Home & Real Estate 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 1111 Beech St. Wells Fargo Bank to L. Keith for $210,000 on 2/18/11; previous sale 4/98, $150,000 132 Jasmine Way T. & W. Vines to R. Shuman for $260,000 on 2/22/11 1938 Pulgas Ave. Aurora Loan Services to C. Talancon for $194,000 on 2/15/11; previous sale 9/06, $583,000 1940 Tate St. Federal Home Loan Mortgage to S. Gupta for $483,000 on 2/17/11; previous sale 5/08, $645,000 140 Wisteria Drive C. Yee to Valencia Trust for $233,000 on 2/17/11; previous sale 6/05, $621,000
Los Altos 39 Deep Well Lane Daly Trust to W. & L. Goines for $1,150,000 on 2/18/11; previous sale 6/90, $598,000 1365 Fairway Drive Ross Trust to M. Sadrolashrafi for $1,896,500 on 2/25/11 1952 Fallen Leaf Lane Shok Trust to Cheng Trust for $1,795,000 on 2/25/11; previous sale 4/99, $699,000 659 Hollingsworth Drive N. Buzi to S. Laptalo for $1,403,000 on 2/17/11; previous sale 12/10, $875,000 664 Jay St. E. & E. Ganitsky to Genlock Inc. for $3,000,000 on 2/23/11; previous sale 12/09, $1,475,000 1934 Knollwood Lane M. & X. Morgan to J. Sirota for $1,655,000 on 2/23/11; previous sale 1/07, $1,700,000 754 Mora Drive Falk Trust to G. & H. McCormick for $2,205,000 on 2/22/11 805 Parma Way Gray Trust to Komo Trust for $1,495,000 on 2/18/11
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12790 Camino Medio Lane Fowler Trust to F. Tsai for $2,200,000 on 2/23/11 12400 Stonebrook Drive Lange Trust to S. Wilkerson for $1,441,000 on 2/24/11
Menlo Park 205 Market Place #1a R. Moreno to J. Shen for $572,000 on 2/16/11; previous sale 7/00, $678,000
Mountain View 128 Ada Ave. #5 L. Dugan to J. Takaoka for $515,000 on 2/25/11; previous sale 4/05, $640,000 217 Ada Ave. #56 Jewell Trust to M. & C. Boyce for $595,000 on 2/23/11; previous sale 10/96, $262,000 1011 Asbury Way O. Steinbusch to T. Pflugh for $685,000 on 2/23/11 432 Baywood Court #705 P. & C. Mohr to M. McVicker for $734,000 on 2/25/11; previous sale 10/03, $595,000 700 Chiquita Ave. #24 E. Gerstner to C. Wang for $514,000 on 2/18/11; previous sale 7/03, $441,000 938 Clark Ave. #57 Berman Trust to M. Warrener for $395,000 on 2/23/11 148 College St. North America Reo Management to Huesing Holdings for $463,000 on 2/18/11 507 Emmons Drive Ross Trust to P. Moran for $849,000 on 2/25/11; previous sale 12/98, $430,000 1910 Mt. Vernon Court #8 E. Moore to J. Moellinger for $290,000 on 2/24/11; previous sale 7/06, $419,000 221 N. Rengstorff Ave. #2 W. Radtke to J. Conradson for $512,000 on 2/18/11; previous sale 6/01, $395,000 1921 Rock St. #29 D. Guy to B. Hey for $287,000 on 2/24/11; previous sale 8/05, $511,000 327 Ruth Ave. S. Bartelt to C. Stirrat for $600,000 on 2/23/11 232 View St. G. Stroy to C. Wayman for $920,000 on 2/18/11; previous sale 4/08, $975,000
Palo Alto 1820 Ash St. Brother Trust to Hsu Family Limited for $1,275,000 on 2/23/11 545 N. California Ave. J. & J. Allain to R. & M. Donahue for $1,400,000 on 2/23/11 797 Cereza Drive Shupe Trust to S. Viswanath for $1,520,000 on 2/24/11; previous sale 1/98, $337,500 4287 Miller Ave. S. & R. Haas to J. Chu for $995,000 on 2/24/11; previous sale 12/98, $485,000 878 Northampton Drive Suyeyasu Trust to X. He for $2,250,000 on 2/25/11 354 Poe St. Solnick Trust to R. Nag for $2,100,000 on 2/18/11 754 San Carlos Court M. Nunez to A. Taratorin for $1,925,000 on 2/25/11; previous sale 8/03, $1,410,000 2671 South Court Mattern Trust to
SALES AT A GLANCE East Palo Alto
Mountain View
Total sales reported: 5 Lowest sales price: $194,000 Highest sales price: $483,000
Total sales reported: 13 Lowest sales price: $287,000 Highest sales price: $920,000
Los Altos
Palo Alto
Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $1,150,000 Highest sales price: $3,000,000
Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $995,000 Highest sales price: $2,770,000
Los Altos Hills
Redwood City
Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $1,441,000 Highest sales price: $2,200,000
Total sales reported: 8 Lowest sales price: $215,000 Highest sales price: $1,165,000
Menlo Park
Woodside
Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $572,000 Highest sales price: $572,000
Total sales reported: 1 Lowest sales price: $1,225,000 Highest sales price: $1,225,000 Source: California REsource
S. Baker for $1,400,000 on 2/18/11 1329 Waverley St. W. & M. Abrams to Levine Trust for $2,650,000 on 2/25/11 2164 Webster St. J. Yang to C. Conroy for $2,770,000 on 2/25/11; previous sale 3/06, $1,400,000
Redwood City 2255 Brewster Ave. Citigroup Mortgage to Greco Trust for $865,000 on 2/22/11; previous sale 1/07, $1,123,000 404 Carlos Ave. S. Morgan to W. Leung for $700,000 on 2/17/11 4004 Farm Hill Blvd. #301 M. Nagle to D. Wong for $389,000 on 2/16/11; previous sale 5/00, $385,000 4032 Farm Hill Blvd. #6 Burke Trust to K. Elwood for $385,000 on 2/22/11; previous sale 1/97, $177,000 803 Haven Ave. HSBC Bank to O. Jaojoco for $380,000 on 2/18/11; previous sale 7/05, $723,000 1458 Hudson St. #206 M. Adler to S. Ebel for $215,000 on 2/17/11 1071 Silver Hill Road Shepherd Trust to S. Yadav for $1,165,000 on 2/15/11; previous sale 10/91, $500,000 553 Vera Ave. M. McCready to K. & S. North for $900,000 on 2/15/11; previous sale 11/04, $1,050,000
model one bath, re-roof, add central heating, $27,000; replace garage door, re-roof garage, $1,500 1215 O’Brien Drive J. Sahyoun, commercial tenant improvement for Casa di Bambini, adding two ADA bathrooms, $175,000 1317 Willow Road A, B, C, D, E, F Menlo Gateway Inc., replace water heater, vent kitchen hood, vent bath fan, $n/a 1025 Menlo Oaks Drive B. McKelligon, underground gas line from meter to fire pit in back yard, $2,554 1172 Santa Cruz Ave. Mr./Mrs. A. Andalib, re-roof, $n/a; single-family addition of 294 sq ft; remodel 888 sq ft; re-roof, $110,000 5 Cheryl Place B. & L. Zats, reroof, $8,000 619 Laurel Ave. R. Simpkins, relocate bathroom inmaster suite, remodel kitchen, $75,000 999 Olive St. O. Sowerwine, partially replace asbestos ductwork, install insulation, $5,000 191 E. Creek Drive G. Malkary, addition to house and garage, remodel kitchen, bath, garage, $368,908 1365 Corinne Lane N. Taylor, convert bedroom and laundry room into playroom, $50,000 1711 Stone Pine Lane M. Karp,
re-roof, $8,000 316 Mckendry Drive R. Wolff, remodel kitchen, bath, $30,000 723 Partridge Ave. Y. Goraly, remodel kitchen, $40,000 2031 Menalto Ave. R. Haynes, reroof, $6,900 1775 Oak Ave. G. Osgood, remodel bathroom, $5,600 200 Middlefield Road R. Mills, replace heating, air conditioning, $25,000 1379 Hollyburne Ave. South Moore LLC, upgrade service, $1,000 1304 University Drive 1 R. Toguchi, install gas insert, $3,000 1115 Santa Cruz Ave. P. Hillard, sewer lateral repair, $7,175 401 Burgess Drive The Magnussen Phelan LP, commercial tenant improvement to Dr. Phelan Medical, $15,000 840 Partridge Ave. A. Holman, new firepit, arbor, gas line, electrical work, relocate sump pump, $45,000 643 Santa Cruz Ave. Giannotti Incorporated, commercial interior alteration to Starbucks, $79,000 911 Harmon Drive M. Dahooei, residential addition to front of house for mudroom, $5,600 1058 Menlo Oaks Drive A. Mueller, solar photovoltaic system, $n/a
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speak on “One Block Gardening” (1:15 p.m.); Johanna Silver of Sunset Magazine will talk about “Growing Edibles in Containers” (Saturday, March 26, 3:45 p.m.); and Jack McKinnon will offer “Basic Pruning Tools and Techniques” (Sunday, March 27, 4:30 p.m.). Among the 20 full-sized garden installations is a joint project of Lucy Tolmach from Filoli and Rich Radford and Sandy Ayers from The Garden Route Company, South San Francisco. In addition, education booths will include Gamble Garden Center; Bistro Blends, Los Altos; Foothill College; Filoli, Woodside; and Salcedo Custom Tipi, Woodside. Tickets are $15-25. Information: www.sfgardenshow. com N
Woodside 509 W. Maple Way Whitmore Trust to J. Madison for $1,225,000 on 2/16/11
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.
Woodside 50 Fox Hill Road JP Morgan Chase Bank, 2/14/11, $3,991,720, 6,040 sf, 6 bd
Redwood City 1261 Jefferson Ave. Aurora Loan Services, 2/18/11, $900,000, 3,210 sf, 4 bd
Sunnyvale 667 Lakewood Drive HSI Assets, 2/23/11, $341,100, 1.000 sf, 3 bd
BUILDING PERMITS Menlo Park 600 Alma St. City of Menlo Park, replace patio between 600 and 700 Alma for new gym project, $200,000 770 Ivy Drive M. Baskauskas, remodel kitchen, add one bath, re-
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University. Tickets to the Vintage-attire-optional gala are $100 for nonmembers, $75 for members; tickets to the sale are $5 at the door. Vintage in Vogue Circle ticket holders (at $1,000) are entitled to a special preview sale from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday. Information: 650723-2997 or www.museum. stanford.edu/TM LOCAL CONNECTIONS ... At the 2011 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, to be held March 23-27 at the San Mateo Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, are a number of local speakers and vendors. Speakers include Rosalind Creasy of Los Altos, who will talk about “Edible Landscaping, Edible Landscapes: The New American Garden” (Thursday, March 24, 3:45 p.m.; Friday, March 25, 10:45 a.m.); Margo True, Sunset Magazine food editor, will conduct a cooking demonstration (Sunday, March 27, 11 a.m.) and
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