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by Cristina Wong you could find a standard Los Altos rancher or a Mountain View hile some people have their hearts set on a par- triplex with room to rent (and share the mortgage burden). *TJUSFBMMZ ticular neighborhood — or even a street — others Or, for under $800,000 you could find an entry-level cottage 8acknowledge that budget is what’s driving their in Palo Alto or a good-sized home in the Slater neighborhood choice of home. of Mountain View. MPDBUJPO MPDBUJPO But, sometimes it’s handy to compare just what you can get For less than $1,800,000, you can find homes in Palo Alto at different price points. If you must have a minimum number and Portola Valley with an equal number of bedrooms and bath- of bedrooms, an excellent school district or perhaps a view, then rooms. But, offered at $25,000 more, the home in Portola Valley MPDBUJPO reconsidering the location could help you find the home of your is newly renovated and has larger interior space. dreams. Lastly, at $3,000,000, you can get a brand-new home in Ather- WHAT CAN YOU FIND AT The comparisons below are just a snapshot of what was of- ton with more bedrooms and bathrooms, including larger inte- DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS? fered in March. Note that for the same price (about $1,300,000), rior space than its Menlo Park counterpart. Veronica Weber Michelle Le
PALO ALTO MOUNTAIN VIEW Address: 1433 Alma St. Address: 183 Ada Ave. List price: $849,000 List price: $748,000 (reduced in March from $788,000) Bedrooms: 2 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 partial Interior: 960 sq. ft. Interior: 1,755 sq. ft. Lot size: 1,400 sq. ft. Lot size: 4,030 sq. ft. Date built: 1926 Date built: 1983 Between Kellogg and Churchill avenues, this one-story bungalow features a renovated Nestled away from the street on a flag lot, this home is very quiet, while offering convenient kitchen and bath, a private back patio, a private study room, and a one-car garage. It also pro- access to highways 101, 237 and 85, as well as public transportation. Adding to the privacy vides nearby access to the Bryant Street Bike Path and isn’t far from the University Avenue are high wooden fences and tall persimmon trees, as well as lemon and peach trees. Features Caltrain station. Local schools include Addison Elementary, David Starr Jordan Middle and include a master suite with a private balcony, new French doors, double-paned windows and Palo Alto High. a brand-new roof. Michelle Le Michelle Le
LOS ALTOS MOUNTAIN VIEW Address: 720 Los Ninos Way Address: 325 Franklin St. List price: $1,275,000 List price: $1,300,000 Bedrooms: 5 Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Interior: 2,033 sq. ft. Interior: 2,559 sq. ft. Lot size: 10,200 sq. ft. Lot size: 9,583 sq. ft. Date built: 1952 Date built: 1952 In the North Los Altos community, this ranch-style home features a wrap-around yard, a Situated in the Old Mountain View neighborhood, this multi-family home is an unusual find rear patio, separate family room and a master-bedroom suite. Additional features include a for downtown Mountain View property. The one-story triplex includes three units: a larger two-car garage with guest parking available. The home is well-located for shopping — just three-bedroom, two-bath unit; a two-bedroom, one-bath unit; and a one-bedroom, one-bath a short distance from the San Antonio Shopping Center as well as parks and schools. Local unit. Its amenities include a one-car garage for each of the units, original hardwood floors, schools include Mariano Castro Elementary School, Ardis G. Egan Junior High School and and a washer and dryer inside each unit. Local schools include Edith Landels Elementary, Los Altos High School. Graham Middle and Los Altos High School. (continued on next page) Spring Real Estate Special Section I Page 53 SPRING REAL ESTATE 2012
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PALO ALTO PORTOLA VALLEY Address: 627 Fulton St. Address: 2 Portola Green Circle List price: $1,750,000 List price: $1,775,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Interior: 1,932 sq. ft. Interior: 2,230 sq. ft. Lot size: 5,500 sq. ft. Lot size: 0.23 acre, adjacent to common areas Date built: 1924 Date built: 1975 This two-story, Spanish-style home at the edge of Crescent Park offers the best of two worlds: In a quiet location in Central Portola Valley, this home was remodeled in 2004 and has mahogany floors and high ceilings as well as granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, modern aesthetics throughout, including high ceilings, stainless-steel fixtures and maple surround sound and central forced-air heat. Additional features include an outdoor dining pa- floors. The ground floor features a living room with an adjoining library, as well a dining tio and a detached garage. It’s an easy walk downtown for dining and shopping on University room that opens to an outdoor deck. Common areas offer a redwood tree grove and custom Avenue. Local schools are Addison Elementary, Jordan Middle and Palo Alto High School. landscaping with a fire pit. (continued on next page)
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ATHERTON MENLO PARK Address: 82 Lloyden Drive Address: 1158 Windsor Way List price: $3,388,000 List price: $2,998,000 Bedrooms: 5 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 4 full, 1 partial Bathrooms: 2 full, 2 partial Interior: 4,182 sq. ft. Interior: 3,285 sq. ft. Lot size: 16,254 sq. ft. Lot size: 10,080 sq. ft. Date built: 2011 Date built: 1999 This brand-new home in the Lloyden Park neighborhood — not far from the Atherton Cal- Situated in a private cul-de-sac off Windsor Drive, this contemporary designed home is train station — was constructed in Classic French style. On the main level is a chef’s kitchen meant to entertain guests with its high-ceilings and spacious living rooms. The ground floor with a great room, as well as one bedroom and an office. Upstairs you’ll find four more also has two bedrooms, two dining rooms, a library and workshop. Upstairs features include bedrooms. Amenities include three gas fireplaces, walnut hardwood and high-end finishes the master bedroom, a separate office, and two balconies overlooking an expansive pool be- throughout. The backyard features a pool and landscaped grounds on more than one-third hind the property. The large home is just a few blocks from downtown Menlo Park, and other acre. shopping off Santa Cruz Avenue. Local schools include Oak Knoll School, Hillview Middle School and Menlo-Atherton High School.
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by Sarah Trauben he bubble burst in 2008 didn’t skip over the Peninsula’s hous- ing market, but with some sectors of the economy on the 5 mend, the rental market seems to be booming. Yet would-be renters find little inventory of apartments, condominiums, town- homes and single-family home rentals from Mountain View north to Menlo Park. Rental agents say low supply combined with demand spurred by economic recovery is translating into rising occupancy rates and price hikes for rental property owners. “The vacancy rate I see being advertised is at an all-time low, even compared to our last cycle peak in 2008,” Keller Williams Realtor Leon Leong said. A Realtor for eight years, Leong specializes in rent- als and sales of single-family homes, condominiums and townhomes in the Palo Alto area and says these developments signal a good year for rental property owners in the region. “A three-bedroom, one-bathroom rental which might have gone for $2,800 to $3,000 last year now might rent for between $3,400 and $3,800,” Leong said. These rent increases have been especially pronounced near area downtowns, such as surrounding University Avenue in Palo Alto, and in prestigious neighborhoods. One Old Palo Alto property, which was listed at $3,700 per month in April 2010, was listed at $4,400 in March of this year, he noted. “The number of rental properties in Palo Alto is about the same as last year, but because renters are not moving, there is less available,” Leong explained. “Our local economy is booming and people are coming to the area because of job creation.” Because more tenants are remaining in their rental properties, south Peninsula rental-property supply is fairly tied up and rental rates for new tenants are rising, Chuck Totah, a leasing and relocation specialist, said. The average market value for rentals has increased between 5 and 15 percent as the market has recovered from its stagnant period over ‘The number market. Three different school districts are covered by Mountain the past 18 months, the J. Wavro associate with five years’ experience View, and so the rental markets in areas covered by good school dis- in the area estimated. tricts are much like the market in Palo Alto,” Leong said. “The occupancy and rate increases are mainly due to hiring at of rental Despite spotty demand in some areas of Mountain View, rent has high-tech companies, such as Google,” he said. increased by nearly 14 percent and the occupancy rate is up 1.5 per- Others have noticed a recent rash of new renters relocating to properties in cent, according to RealFacts.com. Rent increases may be tied not only Mountain View, Palo Alto and Menlo Park for positions at software to a stream of relocating workers, but to a proliferation of apartment and Internet-based companies. Palo Alto is complexes. “I’ve received word from local property managers that they are “Larger apartment complexes may be more prone to increasing rent asking for more as the economy goes up,” Annette Lamarch, a reloca- about the same instead of retaining tenants,” Leong said. tion specialist with Dwellworks, said. Much of demand for rental property may be distilled into a single Specializing in corporate relocations, she has noticed strong hiring as last year, well-known phrase: location, location, location. figures for many companies and observed that economic improve- Owners of Menlo Park rental complexes have seen the most drastic ment has the potential to increase demand and raise rents. occupancy gains and rent rises in the past year, at 5 percent and nearly Rental-property owners may reap the benefit of the rental boom but because 17 percent, respectively. Rises are most apparent downtown and in across the board in Palo Alto, where the average rent growth for large the well-regarded area around Avenida de las Pulgas, Leong said. complexes has increased 10 percent this year, according to RealFacts. renters are not These indicators of recovery are especially high in areas served by com, which tracks rentals in buildings with 50 or more units. Rates respected schools. for smaller properties and single-family residences in Palo Alto are moving, there is “The Menlo Park rental market is, in some ways, much like the Palo also up, Leong noted. Alto market,” Leong said. Whether owners in surrounding cities may see their boats lift in the less available.’ Whether the current rental boom will hold remains to be seen. rising tide for occupancy rates and rents, however, is a more volatile Facebook’s recent filing for initial public offering of its stocks is matter of location. Much of the new demand for rentals is shaped —Leon Leong, already affecting the real estate market and may further drive up the by that ever-present drive by working professionals with children to Realtor, average rents, Lamarch said. And with signs that area tech companies reside in locations served by prestigious school districts. Keller Williams are continuing to hire, it’s possible that property owners may continue “In Palo Alto specifically, I see people coming into the area not just to see high demand and many applications for rentals. because of job creation but also because of the dependable quality of “It’s really hard to predict the future, but as long as the jobs are still local schools, more so now than in the past,” he said. there, rents will continue to climb,” Totah said. N “Mountain View tends to be a bit more heterogeneous in the rental Freelance writer Sarah Trauben can be emailed at sltrauben@ gmail.com.
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Spring Real Estate Special Section I Page 61 presents… Kathy Nicosia & Colleen Cooley Margot Lockwood joined the Coldwell Banker offi ce in 746 Hermosa Way, Menlo Park Downtown Palo Alto in August 2011. Offered at $2,600,000 Since then, they have represented clients in the following transactions:
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Kathy and Colleen have been opening doors for their clients on the Peninsula and South Bay since 1995. Gorgeous panoramic bay views from this spacious 4bd, 2.5 ba on home on .4 acre. Formal entry, LR w high ceilings, family kitchen. Inverted fl oor plan with master, 3-4 additional bds, plus 3 extra areas for offi ce, play rm or 2nd family rm including level yard. 300 Grandview, Woodside Kathy Nicosia Offered at $1,395,000 650.464.5527 [email protected] Colleen Cooley Reduced www.kathyandcolleen.com 650.704.6572 DRE #70000645 [email protected]
Formal sunken living room, Kitchen with breakfast bar & breakfast nook, separate family Menlo Park Start with a rm, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, separate master wing, 2 car garage, detached in law unit over 2 car garage on 1.2 acres. Atherton dream 128 Huckleberry Trail, Woodside Palo Alto Offered at $799,000 Los Altos make it Woodside Short Sale your home Portola Valley Specializing in helping individuals buy & sell homes on the Peninsula
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4 bed 2.5 bath with additional unit. Pending Sale 3 car garage and pool. Listed and sold same day. Offi ce: 650-324-4456 VM: 650-566-5341 [email protected] www.suecrawford.com MARGOT LOCKWOOD 650.529.2410 Office 650.400.2528 Cell [email protected] 1377 El Camino Real Menlo Park For more information or Virtual Tour visit www.margotlockwood.com Page 62 I Spring Real Estate Special Section Spring Real Estate Special Section I Page 63 Page 64 I Spring Real Estate Special Section Spring Real Estate Special Section I Page 65 STUNNING VIEW HOMES IN Portola Valley
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Above: Kate Ague, left, with her husband Peter Cass and daughter Lily Cass, 7, stand in front of their Linfield Oaks home. Kate Ague has lived in the neighborhood all her life. The three one-story homes, clockwise from left, are on Sherwood Way, Linfield Place and Laurel Street. NEIGHBORHOOD SNAPSHOT
by Kathy Schrenk eople living in Linfield Oaks often feel like 1they have the best of all worlds: They’re close to down- town Menlo Park, a large park with pool and library, down- town Palo Alto, Stanford Uni- Michelle Le versity and Shopping Center — all in a woodsy, creekside setting. Michelle Le There’s even room for fami- lies of all sizes in the Menlo Park neighborhood’s apart- ments, condos and houses ranging from rustic to newly remodeled. Rebecca Miller loves the feel Kate Ague has lived in the neighborhood her whole life of having “a little nook” of a and hopes to remain. “Every- thing is here,” she said. neighborhood so close to so When she was a young girl she and her mother lived in an apartment across the street many amenities. from the duplex she lives in (continued on page 70) Michelle Le Page 68 I Spring Real Estate Special Section Community Connected
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Spring Real Estate Special Section I Page 69 SPRING REAL ESTATE 2012 DIANE SCHMITZ Linfield Oaks someone called to say they noticed his REALTOR® car’s sun roof was open. (continued from page 68) Regular block parties in different loca- now. Her daughter attends Encinal School, tions add to the neighborhood feel. as Ague did. They walk or bike to the rec Krane wonders if the “Facebook effect” center, pool and library. And she feels safe will come to bear on the neighborhood, with THINKING OF SELLING? IT’S TIME! with the police headquarters so close by the company’s proximity at the other end of at the Burgess Park government complex, Willow Road. He even wonders if newly she said. minted millionaires might start knocking Like all neighborhoods, it goes through on his door and asking if his house is for cycles where there are lots of young kids, sale after the IPO. “I think there’s going and this is one of them, she said. Some old- to be a lot of newfound money and a lot of er folks may soon be ready to make way for people are going to want to live here. This even more newcomers, she said. is really ideally situated.” Elliot Krane has lived in the neighbor- Rebecca Miller loves the feel of having hood since 2004 and loves the character “a little nook” of a neighborhood so close and beauty of the older houses. Many have to so many amenities. An email list keeps THE MARKET IS HOT! I just sold a house in been restored or remodeled, he said. Peo- people connected, she said. Just after they ple know each other. “Our dogs know each moved in in 2010 there was an “awesome” Cupertino that received 35 OFFERS and another the following other,” he said. block party right on their block. She and In fact, he remembers once when his her two young kids enjoy being so close to week in Mountain View with 17 OFFERS! Both sold way dogs got loose, someone recognized them Burgess Park and the pool and library, too, and put them back in his backyard. He nev- she said. N OVER THE ASKING PRICE. If you’re thinking of selling er found out who had performed the kind Freelance writer Kathy Schrenk can be deed. emailed at [email protected]. or know of someone who may be - CALL TODAY for a Another time he was out of town and complimentary market analysis of your home. FACTS: CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOLS: Geokids Day Care Center, 345 Middlefield Road, #204, Menlo Park; Burgess After-school Program, Burgess Kindercat Program, Menlo Park Recreation Center, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, Menlo Children’s Center, 801 Laurel St. Menlo Park DIANE SCHMITZ FIRE STATION: 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park LOCATION: West of Middlefield Road to Alma Street and San Francisquito Creek to Raven- (650) 947-2955 swood Avenue NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Email coordinator: JoAnne Goldberg, 650-327-4716 [email protected] PARK: Burgess Park, Alma Street and Mielke Drive, Menlo Park DRE # 01235034 PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Menlo Park City Elementary School District — Laurel School, 95 Edge Road, Atherton; Encinal School, 195 Encinal Ave., Menlo Park; Hillview Middle School, 1100 El- der Ave., Menlo Park Sequoia Union High School District — Menlo Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Sereno Group Real Estate Atherton 369 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos SHOPPING: Downtown Menlo Park
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