Daly City, California · ZIP 94015
Neighborhood GuideA 1960s hillside suburb wrapped around one of the Bay Area's largest shopping centers — and the neighborhood that 102 Lycett Circle calls home.
Illustrative image — a general view of the area, not a photograph of any specific property
About the neighborhood
Serramonte is what most people picture when they think of Daly City: tightly spaced hillside homes in bright colors, a big regional mall at the center of it, freeways on the edges, and views that open up as soon as the street starts to climb.
This page is general neighborhood information prepared for anyone considering the streets around 102 Lycett Circle. It is not a listing description, it is not MLS data, and it says nothing about who lives here now or who might live here in the future.
Distances and amenities are general in nature and change over time. School assignments, transit routes and business hours should always be confirmed with the district, the transit agency or the business directly. Nothing here is a promise about any property's value, condition or future.
Serramonte took shape in the 1960s around what became Serramonte Center, and its street pattern still reads that way — orderly streets, front lawns and sidewalks, with a busy retail core at the center and quieter residential blocks just behind it. The City does not publish an official boundary for the area.
Housing is 1960s and early-1970s single-family tract construction: the compact, brightly colored homes that gave Daly City its famous silhouette. Most have a driveway, a small front lawn and sidewalk access, and because the streets climb, many open to long views. Interiors vary widely, from original to fully renovated.
Opened in September 1968 at the junction of Highway 1 and Interstate 280, the center remains one of the region's largest enclosed malls, with roughly a hundred stores and Macy's, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods and Jagalchi Korean Market among its anchors. The 2019–2022 renovation followed earlier updates, and a weekly farmers market sets up on site.
Gellert Park is the green heart of the area — ball fields, soccer, tennis and basketball courts, a playground, and a clubhouse with picnic shelter — with the Serramonte Main Library nearby on Wembley Drive. Lycett Circle is a distinct residential pocket within the broader Serramonte neighborhood; Lycett Tot Lot on the circle offers a playground, picnic tables and a barbecue area. San Bruno Mountain State Park and the Pacific coast are a short drive.
Groceries, pharmacies, banks and restaurants cluster along Gellert Boulevard, Hickey Boulevard and around the mall. Skyline Plaza and Westlake Shopping Center are each a short drive away, and AHMC Seton Medical Center is about two miles south. Errands here tend to stack up in one trip.
Public schools serving parts of the Serramonte area include Junipero Serra Elementary, Alta Loma Middle and El Camino High School. The City of Daly City notes that the South San Francisco Unified School District serves residents in the Serramonte area, while Jefferson Union High School District serves most of the city's high school students. Attendance areas change — confirm assignments with the district.
Interstate 280 and Highway 1 border the neighborhood, with El Camino Real close by — downtown San Francisco is roughly ten miles north and San Francisco International Airport about fifteen minutes away. SamTrans routes run along Gellert, Hickey and King, and both the Colma and Daly City BART stations are a short drive. Errands near the mall are walkable; the hills are real.
This is coastal Daly City, which means fog. Summers stay cool with average highs near 68°F and winters are mild, with lows around 46°F and roughly 22 inches of rain a year. Residents keep a jacket handy year-round, and in exchange the neighborhood is rarely uncomfortably hot, so outdoor time is comfortable most of the year.
Daly City's dining scene is one of the Bay Area's most varied, and Serramonte sits near the middle of it — Filipino, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese restaurants, bakeries and markets, from the mall food court to small family-run spots nearby. A weekly farmers market sets up at the center; confirm current hours with the operator.
Serramonte's case is simple: a convenient location, hillside views, BART and freeway access, the coast a few minutes west, and single-family homes on real lots. For many buyers, it is the neighborhood that makes Peninsula ownership work.
A note on market data
Market figures move every week, so they are not published on this page. If you want the current picture — what is selling in Serramonte, at what price per square foot, and how a specific home compares — ask and you will get a straight answer with the underlying numbers.
At a glance
This page provides general neighborhood information only. It is not an advertisement or solicitation for any specific property, it contains no MLS data, and it makes no representation about the characteristics of current or future residents. Equal Housing Opportunity.
Next step
Rebecca White lives and works in this market. Call her to talk through what is available in Serramonte now, what a specific street is really like, or what the home at 102 Lycett Circle will look like when it comes to market.
San Francisco and Peninsula residential specialist, representing the owner of 102 Lycett Circle.
