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20 Destination San Anselmo 2016 | 17 San Anselmo Past & Present San Anselmo Today Real Estate News San Anselmo is an especially charming place to visit and live. Recently voted the "Best Town Other an Your Own" and "Best Non-Mall Shopping Town in Marin County," Sunset Magazine readers voted San Anselmo "Best of the West" for antiquing. Courtesy of Denise Montalvo, Bradley Real Estate, 415-640-1850, denise@bradleyrealestate.com San Anselmo is a unique place to live and work. What draws people to our town is the great weather, beautiful scenery, safe environment, excellent schools and numerous places to shop and dine. Home prices have risen consecutively in the past few years. e median home price has topped $1 million dollars again – welcome news for existing homeowners and investors, but affordability is also of concern. A typical dwelling in San Anselmo would be a three- bedroom home priced around $1,086,000. It's evident that downtown San Anselmo is experiencing a transition in commercial real estate. Although there are some visible "For Lease" signs, exciting new businesses have opened up. San Anselmo Avenue welcomes Amphora Nueva, a specialty olive oil shop, offering tastings, gis and classes, Tumbleweed, a collection of lifestyle wear, and SeeSaw, a children's clothing and accessory shop and Neve/Hawk, a store for creative families. Shoe Junction has relocated to San Anselmo Avenue. Food lovers can check out the re-opened Cucina Restaurant and the established eateries where residents and visitors enjoy baked goods, sushi, fresh bagels, international foods, plus several cafes and coffee shops. New offerings on Sir Francis Drake Blvd. include Muse, a lifestyle store, and Sage Educators, tutoring and test preparation. New proprietors at Red Hill Shopping Center include Vines Wine Shop and Bar, Farm Burger restaurant, Jolt, a home décor and gi shop, plus Mathnasium, a math learning center. Red Hill is a one-stop shopping area with everything from Safeway and CVS to salons, fitness studios, restaurants, frozen yogurt/coffee shops, bakeries, shoe stores, gi shops, pet stores/adoption centers and a gas station. On Tuesdays from 5-8 p.m., Off the Grid has food trucks with a variety of vendors in the parking area. People in San Anselmo like to keep fit and can choose from options including Stamina Fitness, Ross Valley Cross Fit, KrickFit, Marin Power Yoga, Kim's Martial Arts and recently opened Pilates ProWorks. For those who love the outdoors, there are lots of places to hike, bike and run. San Anselmo is centrally located and about a 50-minute drive to either San Francisco or Stinson Beach, so it's the perfect place to call home. It's no surprise that people want to buy homes and operate businesses here. 1960 Old Northwestern Pacific powerhouse at Hub demolished. 1963 Town's historic train station razed. 1967 Grand opening of Red Hill Shopping Center. 1974 Gift of 14 acres of open space for park given to town by Frederick Faude. Fire destroys Robson Estate carriage house. 1979 Town Hall's renovation completed. Robson-Harrington House refurbished for public use. 1982 Town flood brings disastrous results. 2005 A flood on New Year's Eve causes millions of dollars in damages to town. Majority of damaged businesses quickly rebuild and reopen. 2013 The San Anselmo Chamber's Charitable Foundation receives property and resources donated by George W. Lucas to build Imagination Park in the center of downtown, the community gathering place.