Home & Real Estate SALES AT A GLANCE East Palo Alto
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Palo Alto
Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $175,000 Highest sales price: $325,000
Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $950,000 Highest sales price: $2,107,000
Los Altos
Portola Valley
Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $1,180,000 Highest sales price: $2,750,000
Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $2,250,000 Highest sales price: $2,250,000
Menlo Park
Redwood City
Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,100,000 Highest sales price: $1,600,000
Total sales reported: 24 Lowest sales price: $229,000 Highest sales price: $1,300,000
Mountain View
Source: California REsource
Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $488,000 Highest sales price: $1,400,000
HOME SALES Home 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 Alto 2862 Illinois St. Rosenbledt Trust to J. Lopez for $325,000 on 4/30/10 2056 Pulgas Ave. C. & J. Simon to I. Deluna for $250,000 on 5/5/10 1169 Saratoga Ave. Federal Home Loan Mortgage to M. Sandoval for $175,000 on 4/30/10 1131 Westminster Ave. M. Navarro to L. Nay for $186,000 on 4/30/10; previous sale 7/05, $642,000
Los Altos 1205 Arthur Court Song Trust to A. Suciu for $1,180,000 on 5/6/10; previous sale 4/05, $1,145,000 637 Benvenue Ave. Chan Trust to R. Cheng for $2,750,000 on 5/7/10 1320 Carvo Court D. & M. Lansky to Branstad Trust for $2,005,000 on 5/12/10; previous sale 9/05, $2,050,000 940 Covington Court Bergtraun Trust to Y. & J. Chao for $1,350,000 on 5/6/10 1927 Newcastle Drive J. & G. Kwok to W. Tu for $1,290,500 on 5/10/10; previous sale 12/09, $1,150,000
Menlo Park 2130 Gordon Ave. S. Sheik to H. Salehizadeh for $1,100,000 on 5/5/10; previous sale 6/89, $405,000 1015 Monte Rosa Drive A. & J. Moltzen to D. & X. Lee for $1,600,000 on 4/30/10; previous sale 6/83, $321,500 234 Morgan Lane Taylor Morrison of California to S. Hong for $1,128,500 on 5/4/10
Mountain View 103 Chetwood Drive American International Relocation to A. & J. Garcia for $799,000 on 5/7/10; previous sale 4/05, $825,000 1143 Creek Way New Hope International Church to D. Lansky for $1,040,000 on 5/13/10 127 Montelena Court E. Angel to W. & S. Sun for $700,000 on 5/6/10; previous sale 10/05, $798,000 1900 Newbury Drive Plymouth Colony to F. & M. Sanchez for $680,000 on 5/13/10 1915 Newbury Drive Plymouth Colony to M. Saunders for $595,000 on 5/13/10 1902 Newbury Drive #71 Plymouth Colony to M. Xu for $670,000 on 5/7/10 271 O’keefe Way Shea Homes to E. Hawks for $575,000 on 5/7/10 2071 Plymouth St. #6 G. Sharp to T. Carter for $488,000 on 5/13/10 1773 San Luis Ave. Matsumura Trust to Z. Xia for $625,000 on 5/6/10 949 Valencia Ave. New Hope International Church to J. Zhang for $1,400,000 on 5/13/10
Palo Alto 947 Celia Drive Yoshizumi Trust to B. Musharraf for $950,000 on 5/6/10 4090 El Cerrito Road E. Thomson to N. & R. Schwab for $2,107,000 on 5/12/10 960 Embarcadero Road S. Wienke to C. Xu for $1,050,000 on 5/11/10
Portola Valley 27 Hillbrook Drive Burrill Trust to P. & F. Taubman for $2,250,000 on 4/30/10
Redwood City 757 3rd Ave. Wells Fargo Bank to A. Valencia for $380,000 on 5/3/10 318 A St. E. Morena to J. Glover for $568,000 on 5/3/10; previous sale 12/08, $540,000 1906 Alameda de las Pulgas K. & J. Kinsella to M. Herynk for $699,000 on 5/3/10; previous sale 3/08, $710,000 262 B St. O. Desouza to N. Calleja for $580,000 on 5/5/10; previous sale 8/07, $750,000 3752 Bret Harte Drive Vairora Trust to G. & S. Cunningham for $750,000 on 5/5/10 20 Cape Hatteras Court G. & S. Natenson to K. Miles for $560,000 on 5/4/10; previous sale 11/79, $124,000 1102 Crompton Road Dushkes Trust to T. Komo for $755,000 on 5/4/10 3502 Glenwood Ave. Lam Trust to C. & K. Pachmayer for $1,300,000 on 5/3/10 830 Hudson St. J. Sloan to E. Sloan for $457,000 on 4/30/10; previous sale 2/03, $435,000 590 Hurlingame Ave. Wells Fargo Bank to N. Buenrostro for $229,000 on 5/4/10 1216 Johnson St. Anthony Trust to J. Henson for $670,000 on 4/30/10 577 Keelson Circle Chamberlain Trust to D. & L. Pondicherry for $840,500 on 4/30/10; previous sale 9/79, $131,000 1103 Lyons St. S. Singer to N. Young for $585,000 on 4/30/10 1155 Lyons St. E. Niedens to M. Hoshi for $657,000 on 5/4/10 125 Nimitz Ave. R. Oka to K. Sandquist for $552,000 on 5/4/10; previous sale 12/03, $505,000 251 Pacific Ave. M. Astabie to M. Jones for $422,000 on 5/4/10; previous sale 8/08, $425,000 166 Positano Circle M. & M. Wasowicz to P. & S. McKenna for $665,000 on 4/30/10; previous sale 7/01, $535,000 426 Samson St. J. & L. West to T. Hanrahan for $565,000 on 5/3/10; previous sale 12/01, $445,000 314 Sea Cliff Lane Zarringhalam Trust to D. & C. Balachandran for $785,000 on 5/3/10; previous sale 2/04, $725,000 1143 St. Francis St. G. Pataki to E. Go for $625,000 on 5/4/10; previous sale 2/04, $600,000 665 Stanford Ave. J. Ramirez to R. & M. Sandoval for $295,000 on 4/30/10; previous sale 6/98, $225,000 2702 Washington Ave. Murphy Trust to W. Gerola for $800,000 on 5/5/10 3064 Whisperwave Circle Lim Trust to M. & S. Fahmi for
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$1,036,500 on 5/4/10; previous sale 7/01, $789,000 30 Woodsworth Ave. Katiyar Trust to L. & T. Tsagos for $1,222,000 on 4/30/10; previous sale 10/97, $605,000
FORECLOSURES Foreclosures are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. The date is the recorded date of the deed when the lender took title to the property. The price is what the lender paid for it (usually the mortgage balance plus foreclosure fees). Each property is now owned by the lender and is for sale, or will be for sale soon, individually or through public auction. Individuals should contact a Realtor for further information.
Los Altos 715 N. San Antonio Road Angry Dragon Limited, 5/12/10, $201,000, 1,282 sf, 2 bd
Sunnyvale 795 N. Fair Oaks Ave. #5 Bank of New York, 5/07/10, $260,145, 926 sf, 2 bd
BUILDING PERMITS Menlo Park 2456 Sharon Oaks Drive R. Weissinger, garage alteration, $3,000 1131 Cotton St. D. Imwalle, water heater, $1,458 911 Laurel Ave. I. Hornstein, rebuild one wall, $1,850 2357 Sharon Oaks Drive G. Blair, re-roof flat roof, $3,903 436 Falk Court C. Scofield, remove and replace rot in bathroom, upgrade other sink, remove and replace termite damage, replace cracked window, $15,000 110 Hanna Way D. Robertson, new swimming pool and spar with 13 solar panels, $48,000; outdoor firepit, $1,700 896 Harvard Ave. T. Sullivan, gas furnace, $1,000 17 Shasta Lane R. Bradley, re-roof shingles, $17,664 1055 Cascade Drive A. Santhanam, replace furnace and AC in same location, $8,810 1105 Almanor Ave. W. Smith, new detached accessory building located at rear of single-family dwelling, $6,000 730 Sharon Park Drive B. Durey, sewer replacement, $500 624 Fremont St. B. & V. Braune, roof repair, $3,000 827 Roble Ave. 3 E. Supplee, kitchen/bath remodel, $n/a 811 Laurel Ave. P. Marini, add shower and replace three windows and closet, $18,000 1081 Santa Cruz Ave. A. Woodlane, demolish single-family house, $10,000 1970 Santa Cruz Ave. D. Anderson, portable spa, $2,000 465 Cotton St. D. Borel, new outdoor firepit and fountain, $2,000 1045 Cascade Drive K. Seymour, new 4,056-sq-ft house with swim-
Plan and plant now for mid-summer glory by Jack McKinnon When any of these fruit sit on the damp une is the garden gate ground they rot. to the summer show. 6. Plant tomatoes, and plant them two leaf This is the month to nodes up the stem. This will get roots started prepare, plan, shop and deeply and near the surface. Put a fish head plant your beds for the and skeleton in the hole before you plant. mid-summer results you 7. Play classical music to your plants. For want. proof that this works go to Half Moon Bay 1. Visit the great garNursery on Highway 92 just east of Half dens in our area this week. Don’t wait or you will miss the show. Take Moon Bay and look at all the flowers they notes, pictures and if you see a gardener, ask have growing. They constantly play opera music to the whole nursery. questions. 8. For ornamental beds, plant ground covGardens to visit are Filoli in Woodside, Gamble Garden in Palo Alto, Sunset Maga- ers and borders to provide a living mulch zine in Menlo Park, Hakone Gardens in and a colorful framing for walkways, beds Saratoga, the Japanese Garden in San Mateo and berms. This technique is centuries-old Central Park, Strybing Arboretum in Golden and still creates a stunning effect. 9. This is a good time to buy roses. When Gate Park and the Japanese Tea Garden also the buds open up in the nursery you can see in Golden Gate Park. 2. Visit at least four nurseries and take the actual color of the flower. Remember notes on what is available now in six-packs that roses are a full sun plant and also like and 4-inch pots. Look at the annual flowers, to be fertilized regularly in order to bloom the vegetables, perennials and the ornamen- through the summer. 10. Finish up your plantings with mulch. tal plants for color, texture and foliar show. 3. Ask the nursery experts what is coming I like fir bark, leaf and chip litter and wood for summer. If their supply is already in, ask chips for ornamental applications and hay, to be shown what is new and what will be straw and organic compost for herb and vegthe best for your garden environment (sun, etable gardens. Good Gardening. N shade, drought-tolerant, etc.). 4. Buy compost or screen out your comGarden coach Jack McKinnon can be post in your bin. Plan on having enough to reached at 650-879-3261 or 650-455-0687 put a 3-inch layer over all of your beds. (cell), by e-mail at jack@jackthegarden5. Plant strawberries, cucumber, squash, coach.com. Visit his website at www.jackzucchini and any other gourds on mounds. thegardencoach.com.
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ming pool, $800,000; demolish existing house, $10,000 1380 Johnson St. M. Van der Pyl, replace 11 windows, $8,981 1215 El Camino Real A. Ciardella et al., tenant improvement to First Republic Bank, including replacing two rooftop A/C units, $450,000 624 Fremont St. B. & V. Braune, remodel two bathrooms, laundry area and walk-in closet, $55,000 317 Pope St. B. Thomas, re-roof, $7,600 499 Gilbert Ave. S. Colombetti, remodel bathroom, $7,500; replace five windows and one door, $8,513 840 Partridge Ave. D. McCroskey, replace sump pump and conduit, $2,000 1051 Greenwood Drive J. Campbell, voluntary seismic upgrade, $2,500 700 Alma St. City of Menlo Park, water heater changeout, $1,400 21 Willow Road #27 D. Wright, replace furnace and A/C, $6,517 715 Laurel Ave. F. Roussel, chimney retrofit for seismic upgrade, $2,500 820 Stanford Ave. N. Taylor, replace sliding glass door, $2,700 2328 Eastridge Ave. Y. King, replace seven windows, $7,650 1339 Windermere Ave. C. Hess, service upgrade, $1,000 155 Laurel Ave. R. Phillips, replace sewer and water line, $6,000 2452 Sharon Oaks Drive D. Broadwater, remodel bathroom, $2,000 869 Partridge Ave. N. Shanker, remodel bathroom, $12,000 755 Nash Ave. M. Rosenblum, remodel bathroom, $10,000 700 Harvard Ave. K. Rutherford, replace sewerline, $3,500 1793 Santa Cruz Ave. J. Morley, replace furnace, $3,235 1241 Valparaiso Ave. E. Saltzman, replace water heater, $1,810 829 Hermosa Way M. Cullen, reroof attached garage, $5,000 800 El Camino Real Menlo Station Development, install fiber box within T-Mobile lease area, $1,000 300 Constitution Drive Tyco Electronics Corp., install fiber box within T-Mobile lease area, $1,000 149 Commonwealth Drive Exponent Realty, LLC, install fiber box
within T-Mobile lease area, $1,000 1100 Middle Ave. First Baptist Church of Menlo Park, install fiber box within T-Mobile lease area, $1,000 2882 Sand Hill Road CLPF-Sand Hill Commons LP, install fiber box within T-Mobile lease area, $1,000 1555 Adams Drive A Menlo Business Park LLC, install fiber box within T-Mobile lease area, $1,000 525 Pope St. R. Valluzzo, remodel bathroom, $9,400 1080 College Ave. J. Gertridge, replace water heater, $868 243 Willow Road K. Skeff, replace water heater, $825 2357 Sharon Oaks Drive K. & M. Engestang, remodel kitchen and bath, $40,000 947 Roble Ave. F. Maestrini, reroof front house only, $8,340 1880 Oak Knoll Lane D. & E. Barry, voluntary drainage upgrade, $18,700 961 El Camino Real A. & S. Delly, commercial re-roof three squares, $2,100 1119 Hollyburne Ave. Habitat for Humanity, demolish illegal addition, relocate kitchen, replace furnace, add window, $30,000 50 Callie Lane W. Gilbert, foam reroof, $7,326 1351 Johnson St. K. Whitehill, water heater, $1,300 1140 Bay Laurel Drive R. Peterson, home repair due to tree falling on house, rebuild chimney, roof rafter, $40,000 120 Sand Hill Circle J. Gershon, remove and replace windows, $13,000 1555 Middle Ave. S. Tazuke, new water main, $500 855 Woodland Ave. C. Zaro, replace 100-amp electric service panel, $1,250 570 O’Keefe St. T. Windley, 148sq-ft addition to rear of house, $17,000 895 Santa Cruz Ave. University Investment Co., commercial repair due to fire damage, including code upgrades, $650,000 127 E. Creek Drive P. & E. Wong, remodel kitchen, $20,000 715 Laurel Ave. F. Rousell, remodel bathroom, $2,500 1081 Santa Cruz Ave. A. Wood-
lane, four two-story townhouses above a basement, including four attached garages, $1,200,000 1445 Valparaiso Ave. J. & S. Lees, new front-yard fence with pillars and arbor above gate, $12,500 1040 Hamilton Court AMB Property, commercial tenant improvement, $800,000 1230 Windemere Ave. E. Rosinzonsky, furnace replacement, $n/a 1118 Hollyburne Ave. E. Soraya, sewer, $3,500 1325 University Drive MC Caffrey Opal Ottielie, sewer replacement, $3,000 1319 Almanor Ave. F. Lepulu, wall furnace, $1,500 1530 O’Brien Drive Menlo Business Park, minor commercial tenant improvement, $20,000 320 Concord Drive D. Peloso, kitchen remodel, $10,000 409 Pope St. E. Snowden, outlets, lights, and exhaust fan upgrade, $8,290 825 Santa Cruz Ave. L. Zaro, commercial alteration to storefront window, $n/a 1360 Willow Road Willow Park Holding CO, commercial tenant improvement to create space for light assembly area, $22,500 1080 Lemon St. J. Sommer, 118 square-foot addition to singlefamily residence, $125,000 308 Lennox Ave. S. & C. St Clair, demolition in preparation for remodel, $12,000 796 Arnold Way A. Lee, remove and replace glass door, $850 913 Woodlane Ave. D. Larkin, new driveway gate, $8,500 1394 Hamilton Ave. AMB Property, modification of walls and new T-bar ceiling, $1,100,000 1311 Hillview Drive G. & S. Prioste, 252-square-feet addition to residence, $100,000 1720 Santa Cruz Ave. A. Venka, re-roof, $18,500 220 Linfield Drive 4 W. Stoddard, water-heater replacement, $1,385 1148 Marcussen Drive U. & J. Block, furnace replacement, $3,860 1330 University Drive 43 A. Maryam, kitchen remodel, $13,800 729 Middle Ave. C. Giannotti, replace 40 gallons water heater,