251 W Capitol Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035

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A Tale of Two Homes

Built in 1969, this house was constructed as your typical 3 bed 2 bath bungalow at 1,308 sq.ft. 

In 1988, the then owners, Bill and Jennifer, decided they wanted to add on an additional 486 sq.ft. Technically the County Records reflect the home as 1,738 sq.ft.  For the sake of transparency we have provided you a link to the Permits that were pulled in 1988 (Pages 6 and 41 show the blueprints and square footage). Bill is a very serious Musician and Sound Engineer, his desire to work from home had him create the product you see before you today (which includes a space for his very own Music Studio). After adding the 486 sq.ft., they then re-configured the two bedrooms to create the large Primary you see in the North East corner of the house. This was done by removing Non-Bearing Walls and constructing a new corridor and linen closet. This is the  first version of the final product you see today.  This can be seen below in the "How we look today" section.

As fortune had it when it came time to sell, Bill and Jennifer reached out to Scott and Julie. Scott and Bill were friends through their love of, and career, in Music. The home was perfect for Scott; but as the lovely couple's family grew; it became evident that a small change was needed. Sacrificing some of his studio space; Scott and Julie created the junior bedroom you see today between the Studio and the oversized Primary.

Why do we tell you all this? Why create this page? Quite simply to show you how easy it is to return her to her original Glory.  To be honest, this was not easy as I thought. Even as a Broker that goes in and out of over 100 houses a month; I couldn't wrap my head around the design and what was done. After several trips to the City Building Department at 455 E Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA and their on-line portal [https://trakit.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/etrakit3/Search/permit.aspx] 

this house's journey slowly started to make sense.

It was our intent that this page would help reduce the amount of time analyzing and allow for more time to be spent on creating and designing your dream home.  We also created a 3D computerized animation to show you what we envision as well as some final renderings. We hope you find this helpful!  Please note, the video content was created by Animators/Artists only; NOT Architects or Engineers and is provided purely as Inspiration to help you on your journey.

Welcome to 251 W. Capitol! We can't wait to see what you do with the space!!