Mary Robbins

Want to buy a home in Danville, California but can't decide which neighborhood is right for you and your family? You might consider the Greenbrook neighborhood - a seasoned community with lots of benefits:

Club House

Greenbrook was developed in the 1970's. The beauty of the neighborhood is that it has lots of parks, a wonderful swimming pool and club house to which people who own in this area automatically belong. The clubhouse has lots of activities for family and children like an Easter egg hunt and holiday festivities - the club house is a great community gathering place.

Open Space

As you can see, there is lots of green open space that meanders throughout the Greenbrook neighborhood. People love to walk their dogs along here....run...and walk. There are over 3 miles of meandering trails and greenbelt running through Greenbrook, as well as the adjacent communities of Danville Station and Sycamore. It's a great asset to all these communities.

Lawn Mower Brigade

There's history here. The men of Greenbrook have, what they call, The Lawnmower Brigade. Every year, they enter the Danville 4th of July parade with their lawnmowers and fun hats. I guess the grass is gonna have to mow itself that day!

Remodeling

There's been a great deal of remodeling done in this neighborhood over the years to bring these houses up-to-date. In the video below, you'll see an example of a house that's been remodeled in this neighborhood. It has all new windows and stone steps going up to the front door - it has character. They also added a considerable amount of square footage to this house.

Love

People love this neighborhood for its meandering streets, good location to downtown Danville and close - but not too close - proximity to the freeway. It's a very family-oriented, community-centered neighborhood.

Schools

Located in the boundaries of the Greenbrook neighborhood is the Greenbrook Elementary School. It was recently remodeled and it's an excellent school academically.It has lots of activity fields for different sports like baseball, basketball and soccer. They have a Kids' Country program here for mom's who work so their children can stay after the school hours are complete. You will also find the Charlotte Wood Middle School in this neighborhood.

Prices

The median home price for homes in Greenbrook is $818,000 in today's market. Houses generally range in price from $750K-$950K. Contact me if you would like to know what other Danville neighborhoods fit your price range and family needs. My number is 925-217-5048.

To see more video tours of areas surrounding the Greenbrook community, please visit my video library. In addition to a number of city and neighborhood videos, you will find helpful community links and a unique tool for comparing communities on values like crime and school scores. To search homes in this community, please connect to my MLS search tool.

I raised my own family in Danville and Alamo starting in 1979. While raising my two children, I volunteered for the PTA and was closely involved in community activities like The Devil Mountain Run. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Greenbrook or any other neighborhoods in the San Ramon Valley. Thank you for your time.

Mary Robbins, Partner and Co-founder

Empire Realty Associates of Danville

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Notes

1.I'ld like to thank my son Eric Robbins who helped me create this video, provides me with great video tips at MoveVideos.com and also produces my branded video library through his relocation website CityTourVideo.com.

2. This post is written as a submission to the ActiveRain Kodak Video Challenge contest. I have the chance to win the KODAK PLAYTOUCH Pocket Video Camera, great for realtors looking to create wide angle home tours and real estate marketing videos!

Forbes magazine rated Diablo the fourth most expensive ZIP code in the United States

The town is named after Mt.Diablo it stands alone on the edge of Califonia's Great Central Valley. The Coast Range at this point consists only of low hills so the view is spectacular. Look to the west, beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, you see the Farallon Islands; south-east to the James Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton at 4,213 feet elevation; south to Mount Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 3,791 feet elevation, north to Mount Saint Helena in the Coast Range at 4,344 feet elevation, and still farther north to Mount Lassen in the Cascades at 10,466 feet. North and east of Mount Diablo the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers meet to form the twisting waterways of the Delta. To the east beyond Califomia's great central valley is the crest of the Sierra Nevada

Mt. Diablo Country Club The Club's 128 acres were originally part of the 6,000-acre Oakwood Park Stock Farm that stretched from Green Valley Road to the top of Mt. Diablo and included what is now the Blackhawk area.In 1914, Robert Burgess converted the farm into Mt. Diablo Country Club as an incentive for people to buy lots of summer homes. He built the Chalet in 1916 as a 39-room inn for members and their guests. An overhead passageway connected the Chalet to the Clubhouse which is now a private residence at 1925 Alameda Diablo. Up the hill, where our present Clubhouse now stands, was a pool hall. It also served as a gambling casino, Movie Theater and dressing rooms for the swimming pool. The pool dates from the Roaring '20s, when it was called "The Plunge". A new, larger state of the art pool opened in May 2002.

18-hole Diablo golf course at the Diablo Country Club features 6,640 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71 . The course rating is 72.1 and it has a slope rating of 130 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Jack Neville, the Diablo golf course opened in 1914.

Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 988 people, 341 households, and 308 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,016.6 people per square mile There were 348 housing units at an average density of 357.0/sq mi . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.64% White, 0.61% Black or African American, 2.94% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 3.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 341 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.3% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.4% were non-families. 8.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.03.The median income for a household in the CDP was $197,904, and the median income for a family was $220,000.

There are 15 active listings in Diablo today

Check out my new listing at 2315 Caballo Ranchero -Spectacular Mediterranean style home . Six bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths; plus two separate living areas. Gourmet cooks dream kitchen includes hickory wood flooring, custom maple cabinets and the 12 ft. center island. Three downstairs bedrooms, a second family room and an additional media room. Also included is another full kitchen- great set up for au-pair, relatives or guests.

Beautiful lagoon pool with 49 palms and lovely gardens adorn this One of a Kind Country Estate. This is the perfect home for elegant entertaining and casual relaxation- California Style! Listed for $2,095,000.

Properties that are priced to sell and are presented well are selling quickly and within 5% of their list price. Those that are priced too high and are not staged to sell, still sit on the market. There is a shortage of GOOD inventory and homes that are priced too high are staying on the market in ALL areas.

It is definitely NOT a seller's market.

However, it is a market favorable to the SELLERS if they are realistic with their pricing and are willing to get their properties prepared to sell. Once in escrow, the sellers and buyers are trying to work everything out. This process still favors the BUYERS (but not as heavily as in the past).

We are seeing more BUYERS getting into back-up offer position right now. So, you can see, if a property is not priced to sell and competitively presented, the buyers will wait for the next reasonable choice.

This home is one of my recent listings in Alamo:

• Priced to sell
• Professionally staged
• Pending sale in 10 days

GREENBROOK is a wonderful neighborhood. Amenities include greenbelts, Iron Horse Trail and wonderful parks. One of the nicest parks in the area is Osage Park; known for its beautiful memorial Rose Gardens with childrens play area, train station and water attraction. This 35 acre park includes four tennis courts, four baseball diamonds, several soccer fields, plus a walking trail around the park which includes a fitness course. The tennis courts and sports fields can be rented. There are also twenty picnic tables and five barbecue pits that can also be rented out. Greenbrook offers something for everyone.

GREENBROOK is in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and includes two top rated schools, Greenbrook Elementary School and Charlotte Wood Middle School. It is close to I-680, the Iron Horse Trail and walking distance to these two schools.

GREENBROOK has a Homeowners Association with a clubhouse, large pool, tennis courts, play ground, barbecues and volleyball court . It is an association with many social activities, including a neighborhood tennis competition. The HOA dues are only $768 a year.

MARKET UPDATE FOR GREENBROOK - Homes for Sale

157 Summerside Circle , 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths town home -$415,000

122 Summerside Circle, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths town home - $437,500

162 Lawnview Circle, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths town home- $469,000

1580 Harlan Drive, 3 bedrooms 2.5 baths - $784, 950- Single story- remodeled throughout

11 Junewood Ct , 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths $799,000-contractors home -remodeled throughout- cul-de-sac with pool, built-in barbecue, RV parking

1398 Brookside Dr. 4 bedrooms ,2.5 baths $799,000-single story with great curb appeal- updated kitchen and private backyard

1635 Harlan Dr., 4 bedrooms, 2 bath $860,000 - upgrades throughout- three car garage

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