The neighborhood known as The President's Area was built among the foothills that grow into the steep, forested slopes of Big Rock Ridge. This Novato suburb is close to trailheads and nature preserves, all within a couple of miles of a major highway and shopping areas. It’s about two miles from downtown Novato and its walkable shopping and dining district.
Homes here start around $850,000 and reach $2 million, and range in style, from mid-century modern ranch styles to Mediterranean-inspired estates. The streetscapes are often thick with trees, and lawns tend to be well-kept, and some acre-sized lots are available the closer the home is to the hills. Some of the neighborhood’s roads wind and curve up steep-for-the-suburbs hills and end in secluded cul-de-sacs. These private spots provide sweeping views of almost all of Novato and beyond. Condos and townhomes are usually clustered together, usually near the highway, and go for between $450,000 and $700,000.
The area is part of Novato Unified School District, which has a B rating on Niche. Lynwood Elementary School has a C rating on Niche, and San Jose Intermediate School has a B-plus rating. Novato High School also has a B-plus rating and has a variety of extracurricular activities for students, like ping pong, mountain biking and comic book clubs. The College of Marin, one of California’s community colleges, is located just outside the neighborhood.
Redwood Highway borders the neighborhood and leads down toward San Francisco. The area is served by Marin Public Transit, which offers fixed-route and community shuttle routes. Stops are mostly set up along Redwood Highway, but there are a few along Sunset Pkwy, which runs through The President's Area. Novato also has a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit station downtown, which provides area residents with a route around Marin and to the San Francisco Ferry. For international travel, the San Francisco International Airport is about 40 miles away. The Novato Community is located along Redwood Highway going toward downtown Novato, less than two miles away.
Lynwood Hill Park is the local spot for strolls beneath trees and through grassy fields. For more involved and challenging hikes, there are multiple trailheads nearby that lead into the Indian Valley and Ignacio Preserves. The Black Gulch Falls, Piping Rock and Halloween trailheads lead into the aforementioned nature preserves and take hikers up and down the hills where they’ll find small waterfalls, wooden bridges and vistas that show off the area’s landscape. It’s not all lazy walks or sweaty hikes in The President's Area, though. Golfers can also find something to do at the Marin Country Club. The club has an 18-hole course, tennis courts and a swimming pool.
The President's Area is just as close to nature as it is to shopping. The Vintage Oaks Shopping Center is across Redwood Highway and has businesses like Target, Sports Basement Novato and Sourdough & Co., a sandwich shop. The shopping center is also home to a Cinemark Century and Costco. Downtown Novato is about two miles away, and has local businesses and a walkable shopping district shaded by young trees. There are restaurants for most times and palates, like Marvin’s Breakfast Club, Henhouse Brewing Company Record Room and Carmen’s La Hacienda Novato.
Erin McGinnis
Compass
(510) 800-5746
98 Total Sales
2 in The President's Area
$1.6M - $2.3M Price Range
Jennifer Falla
Golden Gate Sotheby's Internat
(628) 288-7194
82 Total Sales
2 in The President's Area
$2.6M - $2.7M Price Range
Toni Shroyer
Coldwell Banker Realty
(650) 502-5818
59 Total Sales
3 in The President's Area
$700K - $2.8M Price Range
Kristie Martinelli
Coldwell Banker Realty
(650) 797-0292
248 Total Sales
3 in The President's Area
$975K - $1.5M Price Range
Jim Stafford
Compass
(628) 333-6912
89 Total Sales
2 in The President's Area
$1.2M - $2.5M Price Range
Jeff Sterley
Compass
(650) 488-6053
48 Total Sales
2 in The President's Area
$1.3M - $2.5M Price Range
| 1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime | The President's Area | US |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 2 | 4 |
| Sexual Assault | 2 | 4 |
| Assault with Weapon | 2 | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 4 |
| Larceny | 3 | 4 |
| Crime Score | 2 | 4 |
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
On average, homes in The President's Area, Novato sell after 26 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in The President's Area, Novato over the last 12 months is $2,000,000, up 34% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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