Find yourself surrounded by greenbelt in the beloved, private Alta Mesa neighborhood of Monterey. The distinctive symmetrical architecture of this quiet two story home surrounds a skylight topped central staircase. The ground floor features living and dining areas with built in bookcases, a large eat in kitchen and the main bedroom. Three balconies and four skylights provide enchanting views of the forest environment. The lower level comprises three bedrooms, a family room/office, laundry, storage/hobby and mud rooms. Fireplaces on each floor add warmth, with an efficient gas insert in the main bedroom. Abundant storage includes overhead and sub floor compartments. The location is ideal less than a half mile from Del Monte Center and under a mile to downtown Monterey and the beach. Its 29,000+ sqft rounded corner lot offers abundant foliage, with mature redwoods, oaks and pines. It has had many upgrades over the last few years.New driveway and two car garage, remodeled frontage, drought tolerant landscaping, kitchen and lighting work, tankless water heater, water filtration/softening, multi camera security system, and bamboo flooring throughout. The exterior and most of the interior were just painted. There is plentiful parking on a wide, 180 foot long semicircular driveway.