Palo Alto Weekly 04.05.2013 - Section 3

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by Elena Kadvany

n a small East Palo Alto street, just blocks from U.S. Highway 101, 15 people share three houses, a trailer, a diverse fruit and

vegetable garden, meals and household tasks.Like a tightly knit family, they shop for groceries

together, make dinner for each other, watch each other’s children and support each other.

These 15 people live in what is called an inten-tional community, where participants choose to “cohouse” together under common purposes: a certain lifestyle, as well as a commitment to each other and their shared space.

Dubbed Greenwave by one of the property’s three owners, this East Palo Alto intentional com-munity has many functions. It is one part cohous-ing community, one part green living, one part social contract, one part support system.

Diana Bloch, one of the founders of Greenwave, says the main appeal of cohousing is not only sharing resources, but also having a built-in social group.

“One of the attractions is the college-dorm at-mosphere, where people sit around and casually discuss whatever comes up,” she said. “It’s also a simpler life. Part of the discussion involved is simplifying and using less space.”

Cohousing’s Northern American roots can be

A group of 15 people in East Palo Alto commit to shared living, values and community

traced back to two California architects, Kath-ryn McCamant and Charles Durrett, discovering “bofællesskaber” in Denmark in the 1980s.

“Bofællesskaber,” translated as living commu-nities, became cohousing — groups of people deciding to live together in an intentional com-munity where activities such as cooking, clean-

ing, maintaining a garden and purchasing food are shared.

Bloch happened to attend the first seminar that McCamant and Durrett gave on cohousing in the United States, in the mid-1980s at the Friends

SPRING FLING ... Filoli’s Spring

Fling fundraiser is set for 10 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6,

at 86 Cañada Road, Woodside.

The annual event is very family-

focused, with docent-led nature

walks, the Bubblesmith (who

creates giant bubbles), dogs in

training, a clown, Easter bunny

and lady bug. Children can even

pot a spring plant and decorate

the pot to take home. Tickets are

$25 for adult nonmembers, $20

for members, $5 for children ages

5 to 17 and free for children 4

and younger. Pre-ordered boxed

lunches are $18 for adults and $10

for children. Information: 650-364-

8300 or www.filoli.org

THE DIRT ON DIRT ...U.C. Master

gardeners will offer a free work-

shop on “Building Healthy Soil”

from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the Palo Alto Demon-

stration Garden, 851 Center Drive.

Focus is on prepping beds for

bountiful crops, how to dig and

amend clay soil, when and how

to prepare cover crops and using

compost and fertilizer. Informa-

tion: Master Gardeners at 408-

282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and

12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

or http://mastergardeners.org

GROWING ORCHIDS ... Longtime

orchid grower and award-winning

exhibitor Weegie Caughlan will

teach a class on “Growing and

Dividing Cymbidiums” from 9:30 to

11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 or April 13, at Gamble Garden, 1431

Waverley St., Palo Alto. Caughlan

will talk about temperature, sun-

light, growing medium, watering,

nutrition and pest control. Cost

is $35 for nonmembers, $25 for

members. Information: 650-329-

1356 or www.gamblegarden.org

THE BEES’ KNEES ... Longtime

beekeeper Jeffrey Warnock will

teach a class on “Keeping Hon-

eybees” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Com-

mon Ground, 559 College Ave.,

Palo Alto. Topics range from the

fundamental of beekeeping and

the basic parts of a hive to how to

wear a beekeeping suit and honey

extraction. Cost is $31. Bees and

equipment can be ordered from

www.koehnen.com/packages.html

or www.beekind.com/orderbees.

html.

MANAGE A REMODEL ... Mol-

lyanne Sherman, who is certified

in Kitchen, Bath & Interior Design

and Green Building, will teach

“How to Manage Your Kitchen or

Bath Remodel!” from 6:30 to 9

p.m. on Tuesdays, April 9 to May 7, in Room 1706, Palo Alto High

School, 50 Embarcadero Road,

Palo Alto. Designed for people

who want to be very involved in

their projects, the class includes

constructing a project budget and

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Top: Members of the Greenwave intentional community, as well as three visiting guests, sit down to eat in the community’s kitchen, where they share a meal once a week. Above: Greenwave founder Diana Bloch, left, and resident Barbara Wallis look out at their communal garden.

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Meeting House in Palo Alto. “We then formed a group from the

people who went to (the seminar) and various other interested folks around town and tried to figure out how to build a cohousing commu-nity, but it’s very difficult to find property in this area,” Bloch said.

After sharing a rented mansion on Waverley Street for several years with seven people, Bloch and two other residents, George Hunt and Joe Bamberg, found the East Palo Alto property.

“One of the attractions of East Palo Alto was multiculturalism and the lack of pretension,” Bloch said.

Bloch, Hunt and Bamberg pur-chased the 1-acre property, which was previously a family farm with one house, in the early 1990s. They renovated what had become a di-lapidated drug den into what Bloch says they call the “farm house.”

A few years later, the three own-ers decided to expand, and they purchased a recycled house from Mountain View.

“They were going to tear it down and throw it in the dump, but they said we could have it for a dollar if we moved it,” Bloch said. “But it turned out moving it involved cut-ting it in half, getting it over here in two pieces and then putting them back together on a new foundation.

So that was a lot of work.”The work didn’t stop there. In

2000, Greenwave received approval from the city Planning Department to build two more houses — the main common area, a two-story house, and a third house in the back. The current occupants of the back house do not participate in the co-housing community.

For the new houses, they used manufactured housing to cut costs and stick to cohousing’s founda-tional values.

“The combination of sweat equity, trying to keep the costs down and trying not to spend money hope-fully would make the community more affordable to good people who wanted to spend their time relating rather than earning money,” Bloch said.

They also acquired a trailer along the way, which is parked on a lot to-ward the front of the property that was originally designated for a fifth house.

Bloch transformed the space between the original house in the front, the trailer and the main house into an edible garden, with fava beans, citrus trees, oranges, plums, cherries, persimmons, mulberries and more.

“Around here it seems like if you really want a nice house, both peo-ple have to be working all the time and you don’t have time to enjoy it,” Bloch added. “So that was the goal: to keep it affordable enough that

people didn’t have to be working all the time to live here.”

The current residents hold a wide range of jobs, from suicide hotline operator to teacher. Melissa Laugh-ery, who lives in the original front house with her 4-year-old daughter, Bloch and a second family with a 6-month-old baby boy, works two jobs and odd hours to support her-self and her daughter.

But she says that without Green-wave, she would not be able to live in the area.

“I’m a single mom. There’s no way I could afford to live in an apartment in Palo Alto,” she said. “Yet to me, being a parent is such an important thing to be doing with my life, so it’s essential that I have this option for living.”

All Greenwave residents are ex-pected to pay rent — $500 to $700 per room — to the three owners and commit to three agreements.

The first agreement is to doing a weekly chore. In the kitchen of the main house (which Bloch designed herself so that two or three people could cook in it simultaneously), you can find resident’s names on a large Dry Erase board written next to assigned household tasks such as cooking, garbage, shop, garden and laundry.

The second agreement? Attend a weekly house meeting.

“Hopefully people will communi-cate during that time; anything ev-eryone needs to know,” Bloch said.

“The third (agreement) is to bring up any issues that are causing ten-sion, for yourself or others, and be willing to help out in getting them resolved.”

It doesn’t sound too unlike any other family’s home. And for re-tirees such as Bloch, whose son is grown and granddaughter lives in San Francisco, or single parents such as Laughery whose daughters’ grandparents are far flung, Green-wave does function as a second fam-ily of sorts.

“As people are, more and more, like seeds scattering to the wind, you realize how important those support systems are and finding ways to cul-tivate that,” Laughery said.

That support system ebbs and wanes every year as people move in and out of Greenwave. They get married, change jobs or life other-wise leads them in a different direc-tion. But the original “bofællessk-aber” principles remain, Laughery said.

“The importance of (Greenwave) is the importance of community and connection,” she said.

Editorial assistant Elena Kad-vany can be emailed at [email protected].

schedule. Cost is $88, plus $30 ma-

terials fee payable to the instructor.

Information: 650-329-3752 or www.

paadultschool.org

CITRUS TREE CARE ...U.C. Master

gardeners will offer a free workshop

on “Citrus Tree Care” from 1 to 2

p.m. on Friday, April 12, at Aveni-

das, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. The

class will deal with caring for citrus,

including managing diseases and

pests. Information: Register in ad-

vance by calling 650-289-5400 or

stop by Avenidas front desk.

GELATO ITALIANO! ... Stefania Fil-

igheddu will offer an Italian cooking

class in Italian and English focusing

on “Gelato Italiano!” from 6:30 to 9

p.m. on Monday, April 8, in Room

103, Palo Alto High School, 50 Em-

barcadero Road, Palo Alto. The class

includes demonstration, participa-

tion, sampling and how to use an

Italian gelato machine. Cost is $50.

Information: 650-329-3752 or www.

paadultschool.org

Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email [email protected]. Deadline is one week before publication.

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East Palo AltoTotal sales reported: 3Lowest sales price: $290,000Highest sales price: $400,000

Los AltosTotal sales reported: 5Lowest sales price: $1,450,000Highest sales price: $3,500,000

Los Altos HillsTotal sales reported: 1Lowest sales price: $2,260,000Highest sales price: $2,260,000

Menlo ParkTotal sales reported: 6Lowest sales price: $700,000Highest sales price: $2,395,000

Mountain ViewTotal sales reported: 13Lowest sales price: $373,000Highest sales price: $2,202,500

Palo AltoTotal sales reported: 7Lowest sales price: $905,000Highest sales price: $1,720,000

Redwood CityTotal sales reported: 15Lowest sales price: $580,000Highest sales price: $1,385,000

Source: California REsource

SALES AT A GLANCE

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What to do when feeling flushby Jack McKinnon

“U .S. companies are showering investors with a record windfall in dividends and share buy backs are helping to propel the stock market rally,” the Wall Street Jour-

nal reported on Friday, March 8. What this means is that it is time to get back into the garden.

Now that all of you are getting back into prosperity, the garden work you have been avoiding while worrying about the economy has been neglected. Grab a trowel and a cultivator, this month’s tips will be about the chores to do when you are flush.

1. Get the weeds under control now, before they go to flower and then seed. It will save a lot of work later in the spring.

2. If you don’t like the sound of blowers, get your rake out and start raking. The fewer leaves gardeners have to blow the less noise they make. Do a neighbor’s yard as well as yours. Novel idea isn’t it?

3. Prune for shape, flowers and fruit. While thinning out the dead, dying and diseased, look for ways to improve the show and production of your garden.

4. Fertilize; I don’t care if you use organic or synthetic, read the instructions and get on with it. Your plants will be so much happier.

5. Check watering systems. It is getting warmer and you don’t want to waste water or money.

6. Do not sit around thinking about how much money you have or how to save every penny. If you don’t spend it, you can bet somebody else will when you are gone. Go buy some seeds and plant them. It is healthier to watch them grow.

7. Give your gardener a bonus. They really don’t charge that much and they will really appreciate it. Who knows, maybe they will use their blower less?

8. Visit several public gardens this spring. Do an Internet search; they are all listed.9. Put a new flower arrangement on your table every week. Women love flowers, and

everybody knows that if women are happy then everybody is happy.10. Rake up old mulch and put it on the compost pile or in your green waste container.

Replace it with fresh mulch and the spring and summer will be off to a good start.Good gardening. Garden coach Jack McKinnon can be reached at 650-455-0687 (cell), by email at

[email protected]. Visit his website at www.jackthegardencoach.com.

Garden Tips

HOME SALESHome sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.

East Palo Alto152 Daphne Way G. Whatley to J. Grey for $290,000 on 2/28/13148 Gardenia Way Cannon Trust to O. & M. Cerda for $380,000 on 3/1/13243 Gardenia Way Citimortgage to Sonecha Trust for $400,000 on 3/1/13; previous sale 4/89, $110,000

Los Altos1011 Alegre Ave. B. & C. Call to J. Geist for $2,300,000 on 3/7/13; previous sale 7/03, $925,000

1325 Arbor Ave. Arbor Ave Limited to N. & A. Persily for $3,175,000 on 3/13/13; previous sale 4/11, $1,580,0001521 Fallen Leaf Lane Bitondo Trust to A. & K. Katz for $1,926,000 on 3/5/13; previous sale 10/88, $436,0001255 Montclaire Way Cui-Wang Trust to G. Ma for $3,500,000 on 3/8/13; previous sale 10/05, $2,265,0001720 Parkhills Ave. A. & J. Gam-bera to C. & J. Bell for $1,450,000 on 3/8/13

Los Altos Hills12695 La Cresta Drive S. Wilkin-son to W. Tcheng for $2,260,000 on 3/11/13; previous sale 2/06, $1,720,000

Menlo Park405 9th Ave. C. Hanson to B. Hart for $700,000 on 2/27/13; previous

sale 9/02, $510,0001441 Franks Lane S. & W. Coker to D. Bariteau for $1,451,000 on 3/1/13; previous sale 10/03, $711,0001664 Oak Ave. Ben-Efraim Trust to I. Choi for $2,395,000 on 2/28/13; previous sale 6/01, $1,425,000845 Paulson Circle J. Bidzos to M. & K. Johnson for $1,870,000 on 2/28/13; previous sale 12/09, $1,582,000529 Pope St. A. Hilbert to T. Han-sen for $1,625,000 on 2/28/13; previous sale 4/06, $926,000522 Sand Hill Circle Gemelina Inc. to O. Theil for $1,000,000 on 2/27/13; previous sale 6/05, $998,000

Mountain View1031 Crestview Drive #203 T. Hickman to J. Loh for $560,000 on 3/8/13; previous sale 7/05, $458,000

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1031 Crestview Drive #209 S. Bae to N. Singhal for $557,000 on 3/6/13; previous sale 9/10, $355,000851 Donovan Way G. & L. Gilligan to C. Chu for $740,000 on 3/6/13; previous sale 9/08, $628,5002713 Eden Lane Summerhill Grand Road to C. Mok for $2,202,500 on 3/12/13; previous sale 9/11, $17,000,0002726 Eden Lane Summerhill Grand Road to Vc Altos Trust for $2,174,500 on 3/8/13; previous sale 9/11, $17,000,000109 Evandale Ave. Wealthmax Capital to S. Chen for $810,000 on 3/13/13463 Kasra Drive #6 Chu Trust to K. Sobolev for $775,000 on 3/7/133363 Lubich Drive B. Parks to L. Paulson for $1,200,000 on 3/8/13; previous sale 12/76, $89,9001537 Melba Court Mishra Trust to J. Wieland for $1,400,000 on 3/6/13; previous sale 11/02, $795,0001861 Montecito Ave. E. & V. Glaenzer to J. & S. McPhie for $1,110,000 on 3/13/131939 Rock St. #17 C. Le to A. Yeh for $373,000 on 3/13/13; previous

sale 12/07, $400,000203 Sherland Ave. E. Rottscheidt to D. Karpf for $790,000 on 3/5/13; previous sale 5/06, $701,000645 Sylvan Ave. Jacobus Trust to M. Tanuwidjaja for $1,270,000 on 3/11/13; previous sale 7/01, $642,000

Palo Alto867 Altaire Walk D. Stellenberg to A. & J. Hsu for $905,000 on 3/7/13; previous sale 12/09, $771,0001251 Bryant St. Brown Trust to Levett Trust for $1,565,000 on 3/7/13420 Cambridge Ave. #3 Lowe Trust to L. Ely for $1,600,000 on 3/11/13; previous sale 2/12, $1,450,0003851 Corina Way J. & C. Hiraoka to G. & Y. Wu for $1,720,000 on 3/5/13666 Hawthorne Ave. A. Cohen to Fang Trust for $1,300,000 on 3/5/13; previous sale 5/97, $455,0002550 Louis Road Leitner Trust to K. & M. Murphy for $1,650,000 on 3/13/13411 Pepper Ave. Jost Trust to H. Wu for $1,107,000 on 3/6/13

Redwood City724 2nd Ave. Shoreline Assets Group to M. Farias for $580,000 on 2/27/13; previous sale 9/12, $370,500271 Alameda De Las Pulgas HSBC Bank to F. Taylor for $700,000 on 2/27/13; previous sale 12/07, $715,0002311 Brewster Ave. Y. & M. Shilman to M. Dalpoggetto for $1,200,000 on 3/1/13; previous sale 7/05, $1,200,0001601 Chelsea Way Zahnd Trust to Winton Trust for $750,000 on 2/27/13; previous sale 1/97, $257,000429 Cork Harbour Circle #H Working Dirt to K. Tao for $625,000 on 3/1/13; previous sale 4/06, $639,000143 Danbury Lane S. Patel to E. Dorf for $900,000 on 2/27/13; pre-vious sale 3/02, $762,0002831 Hastings Ave. J. & V. Balsa-ma to B. Posokhow for $1,125,000 on 2/28/13; previous sale 8/01, $559,000179 Inner Circle Cavallero Trust to A. & S. Ismail for $1,085,000 on 2/28/131389 Kentfield Ave. S. & L. Heat-

ley to F. & S. Doyle for $600,000 on 2/27/13; previous sale 3/06, $745,000429 Lanyard Drive T. & J. Helland to I. & B. Helland for $900,000 on 3/1/13930 Nob Hill Road J. & A. Siegler to D. Landwirth for $1,385,000 on 2/28/13632 True Wind Way #602 One Marina Homes to H. Xu for $580,000 on 2/28/13632 True Wind Way #605 One Marina Homes to S. & M. Nash for $599,500 on 2/28/13632 True Wind Way #616 One Marina Homes to M. Drewniany for $746,000 on 2/28/131221 Westwood St. M. Giudicelli to Z. Dahl for $961,000 on 2/28/13; previous sale 4/08, $910,000

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950 Page Mill Road Leland Stan-ford, interior demolition of non-bearing walls, $25,000140 University Ave. remodel res-taurant, $80,000666 Hawthorne St. A. Cohen, in-

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1095 Channing Ave. Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose, replace kindergarten classroom, $1,600,0001615 Matadero Ave. B. & C. Buss, remodel bathroom, $15,000440 Cesano Court L. Tawate & N. Deshpande, remodel kitchen, re-place floor, countertop, $7,0001804,1820, 1830,1840 & 1850 Embarcadero Road, 2445, 2465 Faber Place EOSII Palo Alto Tech-nology, demolish non-structural walls, lights and millwork, $n/a237 High St. J. Verbaken, remodel hall and master bath, $1,1214131 El Camino Real Think Tank Learning, renovate 920-sq.-ft. inte-rior space, $20,000989 Embarcadero Road D. Hu, ex-tend existing garage, $10,0003257 Greer St. E. Peri, replace 40-gal. HWH in hall closet, electrical upgrade, $n/a209 University Ave. H. Sumei, remodel storefront, wall, outdoor seating, relocate two heaters, $15,000419 Wilton Drive M. Morguelo, new shower door, bathroom tile and exhaust fan, $n/a

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Midtown Realty, Inc.2775 Middlefi eld Rd., Palo Alto

Phone: (650) 321-1596 Fax (650) 328-1809License # 01900986

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Open Saturday and Sunday 1:30-4:30

As a company that is at the forefront of marketing to the Mandarin-speaking

community, we love the high lev-el of emphasis that many sellers and their real-estate agents place on “cash offers.” Because many foreign investors and recent im-migrants lack the requisite credit and income history in the United States to qualify for many banks’ mortgage programs, they often pay in cash. Virtually all sellers see this as an advantage — and it is — but query, what is the ap-propriate premium to place on a cash offer?

In practice, many real-estate agents and their clients try to utilize rigid rules to analyze the relative value of a cash offer over an offer that needs financing. For example, one agent confidently explained that “offers that require financing should be discounted by 1 percent when they are com-pared to cash offers.”

It is not this simple. Sell-ers should analyze the two key ad-vantages to cash offers, certainty and timing, in light of their personal cir-

cumstances and the particular facts surrounding the transaction and the buyer.

Certainty: One of the biggest advantages to a cash offer is that it is more secure than a transaction that needs financing. There is no risk that the bank will deny the buyer’s loan. There are no restric-tions imposed by a lending insti-tution or government guarantor/agency. No need for an appraisal or concern that a low appraisal will derail the transaction.

While some offers that require financing should be discarded

or highly discounted due to risk, other financed offers may include very little risk at all. In fact, in today’s historically low-rate envi-ronment, many buyers that could pay cash would prefer to finance a portion of the purchase to secure the low-cost funds or because they want to deduct the interest on their personal taxes.

Thus, the real question is: How much risk does the financed of-fer entail? The most telling an-swer to this question is provided by the buyers themselves. If they feel very secure about their abil-ity to procure the requisite fi-nancing they will have, or should have, written the offer without a financing contingency. On the other hand, if they think there is material risk that they will have trouble with the financing, they will have, or should have, written the offer with a contingency that gives them the right to get their deposit back if they can’t get the financing.

Beyond the inclusion of a fi-nancing contingency, sellers should consider the amount of the down payment, the size of the loan and the quality of the pre-approval letter included with the offer. Also, sellers should consid-

er any transaction-specific factors that commonly raise problems with banks, such as long seller rent backs, pending litigation or buyers with short U.S. credit his-tories.

Timing: Cash buyers can close as fast as two days and they rou-tinely close in seven to 10 days, which is often seen as a benefit to the sellers. Buyers that require fi-nancing, on the other hand, gener-ally need between 21 and 30 days to close. While this may make a difference to some sellers, many others would be willing to wait the extra two to three weeks if the non-cash offer were preferable for other reasons. Generally, the ad-ditional carrying costs involved with the added three weeks are fairly de minimis given the scope of the deal, and many buyers are willing to cover these additional costs when asked.

When a home is currently oc-cupied by the seller, there may be little if any advantage to a seven-day close in light of the seller’s need to pack and move. While this is often handled by giving the seller a period of time after clos-ing as a free rent-back, the trans-action could be structured with a more traditional escrow period.

Tax consideration: In an effort to make their offer more appeal-ing, some buyers purchase a home

with cash and then borrow against the property to obtain funds at a low rate and with the hopes of de-ducting the interest on their per-sonal residence. It is important to note that the IRS only permits homeowners to deduct interest on the first $1.1 million (assuming no home-equity debt) of “acquisi-tion indebtedness,” which is de-fined only to include loans put on the property within 90 days of the purchase.

Deal structuring: When buy-ers and their agents are faced with the unenviable challenge of com-peting against an all-cash offer, they should look for ways to as-suage the sellers’ concerns about security and timing. There are many deal-structuring approaches that can render a financed offer as strong as or stronger than a cash-offer. However, these techniques require the buyer to assume added risk. But then again, the buyer is in the best position to determine just how much risk their offer truly entails.

Michael Repka, managing broker and general counsel for DeLeon Realty, Palo Alto, for-merly practiced real estate and tax law in Palo Alto. He serves on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Real-tors. He can be reached at [email protected].

Real Estate MattersThe over emphasis

of cash offersby Michael Repka

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Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2–1/2 Living: +/-1,859 sq ft Lot: +/- 9,756sq ft www. 47ECreek.com$ ,998,000

Fully Renovated Homewith Fabulous Style

47 East Creek DriveMenlo Park

Open this Saturday and Sunday :30– 4:30pm...

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SALLY JONESCell:650.255.9601

www.SallyJonesHomes.com DRE# 00690964

580 Washington Avenue, Palo Alto

Rare Old Palo Alto cul-de-sac location

Exquisitely remodeled two-story brick home nestled on a quiet

cul-de-sac in the heart of Old Palo Alto. The home features

3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths plus “Sun Room.” Spacious living room

with high beamed ceiling, beautiful windows & distinctive

architectural detailing. Separate dining room opens to “old world”

covered terrace. Light and airy Sun Room features dramatic

cathedral ceiling, french doors which open to slate patios,

barbeque area and gardens. Other outstanding features include

hardwood floors in main living areas; remodeled kitchen with

Viking range, decorative tiles & lava stone countertops; delightful

master bedroom suite; 2 car garage.

Open Sat & Sun 1:30 - 4

:30

charming gardens designed by Notable Gardens

Kohler Associates Architects and Morrall Designs

Cottage Tour

mol (including garage)

finest restaurants and shops

commute routes and train

Palo Alto

[email protected]

DRE # 01471341

A rare opportunity, ideally located in Community Center. This charming 3 bedroom, 2 bath Mediterranean style home offers custom upgrades throughout with attention

ceilings and windows, bathing you in sunlight the minute you open the front door. Attached one-car garage with community lane access.

Just moments to Lucie Stern Community Center, Rinconada Park, excellent Palo Alto schools and downtown Palo Alto,

www.1319Hopkins.comOPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:30-4:30PM

UMANG SANCHORAWALA

Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

1319 HOPKINS AVENUE, PALO ALTO

OFFERED AT $1,525,000

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201 VALLEY STREET, LOS ALTOS

Open Sat & Sun 1:30 - 4:30

In a wonderful neighborhood near town, this 3BD/2.5BA residence is a must see for anyone seeking a home with fantastic proximity to the Village, library, shopping, Shoup Park and Los Altos Schools. Fresh and bright, the interior was designed in harmony with the outdoors, fea-turing soaring ceilings, dual pane windows, skylights and French doors that draw in an abundance of light and provide access for indoor/

outdoor California living. A courtyard entry, lined in colorful flowers, tucks the front door further into the expansive front yard, accented by daisies, roses, and mature trees. Enjoy recreation in the park-like backyard with deck, lawn, and an amazing Australian bottle brush tree. Approximately 1,576 sf home and 9,536 sf lot.**

Offered at $1,495,000For a Virtual Tour, Please visit www.201Vallley.com

Carole [email protected] # 00911615

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

161 Souths San Antonio Rd. Los Altos, CA 94022

Style, Comfort & Convenience

** Buyers are to verify all statistical data (per DataQuick) and specific school assignments.

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Connie Linton, MBA

737 Loma Verde Avenue #9, Palo Alto

Mary GillesCell [email protected] | MaryGillesRealEstate.com DRE # 01789710

675 Sharon Park Drive #123,

Menlo ParkOpen Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7

Chris AndersonCell 650-207-7105

[email protected] DRE # 01438980

Offered at: $598,000

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ATHERTON ESTATE

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Watch the Eichler documentary

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Mid century modern enthusiasts

will delight in this original Eichler

located in Willow Glen. This 4 bedroom

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plan. The backyard is perfect for

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Price upon request

1712hudson.com

Monique Lombardelli produced the Eichler

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videos of each home and has dedicated her business

to specifi c clientele who also share in her aesthetic.

Her company, Modern Homes Realty, also offers

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Monique speaks to enthusiasts all over California

about preserving this beautiful architecture and the

spirit of modernism.

Monique Lombardelli Owner DRE# 01879145 724 Oak Grove Ave Suite 10 Menlo Park, CA 94025P:650-380-5512 F:650-644-0100 [email protected] www.modernhomesrealty.com

1712 HUDSONSAN JOSE

JUST SOLD! 1572 TARRYTOWN STREET, SAN MATEO

EICHLER SPECIALIST

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TERRI COUTURETop 1% Coldwell Banker

650-917-5811 Direct

DRE#01090940

2510 Waverley Street Palo Alto

With its sheltered rear garden terrace and great North Los Altos locations, this home offers a true relaxed California lifestyle.

Rebuilt in 1992 by the current owners. The graceful design is anchored by a spacious living room with subtle gallery - style lighting

and fireplace, where guests can mingle and socialize then move into the elegant formal dining venue. Create a gourmet feast in

the fully equipped chef ’s kitchen, retire to the family room for a movie, then wrap up the night with refreshments on the rear

terrace. Privately located at the end of the main - level hallway are two comfortable family bedrooms, while three additional

bedrooms, including the master suite with updated spa bathroom, round out the accommodation upstairs. Outside, the lush

gardens and lawns are surrounded by tall trees and palms. Access to shopping and dining, major commute routes, and excellent

Los Altos schools.

fruit trees

and Los Altos High (buyer to confirm)

Offered at 2,699,000

Los Altos

Center

Summary of the home

to the central courtyard

dining space

with fireplace, solarium, spacious bath, and adjacent laundry room

each with a fireplace

be used as a library or exercise room

a workshop and artist’s studio

parking

per county records

Inventory, Category 2

Offered at $3,000,000residence built in Palo Alto.

culde-sac. This home offers the ultimate in privacy, yet its close-in location is just

room to room and includes formal living areas expansive gourment kitchen and

offer an ideal setting for outdoor entertaining. Top-rated Los Altos schools.

Offered at $4,695,000 Tours.beyondvt.com/public/vtour/display/101754

26020 Bentley Court Los Altos Hill

377 Lunada Drive Los Altos

countryside with the best silicon

valley, this sumptous home evokes

luxurious living indoors and out.

full baths, and 2 half baths, home

dining, family rooms with views.

quality throughout.

24052 Oak Knoll Circle Los Altos Hill


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Member of President’s [email protected]# 01138400

650.218.4337

PROPERTY OVERVIEW3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms

Living room & Dining room

Detached 2-car garage

650.281.8368 [email protected]# 01227755

CAROL LI

Open House Friday 3:30-6:30PM, Saturday & Sunday, 12 - 6PM

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STEVE BELLUMORI

www.SteveBellumori.com [email protected]

357 Roble Avenue, Redwood City

OUTSTANDING VALUE AND EXCELLENT FLOOR PLAN IN THIS LOVELY AND SPACIOUS 17 YEAR NEW 2-STORY HOME!

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April is Fair Housing Month Each year REALTORS® observe Fair Housing Month in April. REALTORS® play a vital role in ensuring fair housing for all and strive to make home owner-ship accessible to everyone. “REALTORS® want all buyers and sell-ers to enjoy the benefits of a housing market free from discrimination,” says Carolyn Miller, president of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SIL-VAR). REALTORS® abide by a Code of Ethics that states REALTORS® shall not deny professional services or be a party to any plan or agreement to discriminate against any person for rea-sons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or sexual orientation. The 1968 landmark Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap. Under the law, a home seller or landlord can-not discriminate in the sale, rental and financing of property on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap. They cannot instruct their real estate agent to convey any limitations in a sale or rental. Buyers or renters have the right to expect housing will be available to them without discrimination, includ-ing housing in their price range made

available without discrimination; equal professional service; the opportunity to consider a broad range of housing choices; no discriminatory limitations on communities or locations of hous-ing; no discrimination in the financing, appraising, or insuring of housing; rea-sonable accommodations in rules, prac-tices and procedures for persons with disabilities; non-discriminatory terms

and conditions for the sale, rental, financing, or insuring of a dwelling; and freedom from harassment or intimi-dation for exercising their fair housing rights. Buyers or renters who be-lieve they have experienced discrimination may file a

complaint with the California Depart-ment of Fair Employment and Housing. Complaints must be filed within one year of the alleged discrimination. On April 26, SILVAR is offering At Home With Diversity®, a course that teaches REALTORS® and other business professionals how to work effectively within a multicultural market. The full-day course addresses topics like diver-sity, fair housing and business planning development. If you would like to learn more about At Home With Diversity®, call SILVAR at (408) 200-0100.INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS COLUMN IS PRESENTED BY THE SILICON VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. SEND QUESTIONS TO ROSE MEILY AT [email protected].

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556 Pena Court, Palo Alto

PALO ALTO 578 University Avenue 650.323.1111

ARTI MIGLANIRealtor, MS. Education, CRS, LTG

Direct: 650-804-6942

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www.ArtiMiglani.com

DRE #: 01150085

Upgrades Galore!

Bright and airy 4 bedroom

contemporary home at the

end of a cul-de-sac in

desirable Barron Park

neighborhood. Close to

walking and biking paths,

Stanford, Gunn High, Juana

Briones and Bol Park.

Offered at $2,200,000For Virtual Tour visit: www.556Pena.com

For more information visit: www.ArtiMiglani.com

OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1:30 – 4:30

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AT A GLANCE

Over 12,000 square feet of living space; this scope cannot be replicated today

Circa 1914 with just four owners

Masterfully renovated and expanded by the current owners between 1997 and 2000, including all infrastructure and systems

Original period detail combined with luxurious finishes and modern systems and technology

P: 650.543.1117

C: 650.814.0478

W: www.derkbrill.com

E : [email protected]

DRE# 01256035

DERK BRILL Corner lot of approximately 37,000 square feet (.85 acre) – one of the largest in Old Palo Alto

Understated and discrete with ultimate privacy

Premier Old Palo Alto location

Access to top-rated Palo Alto schools

Call Derk for more information, or to schedule a showing.

P A L O A L T O

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ATHERTON4 Bedrooms79 Normandy Ln $3,598,000Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751

63 Linden $3,450,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

5 Bedrooms196 Selby Ln $3,295,000Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751

36 Melanie Ln $4,998,000Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751

8 Meadow Ln $6,995,000Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

EAST PALO ALTO1 Bedroom - Condominium480 E Okeefe St #306 $209,900Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

2 Bedrooms2318 Palo Verde Av $369,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

FOSTER CITY5 Bedrooms1130 Schooner St $1,298,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

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3 Bedrooms710 Morningside Rd $2,895,000Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111

1316 Arbor Av $1,575,000Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

757 N San Antonio Rd $1,395,000Sat 1-5/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 941-7040

201 Valley St $1,495,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

275 Verano Dr $2,925,000Sat/Sun Dreyfus Properties 823-3855

4 Bedrooms900 Shadow Creek Pl $2,699,000Sat/Sun 1-5 Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111

1723 Austin Av $2,399,000Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111

1316 Don Kirk St $1,798,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 941-7040

5 Bedrooms231 Hawthorne Av $2,980,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

377 Lunada Dr $2,699,000Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

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4 Bedrooms24052 Oak Knoll Ci $5,796,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

10695 Eloise Ci $5,475,000Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111

11210 Hooper Ln $3,985,000Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161

25680 Elena Rd $3,798,000Sat/Sun 12-5 Deleon Realty 380-1420

5 Bedrooms12171 Hilltop Dr $3,383,000Sun Oliver Luxury Real Estate 302-6666

6+ Bedrooms12797 Normandy Ln $4,500,000Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

MENLO PARK2 Bedrooms -675 Sharon Park Dr #123 $598,000Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

2 Bedrooms1132 Henderson Av $499,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161

763 San Benito Av $549,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

3 Bedrooms1370 Cloud Av $1,678,000Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 328-5211

928 Arbor Rd $1,295,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

3131 Alameda De Las Pulgas $1,100,000Sun Robinson & Co Realtors 854-2700

147 East Creek Dr $1,998,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

1110 Westfield Dr $1,995,000Sat/Sun Dreyfus Properties 485-3476

4 Bedrooms24 San Juan Av $3,450,000Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751

30 La Loma Dr $2,095,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

145 Cornell Rd $1,998,000Sat/Sun Zane, Macgregor & Company 336-8530

1872 Camino De Los Robles $3,980,000Sun 12-5 Deleon Realty 380-1420

1101 Middle Ave $2,898,000Sat/Sun 12-5 Deleon Realty 380-1420

5 Bedrooms168 Hillside Av $2,695,000Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751

348 Lennox Av $3,498,000Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751

260 Arden Rd $3,199,000Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

475 Cotton St $4,050,000Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 851-2666

6+ Bedrooms1144 Castle Wy $4,450,000Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751

1131 Hobart St $4,500,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

MOUNTAIN VIEW3 Bedrooms -217 Ada Av #36 $680,000Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

3 Bedrooms1419 Bonita Ave $1,195,000Sat/Sun Dreyfus Properties, Inc. 847-1141

461 Bryant Av $1,200,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

4 Bedrooms1110 Boranda Av $1,500,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

590 Lambert Way $850,000Sat/Sun Prospect Properties 494-1807

PALO ALTO2 Bedrooms1110 Embarcadero Rd $798,000Sat/Sun 12-5 Deleon Realty 380-1420

3 Bedrooms1319 Hopkins Av $1,525,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

2500 South Ct $1,998,000Fri 3:30-6:30, Sat/Sun 12-6 Alain Pinel 323-1111

629 Glenbrook Dr $1,599,000Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

4 Bedrooms2950 Alexis Dr $6,488,000Sun Deleon Realty 380-1420

40 Kent Place Way $3,200,000Sun Dreyfus Properties, Inc. 847-1141

550 Irven Ct $2,255,000Sat/Sun 1:30-5 Coldwell Banker 328-5211

2510 Waverley St $3,000,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 941-7040

556 Pena Court $2,200,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel, Realtors 323-1111

3857 Corina Way Call for priceSat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

556 Pena Ct $2,200,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

1436 Hamilton Ave $2,798,000Sat/Sun Dreyfus Properties 485-3476

984 Loma Verde Ave $1,495,000Sat/Sun Midtown Realty 804-1938

5 Bedrooms4155 Old Trace Rd $6,495,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111

722 Ashby Dr $4,995,000Sun Dreyfus Properties 485-3476

1125 Ramona St $5,995,000Sat/Sun Dreyfus Properties 485-3476

6+ Bedrooms816 Embarcadero Rd $2,798,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161

PORTOLA VALLEY2 Bedrooms105 Santa Maria Av $1,365,000Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

3 Bedrooms1 Grove Ct $6,950,000Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666

219 Portola Rd $1,549,000Sun 2-4:30 Oliver Luxury Real Estate 321-8900

4 Bedrooms140 Westridge Dr $2,795,000Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

5 Bedrooms900 Wayside Rd $2,995,000Sun Coldwell Banker 851-2666

REDWOOD CITY2 Bedrooms543 Flynn Av $549,950Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 529-1111

3 Bedrooms1144 Virginia Av $849,000Sat 1-3/Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel 323-1111

39 Edgewood Rd $969,000Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 323-7751

3687 Brandy Rock Wy $1,225,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

615 Hawes St $699,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 325-6161

3 Bedrooms - Condominium50 Horgan Ave $550,000Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 324-4456

4 Bedrooms13 Woodleaf Av $2,395,000Sun Coldwell Banker 323-7751

210 Montalvo Rd $1,500,000Sat 1:30-4:30/Sun 1-4:30 Alain Pinel 462-1111

2074 Stockbridge Av $1,349,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

1748 Stockbridge Av $1,278,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111

1117 Chesterton Av $998,000Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

357 Roble Av $1,175,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 324-4456

307 Summit Dr $1,695,000Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 323-1111

5 Bedrooms805 Toyon Wy $1,575,000Sun Coldwell Banker 325-6161

SAN CARLOS4 Bedrooms120 Rogers Av $1,329,000Sun Coldwell Banker 324-4456

SUNNYVALE3 Bedrooms1071 Mango Av $998,000Sat 12-5/Sun 12-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111

WOODSIDE3 Bedrooms45 Skywood Wy $1,895,000Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 941-1111

4 Bedrooms135 Crest Rd $2,575,000Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 851-2666

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BY APPOINTMENTPALO ALTO

5bd/3ba Midtown home. Stylish and spacious with

numerous updates. Ready to move in. $2,288,000

MENLO PARK OFFICE 650.462.1111

OPEN SUNDAYMENLO PARK 260 Arden Rd

Craftsman-style 3-level home built in 2003 in Felton

Gables. 5bd/4.5ba with Menlo Park schools. $3,450,000

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OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAYLOS ALTOS 900 Shadow Creek Pl

4bd/3.5ba custom-built home. Gourmet kitchen, living

room plus separate FR with media center. $2,699,000

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Wonderful community living environment with 24-hour

security. Amenities and evening dining. $1,021,000


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Private, quiet location. 3bd/2ba with artist studio, sunroom,

decks, terraces and pool. 50,806+/-sf lot. $1,895,000


OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAYMOUNTAIN VIEW 1293 Cuernavaca Circulo

Remodeled 3bd/2.5ba, 2249+/-sf in resort-like Cuernavaca.

Located near shopping and top schools. $1,098,000

WOODSIDE OFFICE 650.529.1111

OPEN SUNDAYWOODSIDE 50 Big Pine Rd

Extensively remodeled 3bd/2ba on 2.56+/-ac. Beautiful

views and great indoor/outdoor living. $1,849,000


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New construction. Elegant 4bd/3.5ba home with office,

living room, dining room and family room. $2,399,000



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home on a beautifully landscaped lot. $1,799,000

Now is the time to make your move…

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Atherton Shown by appointment only $11,250,000

Excl listing. Exceptional hm in prime West Ath.Gst hse,pool.MP Schls.

www.LindaVista.com 7 BR/7.5 BA

Liz Daschbach DRE #00969220 650.323.7751

Menlo Park Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,498,000

348 Lennox Av Felton Gables Elegant living room, chef ’s kitchen, media

room, exercise room, Menlo Park schools. 5 BR/4.5 BA

Keri Nicholas DRE #01198898 650.323.7751

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,798,000

816 Embarcadero Road, PA Spacious Leland Manor 2006 rebuild offers

3602sf, on a 9680sf lot, w/tons of storage. 6 BR/4.5 BA

Greg Stange DRE #01418178 650.325.6161

Los Altos Hills Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,985,000

11210 Hooper Ln Your Own Paradise! Updated home on a quiet &

private lane. Close to shopping & hwy 280. Shows like a model! 4 BR/4

BA

Alexandra von der Groeben DRE #00857515 650.325.6161

Redwood City Sun 1 - 4 $969,000

39 Edgewood Charming 1940’s Craftsman Great for first time

buyers!Seperate play room off DR,remod kit,lots of parking,huge yard.

3 BR/2 BA

John Nelson DRE #01152878 650.323.7751

Atherton Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,450,000

63 Linden Prestigious Lindenwood Picturesque lot. Desirable location.

Classic home in pristine condition. Excellent schls. 4 BR/3 BA

Janet Dore & John Spiller,

DRE #00621176/01155772 650.324.4456

Menlo Park Sun 1 - 4 $1,678,000

1370 Cloud Av Ideal For Entertaining! Updated home on large lot.

Designed for easy upkeep. Great neighborhood and schools. 3 BR/2

BA

Carol Borison DRE #01880666 650.328.5211

Palo Alto Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,255,000

550 Irven Ct Price Reduced! 6 yrs new hm in private cul-de-sac.

4BR+office+den. Walk/bike to Gunn High & Terman Middle 4 BR/3.5

BA

Judy Shen DRE #01272874 650.328.5211

Redwood City Sat 1:30 - 4:30 $1,575,000

805 Toyon Wy Price Reduced! Custom Emerald Hills home on cul-de-

sac. Bay views. 3 car garage. Private courtyard entry. 5 BR/3.5 BA

Tom Huff DRE #922877 650.325.6161

Woodside $10,950,000

The Buck Estate by noted architect Albert Farr. Modeled after a 16th

century royal family residence. 6 BR/7 full BA + 2 half

Scott Dancer DRE #00868362 650.851.2666

Portola Valley Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,795,000

140 Westridge Dr PV Schools. Charming updated ranch w/newly refin-

ished HW floors, new paint. 2-stall barn. 4 BR/2.5 BA

Hugh Cornish DRE #00912143 650.324.4456

Menlo Park Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $549,000

763 San Benito Ave New listing! Private & updated bungalow. Enjoy

home ownership in a great Menlo Park neighborhood 2 BR/1 BA

Mark Ankenman DRE #01758956 650.324.4456

Portola Valley $3,375,000

Prime Westridge Location Expansive home, spectacular views, 2.6 acs,

co-listed w/Helen Yen. www.658Westridge.com 4 BR/3.5 BA

Joe & Ginny Kavanaugh

DRE #00884747, 01351481 650.851.1961

Redwood City Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $998,000

1117 Chesterton Av Remodeled Split-Level Hm Split-Level home w/

remodeled kit. & baths, plus fam. rm, office & secluded park-like yard. 4

BR/2 BA

Doug Gonzalez DRE #00895924 650.324.4456

Woodside Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,498,000

240 Allen Rd Beautifully Remodeled! Extensively and beautifully remod-

eled home. Breathtaking view of forest and ocean. 4 BR/3.5 BA

Lea Nilsson DRE #00699379 650.328.5211

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Expansive approximately 19,260 Sq.Ft. lot allows opportunity for an addition/remodel while enjoying well maintained & updated home.

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GREG STANGE650.208.5196


816 EMBARCADERO RD $2,798,000

This spacious Leland Manor home, rebuilt in 2006, offers 3,602sf of living space, 6 bedrooms & 4½ baths, on a 9,680sf lot with tons of storage.

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VICKI GEERS650.917.7983

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1316 ARBOR AV $1,575,000

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125 JAMES AV $6,295,000

Stunning 6BD/5.5BA home presents a graceful balance of east coast architecture w/west coast liv-ability. Sun-swept pool/spa, sport ct, & putting green.

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HANNA SHACHAM650.752.0767


SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT $2,395,000

Centrally located 4BR/2.5BA home with elegance, quality upgrades & special features throughout. Excellent PAschools!

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357 ROBLE AV $1,175,000

New listing! Beautifully spacious 4 BR/3 BA/Fam-ily Room and 3 Car Garage! Excellent fl oor plan! Outstanding value!

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MAHA NAJJAR510.517.7456


1333 SPENCER AV $1,299,000

Exceptional charm in quiet neighborhood in Willow Glen. Excellent fl oor plan with luxury master suite! 5BR/4BA 2,616 approx sf & 6,880 approx sf lot.

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DREW DORAN650.766.2080

www.DrewDoran.comDRE #01887354

1132 HENDERSON AV $499,000

Stunning remodel with designer fi nishes! Expansive 2BR, 1BA with bonus room, many updates, large lot, and covered patio area perfect for entertaining!

MENLO PARK | OPEN SAT & SUN

MARK ANKENMAN650.245.0108DRE #01758956

[email protected]

763 SAN BENITO AV $549,000

Private and updated 2BD/1BA bungalow. Enjoy home ownership in a great Menlo Park neighborhood

MENLO PARK | OPEN SUNDAY

RIC PARKER408.398.0054

www.RicParker.comDRE #00992559

3570 OLSEN DR $650,000

Located near Santana Row & Valley Fair shopping center. Remodeled kitchen w/wood cabinets, granite slab counters & stainless steel appl. Updated BA’s.

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JANET DORE650.766.7935

JOHN SPILLER650.483.8815

DRE #00621176/01155772

217 ADA AV #36 $680,000

Spacious 3 bedroom and two bath condo in desirable Ada Park complex. www.217adaave36.cbrb.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW | OPEN SUNDAY

JANET DORE650.766.7935

JOHN SPILLER650.483.8815

DRE #00621176/01155772

63 LINDEN AV $3,450,000

Picturesque, private lot. Renovated kitchen. Sunny dining area. Moldings, wood fl oors, French doors. Skylight. Desirable location. Excellent schools.

ATHERTON | OPEN SAT-SUN

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