of the post-war “baby boom” children. The new city’s chief industries were agriculture, floriculture, dairy, and porcelain manufacturing. Many families that built the new city have never left.

In the 1950s, Millbrae residents united to resist efforts to divide the city by the planned Junipero Serra Freeway (I-280), which was later routed parallel to Junipero Serra Boulevard, then through a canyon in San Bruno up to Skyline Boulevard. An unsuccessful effort to save the original Sixteen Mile House in the 1970s led to the birth of the Millbrae Historical Society and eventual successful crusades to save the Millbrae train station and the historic building that has become the Millbrae Historical Museum. Such challenges, though inevitable, have only strengthened Millbrae’s resolve to preserve the city’s unique character and rich history.

Transportation has shaped Millbrae’s growth. From the start of the 20th century, the #40 “interurban” streetcar traveled through Millbrae, linking the city with San Francisco and San Mateo. Millbrae’s high school children rode the streetcar to attend Burlingame High School until Capuchino High School opened on September 11, 1950. The streetcar line was dismantled just after Millbrae’s incorporation, leaving the Southern Pacific Railroad as the only railway linking Millbrae with surrounding areas. The Sixteen Mile House marked Millbrae along the railroad route, located where Millbrae’s first Corner Frame Shop stands today. In the 1940s, as long-time residents vividly recall, a hilltop literally was shaved away to produce landfill for expanding San Francisco Airport, which received an “international” designation in 1954 with the completion of the Central Terminal.

Environmental features

A wetland area in the eastern part of the city adjacent to U.S. highway 101 is habitat to the endangered species San Francisco garter snake, a species endemic to San Mateo County. At the western edge of the city the San Andreas Lake and the San Andreas Fault may be found.

Education

Millbrae has a reputation for having some of the best schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, despite enduring years of state budget cuts.

Millbrae School District oversees four public elementary schools (Meadows, Green Hills, Lomita Park, and Spring Valley) and one middle school (Taylor Middle School, named after the family that owned land along Taylor Boulevard prior to the city being laid out). MSD is state-funded and does not receive local property taxes, and has endured budget cuts from the state since 2007.

Millbrae has one private school at Saint Dunstan’s, a Catholic church. The school provides education for grades K-8.

Millbrae has one public high school, Mills High School, which is part of the San Mateo Union High School District. Mills High School is the highest-scoring high school, test-wise, in San Mateo County. Mills High School is situated about a block away from the southern border of Millbrae with Burlingame. Although surrounded by land that is part of Millbrae, nearby Capuchino High School is located in San Bruno.

The city is served by the Millbrae Public Library of the San Mateo County Libraries, a member of the Peninsula Library System.

Transportation

Millbrae is located between San Francisco and San Jose. U.S. Route 101 and Interstate 280 run along the eastern and western boundaries of the city, respectively. San Francisco International Airport is adjacent to the city.

The Millbrae Intermodal Station serves as a major transit hub for the Peninsula, connecting the BART, Caltrain, and SamTrans networks. It is the largest intermodal station west of the Mississippi river, in terms of construction size and land usage. The BART Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae line and Richmond–Millbrae line serve the Millbrae Intermodal Station. A SamTrans local line 43 serves Millbrae.

Economy

Millbrae’s economy is driven mainly by its long strips of hotels. Because of its close proximity to San Francisco International Airport and to the city of San Francisco, and its advanced transit center that can connect people to all major cities/events in the Bay Area, many tourists opt to stay in Millbrae. Its downtown is mainly along El Camino Real and Broadway Avenue. There are many small shops, restaurants, a Safeway, Walgreens, Trader Joe’s, Dress Barn, Office Depot, and Orchard Supply Hardware.

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Spacious, stylish, and sweeping panoramic views! 2017 luxurious renovation! Thoughtfully designed, w the highest standards, crafted features, & bespoke components throughout. Open concept floor plan w living, dining &  kitchen flowing into one fabulous great room. Custom cabinetry kitchen, professional Subzero & Wolf appliances, wine refrigerator &  drawer microwave. 1st floor: 2 bedrooms, (1 is en-suite w access to balcony & view, Restoration Hardware Vanity &  radiant-heat floors), bonus/office room, hall bathroom (w heated floors), & the kitchen-living. Lower floor: family room w ceiling speakers, stone counter wine bar, (Subzero 90 bottle storage), ice maker & dishwasher.   Also downstairs is the second ensuite bedroom retreat, w generous walk-in, dual-sink Restoration Hardware vanity, heated floors. Hardwood floors, recessed lighting, sprinkler system throughout. Dual zone heating / air conditioning. Lots of storage w walk-ins in both ensuites / pull-down access to attic storage. $2,688,000 Active

1080 Crestview DR MILLBRAE, California

3 Beds 3 Baths 2,107 Sq Ft

Beautifully improved 2 story home. This property features an In-law unit with kitchen, bedroom, living room, bathroom and separate entrance. Hardwood floors, fireplace, bay window in the front bedroom. Walk out to the backyard to find an expansive wood deck. Enjoy the stunning city view. Notice the single car garage and enough room to park 3 additional vehicles. Great schools and conveniently close to shopping. Landscaping includes multiple varieties of fruit trees. Don't miss this great opportunity to live in this highly desirable area! $2,489,000 Active

612 Barcelona DR MILLBRAE, California

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,788 Sq Ft

Beautiful, sunny 3bd/2.5ba property in peaceful neighborhood of Millbrae is not one to miss! Step into comfort w/ this 1970 sq.ft. home, featuring cozy wood burning fireplace & incredible picture windows w/ great natural light, complemented by refinished hardwood floors on the main floor. Formal dining space flows into mid-century modern kitchen w/ bar seating & built-in serving buffet. Off the kitchen, find the additional sun-room lounge space w/ balcony access. All three bedrooms feature bright windows w/ incredible city views, ample closets, & refinished hardwood floors. Both bathrooms feature pedestal sinks & standing showers, w/ additional garden tub in one bathroom. Downstairs find the bright great room w/ office space & half bath. Home is situated on large lot w/ wood chipped backyard, workshop, & extra storage space. Attached 2 car garage w/ 4 driveway parking spots. Adjacent to Millbrae Spur Trail Open Space area & incredible views of the bay. Dont miss out! $2,288,000 Active

830 Almenar ST MILLBRAE, California

3 Beds 3 Baths 1,970 Sq Ft

This wonderful home is a 2,134 sqft traditional-style home located on a low-traffic residential street. The interior includes hardwood, manufactured wood, carpet, & tile floors, a fireplace, & forced air heating. The kitchen includes manufactured wood floors, painted wood cabinets, & quartz counters. The baths include tile floors, wood or painted wood cabinets, Corian counters, & tile wainscot. Each bedroom includes hardwood or carpet floors. The low-maintenance backyard includes mature fruit trees and a brick patio. The home also features a 1,153 sqft ADU (accessory dwelling unit) containing a living room, kitchen, den/office, bedroom, and bathroom. The ADU's kitchen includes tile floors, painted wood cabinets, and Corian counters. The ADU's bath includes tile floors, painted wood cabinets, laminate counters, and tile wainscot. Last but not least, this wonderful property also features an 857 sqft finished attic/bonus area which includes a bedroom and a bath. $2,150,000 Active

631 Chadbourne AVE MILLBRAE, California

5 Beds 4 Baths 2,991 Sq Ft

Entertainer's dream home in the highly desirable Highlands neighborhood of Millbrae. As you enter this beautifully spacious residence, you will find a light-filled living room that opens into the dining area and gourmet kitchen, featuring stainless steel Viking appliances, rich brown cabinetry, and stunning black countertops. Also on the main floor, you will find a bathroom and 3 bedrooms, two of which have their own balcony for you to bask in the morning sun while enjoying a morning coffee. As you step downstairs, you'll be greeted by a family room and office space that transitions into another bedroom and bathroom. The backyard includes an expansive multi-level deck, bonus bathroom and a sparkling pool, allowing you to relish in the gorgeous Millbrae views while providing a relaxing and fun outdoor space to entertain family and friends. Conveniently located next to major highway 280, Downtown Millbrae, and Millbrae's top-rated schools. Your FOREVER HOME is waiting for you! $1,888,000 Active

1361 Vista Grande MILLBRAE, California

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,050 Sq Ft

GREAT OPPORTUNITY to build your very own dream home in the beautiful Millbrae Villa! This teardown property sits on a huge lot and is perfect for anyone who wants to invest in a space to customize their forever home exactly how they want it. Near a variety of parks and trails for those who enjoy the outdoors. Conveniently located next to major highways 101/280, Millbrae's top-rated schools, and close to downtown Millbrae where you can enjoy a variety of shops and restaurants. Don't miss this opportunity to bring your vision to reality! $1,680,000 Active

1320 Millbrae AVE MILLBRAE, California

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,210 Sq Ft

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