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 2169 Addison Ave. JP Morgan Chase Bank to G. Prieto for $130,000 on 1/19/12; previous sale 2/03, $278,000 660 Bell St. R. Estrada to Y. Zhang for $240,000 on 1/25/12; previous sale 2/07, $532,000 2257 Clarke Ave. A. Middel to J. Savusa for $280,000 on 1/11/12 2360 Cooley Ave. S. & I. Lopez to H. Chen for $200,000 on 1/11/12 2445 Gloria Way X. Ma to E. Santos for $285,000 on 1/23/12; previous sale 4/02, $400,000 1111 Newbridge St. Bank of America to L. Langensand for $239,000 on 1/23/12 2315 Oakwood Drive L. Quinones to Mangalick Family Partership for
$259,000 on 1/26/12; previous sale 12/84, $82,000 6 Shorebreeze Court R. Chastain to L. Tongi for $525,000 on 1/19/12; previous sale 11/03, $638,000 2300 University Ave. A. Middel to J. & A. Higuera for $340,000 on 1/19/12
Los Altos 1205 Altamead Drive S. Ostojic to K. Venkatachalam for $1,425,000 on 2/10/12; previous sale 10/05, $1,395,000 470 Gabilan St. #1 Nofield Trust to D. & L. Levitt for $772,500 on 1/31/12; previous sale 4/04, $775,000 873 Laverne Way Bingemann Trust to A. & S. King for $2,575,000 on 2/1/12; previous sale 3/83, $160,000 1220 Monte Verde Court D. & D. Quintero to C. & J. Wu for $1,409,000 on 2/9/12; previous sale 3/99, $649,000
Los Altos Hills 12100 Foothill Lane C. Porter to P. & C. Deng for $2,850,000 on 2/1/12; previous sale 1/88,
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Menlo Park 499 6th Ave. R. Klingenberg to D. & L. Kerr for $418,000 on 1/11/12 410 8th Ave. Zuber Trust to J. Zhu for $355,000 on 1/11/12 2323 Eastridge Ave. #513 B. Graham to M. Lindemann for $350,000 on 1/17/12 192 Hamilton Ave. M. Kennedy to J. Zhu for $320,000 on 1/12/12 1138 Madera Ave. Wells Fargo Bank to Li & Chen Family Trust for $330,000 on 1/23/12
Mountain View 2400 Alvin St. J. Frisbee to Ozawa Trust for $575,000 on 2/1/12 32 Annie Laurie St. Torres Trust to Torres Trust for $174,000 on 2/7/12 166 Chetwood Drive J. & H. Richman to E. Roberts for $885,000 on 1/31/12; previous sale 2/08, $867,500 83 Devonshire Ave. #1 P. Holland to T. Nguyen for $394,000 on 2/7/12; previous sale 3/02, $365,000 191 E. El Camino Real KB Home to H. Huang for $374,000 on 2/1/12 177 Fairchild Drive HSBC Bank to W. Chia for $335,500 on 2/1/12; previous sale 1/06, $670,000 286 Hans Ave. N. McKinley to T. & A. Westmann for $885,000 on 2/10/12 576 Hans Ave. Voss Trust to C. Lipe for $850,000 on 1/31/12 2178 Leland Ave. Bac Home Loans to W. Herz for $700,000 on 2/3/12; previous sale 4/06, $450,000 905 W. Middlefield Road #965 D. Almazan to H. Baral for $439,000 on 2/13/12; previous sale 6/07, $603,500 585 Oak St. C. Christian to Chu Trust for $1,175,000 on 2/2/12; previous sale 4/03, $708,000 550 Ortega Ave. #A403 Federal Home Loan Mortgage to W. Chehadeh for $389,000 on 2/9/12; previous sale 8/05, $435,000 884 San Carrizo Way J. & D. Due to S. & R. Tumber for $660,000 on 2/13/12 366 Sierra Vista Ave. #1 J. Harris to S. Wang for $585,000 on 2/10/12; previous sale 12/09, $542,000 831 Warner Court Warner Limited to P. Lee for $985,000 on 2/3/12; previous sale 9/00, $2,100,000
Palo Alto 2928 Bryant St. Oelke Trust to GFL Group for $1,523,000 on 1/31/12 1158 Donner Lane A. Cheung to F. Younas for $998,000 on 2/3/12; previous sale 6/09, $955,000 4250 El Camino Real #A105 S. & A. Deshpande to Z. Rahman for $425,000 on 1/31/12; previous sale 7/92, $229,000 3665 Ramona Circle Enviro Diversified Development to C. Porter for $1,489,000 on 2/2/12; previous sale 8/11, $1,000,500 1136 Webster St. L. Regnani to Professorville Estates for $1,950,000 on 2/3/12
Redwood City 698 3rd Ave. M. Salto to J. Jiang
Learn all you can about your plants by Jack McKinnon your encyclopedia to he theme of the March garden tips will learn how the plant be learning about plants. I will give selector works. This tips on how to identify your plants, may seem confusing how to choose plants for your particular but as soon as you circumstances and how to increase your look at the plant seplant palette. lector section it will For aspiring gardeners as well as experimake more sense. enced gardeners knowing plants and their 7. Study a plant by applications in the garden is just as imporreading all about it tant as any other job we have. Here are the in as many books as tips: 1. If you don’t already own one, buy a you can find or go online and do a search good garden encyclopedia. I use the “Sun- (using the Latin name) and read up on your set Western Garden Book,” the “American plant there. I like to go into the university Horticultural Society Encyclopedia” and websites first before tackling any of the club the Royal Horticultural Society’s encyclo- sites or commercial sites. The universities pedias. You can get good prices for these such as UC Berkeley or UC Davis are usuonline. Try a search for booksellers on your ally pretty accurate and up to date. 8. Go to an arboretum to learn new plants. favorite search engine. 2. Start a life list and make a file card The reason I suggest this is because most or database entry for every plant you learn. of the different genus and species of plants Be sure to include the Latin name, common (Latin term for plant names) are labeled at name or names, some characteristics such arboretums. There is a very good one in as sun, water and soil needs and something Golden Gate Park called Strybing Arboreinteresting that will help you to remember tum. 9. Take a plant identification class. They each plant. 3. Take at least two pictures of each plant are a lot of fun and you will learn about 100 you are learning — one of the flower and or plants per class. You will learn some trees, fruit and one of the overall plant. Try to pick shrubs, vines, groundcovers and flowering plants. The class teaches some plant identia healthy specimen to photograph. 4. Collect a leaf sample, a flower and if fication history and how plants are named, possible some seeds. Dry them by press- and gives some basic botany (the different ing between sheets of paper and stacking parts of plants) so you can identify them books on top. Then you can place them in a better. 10. Go to nurseries and see what is availpage protector with a label giving the plant’s able. I like to visit several nurseries a month Latin and common name. 5. Learn what plant zone you are in. Your and talk to the nursery people. They are a encyclopedia can teach you by looking at the wealth of information. And you can always map in the front or back of the book. Know- buy a new plant for your garden. ing this will help you to select plants that can Good Gardening. N Garden coach Jack McKinnon can be tolerate your climate. It will also give you information on other climate zones in case reached at 650-455-0687 (cell), by email you want to create special environments for at jack.mckinnon.hmb@gmail.com. Visit his website at www.jackthegardencoach. plants that may not normally grow here. 6. Read the “How to use this book” part of com.
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for $330,000 on 1/19/12; previous sale 11/03, $499,000 2610 Carson St. Gendotti Trust to H. Bence for $880,000 on 1/26/12 170 Cerrito Ave. Sanchez Trust to A. & T. Olariu for $775,000 on 1/12/12 405 Cork Harbour Circle #F P. & J. McConnell to V. Motamary for $405,000 on 1/11/12 43 Cove Lane C. Miller to C. Tsang for $291,000 on 1/12/12 206 Demi Lane KB Home to Y. Liu for $749,000 on 1/17/12 32 Dockside Circle Deutsche Bank to C. Hsieh for $945,000 on 1/11/12; previous sale 10/00, $806,000 633 Douglas Ave. A. Morales to L. Wu for $230,000 on 1/20/12; previous sale 6/03, $429,000 1486 Edgewood Road R. & D. Sands to P. Sands for $800,000 on 1/11/12 326 Elwood St. J. Klein to S. Cueto for $500,000 on 1/13/12 1521 Granger Way Harari-Allen Trust to R. Wendt for $750,000 on 1/20/12 1120 Harrison Ave. J. Henson to C. & J. Yei for $990,000 on 1/23/12; previous sale 10/11, $772,000 924 Haven Ave. E. Fonseca to J. Rosicki for $325,000 on 1/20/12; previous sale 2/02, $420,000 542 Hillside Road Wachovia Mortgage to Aspinall Trust for $1,450,000 on 1/26/12 104 Inner Circle C. Nelson to M. Bolander for $550,000 on 1/13/12; previous sale 10/01, $575,000 952 Junipero Ave. D. Rosenbledt to K. Knapp for $680,000 on 1/12/12 1090 Main St. #101 Federal Na-
tional Mortgage to A. & A. Asper for $214,500 on 1/25/12; previous sale 9/02, $235,000 31 Northumberland Ave. Structured Asset Trust to T. Petrov for $295,000 on 1/25/12; previous sale 8/01, $395,000 3480 Rolison Road J. & A. Higuera to Habitat For Humanity for $171,500 on 1/13/12; previous sale 3/02, $155,000
Woodside 40 Skywood Way Herlinger Trust to M. Brown for $1,730,000 on 1/13/12; previous sale 8/06, $1,890,000 2034 Washington Ave. Post Apple Limited to Wisnom Trust for $625,000 on 1/20/12
ica, 1/19/12, $1,445,000, 2,460 sf, 4 bd
Mountain View 505 Cypress Point Drive #238 Wachovia Mortgage, 2/07/12, $333,000, 1,105 sf, 2 bd 1602 Morgan St. Ing Bank, 2/10/12, $655,978, 1,425 sf, 4 bd
Redwood City 362 Cerrito Ave. Real Estate Green, 1/19/12, $618,000, 1,400 sf, 3 bd 428 Hudson St. CHV Inc., 1/17/12, $370,360, 1,210 sf, 3 bd 602 Mendocino Way Bank of America, 1/24/12, $509,601, 1,367 sf, 2 bd
BUILDING PERMITS 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.
Atherton 2 Selby Lane Distressed Home Solutions, 1/26/12, $1,210,100, 2,200 sf, 3 bd
Menlo Park 50 Vasilakos Way Bank of Amer-
Menlo Park 934 Millie Ave. S. Russell, install tankless water heater, $1,100 206 Santa Margarita Ave. A. Teal, 955-sq.-ft. addition and 1818-sq.ft. interior alteration to single-story home, $200,000; detached accessory building, $n/a 865 Sharon Park Drive V. Luth, replace sewer line, $14,500 141 Forest Lane W. Armstrong, re-roofing, $13,500 3760 Haven Ave. J. Spielman, commercial interior demolition, $75,000; commercial first-floor tenant improvement, $900,000 3760 Haven Ave. David D. Bohannon Organization, a commercial site grading permit, $25,000 449 Glenwood Ave. P. Behrakis, re-roof apartment complex, $17,000 4100 Bohannon Drive WSC Menlo