Home&Real Estate CLASSY GIFT ... Palo Alto Adult School is offering many classes in home arts, from “Floral Design with Ikebana” (1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 10- March 13, $70) to “How to Manage Your Kitchen or Bath Remodel” (6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 24-Feb. 21, $75) or “Gardening in Winter” (10 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, Jan. 11-March 14, $50). Information: 650-329-3752 or www. paadultschool.org ENTERTAINING AT NEW YEAR’S? ... Termina Wong will teach a hands-on cooking class, called “New Year’s Cocktail Party,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, and a date-nightthemed “Chef’s Table” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29. Both classes are at Sur La Table, Town & Country Village, #57, Palo Alto. Cost is $79 for each class. Information: 650-2890438 or email Cooking073@ surlatable.com LEARN IKEBANA ... Kika Shibata will teach a class on “Ikebana,” the art of Japanese flower arrangements, on Tuesdays, Jan. 10 to March 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 700 Alma St., Menlo Park. Beginner, intermediate and advanced students may enroll; all should bring a shallow container, scissors and a frog (needlepoint holder). Fee is $139 for nonresidents, $104 for Menlo Park residents, plus $80 payable to the instructor on the first day of class. Information: 650-3302209, nsbicket@menlopark.org or www.menlopark.org REALTOR OF THE YEAR ... Nancy MacLeod, a broker with Homes2Buy.com, was named Palo Alto District Realtor of the Year by the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors. MacLeod serves as SILVAR’s 2011 Palo Alto District chair and is a SILVAR board director. Her husband, Guillaume Peters, owner of Sunviva Construction, was named the district’s Affiliate of the Year. The Spirit of SILVAR award went to Judy Ellis, a Realtor with Alain Pinel Realtors, Palo Alto, for championing public-policy positions relating to real estate. Sara Spang, a Realtor with Keller Williams, Menlo Park, was named Committee Chair of the Year; and Desiree Docktor, a Realtor with Alain Pinel Realtors, Palo Alto, was given the district’s Community Outreach award. N
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 cblitzer@paweekly. com. Deadline is Thursday at 5 p.m.
East Palo Alto 829 Donohoe St. Real Estate Green to J. Su for $405,000 on 11/7/11 2382 Glen Way M. Huynh to S. Mattingly for $433,500 on 11/8/11 1614 Purdue Ave. Calvario Trust to J. Azar for $221,000 on 11/10/11; previous sale 3/05, $505,000 1131 Westminster Ave. Beauty World to D. Nadig for $310,000 on 11/8/11; previous sale 4/10, $186,000
Los Altos 1643 Austin Ave. P. Ghalambor to D. & D. Dreymann for $1,435,000 on 11/29/11; previous sale 4/96, $517,000 908 Clinton Road Reed Trust to J. & N. Snedigar for $1,334,000 on 11/30/11 782 Dixon Way L. Moltyaner to D. & S. Foster for $3,450,000 on 11/30/11 507 Magdalena Ave. J. Faraone to S. Farhadi for $1,040,000 on 11/29/11 970 Parma Way D. & J. Maher to Nash Development for $1,400,000 on 11/23/11; previous sale 1/10, $1,450,000 1551 Plateau Ave. B. Nyamtaishir to D. Wall for $2,325,000 on 11/30/11; previous sale 9/08, $2,800,000 1081 St. Joseph Ave. J. Levy to Y. & M. Bronicki for $1,300,000 on 11/30/11; previous sale 8/92, $460,000
Menlo Park 451 9th Ave. D. Grason to S. Raza for $650,000 on 11/10/11 1319 Hoover St. N. Pope to S. Burgoon for $625,000 on 11/9/11; previous sale 9/87, $212,000 2161 Valparaiso Ave. Lee Trust to D. Oros for $2,275,000 on 11/9/11; previous sale 3/00, $876,000
Mountain View 3572 Amherst Court B. & J. Pfeil to J. & R. Broms for $1,470,000 on 11/30/11; previous sale 5/77, $116,500 260 Andsbury Ave. A. Carr to S. & N. Keck for $500,000 on 11/30/11; previous sale 3/06, $565,000 278 Bonny St. X. Li to R. & D. Vij for $650,000 on 11/30/11; previous sale 8/01, $425,000 789 Burgoyne St. E. Garcia to N. & V. Chang for $475,000 on 11/29/11 208 Escuela Ave. Hanson Trust to F. Lai for $399,000 on 11/29/11 226 Hockney Ave. Shea Homes to M. Nilange for $732,000 on 11/30/11 2362 Laura Lane W. Kury to V. & R. Chopra for $635,000 on 11/30/11 210 Mariposa Ave. Comanor Trust to B. Harrison for $812,000 on 11/29/11; previous sale 2/97, $335,000 99 E. Middlefield Road #41 M. Messana to S. Vonzweigbergk for $400,000 on 11/29/11; previous sale 12/04, $405,000 500 W. Middlefield Road #179 V. Metcalf to S. Palchaudhuri for $210,000 on 11/29/11; previous sale 4/04, $263,000 205 Miro Ave. Shea Homes to N. Gabrea for $711,000 on 11/29/11 215 Miro Ave. Shea Homes to K. Wang for $742,500 on 11/30/11 457 Poppy Place Palmer Trust to Lange Trust for $475,000 on 11/29/11 49 Showers Drive #N168 R. & S. Yu to X. Yu for $461,000 on
Kelsey Kienitz
Home Front
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.
Houses on Fulton Street in Palo Alto (aka Christmas Tree Lane) are lit up in style for the holidays. 11/23/11; previous sale 4/06, $483,000 460 N. Whisman Road Toledo Trust to S. Lu for $370,000 on 11/29/11
Palo Alto 621 Arastradero Road M. Guo to A. Sarkar for $1,250,000 on 11/28/11; previous sale 5/07, $1,150,000 360 Everett Ave. #3c Gutterman Trust to D. Clark for $888,000 on 11/29/11 959 Moreno Ave. Oneil Trust to Y. & K. Kim for $1,255,000 on 11/30/11 3946 Nelson Drive Ham Trust to G. & M. Rodwell for $1,480,000 on 11/29/11 1815 Waverley St. Levett Trust to G. Deng for $2,700,000 on 11/23/11 4131 Willmar Drive A. Hadden-Cornelius to K. Luo for $1,566,000 on 11/30/11
Redwood City 1107 17th Ave. Jiangira Limited to J. Peck for $428,000 on 11/9/11; previous sale 3/07, $649,000 210 Demi Lane KB Home to K. Gottlieb for $757,000 on 11/8/11 431 Douglas Ave. Post Apple Limited to M. Mendoza for $205,000 on 11/9/11; previous sale 1/05, $530,000 620 Douglas Ave. G. Perez to A. Schurba for $205,000 on 11/10/11; previous sale 1/04, $385,000 1519 Hopkins Ave. Bromley Trust to M. & L. McKane for $1,400,000 on 11/14/11; previous sale 1/97, $679,000 1174 Junipero Ave. Dunn Trust to E. Kowalchyk for $545,000 on 11/9/11 1535 Maddux Drive Chester Trust to L. Kopf for $672,000 on 11/14/11; previous sale 4/96, $240,000 2824 Marlborough Ave. #3 US Bank to S. Rosario for $155,000 on 11/14/11; previous sale 8/05, $385,000 312 Northumberland Ave. C. Morales to N. Brohm for $475,000 on 11/7/11; previous sale 2/07, $760,000 1067 Oak Ave. M. Hernandez to H. Fei for $410,000 on 11/10/11; previous sale 10/05, $820,000
2025 Redwood Ave. H. Cuatianquiz to J. Alvarez for $630,000 on 11/8/11; previous sale 2/05, $705,000 610 Scott Ave. M. Johnson to J. Iaccaroni for $371,000 on 11/10/11; previous sale 4/05, $620,000 106 Waldron Drive KB Home to V. Gonzalez for $794,000 on 11/14/11
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.
Home Loan Mortgage, 11/04/11, $340,000, 1,020 sf, 3 bd 711 Runnymede St. Working Dirt, 11/07/11, $277,000, 1,610 sf, 3 bd 1027 Ruth Court Aurora Loan Services, 11/10/11, $668,585, 980 sf, 3 bd
Los Altos 688 Lincoln Ave. Bank of America, 11/14/11, $1,266,500, 3,078 sf, 4 bd
Menlo Park 812 14th Ave. Post Apple Limited, 11/09/11, $462,501, 1,140 sf, 3 bd
Redwood City 243 C St. Wells Fargo Bank, 10/26/11, $539,100, 1,510 sf, 3 bd 2832 Huntington Ave. Federal National Mortgage, 11/14/11, $591,449 628 Iris St. US Bank, 10/14/11, $497,566, 1,420 sf, 3 bdSunnyvale 858 Lakewood Drive Bank of New York, 11/17/11, $355,000, 1,108 sf, 3 bd
East Palo Alto 2510 Baylor St. American Home Mortgage, 11/07/11, $177,712, 1,010 sf, 3 bd 1224 Camellia Drive Deutsche Bank, 11/09/11, $259,528, 1,110 sf, 3 bd 1205 Cypress St. US Bank, 10/13/11, $242,100, 1,030 sf, 3 bd 243 Gardenia Way Federal
BUILDING PERMITS Palo Alto 161 Primrose Ave. S. Wood, remodel existing pool and add spa, $48,000 3500 South Court K. Lau, new two-story single-family home with attached garage, $450,000
3180 Porter Drive Robert Wheatley Properties, UPS replacement, $55,000 748 Kendall Ave. B. Struck, main electric service, $n/a 707 Bryant St., V. Keegan, replace two patio doors and two windows, $5,100 4319 Silva Ave. V. Agrawal, new single-story family residence, $360,000 661 Bryant St. ECI Three Bryant LLC, new carpet, paint, electric and plumbing system and new partition, $523,112 427 Tennyson Ave. L. Ron, remodel kitchen and bathroom, $45,000 2040 Edgewood Drive F. Farmer, remove fireplace and minor roof repair, $3,000 3500 Deer Creek Road Stanford University, install two motors, two electrical panels and three transformers, $125,000 945 Elsinore Drive S. McCarthy, remodel hall bathroom and subpanel, $20,000 868 Driftwood Ave. B. Strope, add skylights, $1,550 675 Kellogg Ave. B. Murphy, replace kitchen cabinet, change counter tops, replace all appliances, replace lights and add oven hood, $28,250 3284 Greer Road S. Chow, add one bedroom, one bathroom and study, $69,500 901 California Ave. Merck, install temporary backup emergency generator, $24,000
SALES AT A GLANCE East Palo Alto Total sales reported: 4 Lowest sales price: $221,000 Highest sales price: $433,500
Los Altos Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $1,040,000 Highest sales price: $3,450,000
Menlo Park Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $625,000 Highest sales price: $2,275,000
Mountain View Total sales reported: 15 Lowest sales price: $210,000 Highest sales price: $1,470,000
Palo Alto Total sales reported: 6 Lowest sales price: $888,000 Highest sales price: $2,700,000
Redwood City Total sales reported: 13 Lowest sales price: $155,000 Highest sales price: $1,400,000 Source: California REsource
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